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<blockquote data-quote="ForgottenSeer 72227" data-source="post: 831153"><p>[USER=81932]@throwaway43079[/USER]</p><p></p><p>I really don't think you have anything to worry about. Tests aren't the end all be all, furthermore you have already mentioned the most important part of security and that is, your overall surfing/computing habits. There's a lot of great programs our there (Eset being one of them), but most of the time all people talk about is security programs and not how to be safe online, aka, your surfing habits. IMO, your habits will do more to keep you safe than any security solution can. No product, no matter how good can provide 100% protection every time. If you practice poor habits, sooner or later you will get bitten unfortunately. At the end of the day, if you get hit with a piece of ransomware and you didn't have any backups of your data, it doesn't matter if that product scored 100% on tests, all that matters is you got infected and you lost your data.</p><p></p><p>As to Eset doing "poorly" on AV-Comparatives, I really think this is a little misleading IMHO. Take a step back for a minute and as yourself, is 98.4% really a failing mark? It's not in my books, I can tell you that much. The problem is, testing organizations like AV-Comparatives, wanna be testers on YouTube, etc... have decided that the "passing grade" happens to be 99-100%. IMHO, this is both un-realistic and misleading, as it makes people assume that if they pick a product that gets 99-100%, they will never get infected, which I've already stated is not true.</p><p></p><p>As for you staying with Eset, here's my take. In all honesty, Eset is a great programs that offers excellent protection. It is a little weak on the dynamic side of things, but if one wants to learn about it's advanced features, you can really lock a system down if one so chooses. Furthermore, it seems like you haven't needed these advanced features, as you have been infection free for a while now, which brings me back to my first point in this thread. Your overall computing/surfing habits, will do more to keep you safe, than any program can. So in saying this, as along as you keep practicing good computing habits, chances are you will remain infection free, regardless of which security program you use.</p><p></p><p>At the end of the day, if you like Eset and it isn't causing you any issues, I would stay with it and not worry about these test results. You already know how to stay safe online and at the end of the day that's all that matters. If you want a change, by all means go for it and try different things, it can't hurt. Heck if you want, just try using WD and harden it with something like Configure Defender and see how that goes.</p><p></p><p>All in all, don't stress about these results. If the program is working for you and meets all your needs, stay with it. Furthermore, don't get fooled in to thinking that 98.4% is a failure, it's not and it's one of the reasons why I don't always pay attention to tests, because they have very unrealistic expectations IMHO.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite110" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ForgottenSeer 72227, post: 831153"] [USER=81932]@throwaway43079[/USER] I really don't think you have anything to worry about. Tests aren't the end all be all, furthermore you have already mentioned the most important part of security and that is, your overall surfing/computing habits. There's a lot of great programs our there (Eset being one of them), but most of the time all people talk about is security programs and not how to be safe online, aka, your surfing habits. IMO, your habits will do more to keep you safe than any security solution can. No product, no matter how good can provide 100% protection every time. If you practice poor habits, sooner or later you will get bitten unfortunately. At the end of the day, if you get hit with a piece of ransomware and you didn't have any backups of your data, it doesn't matter if that product scored 100% on tests, all that matters is you got infected and you lost your data. As to Eset doing "poorly" on AV-Comparatives, I really think this is a little misleading IMHO. Take a step back for a minute and as yourself, is 98.4% really a failing mark? It's not in my books, I can tell you that much. The problem is, testing organizations like AV-Comparatives, wanna be testers on YouTube, etc... have decided that the "passing grade" happens to be 99-100%. IMHO, this is both un-realistic and misleading, as it makes people assume that if they pick a product that gets 99-100%, they will never get infected, which I've already stated is not true. As for you staying with Eset, here's my take. In all honesty, Eset is a great programs that offers excellent protection. It is a little weak on the dynamic side of things, but if one wants to learn about it's advanced features, you can really lock a system down if one so chooses. Furthermore, it seems like you haven't needed these advanced features, as you have been infection free for a while now, which brings me back to my first point in this thread. Your overall computing/surfing habits, will do more to keep you safe, than any program can. So in saying this, as along as you keep practicing good computing habits, chances are you will remain infection free, regardless of which security program you use. At the end of the day, if you like Eset and it isn't causing you any issues, I would stay with it and not worry about these test results. You already know how to stay safe online and at the end of the day that's all that matters. If you want a change, by all means go for it and try different things, it can't hurt. Heck if you want, just try using WD and harden it with something like Configure Defender and see how that goes. All in all, don't stress about these results. If the program is working for you and meets all your needs, stay with it. Furthermore, don't get fooled in to thinking that 98.4% is a failure, it's not and it's one of the reasons why I don't always pay attention to tests, because they have very unrealistic expectations IMHO.;) [/QUOTE]
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