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MalteserrOct 31st 2009 9:26AM
I've been using this for a while and I have to admit: I kind of expected the good review. It's an extremely good Antivirus and tbh I'd rather use it on laptops and less powerful systems than AVG or Norton.
(Unverified)Oct 31st 2009 12:31PM
I tried it on a fast machine (2.6 GHz Dual-Core) and it ate up the CPU. I would imagine putting it on an older machine would effectively render the machine un-usable.
polobunnyOct 31st 2009 3:24PM
Sorry, post unrelated to who I am answering to, but I think this is seriously important.
Way to mess it up Lee. Mess it up REALLY bad, enough to misinform all your readers that don't have a keen enough eye.
MSE doesn't get the "best free antivirus for Windows" title. Not even Ars claims that. Know why?
THIS IS A FREAKING MALWARE REMOVAL TEST LEE!!!
It's about malware removal. We're talking adware and the likes here, not viruses. What AV-Comparatives tested was in fact the anti-malware portion of every software on their list, not their antivirus portion. MSE might get an Advanced+ note in this round, it doesn't mean it will get such a note in virus detection. Or even malware detection, as they have picked very specific test files without disclaiming their full name. They were just testing the removal of some, remember?
The way you wrote it you are implying that MSE was crowned king of free antivirus by AV-Comparatives. This is terribly erroneous and far from truth. Everyone reading your article is led to believe MSE is the best thing since sliced bread and while it is great, it's not that. :/
I'm sorry for the cold, expressive reply, but it's horrible to misinform people whether that was the point or not.
leeOct 31st 2009 3:25PM
PB, I take it you don't agree with this definition of "malware" then?
"Malware includes computer viruses, worms, trojan horses, most rootkits, spyware, dishonest adware, crimeware and other malicious and unwanted software."
As a technician, I use "malware" to refer to the whole category now, since "viruses" really aren't the bulk of the problem these days.
What do other techs and admins think?
polobunnyOct 31st 2009 4:51PM
I absolutely agree with your definition of malware, virus are only one of the few bad software attacking your computer.
However, your title and half of your article clearly states that AV-Comparatives has rated MSE the best free antivirus for Windows.
This is not the case whether you use your definition of malware or the more widely accepted definition referring to "adware", the later definition being used by AV-Comparatives themselves. If you look at the test samples you will see none of those are actual virus as they are not meant to harm the computer (that's left open to discussion... but you get the gist of it.)
If MSE was the best rated free something, it would be the best rated free anti-malware/adware. Not antivirus, as once again those tests show absolutely NO virus samples. Would you say a certain computer was the best computer if it was K6-2 era but it had the biggest, most efficient power supply you've ever seen? It's a silly example, but it's exactly what this article is leading readers to believe.
Calling MSE the best rated free anti-malware/adware would be erroneous too. Those tests show only removal of a few select samples. Not detection or pro-active protection. Ars was careful in not over hyping MSE, referring to the products as security products and only presenting the facts, you have twisted them. :S
Frankly the article appears to me as a lot of sensationalism (whether or not that was wanted) and it conveys false information in doing so. That's a double no-no. It's nothing I have seen previously from your articles which really makes me wonder if you haven't suddenly turned in a fanboy or it's a honest mistake.