McAfee and Kaspersky

Prior22 · 09-20-2006, 11:35 AM

A friend of mine suggested I swtich from McAfee to Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0. Would this be an upgrade or downgrade? Thanks.

**Cellus** · 09-20-2006, 12:08 PM

Given the score reports (and personal experience as well) for both McAfee and Kaspersky from AV-Comparatives, I would consider Kaspersky to be an upgrade. It sports some of the highest detection rates of all the major Antivirus products, and cleans/repairs infected files quite well. It also sports some of the highest number of definition updates out there, blowing McAfee's "DailyDATs" out the water.

There are other good alternatives out there - NOD32, F-Secure, Norton, the list goes on... however going from McAfee to Kaspersky is a good choice.

Nifty/Semi-useless Link: Kaspersky VirusWatch shows when new malware signatures are added, and when updates (refinement) of signatures are added to the minute. Nifty.

**PanamaGal** · 09-27-2006, 05:52 AM

McAfee is the biggest resource hog of all anti-virus, Norton next. Since Kaspersky does an excellent job of detection, and is leaner, it's an upgrade. I second Cellus.

crazijoe · 09-27-2006, 06:28 AM

It's really not an upgrade or a downgrade. It's more along the lines of personal taste and performance. I do not use either one but if it was my choice, I would prefer Kaspersky. If you are used to the McAfee interface, use what is more comfortable with you.

I've said this before and I'll say it again. Any AV program is better than none at all.

**src2206** · 09-28-2006, 12:57 AM

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I would prefer Kaspersky.

So do I. And there is no denial that McAfee is a horrible Resource Hog.

If you want to try Kaspersky engine, you can use Active Virus Shield from AOL (do not install the toolbar) which sports the lagendary Kaspersky Detection Engine and offers all the necessary features [more than you can ask in afree one

].

Remember not to run two AVs during testing- it never gives you extra protection but can create very serious security troubles.

**Cellus** · 09-28-2006, 12:18 PM

While the Active Virus Shield is actually not that bad, the "legaleeze" for AOL's Active Virus Shield is fairly suspect to make some wary. It's a choice, but a tad questionable (a gray area).

Kaspersky does however sport a free 30-day fully functional trial of its antivirus solution you can try out for yourself, which you can get at this link

**src2206** · 09-28-2006, 12:33 PM

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but a tad questionable (a gray area).

Don't worry. Just use an adrees specifically made for this, and then let them send as many mails as they can, who cares

.
In HJT Log help, we extensively use Panda Scan which Spams, but that's a very small price to pay against what the user gets. And here you have a way to bypass- so why a trial? Isn't it?

Thank you

09-20-2006, 11:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
Prior22 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 128 OS: XP	McAfee and Kaspersky A friend of mine suggested I swtich from McAfee to Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0. Would this be an upgrade or downgrade? Thanks.

09-20-2006, 12:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cellus Moderator Networking Team Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,664 OS: Windows Vista Business SP1, Windows XP Professional SP3 My System	Given the score reports (and personal experience as well) for both McAfee and Kaspersky from AV-Comparatives, I would consider Kaspersky to be an upgrade. It sports some of the highest detection rates of all the major Antivirus products, and cleans/repairs infected files quite well. It also sports some of the highest number of definition updates out there, blowing McAfee's "DailyDATs" out the water. There are other good alternatives out there - NOD32, F-Secure, Norton, the list goes on... however going from McAfee to Kaspersky is a good choice. Nifty/Semi-useless Link: Kaspersky VirusWatch shows when new malware signatures are added, and when updates (refinement) of signatures are added to the minute. Nifty. __________________ TSF Networking Team Virus/Trojan/Spyware Removal Help Donate! Last edited by Cellus; 09-20-2006 at 12:21 PM.

09-27-2006, 05:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
PanamaGal Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Panama Posts: 1,240 OS: WinXP Pro SP2; Windows Server 2003; Windows Vista Ultimate; Vista Business	McAfee is the biggest resource hog of all anti-virus, Norton next. Since Kaspersky does an excellent job of detection, and is leaner, it's an upgrade. I second Cellus. __________________ It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.

09-27-2006, 06:28 AM	#4 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	It's really not an upgrade or a downgrade. It's more along the lines of personal taste and performance. I do not use either one but if it was my choice, I would prefer Kaspersky. If you are used to the McAfee interface, use what is more comfortable with you. I've said this before and I'll say it again. Any AV program is better than none at all. __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software

09-28-2006, 12:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
Cellus Moderator Networking Team Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,664 OS: Windows Vista Business SP1, Windows XP Professional SP3 My System	While the Active Virus Shield is actually not that bad, the "legaleeze" for AOL's Active Virus Shield is fairly suspect to make some wary. It's a choice, but a tad questionable (a gray area). Kaspersky does however sport a free 30-day fully functional trial of its antivirus solution you can try out for yourself, which you can get at this link __________________ TSF Networking Team Virus/Trojan/Spyware Removal Help Donate!