Great, AVG 11 has as many false positives as Avast

I tried AVG 11 free edition and found it to be flagging up false positives. So I have uninstalled it and now currently using PCGuard from virgin media as it's my service provider and according to that my computer system is clean from viruses and spyware.

I have lost faith in AVG and Avast.

 

Even for the obvious false positive, I still quarantine with Avast. For me an definition update fixed the issue always- and they are quick. Never reported to Avast. Restored the file and scan- and all is good. Agree Avast is quite prone for a falsey at least for me. Still my choice of AV.

Totally agree with you MA, it's like a bolt from the blue and alarming when this happens. Not On WOW so can't comment. But I have a feeling a lot of others may flag the file if uploaded to Virus total.
You know much more about all this than I could ever. I'm responding as you asked for a opinion. AVG did the same, but Avast's update fixed the false +ive a lot quicker

Cheers..

 

Sorry edit timed out.
And old thread, albeit pertaining to Avast. Also as to how the next update fixed.
http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=162632&highlight=Firefox+hijacked

Don't mind the once in a few months false positive. Would hate to have a legit one sneak through!

Cheers..

 

Hehe, I just got hit too from PaleMoon.rolleyes I'm going back to Avast as I can't even remember the last time I got a false positive from them.

 

Strange! I used to have AVG up to including version 9 and never had even 1 false positive. After switching to the new Avast neither! Therefore I sometimes wonder if these AV programs are even doing their job on my machine. :confused But NOT that I'm looking forward to getting a FP or the real thing either. *knock wood* :-D

Palemoon is in the clear what Avast is concerned.

 

I'll have to agree with the Avast supporters! Every since ditching Norton in 2004, I've used Avast and never had any problems. See by browsing the Malware Removal forums that people with the paid for apps seem to be getting hit the hardest!

 

I've tried AVG, Avira and Avast but now use MSE. It works great and it is my favorite now. Is there a reason why it isn't listed on the MajorGeeks Top Freeware Picks????


AVG Free Edition
Avira AntiVir Personal
Comodo AntiVirus
Avast! Home Edition
Kingsoft Free Antivirus

 

Link provided: sorry not in above reply.

http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/

 

Hacked Kaspersky Website Infected Users with Scareware:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hacked-Kaspersky-Website-Infected-Users-with-Scareware-161818.shtml

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/208201/hacker_hits_kaspersky_website.html

Opps, that would make for some annoyed customers LOL

Cheers..

 

It may be something to do with needing to validate Windows before MSE can be downloaded?



Regarding the FP's, I get them with almost every A/V I use, something to do with the tools I sometimes use (some Nirsoft progs and tools written in AutoIt in particular), if any A/V flags more than that, I don't use or recommend it (after checking with Virustotal, Anubis, Joebox, etc.).

I prefer layered protection rather than a full suite; if I need to troubleshoot, I can reduce the layers singly rather than having to uninstall all the protection in one shot.

I test most of the free A/V's and keep coming back to Avast!, I've not installed or tested it for about 6 weeks but I will as soon as I get the opportunity (actually, I'll do it now, I don't normally have an A/V on this machine so it'll be interesting).

 

Just back from testing Avast! then AVG2011.

At least Avast! was controllable, AVG was a complete nightmare, worse than many malware infections I've dealt with.

Whilst either program might be fine when installed on new, clean machines, don't bother with AVG if you like having control over your PC and software.