Av-comparatives Dynamic Test

Av-comparatives said:

The goal of this Whole Product Dynamic Test is to compare the protection offered by various security solutions, by testing them under real-world conditions.

AV-Comparatives - Independent Tests of Anti-Virus Software - Dynamic Test

richc46 said:

I use Mcafee, its free with ATT ISP, and now I see why.

I used McAfee in the past. But I ended up uninstalling it. It's not that it has bad detection or prevention rate. It is good but it was slowing down my PC.

Now I am using Norton Internet Security 2010 untill I decide which security setup to build on my system.

Have to say I'm pretty happy with how the free products made out in this test. Both MSE and Avast Beta 5 finished just below the top 2. I'm fine with that. I personally will never have another Symantec product on my system (long story but my choice) and Kaspersky scans are too slow, not to mention how it bogged down my system. Avast is doing very well for a beta product currently.