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Cheers, mate! No, it doesn't affect me while I use the aged KPF 2.1.5, but
it does in the sense I hoped one day they'd perfect the 4x series. That is a
very interesting development indeed!
Shane
KB wrote:
> Shane, have you seen this:
>
> http://forums.kerio.com/index.php?t=msg&th=7040&start=0&S=36baea0f9b9e05ac87b506cdd2b0569b
>
> Not sure if it applies, in your case, but felt I should share this
> with you.
>
> Take care,
>
> KB
> "Shane" <shanebeatson@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23LVSY8CsFHA.4040@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> KB,
>>
>> I've been using AVG for years now without infection. Personally I
>> dislike Avast for what I consider a cluttered interface, but also
>> because when I ran tests on 9 DOS AV scanners, Avast's performed
>> poorly (so did AVG's!).
>>
>> The point, really, is that it's a complex subject that will always be
>> opinion only, unless you have some very rigorous testing to back it
>> up (far more rigorous than mine, for eg!).
>>
>> As for MVPs, there are very few expert in security. Indeed, there
>> are very few expert full stop, and these days the award appears to
>> be more in the gift of the PR dept. (though I have great respect for
>> certain MVPs here!).
>>
>> Try alt.comp.virus and alt.comp.antivirus for AV expertise - alas,
>> even those are being overrun by respondents with an
>> unrealistically-high opinion of their own competence!
>>
>>
>>
>> Shane
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> KB wrote:
>>> Really, Shane? Why do you feel as such? I've gotten several MVP
>>> directions to Mow down AVG and step up to Avast?
>>>
>>> Not second guessing, just curious.
>>>
>>> KB
>>> "Shane" <shanebeatson@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:Odc1$WupFHA.764@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>>> one year. It's a nice AV and is superior to AVG in terms of
>>>>> protection.
>>>>
>>>> In your opinion, KB. Not in mine.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Shane
Cheers, mate! No, it doesn't affect me while I use the aged KPF 2.1.5, but
it does in the sense I hoped one day they'd perfect the 4x series. That is a
very interesting development indeed!
Shane
KB wrote:
> Shane, have you seen this:
>
> http://forums.kerio.com/index.php?t=msg&th=7040&start=0&S=36baea0f9b9e05ac87b506cdd2b0569b
>
> Not sure if it applies, in your case, but felt I should share this
> with you.
>
> Take care,
>
> KB
> "Shane" <shanebeatson@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23LVSY8CsFHA.4040@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> KB,
>>
>> I've been using AVG for years now without infection. Personally I
>> dislike Avast for what I consider a cluttered interface, but also
>> because when I ran tests on 9 DOS AV scanners, Avast's performed
>> poorly (so did AVG's!).
>>
>> The point, really, is that it's a complex subject that will always be
>> opinion only, unless you have some very rigorous testing to back it
>> up (far more rigorous than mine, for eg!).
>>
>> As for MVPs, there are very few expert in security. Indeed, there
>> are very few expert full stop, and these days the award appears to
>> be more in the gift of the PR dept. (though I have great respect for
>> certain MVPs here!).
>>
>> Try alt.comp.virus and alt.comp.antivirus for AV expertise - alas,
>> even those are being overrun by respondents with an
>> unrealistically-high opinion of their own competence!
>>
>>
>>
>> Shane
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> KB wrote:
>>> Really, Shane? Why do you feel as such? I've gotten several MVP
>>> directions to Mow down AVG and step up to Avast?
>>>
>>> Not second guessing, just curious.
>>>
>>> KB
>>> "Shane" <shanebeatson@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:Odc1$WupFHA.764@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>>> one year. It's a nice AV and is superior to AVG in terms of
>>>>> protection.
>>>>
>>>> In your opinion, KB. Not in mine.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Shane
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