05-19-2011, 11:08 AM
(05-19-2011, 02:37 AM)Quintus Wrote: I'm afraid Avira still is, along with 7 others. It is currently on the fourth spot. You should only look at comprehensive and real comparative sites such as this. Personally, I do not trust other sources as most of the editors do not have the slightest background on malware analysis. As for SUPERAntiSpyware, I would also vouch for it (I speak on personal experience this time). This is one of the programs that is effective and easy to use. Quite similar to the way Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware works. I would, however, only vouch for its effectivity being a scanner.
That information was effective since February 2011 though. My information was from a couple weeks ago or around the beginning of this month. I never said Avira was bad, I said it wasn't at the top. Even at 4th place on one site for a source of information, it could do better. If we were talking about medals here it wouldn't even get a bronze in that case. SuperAntiSpyware isn't really that good anymore though with all of the up to date malware that we have. I remember it being decent in 2005 but not so much anymore.
You want a reliable source PCMag is one of the top up there. CNET would be another too, and the site that you gave, but that information is almost out to date, for Antivirus information. It's always rapidly changing.