Is Norton better than free?
Let’s look at a free online virus scanner compared to Norton antivirus
I scanned with Norton first and found nothing, then scanned again with bit defender online free virus scanner.
what do you think is the better choice?
| A-Squared |
Found Riskware.PSWTool.Win32.Brutus |
| AntiVir |
Found SPR/Brutus |
| ArcaVir |
Found Trojan.Psw.Tool.Brutus |
| Avast |
Found Win32:PolyCrypt-ASO |
| AVG Antivirus |
Found nothing |
| BitDefender |
Found Application.PWCrack.Brutus.A |
| ClamAV |
Found Virtool.Brutus |
| CPsecure |
Found PSWTool.W32.Brutus |
| Dr.Web |
Found Tool.BrutusPWS |
| F-Prot Antivirus |
Found security risk or a “backdoor” program |
| F-Secure Anti-Virus |
Found not-a-virus:PSWTool.Win32.Brutus (6, 2, 605) |
| Fortinet |
Found HackerTool/PWCrack |
| Ikarus |
Found HackTool.Win32.Brutus |
| Kaspersky Anti-Virus |
Found not-a-virus:PSWTool.Win32.Brutus |
| NOD32 |
Found Win32/PSWTool.Brutus application |
| Norman Virus Control |
Found nothing |
| Panda Antivirus |
Found Application/Brutus.A |
| Rising Antivirus |
Found nothing |
| Sophos Antivirus |
Found nothing |
| VirusBuster |
Found nothing |
| VBA32 |
Found Win32.PSWTool.Brutus |
Norton sux, get AVG Free
avg sux
Go there and and look at the little rectangle at the bottom, you will see a list of virus scanners and what they all found in a recent scan… the site scans like 200 files a minute… so hit refresh and see a new result…. avg and nod32 are complete garbage.
I think I forgot how much time I wasted worrying about what software to use to protect myself. I now use Linux, and have better software than I did with windows, and no antivirus or firewall or antispyware or antimalware. Yes, FREE IS BETTER! It’s better, and it’s free. I also get a choice at bootup if I want to load windows – but when I do, I can’t believe how long you have to wait – sooo slow after using linux – and no multiple workspaces/expose/dock/choice!
Hello,
From looking at the provided screenshot, it appears that Symantec Endpoint Protection has not reported any threats and that BitDefender Online Scanner found a virus, is that correct?
If so, are you certain that the BitDefender did not generate a false positive alarm, i.e., report a computer virus when none is actually present?
Regards,
Aryeh Goretsky