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The thread discusses AV-Comparatives 2009 results, questioning why Symantec received top honors and arguing that ESET NOD32 performs better—especially in categories labeled “Advanced” and in virus protection rates. The main points raised are whether Symantec’s earlier poor performance and recent improvements explain its win, and whether Symantec will lose its position in the upcoming 2010 summary. Overall sentiment is skeptical of Symantec and optimistic about ESET’s comparative performance.
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What? Unbelievably, Symantec has won the gold honor. Perhaps this has something to do with it being horrible for 10 years, and now finally coming back to grips with resource usage. However, on sheer review ESET NOD32 comes out in the only category listed as "Advanced" for all. Also, in the Comparative Performance Test, which is a different file, NOD32 is the only anti-virus that has the highest VIRUS protection rate.

http://www.av-comparatives.org/images/stories/test/summary/summary2009.pdf

I cannot wait for the 2010 summary to see if Symantec is dethroned due to its poor updates and heuristics. Just my opinion here.
 

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