Yesterday I tried the new AVG Antivirus 8.0. It has a neat interface and a new and improved search engine. Before I was using Avast 4.7 Pro (testing as well). I am also running Spybot, and other free software, such as Ad-Aware 2007 Free, Spyware Blaster, others.
Using Avast 4.7 Pro with Spyware Blaster, Ad-Aware 2007 Free, Comodo Boclean, AVG Antispyware 7.5 Plus and Spybot S&D nothing was ever detected on the system. Would that mean it was all going ok?
Well I thought so, but sometimes my internet connection would go down and even sometimes it would went slow without any apparent reason.
So, in a seek to see how changed this new version of AVG was, I went to the avg site and downloaded the trial. I installed and updated it (normal thing to do).
Then, I went through a deep scan and it would more than 500 and less than 600 threats on the system. None was virus. All adware, downloaders, trojans, keyloggers, etc.
I got astonished when I realized that Spybot and Ad-Aware 2007 Free and even AVG Antispyware would never detect anything. Not to mention the nasties Avast 4.7 Pro allowed in.
I always consired Spybot a great achievement and thus being soon you will get an e-mail with the names of the threats. Or would you rather get the samples? They are all on quarantine for testing purposes.
I really hope that this leaks on spybot get fixed. It would sad to see an application that I always had in consideration to fall in deep disgrace.
Best regards.