[That Guy]

Originally Posted by onlydarksets

As far as AVG v. Bitdefender, I have to disagree with That Guy. I'm not sure where he got his info, but Virus Bulletin gave AVG highest marks (free registration required), as did an informal study at Tech Support Alert. Maybe he can shed some light on the basis for why he thinks AVG doesn't catch most viruses. After all, I'm always looking for something better!

stats that some pc mag did on heuristic testing (finding virus variants that had no definitions just based on what it tries to do).

lots of links:
real testing of zoo samples (AVG TOTALLY tanks as usual):
http://www.av-comparatives.org/seite...se_2005_11.php

comparision (bitdefender, 92/100 2-4 hour response time):
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/chart...d,27537,00.asp

AVG (73/100, slower new threat response time - 8-10 hours):
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/artic...124491,00.asp#

consumer report type overview:
http://anti-virus-software-review.toptenreviews.com/