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    AV Comparatives Performance Test October 2017

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by Spartan@HIDevolution, Oct 19, 2017.

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    No but srsly, nice info! Didn't except F-secure to score that good tho, but then again, last time I've used that one was for windows XP somewhere in 2004 or soemthing.
     
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    If you check the Performance Tests history, you will see that F-Secure has always been one of the heavier AVs out there, ranking way at the end....

    This comes as a very pleasant surprise seems like they did huge upgrades to their scanning engine to be the runner up which is still super light.

    I've used F-Secure Antivirus before and I love the fact that it had no bloat, just a toolbar that you can opt not to install and that's it. Lean and mean AV just like ESET, heck even lighter IMO since it doesn't have an HTTP scanner built in, just a powerful file scanner. More than enough for enthusiasts and pros who know what they're doing and/or downloading!
     
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