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    How come noone talks about Qihoo Internet Security?

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by Double Helix, May 5, 2014.

  1. Double Helix

    Double Helix Notebook Consultant

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    I have a license for Bitdefender, Kaspersky, and NOD32, they are all very heavy on my system.

    I tried Webroot SecureAnywhere, it was light as a feather, but had too many false positives...

    so I kept researching on:

    AV-Comparatives - Independent Tests of Anti-Virus Software - Real World Protection Test Overview

    and:

    AV-TEST - The Independent IT-Security Institute: Jan/Feb 2014

    and noticed this Qihoo Internet Security's performance in the 2nd link and high detection rates + low FPs thanks to it using its own engine + cloud +bitdefender Engine..

    So I tried it and in fact, it didn't catch any FPs from the stuff that I have and my system felt so much snappier...

    I went ahead to purchase it...only to discover that it's FREE!!

    I was shocked, because it has no bloat, no ads to upgrade, no toolbars while installing...sounds too good to be true for a free solution but what the heck!!

    try it if you want:

    360safe-home page


    EDIT: nevermind, this thing is a beast of FPs!

    I don't have IE installed so it detected that as a virus that several IE files are missing! !! I don't want IE! leave me the hell alone!

    2) it detected my private internet access vpn as a virus

    3) it detected MiniTool Partition Wizard as a virus!