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What I realy do like about Avast is the it shows me every mail it scans (so I can see who send me a mail, it's almost like it's a POP3 checker
), it can block URLs (no more intellitext advertisements 
) and it has a descent scanning enginge. Downside of Avast is that it uses quite some memory (especialy if you use every engine (resident, mail (pop3, smtp, application independant), outlook, p2p, chat, web (scans everything that passes certain ports) and network(intrusion detection)), but you can safely work with only resident, mail or outlook and web.
xboxrulz
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I think AVG wins 'cause I get update everyday! and I didn't even heard of AvastActually, avast! does get a daily update too.
I have both AVG Free and avast! Free on my computer, and I'd have to say AVG's better. It is able to find problems that avast! can't find, and AVG doesn't have any useless frills (like skins) that uses more hard disk space. But if you have the space, just get both. Having more anti-virus programs doesn't hurt. XD
Serena
QUOTE (Adam Roetheburg)
I think AVG wins 'cause I get update everyday! and I didn't even heard of AvastLink: view Post: 106251
Avast receives dialy updates too (sometimes even twice a day ! )
I had a really bad experience with AVG for 1 year.
AVG could not even repair the windows parisite worm... It would delete my important application .exe(s) (now thats too lame)
Avast Home Ed is definately a lot LOT better than AVG.
Avast has this thing called VRDB - Virus Recovery Database
I am not sure how it does it but... it backups important parts of files like executables which can be affected by viruses.
For those who speak Dutch:
http://tweakers.net/nieuws/47805/Detectiek...am-vooruit.html
(still a chart you can read though)
For those who speak English (the .pdf report of the company):
http://www.av-comparatives.org/seiten/erge...se/report14.pdf
Quite good test actually. AVG scores quite horrendously low. As just a user you can't really test the detection schemes properly yourself.
It's quite lightweight and has a powerful scanning engine where after converting from Norton, it found other trojan that Norton didn't detect. Daily auto updates of virus database. However after used Avast, Found out that its even better. Has 7 different specific types of protection where I could tune. Normally would want to set the highest protection for email and I could specifically set for that. Cheers
I think AVG is the better choice.My friend was running avast! for a while and it seemed to be doing the job but something wasn't right. I was always partial to AVG so I suggested it to her and poof! AVG found 27 torjans that avast! didn't. AVG all the way
1...Avast is not bad! but I don't see it working much either! its LIGHT... And updates
2... When I used AVG it slowed down my comp... But at that time I had mcafee at the same time!
3... I heard AVG is good. I think ill try after I read AVG found 27 torjans that avast! didn't
For people who think AVG is better than Avast, well please go try the latest and better AVG 9.0 and see if you still think the same.
AVG 9.0 will cause all kind of system slow down. Don't believe me? check out their forum or google "slow down problem with AVG 9.0" and you'll see
I have both Avast and AVG and decide to uninstall AVG 9.0.
I've tried Norton, McAfee, AVG & Avast for over 8 years, 2 years each & they all but one slowed my computer down. Even with a dual core CPU AVG still slowed my system. The anti-virus is like a virus in itself! & sometimes worst! The best one I found that allows your computer the run the best is Avast. I download & install way more than average & Avast kills the virus, but twice a year they get through & Avast is unable to remove the virus. When this happens I temporary shut down Avast & run Spyware Doctor & that usually does the job & if not I install AVG to get the bug out & then I uninstall AVG & turn Avast back on. I have been doing this for the last couple of years & no major problems.
JD
I have a dual boot system. Recently I replaced AVG with Avast on one of the HD. I like Avast because it does not slow down my system as much as AVG. However, there is a down side to Avast. It will not allow me to use my game Scrabble. To run this game the CD must be in the tray and Avast prevents it from loading. Avast also prevents me from updating DVD nextCopy. I installed it while I was still using AVG and it installed properly. Now with Avast installed it will not update. Both of these programs function properly if I boot from the drive that has AVG.
-reply by canvicb
I personally use Microsoft Security Essentials for free for a year or more and am satisfied with it, I think I also tried Avira AntiVir and I think it may be even better than AVG or Avast.
QUOTE (Bo Tun)
I have decided im going to use one of these instead of re-newing my Norton subscription in your opinion which would you go for?Link: view Post: 100461
Norton antivirus is a good solution for your security but because free antivirus softwares are available nowadays therefore the freebies are preferred. Among the free antivirus softwares, the three most famous are AVG, avira and avast. All of them have certain downsides and certain positives. Lets discuss all of them in some detail.
AVG:
Avg in some eyes is very good but lot of peoplw will not prefer it over the avira antivirus. The best part of the avg free antivirus is that it is completely free. Also it is said on numerous places that have some authority as well that avg is the fastest of the three famous free antivirus softwares. The downside of the avg is that the detection level is not so good and sometimes your computer will get infection and your avg will not even be aware of this. This is too much risk to be taken for fast performance but if you use some secure servers and websites etc then you can use AVG instead of the other two
Avast: The second famous antivirus is the avast. it is also completely free and you do not need to pay even a penny to have it installed on your computer. The positive part of the avast is that it comes with a variety of security engines that will clean your computer, your emails, your data etc etc. Avast will do it all while consuming very little memory. The downside is the same as that of avg that is the detection level of avast is also not very good and your computer might get infected. So if you are not at risk of infection then you can use it.
Avira: Probably the best of the three famous antivirus softwares. It has also a premium version which provide even better security. The free version provides security better than some costly antivirus softwares. The detection level is very good and your system will very rarely get infected. THe downside of this antivirus software is the it consumes cpu memory more than the other two and is very slow. But for people who prefer security over speed, avira is the antivirus software.
Every one has its own choice. As i wrote in my previous post in this topic, some people will prefer security over speed while other will sacrifice some of the security for speed. So if you like AVG you should keep using it because all of the three famous free antivirus softwares are good enough to be used instead of the costly paid antivirus services
The topic is spotted on Avg vs Avast.
And people answer talking about Norton, Avira, and even "Any Free Antivirus".
Of course, Internet is symbol of freedom, but, could you sometimes try sticking to the main topic subject?
QUOTE (Bo Tun)
I have decided im going to use one of these instead of re-newing my Norton subscription in your opinion which would you go for?Link: view Post: 100461
Norton? Does it say Norton in the start post?
But it's better to actually spend on a good Decent one. You'll be better off in the long run. I personally use Eset Smart Security and haven't had a problem since the initial install.
My choice and advice... go with AVG!
And also reliable.
Awesome one for me.
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