wingzero2309 Posted May 17, 2005 CID Share Posted May 17, 2005 I ordered a laptop and it should be coming in soon. I have heard a lot of stuff about Avast! Antivirus, but i would like some reviews from people who actually have avast. Currently on my desktop, im using Symantec Antivirus Corporate. Is Avast Better than S.A.C.? What does Avast! have to offer? If u use(d) Avast!, plz reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
php Posted May 17, 2005 CID Share Posted May 17, 2005 I use Avast on all my computers... personally, I think its way better than S.A.C... its quite a bit lighter and has multiple on-access shields... the free version is good, the pro version is even better... if you want more detail, I can provide it later, but its 12:43am and i have to get up early tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingzero2309 Posted May 17, 2005 Author CID Share Posted May 17, 2005 detailed version would be nice when/if you get the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azag Posted May 17, 2005 CID Share Posted May 17, 2005 I never personally tried it but have seen some seemly unbiased comparisons of AntiVirus software. In one particlar large recent test using 386,000 + sample viruses. Many popular AntiVirus solutions were compared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bent240LV Posted May 17, 2005 CID Share Posted May 17, 2005 i realy like avast. My sisiters compute had Mcafee and i scanned and showed no viruses then i DL avast and as soon as it was active alerts came up saying there were viruses. Avast was good at finding viruses in the memory and start up files as well that mcafee did not find. IT is easy to use and i dont even notice it is running in the background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peepnklown Posted May 17, 2005 CID Share Posted May 17, 2005 I agree with the above post about Kaspersky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlewis23 Posted May 17, 2005 CID Share Posted May 17, 2005 wingzero2309 use AVG free antivirus, its the best antivirus ever. Ive used it for about a year and Ive never gotten a virus, ever. The best thing about it is its the only antivirus software that doesn't slow down your computer. I used norton and avast on 2 different computers, then switched toAVG Free edition and what a difference in speed. Everything runs faster. Go with AVG free edition. http://free.grisoft.com/softw/70free/setup/avg70free_308a468.exe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutest Posted May 17, 2005 CID Share Posted May 17, 2005 I use Avast Free Version, I never know that its running on the backround. i have SAC on my office computer and so many time my computer goes slow as SAC is running a check. Well, i would recommend Avast,even the free version, but if you are buying then nothings better than Avast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pr0duc3r Posted May 17, 2005 CID Share Posted May 17, 2005 NEVER HAD A PROBLEM much better than anything ive used Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just- Posted May 17, 2005 CID Share Posted May 17, 2005 recommend the AVG one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cholla Posted May 17, 2005 CID Share Posted May 17, 2005 I use AVG & like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingzero2309 Posted May 17, 2005 Author CID Share Posted May 17, 2005 I tried AVG about 6 months or so ago, but it would never let me update so i had to manually download them off the website and install them...it was a pain in the a$$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie1055 Posted May 17, 2005 CID Share Posted May 17, 2005 AVG is great... used the free version for about six months and have purchased the full version. Works Great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest philp Posted May 17, 2005 CID Share Posted May 17, 2005 I tried AVG about 6 months or so ago, but it would never let me update so i had to manually download them off the website and install them...it was a pain in the a$$ You too?! It would always try to update for me but would never finish. Turned out to be more hassle than it was worth (even if it was free) so I went back to using Norton. I use PC-Cillin now. Best $5 I've ever spent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cak46 Posted May 17, 2005 CID Share Posted May 17, 2005 AVG is great... used the free version for about six months and have purchased the full version. Works Great!! Have used McAfee, Avg and Norton AV. Best I've found yet is avg........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cholla Posted May 17, 2005 CID Share Posted May 17, 2005 my AVG updates every morning automatically in the background with no problem.Mine is version 7.0.308 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob12345 Posted May 18, 2005 CID Share Posted May 18, 2005 my AVG updates every morning automatically Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cak46 Posted May 18, 2005 CID Share Posted May 18, 2005 No problems updating thus far. Been using it about three years now.....Free version....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull481 Posted May 18, 2005 CID Share Posted May 18, 2005 I have zonealarm pro (firewall) with avg (free edition) both make a good match Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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