AVG or AVAST ??

I run them both (as well as zone alarm)


Jim


"The Berg" <jjeff.RemoveThis@jfrost9.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi .
> I just found out about AVAST.( free 4 home )
> It has fantastic reviews.
> I use AVG free at the moment because it does not
> slow my machine up like Norton Or Macfee did.
> Does AVAST use much resources and should i use it
> over AVG free ?
> Any reviews , advise welcomed.
> Cheers
> Jeff
>
 >> Stay informed about: AVG or AVAST ?? 

"The Berg" <jjeff.TakeThisOut@jfrost9.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi .
> I just found out about AVAST.( free 4 home )
> It has fantastic reviews.
> I use AVG free at the moment because it does not
> slow my machine up like Norton Or Macfee did.
> Does AVAST use much resources and should i use it
> over AVG free ?
> Any reviews , advise welcomed.
> Cheers
> Jeff

When AVG changed his EULA that gave him more control over my computer
than I was willing to give up, I switched to AVAST. Thanks AVG!!!
Avast is fast, updates fast, and hasn't missed anything yet. There is
hardly a day goes by that it doesn't update & the updates are so fast
they are over before I am aware they started. You should be happy
with AVAST!!

Tom J
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I switched to avast about a year ago, I like the avast updating, plus avg
insisted on telling me an old file I had contained a virus. The file in
question pre-dates win3.1!!! File in question was part of logitech mouse
developers kit, so it probably contained suspicious looking code making low
level calls.
Dave Cohen

"Tom J" <tomj_ga.TakeThisOut@despammed.com> wrote in message
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>
> "The Berg" <jjeff.TakeThisOut@jfrost9.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:deg25u$eu6$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...
>> Hi .
>> I just found out about AVAST.( free 4 home )
>> It has fantastic reviews.
>> I use AVG free at the moment because it does not
>> slow my machine up like Norton Or Macfee did.
>> Does AVAST use much resources and should i use it
>> over AVG free ?
>> Any reviews , advise welcomed.
>> Cheers
>> Jeff
>
> When AVG changed his EULA that gave him more control over my computer than
> I was willing to give up, I switched to AVAST. Thanks AVG!!! Avast is
> fast, updates fast, and hasn't missed anything yet. There is hardly a day
> goes by that it doesn't update & the updates are so fast they are over
> before I am aware they started. You should be happy with AVAST!!
>
> Tom J
>
 >> Stay informed about: AVG or AVAST ?? 

"The Berg" <jjeff.RemoveThis@jfrost9.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi .
> I just found out about AVAST.( free 4 home )
> It has fantastic reviews.
> I use AVG free at the moment because it does not
> slow my machine up like Norton Or Macfee did.
> Does AVAST use much resources and should i use it
> over AVG free ?
> Any reviews , advise welcomed.
> Cheers
> Jeff
>
>

AVG is great !!!
those other guys gotta be wrong.......

Mich...
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Mich wrote:
> AVG is great !!!
> those other guys gotta be wrong.......

What was the size of your latest update?

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"Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous.TakeThisOut@example.invalid> wrote in message
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> Mich wrote:
> > AVG is great !!!
> > those other guys gotta be wrong.......
>
> What was the size of your latest update?
>
> --
> -bts
> -This space intentionally left blank.



Don't know .... it took 20 seconds to download... 10 seconds to install the
updates if that long...
(I'm not BS'ing)

Mich...
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"Mich" <Mich8hb.DeleteThis@netscape.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous.DeleteThis@example.invalid> wrote in
> message
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>> Mich wrote:
>> > AVG is great !!!
>> > those other guys gotta be wrong.......
>>
>> What was the size of your latest update?
>>
>> --
>> -bts
>> -This space intentionally left blank.
>
>
>
> Don't know .... it took 20 seconds to download... 10 seconds to
> install the
> updates if that long...
> (I'm not BS'ing)

Avast takes 3 to 5 seconds total!!
I'm not BSing either. If you haven't tried it, don't knock it. I've
used both!!

Tom J
 >> Stay informed about: AVG or AVAST ?? 

The Berg <jjeff.RemoveThis@jfrost9.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi .
> I just found out about AVAST.( free 4 home )
> It has fantastic reviews.
> I use AVG free at the moment because it does not
> slow my machine up like Norton Or Macfee did.
> Does AVAST use much resources and should i use it
> over AVG free ?
> Any reviews , advise welcomed.
> Cheers
> Jeff



- Easy on the system
- Painless updating
- Stable on my 3 xp systems
- Boot time scans
- VRDB allowing the 'repairing' of certain files
with earlier, clean versions
- Seems to have a good detection rate

I've heard of folks using both avg and avast monitors at the same time but
I've never tried it. Nex
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"Tom J" <tomj_ga.RemoveThis@despammed.com> wrote in message
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> "Mich" <Mich8hb.RemoveThis@netscape.net> wrote in message
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> >
> > "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous.RemoveThis@example.invalid> wrote in
> > message
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> >> Mich wrote:
> >> > AVG is great !!!
> >> > those other guys gotta be wrong.......
> >>
> >> What was the size of your latest update?
> >>
> >> --
> >> -bts
> >> -This space intentionally left blank.
> >
> >
> >
> > Don't know .... it took 20 seconds to download... 10 seconds to
> > install the
> > updates if that long...
> > (I'm not BS'ing)
>
> Avast takes 3 to 5 seconds total!!
> I'm not BSing either. If you haven't tried it, don't knock it. I've
> used both!!
>
> Tom J
>
>

Well, like you pointed out mines "Bigger" that would explain why my
girlfriend can't keep her hands off me.


Mich...
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Ed Light wrote:
> I switched from AVG to Avast when AVG began having trouble updating --
> seemed like server problems. Avast is vastly better. It actually
> creates a database of your infectables that it will use if it has to
> restore one. I can't remember it running into an update server glitch.
>
> What I really love about it is that it, when set on auto-update, go
> for an update on bootup, and you can set how often after boot it will
> try again.
>
> The variety of on-demand scanners and their settings it has is
> amazing.
>
> And it's ready for Win 64.

One more vote here for Avast!. I haven't had any problem with it and the
updates are seamless, (though it's a bit trickier for the laptop that uses
Internet Connection Sharing through my desktop). I seldom get a virus sent
to me, (Yahoo's junk mail filter prevents almost all of those), but the few
I've gotten it warned me right away before the attachment even hit my disk.
With AVG, I never was certain it was interfacing correctly with Outlook
Express.

It also has 7 different services that you can turn on or off based on how
you use the internet, (P2P, Internet mail, Exchange mail, WebFilter, IM,
etc.) I also feel that it has a small footprint and isn't a big drain on
CPU cyles.

Excellent product, in my experience. With this free product available I
have a hard time seeing paying for AV software AND paying yearly fees for
updates.

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GPC
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Cat_in_awe said ...
> Ed Light wrote:
> > I switched from AVG to Avast when AVG began having trouble updating --
> > seemed like server problems. Avast is vastly better. It actually
> > creates a database of your infectables that it will use if it has to
> > restore one. I can't remember it running into an update server glitch.
> >
> > What I really love about it is that it, when set on auto-update, go
> > for an update on bootup, and you can set how often after boot it will
> > try again.
> >
> > The variety of on-demand scanners and their settings it has is
> > amazing.
> >
> > And it's ready for Win 64.
>
> One more vote here for Avast!. I haven't had any problem with it and the
> updates are seamless, (though it's a bit trickier for the laptop that uses
> Internet Connection Sharing through my desktop). I seldom get a virus sent
> to me, (Yahoo's junk mail filter prevents almost all of those), but the few
> I've gotten it warned me right away before the attachment even hit my disk.
> With AVG, I never was certain it was interfacing correctly with Outlook
> Express.
>
> It also has 7 different services that you can turn on or off based on how
> you use the internet, (P2P, Internet mail, Exchange mail, WebFilter, IM,
> etc.) I also feel that it has a small footprint and isn't a big drain on
> CPU cyles.
>
> Excellent product, in my experience. With this free product available I
> have a hard time seeing paying for AV software AND paying yearly fees for
> updates.
>
>
Actually, ezAV is seamless as well and very light on resources - and
free for a year! Worth a try.
--
Sam
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"Sam" <sam.sam.TakeThisOut@sam.samsam.com> wrote in message
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> Cat_in_awe said ...
> > Ed Light wrote:
> > > I switched from AVG to Avast when AVG began having trouble updating --
> > > seemed like server problems. Avast is vastly better. It actually
> > > creates a database of your infectables that it will use if it has to
> > > restore one. I can't remember it running into an update server glitch.
> > >
> > > What I really love about it is that it, when set on auto-update, go
> > > for an update on bootup, and you can set how often after boot it will
> > > try again.
> > >
> > > The variety of on-demand scanners and their settings it has is
> > > amazing.
> > >
> > > And it's ready for Win 64.
> >
> > One more vote here for Avast!. I haven't had any problem with it and
the
> > updates are seamless, (though it's a bit trickier for the laptop that
uses
> > Internet Connection Sharing through my desktop). I seldom get a virus
sent
> > to me, (Yahoo's junk mail filter prevents almost all of those), but the
few
> > I've gotten it warned me right away before the attachment even hit my
disk.
> > With AVG, I never was certain it was interfacing correctly with Outlook
> > Express.
> >
> > It also has 7 different services that you can turn on or off based on
how
> > you use the internet, (P2P, Internet mail, Exchange mail, WebFilter, IM,
> > etc.) I also feel that it has a small footprint and isn't a big drain
on
> > CPU cyles.
> >
> > Excellent product, in my experience. With this free product available I
> > have a hard time seeing paying for AV software AND paying yearly fees
for
> > updates.
> >
> >
> Actually, ezAV is seamless as well and very light on resources - and
> free for a year! Worth a try.
> --
> Sam
But it doesn't scan attachments unless they're opened.
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said ...
> > Actually, ezAV is seamless as well and very light on resources - and
> > free for a year! Worth a try.
> > --
> > Sam
> But it doesn't scan attachments unless they're opened.
>
I think it does scan attachments - I recently sent myself an email with
eicar.zip attached and I'm pretty sure it did detect that on reception.
--
Sam
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