Avast vs AVG

Bob, 2/26/2006,1:13:02 PM, wrote:

> Which is the better anti-virus package for Windows computer:
>
> Free Avast Home Edition or AVG Free Edition?

If I had to choose it would be AntiVir.
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On 26 Feb 2006 18:34:29 GMT, "badgolferman"
<REMOVETHISbadgolferman.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote:

>Bob, 2/26/2006,1:13:02 PM, wrote:
>
>> Which is the better anti-virus package for Windows computer:
>>
>> Free Avast Home Edition or AVG Free Edition?
>
>If I had to choose it would be AntiVir.

I assume you are talking about the free version, AntiVir
PersonalEdition. Is it crippled in any way?


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Bob, 2/27/2006,12:36:08 PM, wrote:

> On 26 Feb 2006 18:34:29 GMT, "badgolferman"
> <REMOVETHISbadgolferman.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Bob, 2/26/2006,1:13:02 PM, wrote:
> >
> >> Which is the better anti-virus package for Windows computer:
> >>
> >> Free Avast Home Edition or AVG Free Edition?
> >
> > If I had to choose it would be AntiVir.
>
> I assume you are talking about the free version, AntiVir
> PersonalEdition. Is it crippled in any way?

Version 6 wasn't. I have read that version 7 has a nag screen when
making updates but some people have figured out how to disable that.

I suggested AntiVir because some tests show it to detect better than
the other two free ones.
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On Mon, 27 Feb 2006 18:05:58 +0800, Man-wai Chang
<toylet.toylet.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote:

>Email the developers. Don't be shy.

Why bother - it's much easier to uninstall it and load something that
works.

I chose Avast and am satisfied. In fact I recommended it to some
people who will possibly buy it for their office. Glad to help make a
sale when it's a good product.

I chose Avast because it has a responsive forum. I learned the answer
to a few questions in short order.


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"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress
depends on the unreasonable man."
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That's like choosing between PBR and Old Milwaukee.

Go with NOD32.



"Bob" <spam.TakeThisOut@uce.gov> wrote in message
news:4401ee60.18464609@news-server.houston.rr.com...
> Which is the better anti-virus package for Windows computer:
>
> Free Avast Home Edition or AVG Free Edition?
>
>
> --
>
> "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
> persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress
> depends on the unreasonable man."
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Ya doesn't hast to call me Johnson, 2/27/2006,6:12:10 PM, wrote:

> That's like choosing between PBR and Old Milwaukee.

Very good analogy.
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On Mon, 27 Feb 2006 18:12:10 -0500, "Ya doesn't hast to call me
Johnson" <john elway RemoveThis @broncos.com> wrote:

>That's like choosing between PBR and Old Milwaukee.
>
>Go with NOD32.

While I appreciate the adage that you get what you pay for, I was
looking for a freeware AV product.


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persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress
depends on the unreasonable man."
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> While I appreciate the adage that you get what you pay for, I was
> looking for a freeware AV product.

The free versions of Avast or AVG work just fine. Good products.
Of course, common sense when surfing the Internet compliments your AV
product too.
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On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 15:08:36 -0500, "History Fan"
<UnknownplacesonEarth DeleteThis @unknown11.com> wrote:

>> While I appreciate the adage that you get what you pay for, I was
>> looking for a freeware AV product.
>
> The free versions of Avast or AVG work just fine. Good products.
>Of course, common sense when surfing the Internet compliments your AV
>product too.

And it may complement it too.
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On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 10:37:25 +0100, "chris" <me DeleteThis @privacy.net> wrote:

>> Email the developers. Don't be shy.

>They are to arrogant.
>In the past I have had a lot of troubles with false positives and a real bug
>in Antivir.
>They didn't solve the false positive problems, they made some workaround and
>the bug is maybe solved in v7.
>I emailed a lot, but you need also some serious responce isn't it?

You did not reach the developers. You reached the cretins at Level 1
"support". They are trained to treat everyone like an idiot. That's
because they are idiots.

You need to set up an official beta test site arrangement so you know
your efforts will be taken seriously.


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persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress
depends on the unreasonable man."
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On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 13:06:26 -0800, Lou <none RemoveThis @example.org> wrote:

>> The free versions of Avast or AVG work just fine. Good products.
>>Of course, common sense when surfing the Internet compliments your AV
>>product too.

>And it may complement it too.

I won't use an AV product unless it gets complimented by the Internet.


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persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress
depends on the unreasonable man."
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On Wed, 01 Mar 2006 14:11:29 GMT, spam.RemoveThis@uce.gov (Bob) wrote:

>On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 13:06:26 -0800, Lou <none.RemoveThis@example.org> wrote:
>
>>> The free versions of Avast or AVG work just fine. Good products.
>>>Of course, common sense when surfing the Internet compliments your AV
>>>product too.
>
>>And it may complement it too.
>
>I won't use an AV product unless it gets complimented by the Internet.

Be selective who you look for compliments from.
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