Which is best

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I used AVAST and at least for me, it bogged down my system so much that I
had to switch to something else. I'm using NOD32 on some systems and AVG on
others. I've no problems with AVG.
 
Wayne said:
I second that one!!
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I, also, endorse Ariva AntiVir. In fact, I purchased the upgrade and like
the free version better, so I downgraded back to it.
 
nicnat said:
Yea, but if I'm reading it correctly, the free version of Avira doesn't
scan email. Only the paid versions do that. Because of that I'd go with
AVG.
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E-mail scanning is truly unnecessary. See the following link for more
details;

http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tutorials/email-scanning/index.htm

However, if it makes you feel good, use it; but don't base your decision on
an AV product simply because it does not provide email scanning.
 
How are they different?
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http://www.grisoft.com/ww.upgrade-free

Note how the free version does NOT include:

1) Anti-Rootkit - Protection against hidden threats that deliver malicious
content
2) Safe Downloads - Screens your downloads for malicious content
3) Safe Surf - Real-time protection from poisoned web pages
4) Safe Instant Messaging - Protects your ICQ and MSN communication

Think the lack of any of these might make a difference to the comparative
you referenced that was testing the paid version of AVG?

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http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-compare-home-professional.html

Note how the FREE version does NOT include the "Script Blocker" in it's
resident protection? I wonder how that would affect the stats you were
referencing in your post?


My main point was it doesn't make a hill of beans difference since in
the real world AV product 'A' may and will detect virii that AV
product 'B' does not and versa-visa. Therefore any AV product that is
ICSA certified is as 'adequate' as any other certified AV product. The
fallacy is when users install AV and then surf warez sites, porno
sites, crack and key gen sites, open all email attac hments, install
pirated software,etc..get infected and then proclaim to the world how
some AV is no good and how some other AV detected what their former AV
did not. For literally many years in this ng the undying "which AV is
best' question gets repeatedly asked and answered with a myriad of
cyber-philosophical answers..such as I am doing right now. Sensible
computing practices and any certified AV will suffice IMHO. Moreover
for me, I like FREE over pay-for.
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I have no problem with reading "cyber-philosophical answers" or the
opinions of posters on "which AV is best". For the most part though, they
tend to be of the same value as "which car is better, Chevy, Dodge or
Ford" arguments. There are always some who are strongly opinionated and
willing to argue the point ad nauseum.

When it comes to posts which use av-comparatives to show how the free
versions of AVG or Avast are "as good as" or "better than" other antivirus
programs, I do tend to point out that they are comparing apples to oranges.
The free versions are not the same as the versions that are used in those
tests.


In the long run, I tend to agree with you that so long as the user is
practicing relatively safe hex, any of the leading AV products (including a
couple of free ones) should provide an adequate amount of protection for
the average home user. On the other hand, the user requesting the
information might be in a business environment, or might not practice safe
hex, or has equipment and/or resource limitations with the system(s) they
want to put the AV on, or are looking for centralized management
capabilities, or have financial limitations, etc. Without a bit more
knowledge of the specific situation, it's pretty tough to give really good
advice to them.
 
Sir_George said:
E-mail scanning is truly unnecessary. See the following link for more
details;

http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tutorials/email-scanning/index.htm

However, if it makes you feel good, use it; but don't base your decision on
an AV product simply because it does not provide email scanning.
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with a properly configured email client, no screening is needed, maybe a
good on demand scanner to check attachments would have some merit,
but nothing that runs, or clogs up operations, in real time.
 
Neither!
Go for:
Avira AntiVir® Personal - FREE Antivirushttp://www.free-av.com/
You may wish to consider removing the 'AntiVir Nagscreen'http://www.elitekiller.com/files/disable_antivir_nag.htm
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I had to dump the (free) version of Avira as it gave me too many false
positives. I can assure you that the tic-tac-toe program I wrote in
TurboC many moons ago is not malware :-)

I never did get any malware while using it, but then again I practice
safe hex.
 
Little said:
I have used both AVG and Avast. I switched from AVG to Avast recently
as i prefer the user interface with it over AVG. Also I always felt
that AVG seemed a little too much cartoon-like in it's virus detected
warnings as well as the overall user experience. To me Avast seems
more professional in use and appearance. As far as detection and
so-called 'protection' abilities and test scores. Both AVG and Avast
are ICSA certified and both get very respectable test scores. I did
not notice any slow down with AVG or Avast. My $.02

See here for some AV comparative test results
http://www.av-comparatives.org/seiten/ergebnisse_2008_02.php
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But avast, i believe doesnt do automated file scanning....

Gaz
 
Kayman said:
Neither!
Go for:
Avira AntiVir® Personal - FREE Antivirus
http://www.free-av.com/
You may wish to consider removing the 'AntiVir Nagscreen'
http://www.elitekiller.com/files/disable_antivir_nag.htm
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And, because of the nag screen, avira is unsuitable for novice computer
users. The nag screen, is not just some little pop up asking if you might
like to buy one of their products, but an offensive marketing technique used
to frighten and intimidate users of their free software to upgrade.
I cannot over estimate just how intimidating this pop up is to users who are
worried about their security.

Gaz
 
Duh_OZ said:
I had to dump the (free) version of Avira as it gave me too many false
positives. I can assure you that the tic-tac-toe program I wrote in
TurboC many moons ago is not malware :-)

I never did get any malware while using it, but then again I practice
safe hex.
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It also picks up smitfraudfix, one of the most useful smitfraud trojan
removers out there as a virus.

Gaz
 
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