Avast or AVG?

Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by Doodles, Aug 20, 2007.

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Which free AV do you use?

  1. Avast

    61 vote(s)
    45.2%

  2. AVG

    59 vote(s)
    43.7%

  3. other (plz specify)

    15 vote(s)
    11.1%
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  1. CyberGhost

    CyberGhost Notebook Evangelist

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    Go AVG, it detected a virus no other AVs other than KAV could detect.


    I have the virus file saved, if you the Avast supporters are so confident in it and want to give it a try. lol
     
    CyberGhost, Aug 20, 2007
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  2. AKAJohnDoe

    AKAJohnDoe Mime with Tourette's

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    It has actually been several years since I have seen a virus on any of my machines, and that one was in a Word attachment.

    Far more common these days are SpyWare, both embedded in website pages and spuriously downloaded to the PC. For this reason, I consider having a robust firewall, that is easily configurable for both incoming and outgoing internet traffic to be an essential, in fact, more essential than standard AntiVirus blocking/detecting software.

    Second to a robust firewall for me is a strong AntiSpyware blocker/detector in case the firewall does allow something in.

    A distant third in my usage is AntiVirus blocking/detecting software. Just in case.

    See also this.
     
    AKAJohnDoe, Aug 20, 2007
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  3. Doodles

    Doodles Starving Student

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    my comp company just sent me a copy of PC-cillin Internet Security 2007, umm... any1 have any experience with it? i mean, u do normally have to pay for it. but that doesnt rele mean its betta than AVG or Avast.
     
    Doodles, Aug 20, 2007
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  4. SGT Lindy

    SGT Lindy Notebook Consultant

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    How about none? I have AVG but honestly I rebuilt my PC a month ago with clean Vista and did not run anything for a while.

    AKAJohndoe...I went to that link....man that is alot of work and seems like total overkill. Do you sit right behind your cable or DSL modem with your PC? Do you surf hacker or porn sites? Do you let all of your mail marked as spam from your mail provider come down to your inbox..and then open it?

    I leave defender and autoupdates on. The only thing extra I run is cccleaner to kill my temp files and my cookies...in case I loose my notebook.

    I will read these posts everyonce and a while when on XP and even Vista and then download a bunch of stuff (spybot, adaware) or load up my copy of Symantec Corprate AV 10.2 and scan my system with each....and I never find anything save for a few cookies that I recently got.

    I honstly dont think AV is needed if your not doing risky things on your PC. My mail is popped down from google and I leave the crap it thinks is crap on the server.
     
    SGT Lindy, Aug 20, 2007
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  5. blackmamba

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    Avast FTW.

    Antivir for the backup.
     
    blackmamba, Aug 20, 2007
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  6. Doodles

    Doodles Starving Student

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    PCcillin, apparently is a very good software that you pay for. and considering i was given the copy for free... i mine as well use it. It also MADE me uninstall AVAST and AVG... so... ill use this for the next year... see how it is... close thread
     
    Doodles, Aug 20, 2007
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  7. blackmamba

    blackmamba Notebook Evangelist

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    LOL. This guy posts that link to just about every thread he comes into.
     
    blackmamba, Aug 20, 2007
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    AKAJohnDoe Mime with Tourette's

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    Not all that much work and definitely not overkill.
    Take what you like and leave the rest ;)


    With all the duplication of this topic in so many different threads/posts it seems to apply to many of them, so I refer to it. I suppose others could search beforehand, too. ;)
     
    AKAJohnDoe, Aug 20, 2007
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  9. Sub-D

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    @ AKAJohnDoe

    If your PC is actually inside the coffee machine in your avatar I will be mighty impressed. :D
     
    Sub-D, Aug 20, 2007
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    NOD32 - $40 very well spent.
     
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