Arkaic Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 So far, I've only used AVG, but are the other two just as good? (meaning even less on the system resources and more hitrate, etc) Link to post Share on other sites
rdf8585 Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 We really need a sticky on AVG VS AVAST VS AntiVir It gets asked at least once a week. A sticky on free firewalls would save a lot of repetition too. Link to post Share on other sites
Maligogo Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 Avast! AntiVir AVG In order from best to worst, IMO Link to post Share on other sites
BBYTech587 Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 Remember, you get what you pay for. Link to post Share on other sites
SuicideToast Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 I've used AVG, Norton and Avast! - I'd recommend Avast!. I've not had a problem with it, the updates are frequent [three on Monday alone] and it helps keep my machine clean. I's just a matter of which you prefer and feel comfortable with, Avast! is the one for me. The only thing against it is the fact that the free version doesn't have an automatic scan, but that's no big deal really. That's what we get for being cheapskates and not buying the full version. Link to post Share on other sites
xtreme__boi Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 (edited) I used Avast! Pro 4.6 as my paid Antivirus (Primary), and I use AntiVir XP for my free Antivirus (Secondary) Downfall about Avast! Pro 4.6 takes ages to complete a scan... Downfall about AntiVir XP takes ages to update, even tho I am on a 1meg B/B connection... Edited September 21, 2005 by cutehomoboi Link to post Share on other sites
mariol90 Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 Sometimes the updating for antivir goes slow (around 10 KB/s) but i don't mind waiting, since it's going to get done anyways, and it's not insanely important if the computer is not updated immedately. I used AVG, then switched to antivir. Link to post Share on other sites
kd5 Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 I prefer Avast!, but not on a weak machine. -kd5- Link to post Share on other sites
Champion_Munch Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 I prefer Avast!, but not on a weak machine. -kd5- Yup. We really need a sticky on AVG VS AVAST VS AntiVir I think we need some kinda announcement about AV's in general. There's practically a new thread every day about which AV is the best, and in reality, everyone has different opinions (and AV's are constantly changing) so there really is no 'best AV.' with regards Link to post Share on other sites
lurkingatu2 Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 i like antivir pe but my computer is set up for a workstaiton so i doin't if it is differnt the squre in my task bar is red not blue as antivir pe is from what i have read i have been using it for about 4 months now i have not got nothing yet [knoke on wood] Link to post Share on other sites
J RAM Posted September 23, 2005 Share Posted September 23, 2005 Antvir has the best results here AVG, the worst. Link to post Share on other sites
jackpot316 Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 AVG free = VIRUS free now for 2 years Link to post Share on other sites
brownhornet Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 used AVG for year's,i now use antivir Link to post Share on other sites
roleo Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 Used to use AVGfree, but now using Avast free which works better, especially the e-mail scanner which blocks all the e-mail tests from http://www.windowsecurity.com/emailsecuritytest/ with no extra settings. AVG required manual settings to detect some but not all tests. Also, there is a free active spyware detector; Arovax Shield™ from http://www.arovaxshield.com/ which also detects BHO changes etc Link to post Share on other sites
ajay Posted September 30, 2005 Share Posted September 30, 2005 read this! http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,113462,00.asp Link to post Share on other sites
essexboy Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 It has to be Avast for the webshield alone Link to post Share on other sites
Carlton Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 It has to be Avast for the webshield alone I've found that AVG not finding a virus doesn't mean you don't have one. It has let me down a couple times. read this! http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,113462,00.asp That was very interesting. Thanks . Never tried Kaspersky, Might give the trial a whirl. Link to post Share on other sites
ikebut Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 Remember, you get what you pay for.I paid for Nortons...and all I got was trouble... Now I use AVG... Link to post Share on other sites
Champion_Munch Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 I paid for Nortons...and all I got was trouble... Now I use AVG... NAV makes you pay 3 times as much for an alright virus scanner and 5 other random security additions that aren't of much use and take up 90% of your resources. Trend Micro for me all the way. with regards Link to post Share on other sites
muchado Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Remember, you get what you pay for.And don't forget that the advice given on pitstop is free. Link to post Share on other sites
Ace07 Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 (edited) And don't forget that the advice given on pitstop is free. I used Kaspersky Personal Pro for awhile and found it to be pretty good.....it has good microsoft office intregration....good scanning emails(incoming and outgoing) and wasn't too bad on the resources.....you can schedule it to do pretty much everything. I was pretty happy with it. Nothing wrong with the free ones though....because either way if you're gonna get a virus you're gonna get a virus you just have to use the force and stay away from the dark side(areas that are more likely to have viruses). Edited October 4, 2005 by Ace07 Link to post Share on other sites
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