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Thread ID: 64514 2005-12-17 18:44:00 Why you should dump AVG and get Avast Strommer (42) PC World Chat
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413522 2005-12-17 18:44:00 Some of us here on PF1 have been saying that Avast is a great AV program and better than AVG, so to prove it read this:
www.avast.com

...and this site also lists the best anti spyware, anti spam, web filtering, etc.
www.scawards.com

Yeah OK, AVG is still a good free AV. I used for a year. But Avast is better.
Strommer (42)
413523 2005-12-17 19:05:00 I prefer NOD32.
Its all preference...
pctek (84)
413524 2005-12-17 20:55:00 i listen to awards with a grain of salt. nortons has help top honours for quite some time dispite it being a dog of a product. also what is good today can be tomorrows crud. things change so fast in the pc world, by the time a company/site tests a product its already been replaced with another ver. i prefer to listen to real world results, ie how many users need help fixing it ! tweak'e (69)
413525 2005-12-17 22:05:00 I think I will still stick with AVG :) stu161204 (123)
413526 2005-12-18 02:13:00 Some of us here on PF1 have been saying that Avast is a great AV program and better than AVG, so to prove it read this:
www.avast.com

...and this site also lists the best anti spyware, anti spam, web filtering, etc.
www.scawards.com

Yeah OK, AVG is still a good free AV. I used for a year. But Avast is better.

LOL I have read plenty of reviews saying how great Norton's is. I know personally its a heap of crap, my point is you can't trust every review in magazines, as they are only effectively tests and opinions of others. Different tests can reach different conclusions as can different people.

I haven't tried Avast myself, but never had a problem with AVG, its simple reliable and doesn't hog your system, certainly not perfect but no AV is.
Battleneter (60)
413527 2005-12-18 02:49:00 I prefer NOD32.
Its all preference...pctek,
Can you set NOD32 to auto-update, like I can with Avast, or do you have to remember to click on it and ask for the updates?


Latest test results from Virus Bulletin : Independent Anti-virus and Anti-spam Advice = www.virusbtn.com = Requires free registration.

and

6starreviews.com = http://antivirus-software.6starreviews.com
Sultan_Emerr (7444)
413528 2005-12-18 08:15:00 I prefer NOD32.
Its all preference...

NOD32, imho is at THE top. Best of the best.
But of course it cost $$. Avast is free.

And yes, Norton's IS crap!!!
Strommer (42)
413529 2005-12-18 08:25:00 Asking how Avast compares to NOD32 is like comparing Paint and Photoshop...... Metla (12)
413530 2005-12-18 08:27:00 pctek,
Can you set NOD32 to auto-update, like I can with Avast, or do you have to remember to click on it and ask for the updates?


Yes, in fact it defaults to it. I had to turn all that off - I prefer to tell my software when they are allowed to do things rather than them telling me.
pctek (84)
413531 2005-12-18 08:27:00 i use bitdefender for my antivirus becuase i was reading reviews and it got pretty high up in the ones i read.

uses less resources then nortons overall so i dont notice it.
Talon (2871)
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