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398747 2005-10-24 04:16:00 Does anyone here use and recomend Avast? currently using Nortons 30 day trial and wondering if there is anything better than Nortons shady (9119)
398748 2005-10-24 04:30:00 I have never used Avast. I personally hate Norton's and would reccommend just about anything else.

But if you are after free, then you can't go past AVGfree. Very Solid AV that won't slow your computer down too much. I and many people I know have used it for years with next to no problems. I dont think AVG is "the best", its just very good and free.


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Battleneter (60)
398749 2005-10-24 04:35:00 Seconded.

Tho there are zealous supporters of Avast who claim it is far superior to AVG, but then there are some epeople who think that................oh never mind.

TRY it. Nothing like experience. (so I have been told). ...:D
mark c (247)
398750 2005-10-24 05:12:00 i am using AVG free version. at least, it's free. ;) dds (7234)
398751 2005-10-24 05:13:00 Or you can try some chinese Virus protection. but i never use that. :p dds (7234)
398752 2005-10-24 05:37:00 I use Avast - works well in my opinion. I like it a bit more than AVG, but I can't quite put my finger on exactly why. somebody (208)
398753 2005-10-24 05:45:00 I use avast! and have done for several years. It's kept me safe.
I like it very much. It has a webshield which works well, it updates regularly - sometimes several times a day and the updates are FAST. There's also a good support forum should you require assistance.

If you're going to try avast!, please go to the Symantec site and get the tool to effectively remove the Norton you're running. Norton leaves lots of pieces behind after uninstalling and these may conflict with any new AV prog you run.

Avast! is free for home use or you may prefer to buy their Pro version which has a few more bells and whistles.

Happy Days
kakapo (5362)
398754 2005-10-24 05:55:00 can anyone post the link of the avast download? dds (7234)
398755 2005-10-24 06:14:00 wondering if there is anything better than Nortons....

HELL YES !!!..........Almost anything is better than norton.......norton is a bloated system hog.........stay away from it.......it also has a bad habit of not pickin up on trojans......most of which the free a/v progs such as avg and avast have no trouble findin........if you need to find avast just google for avast download it'll take seconds...........
drcspy (146)
398756 2005-10-24 06:15:00 www.avast.com

too easy
drcspy (146)
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