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Software => Computer software => Topic started by: 1two3 on March 15, 2009, 12:54:30 PM

Title: New AV?
Post by: 1two3 on March 15, 2009, 12:54:30 PM

Ok, AVG 7.5 has decided that it's gonna stop the updates, so I need a new free AV. any suggestions?

Title: Re: New AV?
Post by: kpac on March 15, 2009, 01:36:36 PM

Update it to AVG8.5.

Title: Re: New AV?
Post by: BKDC on March 15, 2009, 05:13:18 PM

Avast, go to Avast.com and download the FREE Veresion. It requires a annual registration but is totally FREE and in my opinon a lot better than Avg. 

I've been using AVAST for about two years & have been touble free.
Click on the Free Software tab to download (last tab on the right of the main menu)

Title: Re: New AV?
Post by: Kurtiskain on March 15, 2009, 10:53:44 PM

Quote from: BKDC on March 15, 2009, 05:13:18 PM

Avast, go to Avast.com and download the FREE Veresion. It requires a annual registration but is totally FREE and in my opinon a lot better than Avg. 

I've been using AVAST for about two years & have been touble free.
Click on the Free Software tab to download (last tab on the right of the main menu)

Seconded.

I find it faster, safer and more manageable.

Title: Re: New AV?
Post by: Broni on March 16, 2009, 10:39:42 AM

Stay away from AVG new version.

Title: Re: New AV?
Post by: GlitchPC on March 16, 2009, 10:40:45 AM

Agreed...avast!...definitely the way to go.

Title: Re: New AV?
Post by: evilfantasy on March 16, 2009, 12:02:21 PM

Avast by far. It has features none other offer and it updates sometimes multiple times a day instead of just once every 24 hours like the others.

Title: Re: New AV?
Post by: 1two3 on March 16, 2009, 02:08:34 PM

Yeah. I hear OneCare works really well though. I can get it for free because my brother's computer has it. It works in with Microsoft and is good. Can anyone confirm this?  :D

Title: Re: New AV?
Post by: GlitchPC on March 16, 2009, 02:26:42 PM

Well...out of the 6 replies you've had here...4 of them recommended avast!...which is also free.  Compared to other free antivirus products out there...you'd be much better off with what was recommended.  However, you're free to choose what you want.

And by the way...OneCare isn't free.

Title: Re: New AV?
Post by: Broni on March 16, 2009, 04:42:40 PM

...and it's a waste of time (OneCare), being discontinued by July 1st anyway.

Title: Re: New AV?
Post by: m_260 on March 16, 2009, 10:24:30 PM

what's wrong with AVG? I have it on a vista computer which I'm using and it's not bugging me at all or hogging up resources AND it's the latest version.

I bet those people who say to stay away from AVG are those who have had problems installing or using on their computers, I wonder  ???

Title: Re: New AV?
Post by: Broni on March 16, 2009, 11:35:08 PM

AVG, starting with ver 8.0 became another bloated program, which can't be even removed through Add\Remove, but needs a special tool to do it.
Yes, I'm one of hundreds of people, who had serious problem with installing, or running it properly, and I'm not a computer newbie. On a top of it, I've been working with security issues for number of years. If AVG is working fine on your computer, it doesn't mean a bit.
I've been using AVG for many years until the ver. 8.0 came out.
Use Google, and do some reading. Go to AVG forums, and you'll see.

Title: Re: New AV?
Post by: Kurtiskain on March 17, 2009, 12:22:35 AM

Also I have found in my years with AVG...the 'resident scanner' never actually REMOVES anything.

You can tell it to delete the virus...and what? the same file is detected as being virus-ed with the same thing

Title: Re: New AV?
Post by: m_260 on March 17, 2009, 10:57:42 AM

For me, I can uninstall it thru the add/remove panel in windows and yes, the virused file I can get that sent to the virus vault where i can delete it manually.

Title: Re: New AV?
Post by: Broni on March 17, 2009, 06:21:29 PM

Yes, we know, it works for you. That fine, and I hope it'll stay that way, but unfortunately number of people are disappointed with it.

Title: Re: New AV?
Post by: patio on March 18, 2009, 09:35:48 AM

I'm not one of them.... ::)

Title: Re: New AV?
Post by: Szpixman on March 18, 2009, 12:00:32 PM

Used AVG until version 8...like Broni said, it's bloated.  Tried Avast & got too many false positives.  Have been using Avira Free & have had no problems with it so far.  It is much easier to use than the others as well.
Good Luck.

Title: Re: New AV?
Post by: Kurtiskain on March 19, 2009, 01:50:27 AM

Quote from: Szpixman on March 18, 2009, 12:00:32 PM

Tried Avast & got too many false positives.

That is because it now detects keygens/cracks  ::)

The new one is supposed to rememedy that

Title: Re: New AV?
Post by: lordvader781 on March 19, 2009, 02:05:54 PM

I used to have Norton 360 and other Norton products in the past, but had enough of it about a year ago.  I've been using Avast Free Home Edition for awhile now on several of our computers.  I have no problem with it.