free av software battle

ohGrFreak · 12-12-2004, 06:29 AM

alrighty guys, i would like to know your free av software of choice and why, be it easy installation, hassle free updates, ease of use, whatever! i'm just sick of McAfee messing up my computer!

i just reinstalled windows on my AMD computer and need antivirus, i already have zonealarm for firewall and i'm going to get spybot and adaware after the XP updates are done.

Simon · 12-12-2004, 06:48 AM

definatly AVG free edition easy 2 update

link: http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/ (bottom of page)

Zimon

ohGrFreak · 12-12-2004, 08:29 PM

no one wants to compare AVG to Avast or Panda? is panda even free? LOL. i tried AVG once and it did find the virus' but it could not get rid of them even with a safemode scan.

kube · 12-13-2004, 12:47 AM

AVG is the best, without a doubt

TheMajor · 12-13-2004, 12:52 AM

Definetely avast, its the best, without a doubt

www.avast.com

ohGrFreak · 12-13-2004, 12:54 AM

TheMajor, what's avast got over AVG?

TheMajor · 12-13-2004, 12:58 AM

dunno, it looks better, easy for scanning e-mail, on boot scan etc.

kube · 12-13-2004, 01:54 AM

Definetely AVG, its the best, without a doubt

www.grisoft.com.

Sorry Major

Simon · 12-13-2004, 07:59 AM

avg also has boot scan and e-mail scan and it never had any problem removing them for me

Zimon

southernlady · 12-13-2004, 09:29 AM

Avast and I will tell you WHY I don't use AVG anymore.

I use to use it until I managed to get a virus on my computer, somehow. It *healed* it but what I didn't know cause it was the FREE version was that it was a boot sector virus and every time I rebooted, I reinfected myself.

AVG Free doesn't tell you WHICH virus it is, just that it's healed it...well healing it doesn't DELETE it, it just quarantines it. If the virus is in your boot sector, putting it in quarantine doesn't do squat!

Avast, on the other hand, allows you the option of DELETING virii!

I know that from now on, when we build a computer for someone, we will be putting Avast on it and not AVG. Liz

12-12-2004, 06:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
ohGrFreak ID.10T Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Midwest in tha houzze Posts: 1,639	free av software battle alrighty guys, i would like to know your free av software of choice and why, be it easy installation, hassle free updates, ease of use, whatever! i'm just sick of McAfee messing up my computer! i just reinstalled windows on my AMD computer and need antivirus, i already have zonealarm for firewall and i'm going to get spybot and adaware after the XP updates are done. __________________

12-12-2004, 06:48 AM	#2 (permalink)
Simon Monster Techie Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,292	definatly AVG free edition easy 2 update link: http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/ (bottom of page) Zimon __________________

12-12-2004, 08:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
ohGrFreak ID.10T Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Midwest in tha houzze Posts: 1,639	no one wants to compare AVG to Avast or Panda? is panda even free? LOL. i tried AVG once and it did find the virus' but it could not get rid of them even with a safemode scan. __________________

12-13-2004, 12:54 AM	#6 (permalink)
ohGrFreak ID.10T Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Midwest in tha houzze Posts: 1,639	TheMajor, what's avast got over AVG? __________________

12-13-2004, 07:59 AM	#9 (permalink)
Simon Monster Techie Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,292	avg also has boot scan and e-mail scan and it never had any problem removing them for me Zimon __________________

12-13-2004, 12:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
kube Newb Techie Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 18	AVG is the best, without a doubt

12-13-2004, 12:52 AM	#5 (permalink)
TheMajor PowerQuest / Opera Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 10,042	Definetely avast, its the best, without a doubt www.avast.com

12-13-2004, 12:58 AM	#7 (permalink)
TheMajor PowerQuest / Opera Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 10,042	dunno, it looks better, easy for scanning e-mail, on boot scan etc.

12-13-2004, 01:54 AM	#8 (permalink)
kube Newb Techie Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 18	Definetely AVG, its the best, without a doubt www.grisoft.com. Sorry Major

12-13-2004, 09:29 AM	#10 (permalink)
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