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Thoughts on Avast AV

Discussion in 'Software Apps' started by cmy6800, Mar 8, 2005.

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  1. cmy6800 Newcomer, in training

    Just wondering what your thoughts are on using Avast as a good alternative to the more well known programs like Norton AV or Mcafee? I recently switched from Norton 2003 (fully updated) to Avast 4.6 Home (free) and it picked up a trojan that norton missed. Avast seems to be as good as the others... plus, it is free... which, fits my budget nicely :grinthumb Your thoughts? What other AV software do you prefer?
    cmy6800, Mar 8, 2005
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  2. RealBlackStuff Newcomer, in training

    Avast is up there with the free AVG version from www.grisoft.com
    Very little difference between them, if any.
    RealBlackStuff, Mar 9, 2005
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  3. alphnumeric Newcomer, in training

    I have used both AVG and Avast. I IMHO Avast is the better product.
    alphnumeric, Mar 10, 2005
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  4. tbrunt3 Newcomer, in training

    Avast is pretty good easy to use and one of the top Free ones out there espically with the new patch ..Reason for the patch is they did not do such a great job in the VB test in June 2004 on Xp Professional as you can see here.http://www.virusbtn.com/vb100/archives/products.xml?table
    tbrunt3, Mar 10, 2005
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