avira antivir
avast home edition
avg free
i am leaning towards avira antivir as i heard its detection rates and real time protection are tops, is this true?
my neighbor swears by it.
i have bad things about avg even though it is very popular, i heard its detection rate is bad, again, true?
and where does avast stand with these two?
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16 responses so far ↓
1 Ryan C // Oct 12, 2008
AVG Free.
Used it for years, all ways helps.
2 Ingredient // Oct 12, 2008
I use AVG and it works just perfect and looks smooth.
3 Jess R // Oct 12, 2008
AVG, I’ve always used and swear by it! I even work in a store that sells computers and software and we still tell customers to just use the free avg lol.
4 Jack // Oct 12, 2008
avg, hands down
5 PPK // Oct 12, 2008
Avast is great at removing the viruses, that’s for sure. It cleaned up my computer in a single sweep. I’m not sure about the detection rate, but I get maybe 2 alerts per week and I haven’t had any virus issues since I got it.
6 cool girl // Oct 12, 2008
Avast home edition, I use that and its really good.
7 J // Oct 12, 2008
unless you really configure it right AVG wont work…
since you are asking this question it sounds like you want a good solid, install and forget solution, that's Avast HOME edition, it uses heuristic scanning of all new files and auto updates 1-2 times a week…
AVG is the popular kid in school that everyone hangs out with that will someday be manager at Burger King…. Avast is the quiet nerdy kid that has only a few friends that will someday be vice president of Burger King inc.
8 Ryan // Oct 12, 2008
Well, im not sure about these programs, but something that has really helped me is Spybot Search and Destroy, it does a big search of all your files, and picks out keyloggers, trojan horses, spyware, hackers of any sort, and anything along this line.
Its an incredible program and you have the option to immunize your computer to protect it from harmful programs.
9 mohit arora // Oct 12, 2008
avira is by far the best..avasta and avg are in the same range..
if u want to download then avira should be the choice..
else try kaspersky itz the best..get it from–>>
http://www.geekworld.co.in/kaspersky-internet-security-antivirus-8-0-0-454-2009–t177.html
10 jessi_girl_333 // Oct 12, 2008
i would use avg for good protection without lots of pop-ups bugging you all the time. Avast is ok but to be honest i don’t like its detection rate. Antivir has awesome detection rate but has lots of false alarms. It thinks a lot of things are viruses that are not. I would choose avg but its really up to you. Which ever you choose i would recommend download threatfire from pctools.com it will increase your protection extremely!!!! Good luck.
also avg doesn’t use a lot of memory to run so that is a plus.
11 Silver_bacon // Oct 12, 2008
For detection avira antivir > avast home edition > avg free.
I personally prefer Avast, because it has the best real-time protection of these three. The other three have good real-time, but not as good. Antivir has the best detection rates, but I find it annoying. Avg is lacking, but still good enough too use. Avast is very simple too use.
I don’t use any antivirus on this computer, because Linux Mint does not need any. =)
12 Jorgo // Oct 12, 2008
As far as I know, Antivir has a high detection rate but avast and avg have a good detection rate too. You can check their detection rates at the following website. They check security products. Just click the comparatives link in the left and view the latest report.There, you can compare which one of them is best for you.
Good luck!
13 paddy // Oct 12, 2008
I use AVG free and have now for years.
It’s really clear instructions and itd’s a good cover for your computer.
14 Bart U // Oct 12, 2008
Go with avast! Home edition. Its control panel and real time detection engine are nearly as good if not better than pricier counterparts like norton. You get viral/trojan definition updates for life and it also integrates quite nicely with your existing email client. All you need to do is register once every year to continue your subscription.
15 i♥u2 // Oct 12, 2008
The facts is that Avast have better detection rates for virus than AVG
and it is almost the same as Avira.
see comparison test
http://www.virusbtn.com/Session-43ed5f077cb4ad87036a9f509c0a256b/news/2008/09_02
However, one advantage about Avast is the ability to do a boot time scan.
Avast boot time scan before windows start so it can remove any stubborn viruses that cannot be remove when Windows is running.
A very useful feature that may come in handy.
16 pingu // Jul 16, 2009
Replaced AVG with Avira on my father’s PC. Avira found 13 virii.
Conclusion - AVG blows.
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