(Msg. 1) Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 9:33 am
Post subject: Avoid free antivirus products? Archived from groups: alt>comp>anti-virus, others (more info?)
Here's an email I received from the author of a recent article on
antivirus products. I had asked him why no mention of Avast. Do you
agree with his comments?
=======================
"I wrote about Avast early on. I didn't like the interface at all, and
its protection level is not great. It doesn't compare at all to
F-Secure, Nod32, Kaspersky, and BitDefender in that area. It's below
AVG in protection. I also recommend against free antivirus products.
Free Avast, for example, doesn't let you do scheduled scans. That's a
mistake. You should do a deep scan once a week."
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 12:45 pm
Post subject: Re: Avoid free antivirus products? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: alt>comp>anti-virus (more info?)
Jim wrote:
> Here's an email I received from the author of a recent article on
> antivirus products. I had asked him why no mention of Avast. Do you
> agree with his comments?
Not necessarily. The price of any product doesn't determine its quality.
Further, the only reason AVAST has a free version (for home use) is
because its enterprise version generates a revenue stream. Finally,
never take advice from someone who tells you something is a mistake, but
can't tell you why.
>
> =======================
>
> "I wrote about Avast early on. I didn't like the interface at all, and
> its protection level is not great. It doesn't compare at all to
> F-Secure, Nod32, Kaspersky, and BitDefender in that area. It's below
> AVG in protection. I also recommend against free antivirus products.
> Free Avast, for example, doesn't let you do scheduled scans. That's a
> mistake. You should do a deep scan once a week."
>
>
>
>
(Msg. 3) Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 3:58 pm
Post subject: Re: Avoid free antivirus products? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: alt>comp>anti-virus, others (more info?)
i carried out so many tests and i found avast's real time protection
the best, it finds most of the viruses, whereas avg or antivir doent
find nothing ( or not many)
When i do a scan it a scan its also better than AVG, but pretty much
same or similar to Antivir.
Also its got a boot time scan which scans your pc when u restart it.
the only bad thing is the interface, but you get used to it
and also it aint got schedule scanning, but then again a few mouse
clicks once or twice or week aint too much to ask.
(Msg. 4) Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 5:14 pm
Post subject: Re: Avoid free antivirus products? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Jim wrote:
> Here's an email I received from the author of a recent article on
> antivirus products. I had asked him why no mention of Avast. Do you
> agree with his comments?
>
> =======================
>
> "I wrote about Avast early on. I didn't like the interface at all,
> and its protection level is not great. It doesn't compare at all to
> F-Secure, Nod32, Kaspersky, and BitDefender in that area. It's below
> AVG in protection.
No a-v program catches them all. His comment "at all" is a bit strong.
I receive very few viruses (practicing Safe Hex), but Avast! has always
alerted to those I do.
> I also recommend against free antivirus products.
Maybe he gets a share for those that cost money?
> Free Avast, for example, doesn't let you do scheduled scans. That's a
> mistake. You should do a deep scan once a week."
So how hard it is to do a couple of mouse clicks once a week? When you
aren't otherwise busy with the computer?
I used to do automated scans - long, long ago with a bloated product no
longer used - and once in a while, working late, had it pop up in the
middle of important stuff.
(Msg. 5) Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 5:14 pm
Post subject: Re: Avoid free antivirus products? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
"Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous.RemoveThis@example.invalid> wrote:
>> Free Avast, for example, doesn't let you do scheduled scans. That's a
>> mistake. You should do a deep scan once a week."
>
>So how hard it is to do a couple of mouse clicks once a week? When you
>aren't otherwise busy with the computer?
Do you perform a deep scan once a week? Seems unnecessary in the
absence of any problems...
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 5:40 pm
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 8:18 pm
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From: "Jim" <skb DeleteThis @wfv.inv>
|
| Here's an email I received from the author of a recent article on
| antivirus products. I had asked him why no mention of Avast. Do you
| agree with his comments?
|
| =======================
|
| "I wrote about Avast early on. I didn't like the interface at all, and
| its protection level is not great. It doesn't compare at all to
| F-Secure, Nod32, Kaspersky, and BitDefender in that area. It's below
| AVG in protection. I also recommend against free antivirus products.
| Free Avast, for example, doesn't let you do scheduled scans. That's a
| mistake. You should do a deep scan once a week."
|
(Msg. 8) Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 8:18 pm
Post subject: Re: Avoid free antivirus products? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote:
>Avira AntiVir is free and is MUCH better than Avast.
>http://www.free-av.com/
Thanks Dave. Can you maybe elaborate a bit on this? Any specifics on
the ways in which Avira is better than Avast?
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