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    Avast vs AVG antivirus

    Looking to DL one of these to put on my new laptop since my norton 2002 shits bricks when I try to install in on Vista. Just wanted to know opinions on which is better/safer of the two from those who've tried/use em. Thanks!

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    I've actually installed this on my netbook and PC and it works really well. I know, it's a laughable microsoft product but it gets the job done surprisingly well.

    If I had to pick between the two above, prolly AVG.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BGtemp View Post
    Looking to DL one of these to put on my new laptop since my norton 2002 shits bricks when I try to install in on Vista. Just wanted to know opinions on which is better/safer of the two from those who've tried/use em. Thanks!
    Do what I do

    Use both.

    And still don't feel secure.

    No really, I'm paranoid now lol.

    and yeah I really do use both.

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    dont using 2 do less then using one? something about them fighting each others files or some shit. I use avast myself for my laptop, and have nothing on my PC(5 years strong nothing wrong)

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    Neither, but if I need to wipe some ass.

    Avira AntiVir Rescue System

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    You might also try avira and use the simple trick to prevent its ad pop up (an easy google will give you instructions). It's free and does a good job at being fairly transparent with tinkering.

    MS SE is very transparent and fairly simple for an antivirus, in fact, probably a decent choice for someone who could careless about tinkering with settings. It's not OneCare, which is good since OneCare sucks, but it doesn't have many features for the more paranoid user. It's not a terrible idea to be just a little paranoid online nowadays though, and avira has some tinkerable settings.

    If the poll are your only choices though then maybe avast for more paranoid-able settings, otherwise avg for a little more simplicity. Pair up any with comodo firewall's wide range of settings for more paranoia control.

    Or just pick whatever. It won't matter too much in the end if you have good surfing habits, updated hosts file to kill ad/shit servers outside of web browsers, and make use of on-demand virus scanning for your downloaded files. But don't use two antivirus scanners, or at least have both real-time scanning as they can come across each other's locked files or create a loop where they constantly quarantine each other's quarantined files.

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    Key to a good comp:

    Do not look at porn, adds 10 years to the life of your PC/laptop

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    Don't install antivirus. They will slow your pc more than any virus will. If you believe you're infected, hijackthis +online scanlog always did the job for me

    Quote Originally Posted by dejet View Post
    Key to a good comp:

    Do not look at porn, adds 10 years to the life of your PC/laptop
    Format?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kaylia View Post
    Don't install antivirus. They will slow your pc more than any virus will.
    That's not true at all. I use AVG Free and it uses less than 10MB of memory including the tray application which can be disabled. Schedule your scans to run while you're at work or asleep and don't be stupid.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dejet View Post
    Key to a good comp:

    Do not look at porn, adds 10 years to the life of your PC/laptop
    Man thats the only reason to own a PC.

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    Internet porn...

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    Only thing running 2 does I think is just sometimes they False positive

    Each other.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Baelorn View Post
    That's not true at all. I use AVG Free and it uses less than 10MB of memory including the tray application which can be disabled. Schedule your scans to run while you're at work or asleep and don't be stupid.
    With this logic, a virus that is only a few KB large wouldn't slow down your computer at all. It's not so much the ram, but the amount of operations it does every seconds that will end up lagging your pc.

    I know AVG is nowhere near as bad as Norton, and with a good PC, you probably wouldn't notice it, but processes add up quite fast. Just compare a freshly formated computer (not one with useless crap from restore CD), to an healthy pc with many process, and you will notice a good difference.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kaylia View Post
    With this logic, a virus that is only a few KB large wouldn't slow down your computer at all. It's not so much the ram, but the amount of operations it does every seconds that will end up lagging your pc.

    I know AVG is nowhere near as bad as Norton, and with a good PC, you probably wouldn't notice it, but processes add up quite fast. Just compare a freshly formated computer (not one with useless crap from restore CD), to an healthy pc with many process, and you will notice a good difference.
    On my machine i only notice it when it does a full system scan, other then that i'd rather lose a wee bit of speed and not have a virus then have a virus and have to format, or roll back an account or both.

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    It's quite hard to get a virus, unless you have unprotected porn, or installs crack.


    I'm not going to say AVG is useless or bad, it's pretty good, but don't think it doesnt slow down your pc because you don't notice any major lags.

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    Well from my experience @ work, the people that come in with viruses either have outdated/no protection, McAfee, or something free. I've been using Kaspersky Internet Security, Adblock Plus, and NoScript for past year and a half, and have only had viruses I put there myself knowingly.

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    I used to use AVG but a few months ago it started really bogging down my computer. I looked around online and other people complained of it being a resource hog so I switched to Avast and never looked back.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pikarya View Post
    Neither, but if I need to wipe some ass.

    Avira AntiVir Rescue System

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    Nuff said.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Merona View Post
    I've actually installed this on my netbook and PC and it works really well. I know, it's a laughable microsoft product but it gets the job done surprisingly well.

    If I had to pick between the two above, prolly AVG.
    Thanks for the heads up on this, I had thought they were going to charge for it like OneCare but it turns out they're giving it away.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kaylia View Post
    Don't install antivirus. They will slow your pc more than any virus will. If you believe you're infected, hijackthis +online scanlog always did the job for me


    Format?
    Except there are viruses out there coded specifically to uninstall, delete, or otherwise render inoperable, hijackthis software. I know because I tried to do this on my girlfriend's little sister's computer and it kept deleting it.

    Hijackthis is great for spyware or virus prevention but if you're already infected it might not get the job done, FYI. I *do* use it though.

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    I prefer Avira, but Avast is better among those two.

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    no option for none

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