Topic 'Anti Virus Program? Tried Avast-Looking For Better Program' in forum 'Security' - dslreports.com http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23300669 en Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:09:24 EDT Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:09:24 EDT Re: Anti Virus Program? Tried Avast-Looking For Better Program http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23318279
The intended member knows I was referring to their FUD.
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Not really historic when you have a limited number effected and turned what was a software bug into a crusade of nonsense and FUD about drives being damaged which they were not.

I wasn't saying that my hard drive or anything physical was ruined, it was Windows itself that needed to be reinstalled. The program just messed it up that doing a restore didn't seem worthwhile. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23318262 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:15:24 EDT Re: Anti Virus Program? Tried Avast-Looking For Better Program http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23317851
»forum.kaspersky.com/index.php?s=···ic=14995
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As for the "historic" aspects of our thread on Kaspersky chkdsk problems, it cannot be disputed that our thread was the reason Kaspersky was forced to its knees and forced to admit what they had been doing. That makes our thread historic. We made a REAL DIFFERENCE with that thread. It empowered Kaspersky users and WE did it. NOT members of some other Security forum. Not even members of KAV's forums where it was being discussed but Kaspersky was ignoring it and denying and ignoring and denying. We, the members of this forum, exposed that mess and that makes the thread historic and should make every member here proud to belong to this forum.

Ironically, Avira paid versions evidently have a problem with chkdsk on Windows 7. Something in those versions is apparently causing chkdsk to mark the volume as dirty and to run at every boot. But I am confident that whatever is causing this that Avira will get to the bottom of it quickly. They have done the opposite of Kaspersky and are appealing to anyone having this problem to contact via PM and get a package to download to help test and isolate the problem so they can fix it.
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I agree that some users were effected by this but to treat it as anything more then a program glitch is ridiculous.

Anyone that uses computers should accept the fact that a program may perform improperly in which case they report the issue to the developer and either wait for a fix/patch or find something else.
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Not really historic when you have a limited number effected and turned what was a software bug into a crusade of nonsense and FUD about drives being damaged which they were not.

KAV, Norton, or Avast work fine.
Avira free has update issues for some.
Well, Grail Buddy, any Antivirus and/or security product that changes the basic function or modifies any fuction of the operating system, whether permanently or temporarilly, WITHOUT GIVING THE END USER ample warning BEFORE THE PRODUCT IS USED and/or PURCHASED, is a heap of horse dung to me...and it's morally, ethically, and maybe even legally wrong to me... Period..

That's why Norton disabling's of system restore without a pre-usage warning and the DRM issue makes it horse dung. and lord knows, I tried to forgive Norton a couple of times, even due to "RandyBell's" protests in the past...
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KAV, Norton, or Avast work fine.
Avira free has update issues for some.
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yes and yes
if you bothered to even look >.>
:uhh:]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23313751 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:12:02 EDT Re: Anti Virus Program? Tried Avast-Looking For Better Program http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23313537 said by Mele20:

said by evil_gusgus:

I went through this whole thread and no one has mentioned Kaspersky.
Maybe because of this historic thread:

»Kaspersky, You lost me at ISwift..
I had KAV 9 and loved it. I'd still be with them but KAV 10 came out and ruined my computer. I had to reformat to get things back the way they were. I am now looking for a new AV to replace KAV.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23313537 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:20:44 EDT Re: Anti Virus Program? Tried Avast-Looking For Better Program http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23313166 said by evil_gusgus:

I went through this whole thread and no one has mentioned Kaspersky.
Maybe because of this historic thread:

»Kaspersky, You lost me at ISwift..
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said by Surfinusa:

MSE would be perfect if they made it a complete all in one product like Comodo Internet Security.
"Comodo's" practices and detection ratings make me "cring"... I'd seriously think twice about using THAT product...
I haven't had any detection issues or virus issues.

Doesn't mean I don't have one but is any ant-virus perfect?

Besides that Comodo's firewall is what I am happy with for a free product it is stellar.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23310951 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:53:25 EDT Re: Anti Virus Program? Tried Avast-Looking For Better Program http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23310945 said by elios:

said by Surfinusa:

MSE would be perfect if they made it a complete all in one product like Comodo Internet Security.

The Software Firewall makes all the difference to me.

If MSE added firewall I would switch from Comodo.

Of course MSE would have to be easy on resources like Comodo.
you DO Know Vista and 7 both have incoming and outgoing firewalls to start with right?
Are you saying Vista & 7 can block software from running by blocking programs the way a software firewall can?

And block ports only for those specific programs with Plain old Windows firewall ??]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23310945 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:52:03 EDT Re: Anti Virus Program? Tried Avast-Looking For Better Program http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23309407 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23309407 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:38:31 EDT Re: Anti Virus Program? Tried Avast-Looking For Better Program http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23309173 said by Surfinusa:

MSE would be perfect if they made it a complete all in one product like Comodo Internet Security. "Comodo's" practices and detection ratings make me "cring"... I'd seriously think twice about using THAT product...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23309173 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:59:32 EDT Re: Anti Virus Program? Tried Avast-Looking For Better Program http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23308521 said by DownTheShore:

said by Michail:

For some reason I really like MSE. Hassle free and seems to work. I kind of forgot it was there until it caught something.
This is an example of how you know you've finally got the right AV on your particular system: you're happy with the interface, it catches the baddies, and you don't even notice it on your computer. :)

- The interface should be easy for you to use.

- The AV shouldn't cause conflicts with your other software.

- The updates should be frequent and should be unnoticeable, that is, everything else shouldn't slow down when the AV is updating.

- It should be able to scan your particular email program.

- Scans should be able to handle compressed files.

- It shouldn't be resource intensive.

I don't know how it works with the free AV's, but with my NAV/NIS programs, the background scans only run when the computer is idle, so there is no impact when I am using the computer.
not only can MSE scan zips and rars
but inside installers too so much win]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23308521 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:20:25 EDT Re: Anti Virus Program? Tried Avast-Looking For Better Program http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23308517 said by Surfinusa:

MSE would be perfect if they made it a complete all in one product like Comodo Internet Security.

The Software Firewall makes all the difference to me.

If MSE added firewall I would switch from Comodo.

Of course MSE would have to be easy on resources like Comodo.
you DO Know Vista and 7 both have incoming and outgoing firewalls to start with right?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23308517 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:17:45 EDT Re: Anti Virus Program? Tried Avast-Looking For Better Program http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23308078
Even now after a couple of decades, I don't have issues with a virus I didn't ask for, to solve a problem. Habits [Surfing] still account for 94% of the problem and the other 6% relate to poor email habits.

It is a little unnerving to go helta-skelta into a new OS, though and security.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23308078 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:18:26 EDT Re: Anti Virus Program? Tried Avast-Looking For Better Program http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23307964
Back in the Windows 98 days, I evaluated all available FREE antivirus programs. At the time I was using a paid version of a "Name Brand" antivirus program on my two computers. At the time, I had determined that if I ever decided to use a FREE antivirus program, avast! would be the one that I would use. I put my notes away and that was it for several years.

I did continue to evaluate avast! from time to time and even joined the avast! forum in December of 2003 to keep up with how avast! was doing.

I finally installed the 2005 version of that "Name Brand" antivirus programs on my two computers but began experiencing problems- not the complaints that most people experienced - bloat and bogging down their computers but warning messages like asking me to activate the program which I had done months earlier and also a message that the program did not have a repair feature and that I should uninstall the program and reinstall. A point of interest is that the uninstall program which this company has developed is probably one of the best things they have produced in recent years.

Finally, in late 2006 I received another message telling me to uninstall and reinstall the program. When I began the install process, I received a message saying that I had attempted too many installs and must somehow show proof that I had purchased the program. I had the proof but was so sick of problems with this software that I gave up and installed avast! on my THREE computers. As a side point, I had the 2006 versions of this software which I sold on the Internet for $1.00 US. I pity the persons who bought them.

I now have 5 computers- 4 desktops and one laptop and they all have avast! installed. The desktop that I use the most has avast! Professional installed. I really didn't have to buy the Pro version since I an a hobbyist but I like the added features and also wanted to say thanks to the folks in the Czech Republic.

Needless to say, I am extremely pleased with the results I have gotten from avast! and something very drastic would have to happen before I would ever change my mind.

I think that the friends to whom I have recommended avast! would agree with me.

Thank you avast!

P.S. They never even said thank you.
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A cheap router can do that.

A good software firewall is software specific, if you want to block software from running you can. It is all in the configuration of a Good Software Firewall.

Last I checked Windows XP or Vista or 7 has any of that other than a basic stealth port.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23307945 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:45:02 EDT Re: Anti Virus Program? Tried Avast-Looking For Better Program http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23307936 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23307936 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:40:53 EDT Re: Anti Virus Program? Tried Avast-Looking For Better Program http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23307838 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23307838 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:11:35 EDT Re: Anti Virus Program? Tried Avast-Looking For Better Program http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23307463 said by sded:

»forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=50582.0 is the latest beta.
Oh, swell :uhh: A Beta on top of MSE, yikes !
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Avast was buggy? What version 4.8 or the beta 5, saying avast was buggy doesn't tell us much and if you are looking for help we need more than just avast was buggy.
Never hear that Avast is 'buggy', looking at OP's AV carousel I assume he didn't like Avast (like he didn't like so many other AV's). :uhh:
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Avast looked good but was buggy. I did an install and uninstalled and cleaned the computer. Home looks like it is working now.
Avast was buggy? What version 4.8 or the beta 5, saying avast was buggy doesn't tell us much and if you are looking for help we need more than just avast was buggy.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23307196 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:14:39 EDT Re: Anti Virus Program? Tried Avast-Looking For Better Program http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23307161 Really wanted MSE, but as noted a lot of posts about MSE freezing my computer.

Thanks for all the reples.
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If it works for you, so be it. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23306974 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:08:32 EDT Re: Anti Virus Program? Tried Avast-Looking For Better Program http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23306770 said by jadinolf:

said by SLD:

Time to change your avatar.
Not yet. I have 4.8 Pro and free on my other computers.
Now it's working. I'll keep the Avatar. ;)
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IMHO, the best is Norton's Internet Security. I did use AVG and Comodo for 1 year and it was ok. That firewall takes some getting used to and you have to tweak it a bit. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23306754 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:02:01 EDT Re: Anti Virus Program? Tried Avast-Looking For Better Program http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23306051
»Microsoft Security Essentials Freezes Computer On Windows 7!

»How Can I find Out If Anti Virus Or Spyware Program Running?

»Windows 7-Media "Center" Not Responding?

»AVG Free vs Avast Free. Narrowing Down Best Anti Virus

»Windows 7-System Restore-Unspecified error occurred during..

»Anyone Using Zone Alarm Pro & Microsoft Security Essentials

»Have To Get Rid Of ZAP or MSE! Which? Best Firewall or AntiV

»Symantec Anti Virus Corp-Work with Windows 7?

»GLB4AE6.tmp-sonicWall AntiSpam DesktopInstllation-86%????
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14,341 DEADLY TERROR ATTACKS SINCE 9/11]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23306051 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:41:42 EDT Re: Anti Virus Program? Tried Avast-Looking For Better Program http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23306038 forums.comodo.com/empty-t47177.0.html help? ;)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23306038 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:38:30 EDT Re: Anti Virus Program? Tried Avast-Looking For Better Program http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23305935 said by Phylop:

...kinda surprised nobody has mentioned this yet! :-P
Nobody mentioned that program because especially today the DSLR visitors have the sincere intention to remain calm and nice. :D
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When you install it you can decide which features you want to use.

»personalfirewall.comodo.com/

...kinda surprised nobody has mentioned this yet! :-P]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23305896 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:06:12 EDT Re: Anti Virus Program? Tried Avast-Looking For Better Program http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23305870 said by Anav:

Why would you run both MSE and AVAST?

I have tried many and the one that provides the long term least hassle and decent performance has been AVAST. I fiddle and fart with lots of them on my puter, but AVAST is what I put on the rest of the house computers. MSE sounds like it may be very good also but there is a maturing cycle it probably needs to go through first.
Just felt like trying it, plus it's on my notebook, not my main machine. I don't see any issues tbh. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23305870 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:00:55 EDT Re: Anti Virus Program? Tried Avast-Looking For Better Program http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23305752 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23305752 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:22:45 EDT Re: Anti Virus Program? Tried Avast-Looking For Better Program http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23305726 --
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Then again Malwarebytes was doing the scan and you would think it would be first Nah - Your first thought was correct. Your resident AV program (MSE) is jumping in and checking things before the requesting application (Malwarebytes) gets a chance to see the data. If you think about it - that's the only safe way for MSE to protect you.

If you were to load Malwarebytes' resident protection, it would probably depend on the order in which they hooked themselves into the OS.
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23305723 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:14:52 EDT Re: Anti Virus Program? Tried Avast-Looking For Better Program http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23305542 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23305542 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:10:26 EDT Re: Anti Virus Program? Tried Avast-Looking For Better Program http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23305527
On my first system, I'm using G-Data and I think it was a mistake to buy it. If I try to play a video or audio such as one that is embedded in a web page the video/audio stutters. One of the reasons I thought I would get G-data was that it was ranked pretty high in reactive/proactive on that chart. But it comes at a price to interfere with the pc operation. When I remove G-Data security suite this stutter problem does not happen.

On my second PC I went CA security because there was no way that PC was going to happen with G-Data. But I see from the chat that software is 1/3 reactive/proactive of G-Data.

So I am stuck with both till my year is up. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23305527 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:00:01 EDT Re: Anti Virus Program? Tried Avast-Looking For Better Program http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23305487 said by Cheese:

said by siljaline:

You should *never* run more than one antivirus product that provides real time protection as they will conflict, causing performance issues, system instability, and may even cause protection to be compromised.
MSE should not be installed on a system that includes any other antivirus program.
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I am running Avast and MSE right now, no performance issue, instability....
Why would you run both MSE and AVAST?

I have tried many and the one that provides the long term least hassle and decent performance has been AVAST. I fiddle and fart with lots of them on my puter, but AVAST is what I put on the rest of the house computers. MSE sounds like it may be very good also but there is a maturing cycle it probably needs to go through first.
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LlamaWorks Equipment]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23305487 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:36:50 EDT Re: Anti Virus Program? Tried Avast-Looking For Better Program http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23305449 I am stumped. Would love to be able to use MSE!
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Love That SpongeBob! Great Forum]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23305449 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:13:44 EDT Re: Anti Virus Program? Tried Avast-Looking For Better Program http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23305410
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I would LOVE for MSE to have worked.

But on a Intel Pentium machine that I have with 1.80 GHz processor, and 1.0 GB of RAM, and with all unnecessary Windows services disabled, MSE still slowed my machine horribly.

MS says that 1.0 GB of RAM is the minimum requirement. Some folks have posted that MSE has worked for them with less.

But---seriously---does ANY other AV (or suite) specify such a high minimum for RAM ?!

Can anyone think of any?

Microsoft does not know how to make ANYTHING that's not bloated.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23305410 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:36:30 EDT Re: Anti Virus Program? Tried Avast-Looking For Better Program http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23305343
First, you may want to have a look at the following sites, as they have fantastic reviews of a multitude of anti-virus and other security software:

»www.virusbtn.com/index

»www.av-comparatives.org/index.php

Second: I have spent the last couple of months assessing various anti-virus packages on my own machine, after choosing several candidates based on the top performers in a number of the tests presented on those two sites.

After a couple of months, I had whittled the list down to (1) Nod32 v.4, (2) G-Data and (3) Avira AntiVir Premium.

(1) Nod32: I was a Nod32 user since version 1 and have always considered it a superior product. However, after 2.7 they have gone downhill, IMHO. It has become somewhat of a heavy resource user and very intrusive when it comes to internet-related activities. Is can cause various pauses in system operation and ultimately this becomes really tiring.

(2) G-data was quite good and is extremely fast in terms of scanning rates. However, I found it to be fairly intrusive as well and at times caught it using up to 348 MEGS of memory when it was performing background operations, which is unacceptable to me. Also, in comparison with Nod32 and Avira (~34 megs), the G-data program is a whopping 272 megs...for me, that sends up the red-flags as a sign of bloatware or inefficient software design.

(3) Avira AntiVir Premium: I have just finished my first week with Avira and I must say that I am pleasantly surprised. It seems to have a small footprint, and is very non-intrusive - so far. Scanning rates seem to be fairly quick. Setup was easy, but can be complex if you chose to tinker with the advanced options. Overall, my initial impression is that I have found a new anti-virus package with Avira. So, unless it begins to behave badly over the next couple of weeks, I am ditching trusty old Nod32 v 2.7 and moving over to Avira.

I hope this helps and, again, I really do encourage everybody to have a look at the two sites referenced above. They are a treasure-trove of information and data with regards to tens of anti-virus packages. You have to register with Virus Bulletin, but it is painless and well worth it in light of the data they provide.

JP]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23305343 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:14:49 EDT Re: Anti Virus Program? Tried Avast-Looking For Better Program http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23305325 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23305325 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:58:23 EDT Re: Anti Virus Program? Tried Avast-Looking For Better Program http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23305260 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23305260 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:11:35 EDT Re: Anti Virus Program? Tried Avast-Looking For Better Program http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23304776
(this PC was freshly reformatted about 1-2 weeks ago, so in Great shape--so maybe why it's working better now)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Anti-Virus-Program-Tried-AvastLooking-For-Better-Program-23304776 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:20:35 EDT