Sentinel
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join:2001-02-07
Florida
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|  Avast - Count me in!
Well count me in as yet another person that has dropped NAV for Avast. Sad too because I have been using NAV/NU since 1995. NSW 2003 was the last version I bought. NAV 2004 and its activation was the last straw.
Norton has been adding more crap and using more resources and getting more and more invasive and I just could not deal with it anymore. It's tentacles were spreading like a cancer all over my machine and I saw no way to stop it.
Avast has a pro version I can pay for and put on my machine and a free version I can put on all my other machines without more licenses and taking over my machine.
Sorry Norton. I was a very loyal customer and I tried to hang on as long as I could but you never got better. You only got worse.  |
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Keizer
I'M Your Huckleberry
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join:2003-01-20
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February 2nd, @01:41PM
| Glad to hear it Sentinel! I told you that you would like it. Make sure you check out their support forum if you have any questions!
Keizer
»www.avast.com/forum/
By the way, if you still want to use some of the Norton utilities, you can do a custom install of Norton. For example, just install windoc and diskdoc, then send their icons to your desktop, and they will go right to the utility without going through the main GUI.
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BrettStarr
Premium
join:2003-11-07
Las Vegas, NV
| reply to Sentinel
said by Sentinel  :
Sorry Norton. I was a very loyal customer and I tried to hang on as long as I could but you never got better. You only got worse.
I spoke to Norton and he said:
"I have been very busy lately down here in the sewer. I will try to fix my anti-virus thingy when I get home. Sorry for the inconvenience. Your pal, Norton."
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WLiley
Woodman
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join:2000-12-01
Grand Blanc, MI
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where were you when I got blasted on this forum for my support of Avast? I used to use it (changed NOT because I didn't like it) and still recommend it to anyone.
But the lambasting I got, nearly drove me away from BBR altogether.
The wife's' subscription to NAV expires next month. Norton will lose another one at that time.
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Keizer
I'M Your Huckleberry
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join:2003-01-20
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February 2nd, @03:16PM
| said by WLiley :
where were you when I got blasted on this forum for my support of Avast? I used to use it (changed NOT because I didn't like it) and still recommend it to anyone.
But the lambasting I got, nearly drove me away from BBR altogether.
The wife's' subscription to NAV expires next month. Norton will lose another one at that time.
Why would you get blasted for supporting Avast? Was that before or after this current Norton trouble? I could see someone getting blasted for not using an AV at all, but if someone is trying to protect their system,even with a weaker AV, at least they are trying.
Keizer
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sivran
God Save The Suite
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Arlington, TX
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February 2nd, @03:23PM
| reply to Sentinel
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Avast has a pro version I can pay for and put on my machine and a free version I can put on all my other machines without more licenses
Wouldn't it be a great marketing ploy if an AV company, knowing some (maybe a quite a few) home customers buy one copy and install it on all their machines, specifically allowed such in their EULA? We've heard of site-licensing and enterprise-licensing, where the heck is house-licensing for the average geek? 
As long as the price was competitive, I'd probably buy that company's software. Er, well, maybe not if it were McAfee. |
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StraitShoot
Who Loves Ya Baby? - Theo Kojak
Premium
join:2003-02-08
Clinton, MA
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February 2nd, @03:39PM
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Samantha! Another Norton Customer Just Switched Av's! |
said by sivran :
Wouldn't it be a great marketing ploy if an AV company, knowing some (maybe a quite a few) home customers buy one copy and install it on all their machines, specifically allowed such in their EULA? We've heard of site-licensing and enterprise-licensing, where the heck is house-licensing for the average geek?
As long as the price was competitive, I'd probably buy that company's software. Er, well, maybe not if it were McAfee.
I tried Avast! and I found it to be a great AV.. However, it's overall detection is great, but not what I would call outstanding, according to reviews and others I converse with. Still, it's a very good AV!Being in possession of a free copy of McAfee, after rebates and discounts, that's what I'm using on the laptop LOL.. Besides, McAfee's detecion, along with KAV, is really in the 1 or 2 position, IMHO...
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JimIT
join:2003-06-25
Fort Worth, TX
| reply to sivran
said by sivran :
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Avast has a pro version I can pay for and put on my machine and a free version I can put on all my other machines without more licenses
Wouldn't it be a great marketing ploy if an AV company, knowing some (maybe a quite a few) home customers buy one copy and install it on all their machines, specifically allowed such in their EULA? We've heard of site-licensing and enterprise-licensing, where the heck is house-licensing for the average geek?
As long as the price was competitive, I'd probably buy that company's software. Er, well, maybe not if it were McAfee.
Here's a couple.
F-Prot for Windows--$29.00, 5 home computers allowed. Works out to 6 bucks a machine.
Defender Pro--(KAV Lite rebadge) $9.92 at Wal-Mart. "Unlimited" home computers. |
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NS4683
join:2000-08-25
South Amboy, NJ
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I was a long time NAV user but I hated how I had to renew my subscription every year. On my laptop I am using AntiVir and on my desktop I'm using Avast. I love Avast's user interface, the low amount of resources it uses and the fact that it's free. It works great and I haven't had any problems yet! |
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dp
Premium,MVM
join:2000-12-08
Greensburg, PA
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| reply to WLiley
said by WLiley :
where were you when I got blasted on this forum for my support of Avast? I used to use it (changed NOT because I didn't like it) and still recommend it to anyone.
But the lambasting I got, nearly drove me away from BBR altogether.
The wife's' subscription to NAV expires next month. Norton will lose another one at that time.
For one, I'm sorry to hear that you were blasted for using and supporting Avast. I don't recall seeing the posts but for all the negatives you may have received, I'm sure those that were critical do not speak for the majority of users.
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Stooges Fan
Amalgamated Morons Association
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Stoogeville
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said by Sentinel :
Norton has been adding more crap and using more resources and getting more and more invasive and I just could not deal with it anymore. It's tentacles were spreading like a cancer all over my machine and I saw no way to stop it.
Sorry Norton. I was a very loyal customer and I tried to hang on as long as I could but you never got better. You only got worse.
Well said. The only difference for me is I switched to NOD32
R.I.P. Symantec 
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Keizer
I'M Your Huckleberry
Premium,MVM
join:2003-01-20
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said by StraitShoot :
I tried Avast! and I found it to be a great AV.. However, it's overall detection is great, but not what I would call outstanding, according to reviews and others I converse with. Still, it's a very good AV!
In the Avast support forum, I have read threads where people un-installed Norton, so they could then install Avast. After the install, Avast found a virus that Norton overlooked. Might have been a fluke though, you never know!
Keizer |
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StraitShoot
Who Loves Ya Baby? - Theo Kojak
Premium
join:2003-02-08
Clinton, MA | Well, it may have been a false positive, or it may have been something in the system restore folder, or it may have been a true detection... Who knows?
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Inernetjunky
join:2003-11-07
USA
| reply to Sentinel
Has anyone used/using or trialed/trialing Avast Pro? I ran the trial version, it was only for one day, the GUI seemed a little user unfriendly. A little complicated to set up scheduled scans. Of course it could just be me.  Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking the product. I just might give it another try. |
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richtig
Music Is Emotion
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join:2003-02-19
Australia
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I just looked at Wliley's posts for the last 180 days (a long time in virus history!) and I can not find a posting about Avast! Lambast about Avast? When?
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Keizer
I'M Your Huckleberry
Premium,MVM
join:2003-01-20
| reply to Inernetjunky
said by Inernetjunky :
Has anyone used/using or trialed/trialing Avast Pro? I ran the trial version, it was only for one day, the GUI seemed a little user unfriendly. A little complicated to set up scheduled scans. Of course it could just be me. Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking the product. I just might give it another try.
I haven't tried the pro version, but found the free home version a great combo of user friendly screens, and enough left over for the user to configure it to their liking.
Keizer |
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WLiley
Woodman
Premium
join:2000-12-01
Grand Blanc, MI
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| reply to dp
FWIW, the person that criticized me/it the hardest, is strangely silent in this thread. Oh well.
I stayed and I'm glad to see the positive comments about Avast.
It works fine IMO.
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Keizer
I'M Your Huckleberry
Premium,MVM
join:2003-01-20
| said by WLiley :
FWIW, the person that criticized me/it the hardest, is strangely silent in this thread. Oh well.
I stayed and I'm glad to see the positive comments about Avast.
It works fine IMO.
Well I am curious as to what this person had to say about Avast. Can you link to a thread or two?
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WLiley
Woodman
Premium
join:2000-12-01
Grand Blanc, MI
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| I was remarking about (what I considered) the more frequent updates Avast offered compared to some of the bigger named apps. I still hold to that belief.
I'm responsible for a pc that a newb friend uses and I sleep soundly every night with them running Avast. 
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Vampirefo
Premium,MVM
join:2000-12-11
Huntington, WV
·Comcast
| said by WLiley :
I was remarking about (what I considered) the more frequent updates Avast offered compared to some of the bigger named apps. I still hold to that belief.
I'm responsible for a pc that a newb friend uses and I sleep soundly every night with them running Avast.
If it was updates then it was Me, and I still believe KAV gives more frequent updates about every 3 hours than any AV.
McAfee daily.
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