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AVG vs. Avast
  1. #1


    Spikeb17 Guest

    AVG vs. Avast

    I have an AMD Turion 64 bit HP with vista. I am seeing people recommend both
    AVG Free Edition and Avast. Which one would work best for me?




    AVG or Avast?

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  2. #2


    Wayne L Guest

    RE: AVG vs. Avast

    Hi, Not many people like AVG. Everyone seems to like Avast. When I had AVG I
    got viruses to the point that I thought it was the cause. Avast catches them.
    Wayne
    --
    Wayne L


    "Spikeb17" wrote:

    > I have an AMD Turion 64 bit HP with vista. I am seeing people recommend both
    > AVG Free Edition and Avast. Which one would work best for me?
    >
    >
    > AVG or Avast?


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  3. #3


    Ken Blake, MVP Guest

    Re: AVG vs. Avast

    On Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:07:01 -0700, Spikeb17
    <Spikeb17@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

    > I have an AMD Turion 64 bit HP with vista. I am seeing people recommend both
    > AVG Free Edition and Avast. Which one would work best for me?



    There's no clear answer. Both are good, and there are fans of both
    programs. Personally I prefer Avast, but others feel the other way
    around.

    They are both free. I recommend that you try them both (one at a time)
    and decide for yourself). Most important, neither choice will be
    disastrous.

    --
    Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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  4. #4


    Rock Guest

    Re: AVG vs. Avast

    "Spikeb17" <Spikeb17@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
    >I have an AMD Turion 64 bit HP with vista. I am seeing people recommend
    >both
    > AVG Free Edition and Avast. Which one would work best for me?
    >
    > AVG or Avast?



    Try them both to see what you like. You can have more than one AV program
    installed, just only have one set to do active (on access) scanning. For
    paid versions there is NOD32 and Kaspersky, both of which are excellent.

    Personally in 32 bit Vista Ultimate I have been using Avast (free) with no
    issues.

    --
    Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]


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  5. #5


    mikeyhsd Guest

    Re: AVG vs. Avast

    recently switched from Avast back to AVG when they produced a FREE 64 bit version.
    system is dramatically more responsive.
    screens POP up with no delay.
    even WM comes up on screen immediately instead of the delay suffered using avast.

    am HAPPY with the change.



    mikeyhsd@comcast.net



    "Spikeb17" <Spikeb17@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message newsB766695-82BD-431F-9F74-68C476BA7CCB@microsoft.com...
    I have an AMD Turion 64 bit HP with vista. I am seeing people recommend both
    AVG Free Edition and Avast. Which one would work best for me?


    AVG or Avast?

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  6. #6


    Mac Guest

    Re: AVG vs. Avast

    Personal taste. I used AVG for a few years then tried Avast! which I still
    use as my preference.

    "Spikeb17" <Spikeb17@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    newsB766695-82BD-431F-9F74-68C476BA7CCB@microsoft.com...
    >I have an AMD Turion 64 bit HP with vista. I am seeing people recommend
    >both
    > AVG Free Edition and Avast. Which one would work best for me?
    >
    >
    > AVG or Avast?



      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  7. #7


    Paul Smith Guest

    Re: AVG vs. Avast

    "Spikeb17" <Spikeb17@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    newsB766695-82BD-431F-9F74-68C476BA7CCB@microsoft.com...
    >I have an AMD Turion 64 bit HP with vista. I am seeing people recommend
    >both
    > AVG Free Edition and Avast. Which one would work best for me?


    > AVG or Avast?


    Avast drove me up the wall, with its annoying spinning icon and much more
    frequent pop ups.

    --
    Paul Smith,
    Yeovil, UK.
    Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
    http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/
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