Anti-virus software - AVAST

kaiserphil


Joined: 14/12/2008
Posts: 1096

Message Posted:
17/01/2010 00:26

Anybody had experience of AVAST AV software?

If so, would you recommend it?

YeniTom


Joined: 29/12/2009
Posts: 198

Message Posted:
17/01/2010 01:17

The reviews have always been very good for this and it does have one of the highest detection rates but I have heard of people having trouble with some blocking . I ran it for a while but changed to AVG free edition.



Cnet downloads list their downloads ( not each companies) of anti virus as:



1. AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition... 1,802,599 downloads



2. Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus... 1,018,004 downloads



3. Avast Home Edition - Free Antivirus... 678,848 downloads



4. Avast Professional Edition... 102,079 downloads



5. Norton AntiVirus 2010... 51,555 downloads



You've got to remember that you get what you pay for. All of the free ones do what would be seen as the basic but they all differ in little ways and usually you end up running what you are happy with. It's personal choice.



The only one I would never run again is Norton. It takes over everything and seems to want to be the boss of my computer.



Tom

YeniTom


Joined: 29/12/2009
Posts: 198

Message Posted:
17/01/2010 01:21

Also....



You can check with your Internet Service Provider online. People like Virgin, BT have these progs downloadable and updateable through them.

kaiserphil


Joined: 14/12/2008
Posts: 1096

Message Posted:
17/01/2010 01:24

Tom, many thanks for your advice

Phil

flightholiday


Joined: 19/07/2007
Posts: 3217

Message Posted:
17/01/2010 01:33

Generaly good advice I would agree with and also try spybot search and destroy as a supplement to your AVG

kaiserphil


Joined: 14/12/2008
Posts: 1096

Message Posted:
17/01/2010 01:41

Thanks Tom, I used to run SpyBot. However, it failed to pick up a piece of spyware I know to exist on my laptop!

I have software that picks it up and deletes it whenever it emerges from a couple of hiding-places, but cannot dispose of it permanently.

YeniTom


Joined: 29/12/2009
Posts: 198

Message Posted:
17/01/2010 02:43

Yes, I found the same with Spybot.



A few people I know run Adaware and find it ok for spyware



have a look at this one. http://www.iobit.com/advancedwindowscareper.html

Ossie


Joined: 19/01/2008
Posts: 311

Message Posted:
17/01/2010 06:40

Which magazine recommend AVG Free Edition.

booitsme


Joined: 04/02/2009
Posts: 667

Message Posted:
17/01/2010 09:47

Used Avast for a while but then changed AVG on a friend's advice. I eally didn't get on with AVG so changed to Avira and have had no problems ever since. The only one I did have major problems with was Norton! My PC was running so slowly I took it in to be fixed and despite having the latest version Norton we had over 20 virus on the computer:-(

waddo


Joined: 29/11/2008
Posts: 1966

Message Posted:
17/01/2010 09:52

Have been using Avast for some long time now and had no problems. Tried AVG but was not happy with it.

TheScarlets



Joined: 14/04/2009
Posts: 877

Message Posted:
17/01/2010 10:12

Our company has had 9 computers running on Avast Professional for the past 14 months and have not experienced any problems after suffereing with Norton issues for years. Highly recommended

coolrob


Joined: 24/06/2008
Posts: 28

Message Posted:
17/01/2010 10:43

Have used Avast for the last four years no problems expeerienced, also use Zone Alarm as a firewall.

proger1



Joined: 18/04/2009
Posts: 2919

Message Posted:
17/01/2010 11:26

I used avast but have recently ended up with 2 virus's that got bast it. They were not malicious so there was no big issue but I decided to change to Cloud Panda on all my families computers and it is working great.



Paul

rowlo



Joined: 12/10/2008
Posts: 4796

Message Posted:
17/01/2010 13:08

avast no problems ,used it for 2 yrs now.

kaiserphil


Joined: 14/12/2008
Posts: 1096

Message Posted:
17/01/2010 13:27

Thanks for your advice everyone

Phil