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Post by evergreen on Mar 23, 2009 17:57:16 GMT
I have read from recent posts that a number of you reckon that AVAST is a much better bet than AVG. Being on cable I myself use Virgin PC Guard and SuperAntiSpyware with which I am content, but over the past year or so I have put AVG on several of my friends PCs. One of them has just contacted me to say that he is having difficulty downloading AVG 8.5 and this prompts me to tell him to change to AVAST.
Like a number of these freebies there are a several websites that offer the downloads and I am wondering which is the best. I think I have used 'vnunet.com' before but would welcome advice.
Also, am I right in assuming that he can uninstall AVG in Control Panel - Programmes?[/font][/color][/size][/font]
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Post by elvisuk on Mar 23, 2009 20:20:27 GMT
H! Evergreen, ;D
I did use AVG but changed as V.8 started to give a lot of problems.
"Also, am I right in assuming that he can uninstall AVG in Control Panel - Programmes?"Yes ;D
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Post by evergreen on Mar 23, 2009 23:16:05 GMT
Many thanks Elvis.[/size][/font]
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Post by mikkh on Mar 23, 2009 23:36:27 GMT
PCguard is ok as regards protection, but it's too greedy and doubles (or even triples) the boot up time on most PC's
Do an experiment for me. Turn on your PC and start counting. You shouldn't reach much more than 20 on a reasonably modern PC, but I can pretty much guarantee yours will be a lot more
I'm talking to usable level, not when the first glimpse of Windows appears - when the hard drive has stopped going like a spinning top and the busy cursor isn't anymore. I literally used to make a cup of tea before mine loaded fully, which is why I ditched it pronto
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Post by evergreen on Mar 24, 2009 9:48:34 GMT
Now that's very interesting Mikkh, because I know from previous posts that you are a Virgin cable user. I've done the experiment and you're quite right of course about slow boot of PC Guard 'cos my PC took 80 secs to become "usable". However, this does not bother me too much because I start my PC after breakfast and shut-down when I go to bed (use Standby of course). But, does PC Guard slow down a computer generally?
Now that you have ditched PC Guard what programmes do you use for security? Elvis answered one of my questions, but if you rate AVAST, as I think you do, is 'vnunet.com' a suitable website from which to down-load it?
You, and Elvis, are of a group of prolific contributors to CIT whose posts I read with interest![/size][/font][/color][/size][/font][/color][/size][/font]
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Post by moralterror on Mar 24, 2009 9:57:55 GMT
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Post by mikkh on Mar 24, 2009 11:24:11 GMT
Yes, I do think it slows you down generally too, which I could forgive if I thought it offered superior protection.
I don't think it does that either, because I visit enough people with virus problems that are either running PC guard or AVG to know that neither is above average protection.
Mind you I also believe that no protection is entirely adequate, especially for the habitual file sharers who like playing with fire and do get burnt. Most people who swear by xxxx antivirus are usually PC/web savvy folk who take sensible precautions and it's actually their own common sense that is protecting them more.
... and yes vnunet.com is a well respected safe site. The direct link posted above is obviously fine too, but I would assume it could be slow being directly from them.
In Windows I do use Avast myself, but I stick to Linux as much as possible mostly
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Post by evergreen on Mar 24, 2009 14:15:12 GMT
Thanks again 'mikkh' for your further advice. I should have realised your liking for 'Linux'; I've seen the Logo often enough on your posts!
And thank you too 'moralterror' (the mind boggles at your pseudonym!!) for the link.[/font][/color][/size][/font]
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Post by elvisuk on Mar 24, 2009 14:29:02 GMT
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Post by evergreen on Mar 24, 2009 20:46:39 GMT
Thanks Elvis. I did discover from previous posts that there is not much to choose between 'Avira' and 'Avast' and I've just downloaded the latter so I think I will stick with that!
Hi Mikkh. Having looked in Help to see about a scheduled scan I find this is not possible in the freebie. So am I right in thinking that I just have to remember to activate a scan periodically?[/font][/color][/size][/font]
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Post by mikkh on Mar 24, 2009 21:18:09 GMT
Well it has resident protection, so there's no real need to do any scheduled scans because it's protecting you all the time.
The only time I would do a full scan is when first using it, to make sure you haven't already got something a previous scanner missed and once every month or so, just to keep your mind at rest
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Post by evergreen on Mar 24, 2009 22:43:03 GMT
That's just what I wanted to know. I did do a thorough scan when I installed the software which seemed to work OK but I was a bit puzzled that when I brought up the menu on the Simple User Interface, the three commands grouped as 'Status Information' 'Last Scan Results' and 'View Scan Results' were greyed out.
I suppose that if it had found something nasty it would have told me, but do you think I have gone wrong somewhere?
Sorry to be a bore with all these questions![/size][/font]
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Post by ken on Mar 25, 2009 5:25:09 GMT
I don't think they light up if the first scan doesn't find anything. It will update itself when you boot up and tell you its done it, so you will know that its working alright. As long as theres a ball showing by the clock its working. In fact on first installing, you should have 2 balls there. Right click on one of them and select Merge from the menu and only one will show.
KC
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Post by evergreen on Mar 25, 2009 15:32:13 GMT
Thanks KC (you're another of the "prolific contributors" to CIT I referred to in my first post). I have the balls (you'll be glad to know!!) 'CLICK' only one ball now (ouch!).[/size][/font]
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Post by ken on Mar 26, 2009 9:48:04 GMT
Your welcome.
Never thought of myself as prolific, more geriatric.
KC
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Post by elvisuk on Mar 26, 2009 11:19:23 GMT
Prolific 1. producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree. 2. producing in large quantities or with great frequency; highly productive: a prolific writer. 3. profusely productive or fruitful (often fol. by in or of): a bequest prolific of litigations. 4. characterized by abundant production: a prolific year for tomatoes.  |
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Post by evergreen on Mar 26, 2009 13:48:44 GMT
I think the CIT members I referred to as 'prolific' qualify under category 2. of your selection Elvis. I actually meant the adjective to be more flattering than that. Shows that one should pre-assess the meaning of words one uses!
If you are geriatric Ken I wonder what that makes me. I guess we are both young at heart though![/font][/color][/size][/font]
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Post by elvisuk on Mar 26, 2009 14:58:34 GMT
H! Evergreen, ;D Yes i was just joking  i think KC and the rest know that, ;D i find it funny wot ;D comes up when i put something like "Prolific" into Google ;D |
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Post by evergreen on Mar 26, 2009 17:55:59 GMT
You're so right Elvis. Ain't Google wonderful?[/font][/color][/size][/font]
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i think KC and the rest know that, ;D i find it funny wot ;D comes up when i put something like "Prolific" into Google ;D
