[Laurie52]

My Norton 2006 will run out in 15 days and want to replace it. This was a three month trial package installed in my new Dell 530 when I ordered it.

Been looking at AVG 7.5 Free or Avast as free anti virus programs until I can buy either Kaspersky or Bitdefender for fuller protection. I realize AVG and AVAST do not have separate firewalls like Norton does. Something I would miss but was Just tired of Norton's resource hogging that slowed down my new PC to think of renewing it.

But which free one would be better?

This computer is a huge business investment for me after using less than decent computers in the past. Since I also do more than "occasional" gaming (and act as a PC gaming website admin), this one will have to last me for several years if possible.

Dell Inspiron 530
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2ghz
320 HD gig
1 gig RAM
512 Nvidia 8300GS video card

My ordered my computer with WinXP SP2 instead of VISTA

Although I have IE7, my browser of choice is FireFox. RARELY use the IE7.

Ad Aware 2007 is my anti spyware program (used LavaSoft for years) I use my local ISP provider's McAfee "Postini" to filter my email for any virus/spam. WildBlue satellite has just become available to me. But still use dialup occasionally.

[CrazyComputerMan]

Originally Posted by Laurie52

My Norton 2006 will run out in 15 days and want to replace it. This was a three month trial package installed in my new Dell 530 when I ordered it.

Been looking at AVG 7.5 Free or Avast as free anti virus programs until I can buy either Kaspersky or Bitdefender for fuller protection. I realize AVG and AVAST do not have separate firewalls like Norton does. Something I would miss but was Just tired of Norton's resource hogging that slowed down my new PC to think of renewing it.

But which free one would be better?

This computer is a huge business investment for me after using less than decent computers in the past. Since I also do more than "occasional" gaming (and act as a PC gaming website admin), this one will have to last me for several years if possible.

Dell Inspiron 530
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2ghz
320 HD gig
1 gig RAM
512 Nvidia 8300GS video card

My ordered my computer with WinXP SP2 instead of VISTA

Although I have IE7, my browser of choice is FireFox. RARELY use the IE7.

Ad Aware 2007 is my anti spyware program (used LavaSoft for years) I use my local ISP provider's McAfee "Postini" to filter my email for any virus/spam. WildBlue satellite has just become available to me. But still use dialup occasionally.

I have Avast! and i love it... Blocks you from downloading a virus file. AVG doesn't do that.

[sup2a]

avast for sure, much better detection and overall better program (my opinion)

[MysticEyes]

Well seeing as you want to game get another GB of RAM while it's cheap. AVG or Avast are basically the same as far as protection. Choose the one that plays nice with your system. I would also get one of the Norton clean tools to totally uninstall it when you replace it.

I also run a-squared Free now and then.

http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/

As far as firewalls I currently use Comodo 2.4 (held off on ver. 3), it seems to work well and passes all the major leak tests.

http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/

[CrazyComputerMan]

Originally Posted by MysticEyes

Well seeing as you want to game get another GB of RAM while it's cheap. AVG or Avast are basically the same as far as protection. Choose the one that plays nice with your system. I would also get one of the Norton clean tools to totally uninstall it when you replace it.

I also run a-squared Free now and then.

http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/

As far as firewalls I currently use Comodo 2.4 (held off on ver. 3), it seems to work well and passes all the major leak tests.

http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/

Norton Removal Tool link

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...05033108162039

And i use Comodo Firewall...

[guitar]

i've been using avg for 10 years no probs

[CrazyComputerMan]

Originally Posted by guitar

i've been using avg for 10 years no probs

So do you manage the AVG pop-up update and automatically scan... That's the reason i didnt like it.

[guitar]

i make it scan at 4am and i update as soon as i go online i also use firefox portable in sandboxie this has worked well as in testing i went to malware/virus sites only once did something screw firefox but as it was sandboxed i just delete the sandbox reopen firefox in sandboxie as if nothing happened by the way adblock plus addon for firefox and windows defender plus spybot works well with all my comps

[j-mcallister]

i use avast myself, very gd program and i would recommend it to anyone

[IMP49]

I have used both, toss a coin.

[sup2a]

yea thats one of the main reasons i dont like AVG the auto stuff can supposedly be stopped but i have tried everything, i much prefer AVAST!, ive noticed (mostly novice) people saying AVG is great! i ahvnt had a problem since it has been installed, but then i run programs on their computer and they are heavily infected, i suppose AVG didn't pick up a thing... and thats just one case...

[AV1611]

Avast by far. It has a higher detection rate

[avengeda7x]

Avast in (in my opinion) the best free av out there, with its incomming and outgoing email scanner, real time protection and more thourough scanning than avg, user-friendly interface, and the abotion of downloading connection if a virus is detected.
been using it for years without a hitch.

*God, reading over that i sound like a freaking Avast representetive*

[Gizzy]

between the two avast or avg I would go with avast the detection is better it has shields you can turn on or off and I heard they'll be putting heuristics in v5 so I'm assuming the detection in avast will only go up.

[DarklykraD]

between the two avast or avg I would go with avast the detection is better it has shields you can turn on or off and I heard they'll be putting heuristics in v5 so I'm assuming the detection in avast will only go up.

im use both of them on my vista(piracy lol)with avg and xp with avast


and i have few problem on avg
how to disable avg shield? how to disable automatic updates?
and i got problem when downloading updates for avg (waste my time)


and AVAST work fine on my XP updating, stopping shield, manual update.....