[HitAnyKey]

I've noticed that a lot of people here seem to like AVG. And I'm curious what you all think is so great about it that makes it beat out all the rest?

Someone posted in a reply to my thread about this topic the following link:
http://www.suggestafix.com/index.php...T&f=16&t=11185

He puts AVG at the very bottom of the list of AV software, and I was wondering what all you AVG proponents have as a response to this?

[Safe]

You left out kaspersky. SO I just voted for second best (mcafee)

[eddie5659]

Safe

I use AVP, and its great

eddie

[Safe]

Originally Posted by eddie5659

Safe

I use AVP, and its great

eddie

Why is AVG so great? All I know, is that Kaspersky offers the best protection against viruses etc Even experts agree according to quite few reviews that ive read, kaspersky updates their virus definitions about 10 or more times per DAY...

*EDIT* lol... I thought you just made a typo, AVP is Kaspersky right? anyway, the rest is still valid for AVG *EDIT*

I was just reading a review on AVG... Here are the highlights... This was more than enough to make me reach the conclusion that this is a vastly inferior virus protection program:-

Pros - AVG Antivirus:

* Better than to be expected from a free antivirus program
* DOS scanner included
* But only an option for those with absolutely no money

Cons - AVG Antivirus:

* Comes only with a basic (automated) interface without the possibility to adjust any settings
* Doesn't check for double infected files
* Some users have had freezes and other major stability issues on Windows 2000 and XP
* Slows down your computer considerably
* Inserts ads in your email messages.
* You need to use DOS commands for some advanced operations.
* Log file displays limited info
* You can't see anything in systray, so you don't know if it's running or not

Major flaws - AVG Antivirus:

* Terrible virus detection rate
* Doesn't update their virus definition files very often (monthly intervals, should be twice a week)
* Deletes infected files without warning. This is especially bad if the file didn't contain a virus after all (a false positive).
* Very low on scripts, backdoors and trojans.

Email clients supported - AVG Antivirus:

* MS Outlook
* MS Outlook Express 5.x and higher
* Qualcomm Eudora
* MS Exchange

[southernlady]

Another MAJOR flaw with AVG FREE is that it doesn't TELL you WHICH virus you have just that it HEALED it, yeah, right NOT! How can you heal something if you do NOT know what it was. Mine resided in my BOOT file and so every time I did a D@MNED system restore I reinfected myself. Liz

[Gigs]

hmm... AVP/Kaspersky eh... so AVP and Kaspersky are one in the same then?

and what makes this AVP so great?

[Conrad747]

We have to take note of our resources before we say a program is a resource hog. I have a McAfee in our 1.2 GHz, 256 ram computer and no noticeable speed problem. But when I downloaded free trial of the same A/V on my 64 ram, it really slowed down my computer, drastically. Try reading some forums or articles about A/V's to help yu make your decision.

[rancid]

AntiVir http://computercops.biz/forum88.html

[Safe]

Originally Posted by Gigs

hmm... AVP/Kaspersky eh... so AVP and Kaspersky are one in the same then?

and what makes this AVP so great?

Heres a summery of kaspersky, from the same site that said how bad AVG was:-

Pros - Kaspersky Antivirus:

* Currently has the best detection record of all antivirus programs
* Easy to install, works right out of the box
* Daily updates ensures full protection at all times (edit updates about 10 times a day!!! edit)
* Small program, uses only 11 MB disk space, requires minimal resources
* Scans all types of archives, not only ZIP-files
* Supports all types of media: disk, floppy, cd, network drives etc
* Runs as system service on Windows NT/2000/XP.
* DOS scanner included
* Very good user manual (250 pages) included
* Phone and email support included for free

Cons - Kaspersky Antivirus:

* Interface could have been better

Major flaws - Kaspersky Antivirus:

* None

Email clients supported - Kaspersky Antivirus:

* MS Outlook
* MS Outlook Express
* MS Exchange

Supports the following email database formats:

* MS Outlook
* MS Outlook Express
* MS Exchange
* Eudora
* MS Mail
* Pegasus Mail
* Netscape Mail
* JSMail
* MIME

[xplodinghead]

What big companies always do is have at least four different major AV programs in their networks because each one will be able to find SOMETHING that none of the others can.
However, if you only have enough $ for one I'd recommend Norton, I've always found it overall the best taking into account both detection rate and intuitive GUI.
Though there are programs that have better aspects individually. As Safe already said, Kapersky has a better detection rate, and McAffee probably has the best GUI of all of them (But the detection rate sucks @$$, so I wouldn't recommend it.)
Once again it brings me back to Norton being the most well rounded. But if complicated GUIs are nothing to you, go with Safe's recommendation.

[Bearboat]

I've been using PC-Cillin by Trend Micro for years now, been through a couple of version upgrades and have never had a virus slip thorugh. I haven't had any problems with upgrades to scan engines or virus patterns and it is pretty simple to use. At present I am using PC-Cillin Internet Security(latest version) and I am happy with it.

[cheese]

The AVG review is old. There much better at updting and stuff now. But its a must for people who dont wanna spend money on an AV.

[Safe]

Actually, Norton is really bad... I wouldnt sacrifice detection over a better GUI... Besides the kaspersky gui is still very nice, just not as goos as norton... I used to have norton installed on my system, then replaced it for kaspersky, and kaspersky detected 6 viruses that norton (fully updates) didnt. One virus was a variation of the welchia virus, another was a trojan keylogger, and a few others that I cant remember the names of... Seriously. INVEST is a capable virus scanner like kaspersky or one of the AV programs that use kasperskys databases eg F-Secure... Antivirus programs are not something you should try to make a saving on, they are very important programs...

[HitAnyKey]

Originally Posted by Safe

You left out kaspersky. SO I just voted for second best (mcafee)

This is the first that I've even heard the name 'kapersky' ever mentioned before. How long has it been around and can someone post a link with information about it and other such details?
I havn't even seen it mentioned in any other threads anywhere on this forum.
Just trying to find some details that might give enough information no why this might be a better one to use than the others which are more well-known.

[Gigs]

Originally Posted by xplodinghead

What big companies always do is have at least four different major AV programs in their networks because each one will be able to find SOMETHING that none of the others can.
However, if you only have enough $ for one I'd recommend Norton, I've always found it overall the best taking into account both detection rate and intuitive GUI.
Though there are programs that have better aspects individually. As Safe already said, Kapersky has a better detection rate, and McAffee probably has the best GUI of all of them (But the detection rate sucks @$$, so I wouldn't recommend it.)
Once again it brings me back to Norton being the most well rounded. But if complicated GUIs are nothing to you, go with Safe's recommendation.

very interesting... so say i decided to continue using Norton, but get AVP along with it... will they interfere with each other?... i assume AVP has a realtime auto-protect that is similar to Norton's auto-protect...