I have heard from some people that McAfee isn't any good. I always thought that it was the best. Previously, I got a free CD of Norton 2001, and it was OK. When I upgraded to McAfee, the scans took a long time (talking 48 hours for a 13.3Gig 7200RPM).
Myself, I do not really like Norton. I have always disliked that scanner. I have heard quite a few good (and bad) things about AVG:
Bad Review:
I downloaded AVG because of the new approach to virus detection. It appeared that the installation went well until I followed the last instruction to "reboot" the system. The computer froze solid during startup and I could not get it past the block to load windows to see what went wrong. I could not get to the Program file to find the uninstall for AVG.....Crash! Boom! AVG offered no support and has not answered any emails. It was necessary to use a Win Boot disk to access Safe Mode where I was able to uninstall AVG. I also found that AVG modified the registry, but did not return it to it's previous state when uninstalled. Luckily, a Registry restore put it back to working order. It may be free.....but not worth the trouble it can cause. Find someone with a copy of Inoculate PE....IPE is one great program with no bugs, no hazzle and does what it supposed to do..Find, identify and remove a virus. It also uses heuristic analysis to detect an unknown virus in addition to those in the tables. AVG has its'good points if your installation goes ok. My install did not, and AVG offered no explanation for what happened.
Do any of you have AVG? Has this happened to you?
Good Review:
knew I did not like theirs. So each time after trying another one I always went back to AVG. Just last Sept I went out and bought Nortons Security System. Hated it. Cost me 70 bucks for to figure out that it is not person friend and ran my performance level low. Maybe it's just me. But I like being apart of my updates knowing what I get and how often I get it. I configure it to look for updates everyday. If it don't then I do. Fine with me. The one thing I do not care for is the Web site and how the it's set up. The directions are not clear on how to remove a viruse. The support on this is a slow way to go.I would like to see a how to's page added. AVG did how ever find my Sircam when Norotons could not. I to had a backdoor trojan that it found that nortons did not. How do I know this? Its simple when AVG found it I removed my AVG and sent in Nortons,updated it and thenran it nothing. I like how AVG sits in Outlook. I was talking to what I feel is a good PC buff. I was told that they (AVG and others like them)plant viruses in their programs to get you to buy the upgrades or the best program. If that is true then I would have found more viruses. I truely feel this program is simple enough for any person who don't know what they are doing can run it and actually understand what it takes and learn how to maintain their pc in viruse control. I have had many of my friends download it and they love it to. Please I just would love for them to update the viruse deffinitions in the run Avg area. When I up date I woul like to see it in that area. It also is friendly with my firewall.
I have an idea about using AVG AND McAfee. Is this a bad idea, or might it protect me from some virusses that McAfee misses?
Please post back with any thoughts.
Any input would be appreciated
-Mark
P.S. Is AVG compatible with XP?
*All above reviews are from cNET
