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    anti-virus question

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by kitrak, Mar 23, 2009.

  1. kitrak

    kitrak Notebook Consultant

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    today i uninstalled norton internet security 2006 as the trial period was over and installed avg free version.
    my question is the avg as good as norton in protecting against threats? or is avg better than norton?
     
    kitrak, Mar 23, 2009
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  2. nemt

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    AVG seems to have a real fly by night unprofessional feel to it, regardless of how well it protects. I prefer avast.
     
    nemt, Mar 23, 2009
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    AVG is better then Norton, but I recommend Avast as I have used both and I found Avast to be better.
     
    FoxTrot1337, Mar 23, 2009
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  4. Jayayess1190

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    Avast or Avira is better than AVG.
     
    Jayayess1190, Mar 23, 2009
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  5. Dragunov-21

    Dragunov-21 Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm gonna throw out ESET NOD32 as better than all of the above, though it's not free, so it depends on your priorities.

    Avast is very good though.
     
    Dragunov-21, Mar 23, 2009
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  6. coolguy

    coolguy Notebook Prophet

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    coolguy, Mar 23, 2009
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    decaPODA Notebook Evangelist

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    another vote for Avast.. its good.. it works..n its free..
     
    decaPODA, Mar 23, 2009
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  8. jackluo923

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    Depending on which norton version and family you're talking about. Previous version of Norton Internet Security and Antivirus seems pretty bloated, but the newest bersion is pretty good.

    Symantec Norton Antivirus Corporate is better than avast and avg.
     
    jackluo923, Mar 24, 2009
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  9. randdy

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    AVG is better than the Norton .

    but i always used Avira or avast.

    so you can use what you like use the latest version.
     
    randdy, Mar 24, 2009
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  10. Avilan

    Avilan Notebook Guru

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    AVG is better than Norton (you have heard this before, right? ;) )...
    On the one machine we ran it though it did not update as it should. It was set for autoupdate and it claimed it did, but it didn't. Every evening I did a manual search for updates and "re-discovered" everything it claimed to have updated. Done manually, the updates "stuck", but it made us uninstall it.

    Right now we are running COMODO's free Internet security package on all 3 machines. I know people say the AV is not as good (yet, they have a very large and healthy community and is working very hard on it) but it did indeed catch viruses that AVG 8.x did not catch, plus spyware etc hiding deep in our system restores...
     
    Avilan, Mar 24, 2009
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  11. TeeJay 44

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    Both Avast and Avira are great.

    Depends on what you expect from an AV.

    Cheers
     
    TeeJay 44, Mar 24, 2009
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  12. zfactor

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    i would not use avg over nortons. i really dont like avg and imo its much more bloated then norton 2009 is by far.
     
    zfactor, Mar 24, 2009
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