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    Best free antivirus

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by Pina Slicker, Feb 18, 2010.

  1. crayonyes

    crayonyes Custom Title! WooHoooo !!

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    I had that spikes too on XP (not 100% though) but never on my 7
    I also changed to avast5 on XP :p
     
    crayonyes, Feb 26, 2010
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  2. HTWingNut

    HTWingNut Potato

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    I had it in 7, but now am using Avast 5 as well and loving it.
     
    HTWingNut, Feb 26, 2010
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  3. Deks

    Deks Notebook Prophet

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    I never really had cpu spikes with MSSE ... in XP or Win7.
    If it's happening on some computers, it's possible because the program is relatively new.
    Hopefully MS will polish it up over the next few versions.
     
    Deks, Feb 27, 2010
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  4. crash

    crash NBR Assassin

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    If they're non-issues then why do you have to fix them? To me they're issues, and ones I don't have to deal with with MSE. In the end it comes down to personal preference (since they both score well in AV tests) and I prefer MSE.
     
    crash, Feb 27, 2010
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  5. Rodster

    Rodster Merica

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    While I like Avast 5 and the new updated UI is welcomed. It currently coexists with MSE at the moment on my system and I find it to be a little more resource and memory heavy than MSE. Both AV's are solid but I think MSE currently offers the best balance of the bunch.

    Just my .02 cents of course. ;)
     
    Rodster, Feb 28, 2010
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  6. coolguy

    coolguy Notebook Prophet

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    Actually Avast 5 uses less resources (RAM usage doesn't matter though) then MSE. You need to click on "show all processes" in task manager for the msmpeng.exe process (MSE realtime monitor) to show up.
     
    coolguy, Feb 28, 2010
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  7. efrain_lopez

    efrain_lopez Notebook Enthusiast

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    Has anybody else noticed that the computer shuts down faster after shifting from Panda to Avast 5?
     
    efrain_lopez, Mar 3, 2010
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  8. DarkSilver

    DarkSilver MSI Afterburner

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    Changing from AV/IS(Heavy) to Avast! 5 Home Edition(Light) will show a large performance impact. You will feel like released from hell of slowness. :D
    Avast! 5 seems to be lightest currently, followed by Avira, then MSSE.

    I like Light AV/IS, I don't want something to slowdown my System on every aspects(Start-up, shutdown, loading, blah blah). :(
     
    DarkSilver, Mar 3, 2010
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  9. TSE

    TSE Notebook Deity

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    I've been using Avira and it has been wonderful for me.
     
    TSE, Mar 3, 2010
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  10. theZoid

    theZoid Notebook Savant

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    I changed from MSE to Panda Cloud Anti-Virus as it's been getting some good press. Very light on resources.
     
    theZoid, Mar 9, 2010
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  11. jamessain

    jamessain Newbie

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    avast is a good anti-virus. I am using it from long time and there is no problem with it.
     
    jamessain, Mar 9, 2010
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  12. mahdi

    mahdi Notebook Enthusiast

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    In the past I've been using AVG and Avast, but not until I got MSE I was satisfied. Although free and from Microsoft, this little application saved my butt couple of times.
     
    mahdi, Mar 16, 2010
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  13. Aeris

    Aeris Otherworldly

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    I have used Avast! for 4 years and I am really happy with it, it has room for a lot of customization (even Scanner Mode's skins), it has excellent heuristics, detection rate, has a boot-scan tool, a spyware detection module, a LAN Scanning module, and pretty much analyzes anything on execution-time.

    Other than Avast!, from my point-of-view, Avira is a pretty good antivirus as well, and more user-friendly than Avast!
     
    Aeris, Mar 16, 2010
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