AVG or Avast? - Saxperience

Elliott · 28th September 2008, 20:18

Which do you have, and prefer?

Chr15 · 28th September 2008, 20:32

Ive got both. Avast did a pre-load up scan and removed the Vundo Trojan I had. AVG still seems to pick it up though, although the pop ups have stopped and my auto updates are back too (the vundo disabled them). Oh and avast updates itself all the time, just dont have the sound on or a voice tells you 'Virus protection has been updated'. Pretty scary at 1 in the morning with no light on!

Noddy · 29th September 2008, 01:52

I've used both and I currently use avast 4 across the home network. AVG had a couple of issuse with self updating but apart from that the protection was pretty much the same.... not had any virus issues with either

neilandhisvtr · 29th September 2008, 08:53

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Originally Posted by Chris261287

Ive got both. Avast did a pre-load up scan and removed the Vundo Trojan I had. AVG still seems to pick it up though, although the pop ups have stopped and my auto updates are back too (the vundo disabled them). Oh and avast updates itself all the time, just dont have the sound on or a voice tells you 'Virus protection has been updated'. Pretty scary at 1 in the morning with no light on!

youve got both on the same PC? what a complete waste of time and resources if so..

avast seems less resource hungry compared to AVG tho, plus AVG has let stuff through on me in the past (yes it was up to date)

Chr15 · 29th September 2008, 09:10

Yeah I know. I keep meaning to remove AVG. Stuff it, I'll do it now.

Scott^p · 29th September 2008, 09:33

I use AVG, never had any bother with it but i have never used avast

Ste-88 · 29th September 2008, 12:15

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Originally Posted by Scott

I use AVG, never had any bother with it but i have never used avast

^^ Same, although I have used Avast in the past (no I wasn't intentionaly rhyming

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djrem · 29th September 2008, 13:04

I used Avast for years.

Switched to AVG after a virus got through.
AVG is buggy as shit.

Forever starting scans and takes alot of process memory up.

I cant really recommened Avast! because it doesnt protect as well as AVG.

Im now on Macafee.
Sometimes paying is the only solution, said the hooker.

Karl · 29th September 2008, 13:05

AVG > Avast imo.

Mystic^p · 29th September 2008, 13:21

Have always sworn by AVG although avast is making a hell of alot of progress in the past year or 2.

Updated to the new AVG not so long ago and im not keen on it much, heavier on resources, fills my google search with daft logos and goes ape if you try to open a keygen etc.

Its not pissed me off enough to change yet but its definitely heading in that direction

Craddock · 29th September 2008, 13:57

I used AVG

neilandhisvtr · 29th September 2008, 15:26

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Originally Posted by djrem

Im now on Macafee.
Sometimes paying is the only solution, said the hooker.

argh no, mcafee the resource hog.

paying is not always better..

djrem · 30th September 2008, 12:15

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Originally Posted by neilandhisvtr

argh no, mcafee the resource hog.

paying is not always better..

Its running fine.
AVG slaps shit everywhere.
AVast scares the shit out of me when it updates as my system goes through a PA system.

VIRUS DATABASE IS UPDATED MO FO!

james2oo8 · 30th September 2008, 12:20

i got avg

i installed avast one upon a time and its a bitch to use lol

neilandhisvtr · 30th September 2008, 12:51

um you can disable the sounds in avast, its in the settings box funnily enough..

grantlowery · 30th September 2008, 14:09

you can disable them...but it totally put me off the programme as a whole when i heard them lol.

theecho · 30th September 2008, 14:12

they are the past, the future is NOD!

titchster · 30th September 2008, 16:04

Used to use AVG, and had to keep reinstalling Windows, cause shit kept breaking. Got Avast! this time, seems good so far, picked up on a virus and alerted me, which AVG never did. I used to love AVG, but Avast! has come along now.