Avast...

petermcleland · Post by **petermcleland** » 03 Nov 2006, 11:04

Saw this just now:-

http://www.avast.com/eng/press-announci ... -user.html

I've been using it for a while and am more and more impressed.

nigelb · Post by **nigelb** » 03 Nov 2006, 11:40

Yes Avast is a very impressive program, especially after using Norton's bloatware AV program!

hinch · Post by **hinch** » 03 Nov 2006, 13:07

nigelb wrote:especially after using Norton's bloatware AV program!

oh god yes! is this a rather dandy alternative then?

dswanson · Post by **dswanson** » 03 Nov 2006, 14:39

Hi,

I've also been using Avast for a couple of years now and find it very good indeed. Virus database updates are picked up almost every time I connect to the internet and it's very easy to use.

It runs in the background with no detectable performance impacts but I tend to do a manual all drives standard scan weekly with a "thorough" scan monthly. My two 80GB drives can be scanned on a "thorough" check in about two hours - that's every file checked against every potential virus.

jonesey2k · Post by **jonesey2k** » 03 Nov 2006, 17:15

Been using it a while now because its free and also doesnt pop up each time I load windows ect

nigelb · Post by **nigelb** » 03 Nov 2006, 17:16

hinch wrote:
oh god yes! is this a rather dandy alternative then?

That it certainly is! I kick myself everytime I remember that I paid for three years of Norton before I discovered Avast, which is free and, as pointed out, updates more often automatically and doesn't bring your computer to a crawl, or load it with dozens and dozens of files.

Just to be rid of the Norton nag to renew months before the subscription ends is reason enough to switch - for me anyway.

delticbob · Post by **delticbob** » 03 Nov 2006, 18:33

I'm a new convert to Avast, primarily because of comments made one here a couple of weeks ago. So i may be not 2,000,000 th user but certainly good for 1,800,000 th

Will agree with above comments. Runs well & I don't mind the occasional pop up telling me my anti-virus database has been updated, and yes its free too

Bob

hinch · Post by **hinch** » 03 Nov 2006, 19:30

so is this a firewall and anti-virus program like norton or just one of the two? i can't quite tell from the blurb on the site :think:

dswanson · Post by **dswanson** » 03 Nov 2006, 23:00

Bob,

As far as I know the free home version is only an antivirus

ianhind · Post by **ianhind** » 03 Nov 2006, 23:12

Look at CB's recommendations here:

http://cbfsim.org/cbfsimv5/cbfsbb/viewtopic.php?t=7732