malbky said:
Because the thread is still usefull and other people may still give their opinion about it, it is not because some members are out of limit, that the whole thread is bad., this is my opinion, im not a mod
Avast 7 free vs AVG 2012 free
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Because the thread is still usefull and other people may still give their opinion about it, it is not because some members are out of limit, that the whole thread is bad., this is my opinion, im not a mod
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i agree with you.malwarekiller,if you like avast then its good for you,i like it too although i use comodo internet security suite,but i tried avg 2012 and what i can say is that its really good,so if you don't like a software just don't say anything about it,because you don't really have proof of what you are talking as avg is really good,even better than avast in my opinion only advantage avast has over avg is the sandbox,i was a avast fanboy too before i start using comodo,but you should learn that every software improves with time and you should try them not judge them because you use an old version..malbky said:
And what about avast cloud services??
AVG doesnt quickly remove threats and takes a long long time and what about u guys blaming avast on matt's removal video....fakeAV will just block the AV out....even virus master AVG :lol: will be knocked out
so i go to avast! much much better than AVG as what AV-comp says here http://chart.av-comparatives.org/chart2.php
....Case closed
AVG doesnt quickly remove threats and takes a long long time and what about u guys blaming avast on matt's removal video....fakeAV will just block the AV out....even virus master AVG :lol: will be knocked out
so i go to avast! much much better than AVG as what AV-comp says here http://chart.av-comparatives.org/chart2.php
....Case closed
malbky said:
Well i guess i am No magician...So just cozz the MS Fixit did something its not my mistake go and blame Microsoft...I have been on trend community and so far i have had a lot of win and just had a couple of losses i guess...But i am ever learning
Agree,Mod's please close this thread its getting bloated
There are so many variables when it comes to choosing a product to secure your system with. Mostly it depends on how you use your system though.
I tried a study, utilizing my two teenage nephews, it worked rather well, as both of them, will surf, uncaringly on the internet. I would place a product on their main machine and turn them loose for a week, then run scans to see how the product stood up to their "surfing" habits. Many did not pass the test. Avast just happened to be one, that let many "trojans" onto the system through this trial. So with choosing, as a few mentioned earlier, it would be wise, to test these products for yourself, with your "habits" to conclude which would work best for you.
I tried a study, utilizing my two teenage nephews, it worked rather well, as both of them, will surf, uncaringly on the internet. I would place a product on their main machine and turn them loose for a week, then run scans to see how the product stood up to their "surfing" habits. Many did not pass the test. Avast just happened to be one, that let many "trojans" onto the system through this trial. So with choosing, as a few mentioned earlier, it would be wise, to test these products for yourself, with your "habits" to conclude which would work best for you.
malwarekiller said:malbky said:
Well i guess i am No magician...So just cozz the MS Fixit did something its not my mistake go and blame Microsoft...I have been on trend community and so far i have had a lot of win and just had a couple of losses i guess...But i am ever learning
Agree,Mod's please close this thread its getting bloated
Malwarekiller your OT scripts already corrupted my .net and for the fixit of MS to run it needs .net so the fixit is not at fault and I had made it clear. I agree with umbra that the thread is usefull.
Exactly as I said. All products are good in their own rights. Yes to an extent we can recommend users to switch to a better product but we should not force anything. Malwarekillers was not a Avast user over a long period nor an AVG user. If i would buy an internet security I think Avg is better but the free version of Avast has more features than AVG free. Anyways each product may work better for you so just try for yourself but theres no harm in asking advice to narrow your choices. I just use these tests and reviews to narrow my choices and many a times I have used a product and found that it works contradictory to that stated in the review.thewolfsmith72 said:
So TRY BEFORE YOU BUY
An old sage said one day : " don't put fire on something if you can't stand the smoke"
Personally i am a tweaker and supporter of the "preventing is better than removing" way, i love products with lot of tweaking options, it is why i always get back to CIS even if some products seems to have better detection or removal capacities. Once a tweak CIS as my wish i can say that very few products may compete with it, that is CIS true power.
I tested Avast free/IS before, sure it has nice detection, nice GUI, cool features but it is too user-friendly for me. I was bored with it after a week.
Everybody has different tastes and approaches to a product, so it is why i don't care at all about test labs results since they mostly use the default setting of the products they test.
For me testing a product is pushing it to its limit, then you can start talking efficiency with me.
Thanks
Personally i am a tweaker and supporter of the "preventing is better than removing" way, i love products with lot of tweaking options, it is why i always get back to CIS even if some products seems to have better detection or removal capacities. Once a tweak CIS as my wish i can say that very few products may compete with it, that is CIS true power.
I tested Avast free/IS before, sure it has nice detection, nice GUI, cool features but it is too user-friendly for me. I was bored with it after a week.
Everybody has different tastes and approaches to a product, so it is why i don't care at all about test labs results since they mostly use the default setting of the products they test.
For me testing a product is pushing it to its limit, then you can start talking efficiency with me.
Thanks
A vs B don't usually get closed, and I'm currently undecided, because both are decent Free AVs, especially the latest versions.
Earth said:
Just close it please...I dont want this thread to become a place where people can post useless tosh :dodgy:
and why didnt the reviewer move the behav shield to ask when all of us know that it does nothing on auto decide...
Also u could have performed a full scan with avast...And many were the same piece of adware kraddare that should be counted as 1 and not multiple of them
I really like the new Avast Account feature in Avast 7, I have Avast Free set-up and running across all our home computers. All I need to do is log-in online and see the status of the 4 devices.
Edit: Added screenshot.
Edit: Added screenshot.
Well, at least one independent testing organization thinks otherwise:
http://www.westcoastlabs.com/realTimeTesting/article/?articleID=1
BTW 3 weeks ago, they started using Avast 7 (and as you can see, there's some measurable upside).
http://www.westcoastlabs.com/realTimeTesting/article/?articleID=1
BTW 3 weeks ago, they started using Avast 7 (and as you can see, there's some measurable upside).
How long the debates go the truth is avast is far better then avg in means of security as well as user friendly
RE: Avast 7 free vs AVG 2012 free
i really dont understand the point of this war room and other type of community reviews...as each AV gets better..it really doesnt matter on these reviews..
test was done with 132 malwares...where here on our malware hub we have things with 1000 pieces of malware and avast did beat some of the AV's in that way...and what the hell! i can tell u most of the samples in these malware collections dont contain real malware...many are false positives..so if any AV detects them its not to be counted at all..i do understand the urge of getting a standard AV...but these war rooms and community reviews make no sense from my point of view...as there are uncountable pieces of malware out there on the internet...
Prevention is always better than cure...avast can do more for u on prevention and no AV can remove everything...especially when it counters complex malware like rootkits...and how can u say those installers in these review are malwares...I have accumlated a chunk of 150MB of undetected malwares missed by avast from these malware collections and sent them to their lab and look at the reply i got...look at screenshot
Ad most of the users will go out buy a new computer,buy a antivirus and try to protect themselves...thats it what will happen..u need to be a good defender...removers are always there eg: combofix,MBAM,HMP etc etc
these tests get more and more problematic and avast labs are very particular no innocent samples will be in database unless proved as malicious as per their analysis...and how u garuntee all the malware in the pack work..u never know many may be very old..
So the conclusion: these reviews and war rooms achieve very less...it depends from system to system...if Kaspersky works for my friend and he stays clean with it i will leave him with it...Btw! but no AV is 100% u need to have layered protection to be 100% secure...remember:
Antivirus=75 to 85% protection
firewall,HIPS etc- 25 to 15 % of major unknown and new malware protection
So if u are basing conclusions on these reviews u will be changing your AV every week twice!!!! I have cleaned a lot of computers...and almost all AV's are bypassed on infected system...there is no AV that doesnt miss something
And a reply to blackhole comment,if u think AVG is best...then u will need to run AVG alone for a month or more and u will get infected as even legit sites are hijacked...so no need to blow your trumpet and show disregard for other AV's...u know nothing is best...nothing can be judged on small samples..no nothing..I am finished!
i really dont understand the point of this war room and other type of community reviews...as each AV gets better..it really doesnt matter on these reviews..
test was done with 132 malwares...where here on our malware hub we have things with 1000 pieces of malware and avast did beat some of the AV's in that way...and what the hell! i can tell u most of the samples in these malware collections dont contain real malware...many are false positives..so if any AV detects them its not to be counted at all..i do understand the urge of getting a standard AV...but these war rooms and community reviews make no sense from my point of view...as there are uncountable pieces of malware out there on the internet...
Prevention is always better than cure...avast can do more for u on prevention and no AV can remove everything...especially when it counters complex malware like rootkits...and how can u say those installers in these review are malwares...I have accumlated a chunk of 150MB of undetected malwares missed by avast from these malware collections and sent them to their lab and look at the reply i got...look at screenshot
Ad most of the users will go out buy a new computer,buy a antivirus and try to protect themselves...thats it what will happen..u need to be a good defender...removers are always there eg: combofix,MBAM,HMP etc etc
these tests get more and more problematic and avast labs are very particular no innocent samples will be in database unless proved as malicious as per their analysis...and how u garuntee all the malware in the pack work..u never know many may be very old..
So the conclusion: these reviews and war rooms achieve very less...it depends from system to system...if Kaspersky works for my friend and he stays clean with it i will leave him with it...Btw! but no AV is 100% u need to have layered protection to be 100% secure...remember:
Antivirus=75 to 85% protection
firewall,HIPS etc- 25 to 15 % of major unknown and new malware protection
So if u are basing conclusions on these reviews u will be changing your AV every week twice!!!! I have cleaned a lot of computers...and almost all AV's are bypassed on infected system...there is no AV that doesnt miss something
And a reply to blackhole comment,if u think AVG is best...then u will need to run AVG alone for a month or more and u will get infected as even legit sites are hijacked...so no need to blow your trumpet and show disregard for other AV's...u know nothing is best...nothing can be judged on small samples..no nothing..I am finished!
RE: Avast 7 free vs AVG 2012 free
In no way are you forced to take part in discussion in the War Room, it's there for:
The Virus Exchange/Malware Hub, doesn't guarantee that all samples are malware, but do contain dangerous files that may harm your system, and you are recommended to leave if you have no clue to what you're doing there.
It's also intended for Malware Research purposes, if they user is interested in that field, so finding False Positives would be part of that.
I hope I made sense and the information is accurate, if not the other Staff can correct me. Thanks
Though I have noticed are a few topics regarding Avast and a certain point trying to be thrown across.
In no way are you forced to take part in discussion in the War Room, it's there for:
The Virus Exchange/Malware Hub, doesn't guarantee that all samples are malware, but do contain dangerous files that may harm your system, and you are recommended to leave if you have no clue to what you're doing there.
It's also intended for Malware Research purposes, if they user is interested in that field, so finding False Positives would be part of that.
I hope I made sense and the information is accurate, if not the other Staff can correct me. Thanks
RE: Avast 7 free vs AVG 2012 free
What about us non-AV users? Will we get infected? I've only had little experience using computers since Windows XP, 8 years max., and before that I only used Paint.
malwarekiller said:
What about us non-AV users? Will we get infected? I've only had little experience using computers since Windows XP, 8 years max., and before that I only used Paint.
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