App Review AVG vs AVIRA Detection test

[safe1st]

 

[Crystal_Lake_Camper]

nice to see that AVG on default settings did better than avira thnx for this small test!

 

[Piteko21]

this only proves that AVG is getting better and better. Even be able to get better detecting that Avira engine.
Yesterday I did a test with avg, and just missed an adware with very low detection rate

 

[safe1st]

nice to see that AVG on default settings did better than avira thnx for this small test!

Yea. But I dont like that AVG threats removal took so long tho...
thank you for watching

 

[Crystal_Lake_Camper]

yes AVG is improving a lot ( exept for the product stability : the need to rewrite the code so it is a more stable product ) detection wise ( a.i. intelligence and crowd cloud module ) the strive to be on top of the security product market.

 

[Deleted Member 333v73x]

Avira is still a good solution but I do agree AVG is improving and certainly a good choice. I hate their AVG SecureSearch and their extension they are such a pain to be removed and could be classed as adware

 

[safe1st]

I'd really hope AVG getting better and better in future

 

[frogboy]

AVG has become a lot better lately, even i am using it on my war machine. AVG IS 2016.

 

[Rishi]

Good to see AVG progress so much, it's certainly refreshing, that cloud seems to be working just fine

 

[Kate_L]

AVG gets better and better. I notice that people complain about slow removal, that's because it uses advance removal (it's very effective).

 

[Kantry123]

AVG maybe getting better but its a huge PRIVACY risk as it SELLS personal INFO...It clearly states in PRIVACY Statements...
Those who've less privacy concern can Adapt it ,otherwise Ditch it...

regards

 

[Crystal_Lake_Camper]

AVG maybe getting better but its a huge PRIVACY risk as it SELLS personal INFO...It clearly states in PRIVACY Statements...
Those who've less privacy concern can Adapt it ,otherwise Ditch it...

regards

AVG is not the only one who does this , they are transparent about as it is stated on their homepage , furthermore there are seurity vendors who do things more sneaky than this . it also allows AVG to gather info of various users , to improve their cloud module / a.i intelligence. now you can only opt out in their paid products , in the future the free products will also get this treatment!

 

[Kuttz]

@safe1st If possible please consider doing a detection test with the new Sophos Home free anti virus. From my limited experience Sophos Home is a solid, quality anti virus with no non sense advertisement pop-ups every now and then, their privacy terms seems much better than most free anti virus softwares available now. Sophos home free feels more or less like using a paid anti virus software than a free anti virus.

 

[Sana]

Avira just doesn't like me anymore, had a hard time installing it and running it.

 

[Kuttz]

@Sana what happened with your Avira experience ?

 

[Sana]

@kuttan I think it didn't get installed properly and was a pain to undo. Then when I had it up and running it just needed to much attention and I didn't feel I had much control over it.

If there is an infection, don't just clean and popping up stuff. Give me options, that's where I like AVG... I can control what to do with the infected file on detection.

Although it (Avira) feels more lighter to run, and I've used it a few years back and loved it.

 

[safe1st]

@safe1st If possible please consider doing a detection test with the new Sophos Home free anti virus. From my limited experience Sophos Home is a solid, quality anti virus with no non sense advertisement pop-ups every now and then, their privacy terms seems much better than most free anti virus softwares available now. Sophos home free feels more or less like using a paid anti virus software than a free anti virus.

Sure will do next time

 

[jamescv7]

Avira Protection Cloud sometimes runs in passive which though rely instead on traditional techniques. Meanwhile AVG as an edge due to their ID protection however lots of processes that can consume unequal resources.

 

[safe1st]

Avira Protection Cloud sometimes runs in passive which though rely instead on traditional techniques. Meanwhile AVG as an edge due to their ID protection however lots of processes that can consume unequal resources.

Just hope AVG improve that.. Quicker threats removal

 

[Rishi]

Yes there is always scope for improvement , corporates spend millions in R&D for a reason.Besides, the user behind the computer and the usage habits matters a lot for an AV to provide a good baseline protection.All comes down to personal preference.