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What is the real difference between AVG and Avast?
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<blockquote data-quote="ForgottenSeer 100397" data-source="post: 1039586"><p>I gave the most recent stable versions of Avast Free and AVG Free a try. They both provide the same fundamental protection. I set up File, Behavior, and Firewall.</p><p></p><p>Avast caused me a problem, but AVG didn't.</p><p>Avast File Shield caught the PUP sample from the AMTSO website. I kept trying to restart the broken download with my download manager. The Avast FS kept impeding the PUP sample download a few times, then the Avast BS identified the download manager as a risk and deleted it. I could replicate the behavior.</p><p></p><p>Blocking outgoing connections to "avastui" (Avast) and "AVGUI" (AVG) is still an effective way to stop Avast and AVG upgrades and other ads.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ForgottenSeer 100397, post: 1039586"] I gave the most recent stable versions of Avast Free and AVG Free a try. They both provide the same fundamental protection. I set up File, Behavior, and Firewall. Avast caused me a problem, but AVG didn't. Avast File Shield caught the PUP sample from the AMTSO website. I kept trying to restart the broken download with my download manager. The Avast FS kept impeding the PUP sample download a few times, then the Avast BS identified the download manager as a risk and deleted it. I could replicate the behavior. Blocking outgoing connections to "avastui" (Avast) and "AVGUI" (AVG) is still an effective way to stop Avast and AVG upgrades and other ads. [/QUOTE]
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