amark
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94045 | Anti Virus Program? Tried Avast-Looking For Better Program
Looking for a the "best" anti virus program that works with Windows 7. Tried Avast and do not like. Besides AVG what is the safest and best anti virus program out there? Thanks.
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StraitShoot
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| Microsoft Security Essentials ...
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»www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/
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Surfinusa
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| MSE would be perfect if they made it a complete all in one product like Comodo Internet Security.
The Software Firewall makes all the difference to me.
If MSE added firewall I would switch from Comodo.
Of course MSE would have to be easy on resources like Comodo. |
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sded
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San Diego, CA | reply to amark
Have you tried Avast! 5? About to come out of beta, so already pretty mature, with quite a different look and feel than the 4.8 version. |
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ironwalker
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What didn't you like about avast?
The gui or the fact that the options and menu items are hard to find at first....one does get used to it, not the gui though....blah!  |
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siljaline
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You should *never* run more than one antivirus product that provides real time protection as they will conflict, causing performance issues, system instability, and may even cause protection to be compromised.
MSE should not be installed on a system that includes any other antivirus program.
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You can't get much better than Avira.
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Smokey Bear
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said by amark  :Looking for a the "best" anti virus program that works with Windows 7. Tried Avast and do not like. Besides AVG what is the safest and best anti virus program out there? Thanks. Again and again and again and again: the "best" don't exist. 
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MarkAW
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| said by Smokey Bear :said by amark :Looking for a the "best" anti virus program that works with Windows 7. Tried Avast and do not like. Besides AVG what is the safest and best anti virus program out there? Thanks. Again and again and again and again: the "best" don't exist. Totally agree no such thing as the best, it all depends on your taste and what you think is the best.
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Mannus
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I run AVG Free 9 and Threatfire together and have no problems whatsoever. |
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jadinolf
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Just installed it. Wish it updated automatically.
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jadinolf
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said by sded :Have you tried Avast! 5? About to come out of beta, so already pretty mature, with quite a different look and feel than the 4.8 version. Ed, I have V5 beta on two computers and no matter what I do i cannot send email.
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DataDoc
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said by jadinolf :Just installed it. Wish it updated automatically. It does, check the options and set the time of day to scan and have it update just before it scans.
I'm not at a pc with it, or I'd be more precise.
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i1me2ao
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TEXAS | reply to amark
just started using rising antivirus and it seems decent.. |
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DownTheShore
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There is no "best", there's only what works well for YOU on YOUR computer. It's a matter of trial-and-error that you have to go through to find what works best for you. We can only tell you what works well for US.
In all the topics you've started about AV's, you've gotten a cross-section of the top AV's that people here use. You've just got to work your way through them and find what you like. It's a pain in the butt to do, especially if the software doesn't remove cleanly the first time, and it takes time, but once you find one that works for you, you're golden. 
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jadinolf
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said by DataDoc :said by jadinolf :Just installed it. Wish it updated automatically. It does, check the options and set the time of day to scan and have it update just before it scans. I'm not at a pc with it, or I'd be more precise. No, that's fine DataDoc. Thanks
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i1me2ao
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could not have said it better. |
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sded
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I have Avast! 5.0.221 on 2 Vista computers with no scanning issues for POP3 or IMAP4. What client are you using? Have seen some reports of gmail issues with the Thunderbird 3 beta, but no problems with TB 2.0.23 that I am using. Also liked MSE, but prefer the Avast! 5 features plus controllability and vendor support.  |
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tvtek
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I also say try MSE......It couldn't hurt and its free.
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SLD
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join:2002-04-17 | reply to amark
I just switched from AVG to Avast a couple months ago. i think I saw you as we were passing |
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