Ditched AVG 8 for AVAST, any hints or tips?

sherbie28

Hello,

After too many problems to mention I have ditched AVG in favour of AVAST. I've never used it before and wondered if anyone had any hints or tips/tweaks. One thing that does annoy me is the a ball spinning, can it be stopped? Also does anyone know how I set a schedule scan? Thanks

tradetime

Avast does not do shedueled scans
Try program settings > appearance and uncheck "animate when scanning" I know it spins when it feels like it, not just scan but that might stop it. Or simply do away with the icon all together. Or select "always hide" for the icon in Task bar properties.

Reluctant_spender

Have a look at this tutorial for Avast - http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial104.html

oldagetraveller

If the spinning ball annoys you just wait until a virus database is generated!
It honestly doesn't bother me being tucked away at the bottom of the screen and I don't find my eyes drawn to it at all.
But as already mentioned right click on the ball and untick the relevant boxes in appearance.

Ivan_Konstantinov

avast is a good prog compared to avg, why do you have to look in that corner? do you constantly watch the seconds on the clock changing?

malamute

Good move nothing but praise for Avast, AVG 8 was very demanding on system resource slowed my laptop down noticeably from previous version 7.

After a couple of days you will no longer notice the animated icons leave as is!.

Johnny12

I use ZoneAlarm which is pretty good. I used to use Avast it's ok but use zonealarm its really good

bainy

Avast free edition cant schedule scans, that option is only available with the professional edition.

imho

Avast you can have it set to scan when its on screen saver and you can click the Avast the icons and merge into 1.

tradetime

Johnny12 wrote: »

I use ZoneAlarm which is pretty good. I used to use Avast it's ok but use zonealarm its really good

Zone Alarm free is a firewall, the OP is looking for an AV, You have to pay for the privilege of ZA with antivirus, of which the AV bit belongs to Computer Associates.

Conor_3

sherbie28 wrote: »

Hello,

After too many problems to mention I have ditched AVG in favour of AVAST. I've never used it before and wondered if anyone had any hints or tips/tweaks.

Uninstall it and put NOD32 on. I couldn't believe how much it slowed my PCs down.