AVG Free edition

missile

I don't want to get into the which is better discussion but to answer your question.

Originally Posted by sidefx
I uninstallted AVG after reading this forum, and replaced it with Avast.

After reading this thread it would seem Avira is the favoured one now

Going by the number of downloads AVG is by far the favoured free option.

aliEnRIK

missile wrote: »

I don't want to get into the which is better discussion but to answer your question.
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Going by the number of downloads AVG is by far the favoured free option.

Thats because people know no better

missile

...... and for every expert there are two opinions. On one hand it could be .......

Inactive

aliEnRIK wrote: »

Thats because people know no better

I have used AVG without any problems for years Rik, horses for courses I guess.;)

alanwjones

I have also used AVG for years, untill recenly,I started having problems updating, A month ago I decided to try Avira, and so far its been great, I find that web searches load faster and when listening to internet radio I no longer have disconnections, So for now I'll stay with Avira, to solve the email problem, I use Mailwasher free, and only allow emails from people I know to be downloaded. Alan.

nesssie1702

Interesting, I use AVG, and have found that my PC is painfully slow to upload. I think I'll be deleting it and uploading Avira instead.

Thanks!

i8change

The free version of Avira is said to run off slower servers so the updates are meant to be a bit more problematic.
Perhaps the users could say how they have found it? I don't like waiting for AVG to update sometimes!

aliEnRIK

Inactive wrote: »

I have used AVG without any problems for years Rik, horses for courses I guess.;)

I used it for a while myself when "I" knew no better

Im not doubting your abilities or the way you have your computer set up Inactive.

What I AM saying is that the ONLY reason so many people have downloaded and used AVG over Avira or Avast is because they know no different. AVG to them is the only free one worth considering

aliEnRIK

Avira updates fine, uses less resources, scans quicker and is more capable at finding the newest nasties (trojans, viruses etc)
Ive tried all 3 of them so know what im talking about (and Panda and Kaspersky)
Ive dealt with a lot more (Mostly Norton and Mcafee which people buy a lot)

Baldur

i8change wrote: »

The free version of Avira is said to run off slower servers so the updates are meant to be a bit more problematic.
Perhaps the users could say how they have found it? I don't like waiting for AVG to update sometimes!

Can't say that I've noticed any update problems in the couple of years that I've had it installed - unlike previous experiences with AVG Free.