i thought that since these two leading free AV's have released new versions, i'd start a thread where people give their inputs on whether there really is any improvement or not.![]()
i know there's a thread for avast!4.8 but we could kinda compare these two new versions here.
i'm testing avast rite now.. will also test avg8.0 in a couple of days..
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The new AVG seems to be on the buggy side when the web scanner is enabled. Some have reported disabling the browser plugins for safe search helps.
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hmm.. like i said i'll be testing it out soon..
as for avast... there's definitely improvement!.. not soo much of a resource hog now.. but on-demand scanning is still horribly slow! -
well avg8.0 has a trial version of the 'anti-virus'.. so ya thats wat i'll be testing first.. then the security suite.. but they dont have a free version of 8.0.. its kinda wierd that they give the new version for buying customers.. and not as a free software.. wouldn't it make more sense to do it the other way around?
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ya definitely makes more sense now... also can't wait for avira 8.0 to come out
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Using AVG 8.0 right now. Definitely takes some getting used to, as settings are in different places than 7.5, and there are a slew of new features such as Anti-Rootkit Scanner, Web Shield and Link Scanner.
The updater seems slower in general, but the program opens faster than it did on 7.5 (which was getting quite lethargic with age).
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Yeah, you are probably right. I'd be better just uninstalling it, since it would be redundant anyway...........
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hmm... avast web shield seems to b slowing my internet browsing.. has any1 experienced this..?? wid nod32 i had absolutely no problems!
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actually i'm trying avg8.0 now.. and other than the gui i see no improvement at all!!!!
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If you decide to download a virus it'll stop you and tell you it quarantined it. Then let you carry on.
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.. nod32 all way baby..!!
although cant wait to giv the new avira a try..
AVG 8.0 and Avast! 4.8
Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by arjunned, Mar 31, 2008.