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    Avast 6

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by KonstantinDK, Feb 28, 2011.

  1. KonstantinDK

    KonstantinDK Notebook Evangelist

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    KonstantinDK, Feb 28, 2011
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  2. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    interesting as my pro version runs out in 8 days. wonder how much better the pro will be from the free.
    it was only released yesterday so will take a while until a few people can try it out.
    must admit version 5 free was great but i upgraded so as to get the firewall.
     
    MrDJ, Feb 28, 2011
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    trvelbug Notebook Prophet

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    I have ot installed on my 4 year old ( or older, idr) 1.66 1gig ram , core duo inspiron .
    It seems really low on resources and doesnt seem to bog down the system. Scans seem v fast especially on my ancient hdd. Its got a new sandbox feature, that isolates unkown prgrams. Its installed on xp.
    So far seems like a keeper, if things tuen out ok i will use this on my sager 8150 sb laptop when it finally ships.
     
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    version 5 was taking upto an hour to do a full scan on a 320gb hd so hopefully this will be quicker. ill load next week and test it out on my clevo.
     
    MrDJ, Mar 1, 2011
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    trvelbug Notebook Prophet

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    Afaik avast has the fastest scanner,
     
    trvelbug, Mar 1, 2011
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    Jayayess1190 Waiting on Intel Cannonlake

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    I use it, is my AV of choice. Works great, scans are fast, and it uses a low amount of resources. And Avast does have fast scans, only the first one is slow, but all the ones after take only a few minutes.
     
    Jayayess1190, Mar 1, 2011
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    Just bought it today for 29€ it's at least twice as fast as Kaspersky, which I would never recommend to anyone. Avast! Sandbox rocks as well. Safezone is lovely too. I got the Internet Security edition :)

    You seriously will not be disappointed.
     
    Zeptinune, Mar 1, 2011
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