Removing AVG and installing Avast!
So from what I've been hearing from you guys, Avast! is a great AV - one which is better than AVG. So far, I've had absolutely no problems with AVG at all but I'm willing to have a go with Avast. The main thing I would like to test out is the impact on my system which the AV's have.
Here is a screenshot of my Task Manager whilst running AVG. Note that it uses quite a few processes, despite the fact that I turned some of them off (such as the Email Scanner).
Just downloaded and installed Avast, and the first thing I noticed was that annoying *DING - Welcome to Avast!* shit that popped up on my screen and blared through my speakers. Not a good start, but a quick check of the Task Manager shows a great difference between the two AV's.
I uninstalled a couple components, such as the P2P scanner and the mail scanner, and messed around with the settings. I managed to get it down to a tiny amount of memory usage compared to AVG. I also just disabled the flashy graphics, meaning that the screenshot above isn't even accurate - I guess the removed bells and whistles will mean a smaller resource usage.
Anyway, seems to be great software so far.
Here is a screenshot of my Task Manager whilst running AVG. Note that it uses quite a few processes, despite the fact that I turned some of them off (such as the Email Scanner).
Just downloaded and installed Avast, and the first thing I noticed was that annoying *DING - Welcome to Avast!* shit that popped up on my screen and blared through my speakers. Not a good start, but a quick check of the Task Manager shows a great difference between the two AV's.
I uninstalled a couple components, such as the P2P scanner and the mail scanner, and messed around with the settings. I managed to get it down to a tiny amount of memory usage compared to AVG. I also just disabled the flashy graphics, meaning that the screenshot above isn't even accurate - I guess the removed bells and whistles will mean a smaller resource usage.
Anyway, seems to be great software so far.
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That's what I was thinking. Then I just said "fuck it", and changed. It's really looking like a great change so far. Give it a shot, you might love it.
I am using Avast on 4 different systems with different hardware and configurations. It works on all of them. From PIII to Core2Duo.
Yup, there is a nice switch to disable all sounds and alerts
Was the first thing I turned off.
AVG, Avast, Avira and MSE are compared here. The review doesn't really endorse any one over the others. I like avira, but I might try avast and see if it's any good.
I don't really need much AV protection because clearcloud dns + FF + noscript + adblockplus is going to protect against the majority of threats. The main problems people have are visiting shitty sites and downloading stupid things. Using clearcloud dns will protect you from visiting known harmful sites, and noscript and adblockplus help protect you as well because harmful scripts and ads will not load unless you allow them to. That's half the battle. Not downloading stupid shit is where most people get into trouble.
Highly recommended :thumbsup:
It's lite and doesn't really force the system in anyway. I installed it after reading the AV-Comparatives stats. It's not free btw and I am using the trial version.
they also have a free computer cleaner.
someone mentioned it at zoklet last year and i been using it ever since.
here is the link.
http://www.comodo.com/products/free-products.php