Avast 5 or MSE

Mitch656 · 26 Mar 2010

What do you think is better in your opion AVAST 5 OR MSE

Coco15 · 26 Mar 2010

Depends Avast 5 Would do a better job than MSE (Microsoft sercurity essentials) and be reliable but for free and quick I would use MSE but why don't you check out others like.

Malwarebytes
Spybot S&D 6.2
Windows Defender
AVG 9.0
Nod32
Norton

All got good reputation I beleive. for better protection I'am using the following

AVG 9.0
Malwarebytes
Spybot S&D 6.2
Windows defender
MSE
and have Firewall on and set automatic updates to download and install auto

I have no problems.

malexous · 26 Mar 2010

What's the Best Anti-virus?

In my opinion, Avast! 5.

Nem · 26 Mar 2010

Both, you could try to use both, a lot of people do that for more security - i have had used that combo .. never had any problems.

Jonathan_King · 26 Mar 2010

Personally, I use MSE for speed reasons.

I have come to the conclusion that every AV will let some things through, and that nothing is perfect.

Therefore, use a fast, free one. Avast and MSE are both very good, but I find that MSE is a bit faster and more lightweight.

polarbear · 26 Mar 2010

At this time i'm using both and in a few months i will likely choose one or the other... MSE is young so at this point i'm just testing it... GL :)

manhunter2826 · 26 Mar 2010

Yes, Avast here too and with every update it just gets better and better IMO.

Victek · 26 Mar 2010

manhunter2826 said:

Yes, Avast here too and with every update it just gets better and better IMO.

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Regarding updating, how often does Avast 5 check for sigs? When I tried MSE it did not update either reliably or often enough, but that was when it was first released and hopefully it's better.

Jonathan_King · 26 Mar 2010

Victek said:

manhunter2826 said:

Yes, Avast here too and with every update it just gets better and better IMO.

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Regarding updating, how often does Avast 5 check for sigs? When I tried MSE it did not update either reliably or often enough, but that was when it was first released and hopefully it's better.

There is a setting now to update every time a scan is run in MSE.

manhunter2826 · 26 Mar 2010

Victek said:

manhunter2826 said:

Yes, Avast here too and with every update it just gets better and better IMO.

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Regarding updating, how often does Avast 5 check for sigs? When I tried MSE it did not update either reliably or often enough, but that was when it was first released and hopefully it's better.

Consistently on my machines it has always updated definitions at least twice a day during any 24hr session. You can also change the auto-update period.