Norton Internet Security 2011 vs Avast! Free 5.0

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  1. Posts : 17,796
    Windows 10, Home Clean Install
       #11

    Trying to give my best advice, I fully believe that is the correct decision.
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  2. Posts : 8,608
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit SP1
       #12

    Lemur said:
    MSE > Avast > NIS
    I really don't recommend running two anti-virus programs at the same (real) time. They are resource hogs (especially Avast) and will fight each other for your computer's resources. They may also fight each other's virus definitions.

    If a person wants two download two anti-virus applications, that may be well and good, but you want to use only one application as your main anti-virus application and use the other as a backup.
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  3. Posts : 3,139
    Systems 1 and 2: Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Win 8 Developer
       #13

    Jacee, I think you misunderstood. I was saying MSE is greater than Avast, which is greater than NIS. I would never advocate running to AVs.
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  4. Posts : 8,608
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit SP1
       #14

    Sorry Lemur, I did misunderstand what you were saying
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  5. Posts : 8,383
    Windows 10 Pro x64, Arch Linux
       #15

    No AV is 100% effective
    NIS2011 and Avast 5 are both good AVs, there is no "best" antivirus. Its just a matter of personal choice :)
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  6. Posts : 42
    Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit
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       #16

    Ok, I installed it! So far, so good. It uses less resources than Avast! I also noticed that my computer starts faster now! Thanks!










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  7. Posts : 3,139
    Systems 1 and 2: Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Win 8 Developer
       #17

    Great!
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  8. Posts : 8,383
    Windows 10 Pro x64, Arch Linux
       #18

    cookie66 said:
    Ok, I installed it! So far, so good. It uses less resources than Avast! I also noticed that my computer starts faster now! Thanks!

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    MSE uses more memory than other AVs, it has two process one using about 5MB and another 'antimalware service' that uses about 75MB
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  9. Posts : 16
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       #19

    hey i use NIS and MSE both.............simultaneously................and MSE is best............

    but scaning is very slow in MSE.
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  10. Posts : 2,298
    Windows 7 Professional x64 SP1 ; Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard
       #20

    But that is more Secure because is NIS Or any Norton product will have a Trust Level and when a Program is trusted it will skip that File when Scanning This is good but it can miss a Virus that could be Attached to the File that is Trusted
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