Avast 5 or MSE

[Mitch656]

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

 

[Coco15]

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]

http://www.sevenforums.com/system-security/72070-whats-best-anti-virus.html

In my opinion, Avast! 5.

 

[Nem]

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]

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]

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]

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

 

[Victek]

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]

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]

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.

 

[Phone Man]

Don't know which is best so I run BOTH. I like the way Avast will auto update and also has a scan log. MSE uses Windows Update and mine is set to check for updates but not install. MSE also doesn't have a log file so I don't know when and if a scheduled scan was run. MSE will only let you set one scan schedule and AVAST has a separate schedule for both Full and Quick. I have mine set to do a quick scan M-S and a full scan on Sunday. Just a few things that make AVAST a little better. They both play well together for now. Maybe MSE will make some GUI changes and give us more options.

Jim

 

[Phone Man]

The update default for Avast comes set at 240min (4hrs) but can be changed under Settings.

Jim

 

[tw33k]

I wouldn't use either but I would choose Avast over MSE. It's a better all round program IMO.

 

[Phone Man]

As of tonight I have removed MSE and using AVAST. I had worked with MS on an OOBE Event-Error in MSE and they came up with a fix. After a week the problem came back. Received a message from another forum and other people are seeing the error again. I tried the fix again and it worked for one boot but then the error returns. I may try it again when MS has a new stable version, but in the tests I have seen AVAST is just a little better and no errors.

Jim

 

[GeorgeB]

I like MSE better.