AVG 9 or Avast 5?

AVG 9 or Avast 5?

  • AVG 9

    Votes: 6 18.8%

  • Avast 5

    Votes: 26 81.3%
  • Total voters
    32
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Which would you choose?
 

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Probably a biased reply, but most likely AVG 9. I've used AVG for quite a while now, and it's never given me any problems, and has kept my PC running clean since I started using it.
 

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I'd use MSE. lol

But really if I had a choice between just Avast or AVG, I'd go AVG. :)
 

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m gonna for avast 5.. its getting gud review.. avg didnt jell for me..

avg has many false positive.. slow scanning , little heavy

avast has few false positive , fast scanning , little heavy
 

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what i like about avast 5 is its silent gaming mode option.
 

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If I really have to choose, go for Avast 4-5
 

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Niether :p

Currently trialling the full Comodo suite - quite impressed :D
 

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Avast has good AV benchmarks, but the interface takes some getting used to...

I too saw that AVG was a little heavy on resources and doesn't scan for rootkits...
 

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Intel
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IDT HD
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Belkin Laptop Cooler
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Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer 4.0
Well this thread isnt really about other choices :D
 

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XFX Radeon HD 5850 BlackEd.
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Asus Xonar DG
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OCZ Vertex 2 120gb 3.5" (OS)
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kreesdqban said:
Avast has good AV benchmarks, but the interface takes some getting used to...

I too saw that AVG was a little heavy on resources and doesn't scan for rootkits...
Click to expand...

You're probably talking about the older version (4.8). The new beta v5 looks great and has a straightforward interface.
 

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neoasr said:
m gonna for avast 5.. its getting gud review.. avg didnt jell for me..

avg has many false positive.. slow scanning , little heavy

avast has few false positive , fast scanning , little heavy
Click to expand...
I guess you still havent tried the AVG 9 version. Its much improved now.
BTW, I will go with Avast 5. ;)
 

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Dinesh said:
neoasr said:
m gonna for avast 5.. its getting gud review.. avg didnt jell for me..

avg has many false positive.. slow scanning , little heavy

avast has few false positive , fast scanning , little heavy
Click to expand...
I guess you still havent tried the AVG 9 version. Its much improved now.
BTW, I will go with Avast 5. ;)
Click to expand...


Dont say i havent.. m not shooting in the darkness....
ofcorce its improved.. but wat about false positive..

i want silent firewall, but avg is annoying asking 4 everything..
dont know about avast firewall..

Lets See after avast 5 release
 

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Samsung SyncMaster 2033
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gforce23 said:
You're probably talking about the older version (4.8). The new beta v5 looks great and has a straightforward interface.
Click to expand...

Sorry about that, you're right :confused: (its about time they update)
 

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Belkin Laptop Cooler
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Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer 4.0
when is avast 5 gonna be out?? said on there blog october bit its still not here :( how come?
 

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Dell S2740L
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Google Chrome
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DarkNovaGamer said:
I'd use MSE. lol

But really if I had a choice between just Avast or AVG, I'd go AVG. :)
Click to expand...

+1
Second time to say +1 to you today :P
If I had to choose then AVG otherwise MSE for sure.
 

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I'd choose Avast 5. ;)
 

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Intel® Core™ i5 Processor 2467M (1.60GHz, 3MB L3 Cache)
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Samsung Electronics
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6GB DDR3 System Memory at 1,333MHz (on BD 4GB + 2GB x 1)
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AMD Radeon™ HD7550M 1GB DDR3 (Ext. Graphic)
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Realtek High Definition Audio
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35.56cm (14.0) SuperBright 300nit HD LED Display
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1366x768
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1TB S-ATA II Hard Drive (5400RPM) with ExpressCache 16GB SSD
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sucks
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Microsoft Security Essentials
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Google Chrome (Sync enabled)

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HP
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
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Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40 Ghz
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ATI Radeon HD 4600
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HP w2007
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