AVG 7.0 or Norton

[Mike Lee]

I am using Norton 2003 Ani Virus (with not as far as I know that is) any
problems.
I would like to know the opinions of users who may think that AVG 7.0
free edition is better than Norton 2003 Ani virus.
The main reason for me is that Norton can scan Emails going out and
coming in, and AVG 7.0 free does that also.

So what do you think is the better of the two to use?

Yes I realise that if I dont have any problems then why use another,
because if AVG IS better then why not use AVG.

TIA,

Mike...

 

[--Mike]

I am using Norton 2003 Ani Virus (with not as far as I know that is) any
problems.
I would like to know the opinions of users who may think that AVG 7.0
free edition is better than Norton 2003 Ani virus.
The main reason for me is that Norton can scan Emails going out and
coming in, and AVG 7.0 free does that also.

So what do you think is the better of the two to use?

Yes I realise that if I dont have any problems then why use another,
because if AVG IS better then why not use AVG.

TIA,

Mike...

Well, one reason to switch to AVG is that it is free. It is a good a-v
program, but I can't comment further since I haven't used AVG in a while.
I would like to recommend that you also check out Avast Anti-Virus
(www.avast.com) . It also scans both incoming and outgoing e-mails, plus
you have the option of adding a tag-line telling you and/or others that the
e-mails have been scanned. One feature that I really like, is that Avast
has configurable auto-updating, so I don't need to remember to update the
program manually, but if you are on a dial-up, it will not check for updates
until you are online. I've been trying avast out for a couple of weeks now,
and so far, I am very impressed with it.

--Mike

 

[Mike Lee]

Well, one reason to switch to AVG is that it is free. It is a good a-v
program, but I can't comment further since I haven't used AVG in a while.
I would like to recommend that you also check out Avast Anti-Virus
(www.avast.com) . It also scans both incoming and outgoing e-mails, plus
you have the option of adding a tag-line telling you and/or others that the
e-mails have been scanned. One feature that I really like, is that Avast
has configurable auto-updating, so I don't need to remember to update the
program manually, but if you are on a dial-up, it will not check for updates
until you are online. I've been trying avast out for a couple of weeks now,
and so far, I am very impressed with it.

--Mike

OK, thanks I will give them both a look....

Mike....

 

[Beauregard T. Shagnasty]

Quoth the raven --Mike:

[Avast]

plus you have the option of adding a tag-line telling you and/or
others that the e-mails have been scanned.

It (and other a-v progs) can do that, but it is basically just
advertising. It cannot guarantee that your mail is virus-free, because
the latest virus may not be in its database yet. AVG even "certifies"
your email. <g>

I'd recommend not annoying your recipients with the message.

 

[Sam]

--Mike wrote ...

I've been trying avast out for a couple of weeks now,
and so far, I am very impressed with it.

I quite liked Avast! but found that when installed it prevented my
Win98SE machine from closing down. Un-installed Avast! and close-down
was ok again. Also, I didn't like Avast!'s rather quirky looking (and
feeling) user interface - somehow it seemed to me to be rather un-
professional - maybe it's just me, but I don't think serious software
benefits from having funky "skins".

 

[--Mike]

--Mike wrote ...

I quite liked Avast! but found that when installed it prevented my
Win98SE machine from closing down. Un-installed Avast! and close-down
was ok again. Also, I didn't like Avast!'s rather quirky looking (and
feeling) user interface - somehow it seemed to me to be rather un-
professional - maybe it's just me, but I don't think serious software
benefits from having funky "skins".

I agree with you about the skins and the interface. I actually tried Avast
about 1 year ago, and promptly dumped it just because I didn't like the
interface. But recently, I've been looking for a free a-v product that
might have auto-updating, and someone in a newsgroup recommended Avast, so I
thought that I would give it an honest try. I've installed it on a few
different machines (Win98SE, WinXPHome, WinXPPro) and have not yet
encountered any problems : )

--Mike

 

[Euclid]

I have no experience with Norton. I've installed AVG 7 beta on my Windows XP
Home (SP2) computer and it works fine. The only thing apparently missing
which I would like is scanning of http mail (such as hotmail in Outlook
Express) and news messages. If I recall correctly the AVG 6 version scanned
news messages, and I don't know why AVG 7 doesn't do so.
-E

 

[Mojo]

I used Norton for a long time, and still have v.2003 with an active
subscription. I tried NAV 2004 briefly, but dumped it in pretty short order
because it was a resource hog. Anyway, despite having NAV 2003, I have been
using AVG Free for the last several months. I've found it effective, it
uses less memory and disk space, and the scans are faster. The free version
6.0 was a bit light on options and automation, compared to NAV, but I
thought it was worth the lower overhead.

I've been trying the beta release of AVG Free 7.0, with very good results.
The automatic updater is improved. If the scheduled update is missed
because the computer is not on, it will automatically check for updates once
an internet connection is opened.

At any rate, I've had good luck with AVG, and don't miss Norton sucking up
all my PC's limited speed and resources. My opinion, for what it's worth...

Mojo