Opinions on Avast???

[Hurricane Andrew]

Just recently started using Avast's free home edition and it seems to be a
nice product. At least recent tests seem to indicate that it's fairly
reliable, and thus far I am pleased with the product. It does seem to cause
a slower shutdown on WinXP SP1, roughly 30-45 second delay from pre-Avast.
I'm not overly concerned about virus protection for the installation I'm
using it on since it's essentially a testing/fooling around install and not
my main "everyday" installation. In short, I don't check POP e-mail on it,
though I do check Yahoo and Hotmail accounts with it.

I was just curious as to others' opinions of the product from a reliabilty /
resource / compatibility standpoint. I still use Norton on my main
installation, and will continue to do so at least in the near term, but was
looking for a free alternative as a backup (and potential total replacement)
and Avast seems to fit the bill nicely. Any thoughts or comments welcome...

 

[Bill]

Just recently started using Avast's free home edition and it seems to be a
nice product.

It's garbage.

 

[BoB]

Just recently started using Avast's free home edition and it seems to be a
nice product. At least recent tests seem to indicate that it's fairly
reliable, and thus far I am pleased with the product. It does seem to cause
a slower shutdown on WinXP SP1, roughly 30-45 second delay from pre-Avast.
I'm not overly concerned about virus protection for the installation I'm
using it on since it's essentially a testing/fooling around install and not
my main "everyday" installation. In short, I don't check POP e-mail on it,
though I do check Yahoo and Hotmail accounts with it.

I was just curious as to others' opinions of the product from a reliabilty /
resource / compatibility standpoint. I still use Norton on my main
installation, and will continue to do so at least in the near term, but was
looking for a free alternative as a backup (and potential total replacement)
and Avast seems to fit the bill nicely. Any thoughts or comments welcome...

I've been testing Avast for several months and am also impressed. It
has some features not found in a half dozen AVs I have evaluated. It
is my back-up for EZ. According to an unbiased, highly regarded test
site, Avast is as effective as any of them.

I really appreciate that the updates only take a few seconds, which
can't be said for other AVs, free or not. I just got the new 229
version which required an uninstall and since it is the complete
program.

BoB

 

[Tux]

It's garbage.

Can you please expand on that comment. I use it and would not want to be
using an inferior product.