McAfee vs. AVG

skidude · 11-08-2007, 10:35 PM

AVG all the way! You simply can't beat free.

PC eye · 11-09-2007, 12:04 AM

Kaspersky is another free one that sees good reports. The thing I look for here is results whether free or retail. At least when free you don't have to run out to "buy" the next new version out.

Jabes · 11-09-2007, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by PC eye

Kaspersky is another free one that sees good reports. The thing I look for here is results whether free or retail. At least when free you don't have to run out to "buy" the next new version out.

or you could get it through other ways that we aren't allowed to talk bout

Le GoogelGuRu · 11-09-2007, 01:42 AM

Out of the two, I'd go with AVG Antivirus. Out of all the antivirus products out there, by far NOD32 is the best one.

PC eye · 11-09-2007, 02:18 AM

No matter which one you use there is always "something" that can still slip right past them. There's no such thing as a "one program does all-catches all".

TFT · 11-09-2007, 08:54 PM

AVG not a resource hog like Mcafee, but has a slow scanning engine

g0slacR · 11-09-2007, 09:25 PM

check this out
http://www.av-comparatives.org/seite...e/report13.pdf
you can see where mcafee stands.... also notice that antivir beats out avg by a fair margin...ohh and what the hell is AVK lol these guys just popped up and cleaned house..wow, I guess its big in europe...which is also where f-secure came from I believe...

g0slacR · 11-09-2007, 09:30 PM

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Kaspersky is another free one that sees good reports

since when is kaspersky free??

StrangleHold · 11-09-2007, 10:03 PM

I would take AVG-AntiVir-Avast or Kaspersky anyday over Mcafee or Norton.

PC eye · 11-10-2007, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by g0slacR

since when is kaspersky free??

Every antivirus company will see either a free for home use or free to try version available. The free to try also klnown as sharewares do of course usually have a preselected time limit. http://www.kaspersky.com/trials

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11-08-2007, 10:35 PM	#11 (permalink)
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11-09-2007, 01:42 AM	#14 (permalink)
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11-09-2007, 09:25 PM	#17 (permalink)
g0slacR Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 95	check this out http://www.av-comparatives.org/seite...e/report13.pdf you can see where mcafee stands.... also notice that antivir beats out avg by a fair margin...ohh and what the hell is AVK lol these guys just popped up and cleaned house..wow, I guess its big in europe...which is also where f-secure came from I believe... __________________ Q6600 (G0) @ 3.0ghz AC freezer 7 asus p5k mobo 2 gigs ocz ddr800 ram @ 1000 150 gig raptor and 120 gig samsung slave evga 8600gt pc power and cooling 610 silencer creative xtremgamer with bose series 1 speakers 22" kds widescreen lcd logitech g5 laser mouse Last edited by g0slacR; 11-09-2007 at 09:31 PM.

11-09-2007, 10:03 PM	#19 (permalink)
StrangleHold VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 11,170	I would take AVG-AntiVir-Avast or Kaspersky anyday over Mcafee or Norton. __________________ NZXT Apollo S75QB 750W ZEROtherm FZ120 Phenom II 720BE (X4) 3.5GHZ. Gigabyte GA MA790X UD4P G Skill DDR2 1066 4GB. MSI GTS 250 Seagate 7200.12 500GB. Welcome to the show

11-09-2007, 12:04 AM	#12 (permalink)
PC eye banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 21,091	Kaspersky is another free one that sees good reports. The thing I look for here is results whether free or retail. At least when free you don't have to run out to "buy" the next new version out.

11-09-2007, 02:18 AM	#15 (permalink)
PC eye banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 21,091	No matter which one you use there is always "something" that can still slip right past them. There's no such thing as a "one program does all-catches all".

11-09-2007, 08:54 PM	#16 (permalink)
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