should i switch from mcafee to avast

Zealex · 03-08-2009, 01:04 PM

i hear avast home(free one) is the same like mcafee but lighter on resources?
is it worth to switch from mcafee to avast, I dont want to buy another antivirus at the moment so if there is something better to switch to let me me know, also if i switch to avast i dont have a firewall anymore(besides windows firewall) is windows firewall good or should i find a good free one and if I do switch from mcafee..my secuirty center would be

Avast
Windows Firewall
SUPERantipsyware and Spybot
sounds good?
Mcafee site advisor+calling id.

wicket · 03-09-2009, 09:00 PM

yeah great idea!! Mcafee is (how do i say politely) utter crap!! You would be much better off running avast or antivir which are both free and very light on resources..

~~matthewforu~~ · 03-10-2009, 05:16 AM

If you dont want to buy the another subscrition of the macfee . you try Avast , but i would recomend you to use Avg 8 , its really good having lot of features . it had a lot of features .

peterlakey · 03-10-2009, 05:34 AM

well i've never used mcafee but i have used avg and avast . i have actually seen avg totally miss an active malware while it was running whereas avast detected it and cleaned it . avast also has wide coverage . for me it's down to system efficiency and because we all have different setups it varies for the individual . i personally use avira free because i found the avast interface confusing because i am 53 !!! what works for YOU is the right one . it's avira for me . you won't really know until you try for yourself but you know what the 100% av is . . . . . a large helping of your own COMMON SENSE . i know people who have never been infected online and who only use windows firewall and drive sentry on a clean machine . try everything on trial basis and see for yourself - do not pay money for huge commercial programmes - it can be done perfectly well for free . cheers peter in the uk

Zealex · 03-11-2009, 03:57 PM

is avast pro good, i heard its like home just faster scanning?

christopher2405 · 03-12-2009, 10:52 AM

Avast pro is (essentially) the same as Avast home, but has a couple of additional features, for example script blocking and command-line scanning. For normal, home protection (if you use your computer for business purpose, you need to get the pro version), Avast home is fine.

It would also be advisable to get an external firewall (turn of Windows Firewall if you get another), see this post for more information.

Also, I saw that you had SUPERAnti-Spyware. Avast has built-in Anti-Spyware and Anti-Rootkit, so I wouldn't have thought this to be necessary.

Hope I've helped.

EDIT: Avast version comparison here http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-compa...fessional.html

Zealex · 03-12-2009, 03:23 PM

i use comodo firewall.

Zealex · 03-20-2009, 02:12 PM

eh avast has antispyware, I never knew that, anti rookit is nice but i like multiple antispyware and it doesnt conflict like AV, and if one misses something you can be backed up.

**TriggerFinger** · 03-20-2009, 02:30 PM

See this comparison document: http://www.av-comparatives.org/seite...e/report20.pdf

03-08-2009, 01:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
Zealex Tech, Games Team Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: USA Posts: 2,159 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit SP2 My System	should i switch from mcafee to avast i hear avast home(free one) is the same like mcafee but lighter on resources? is it worth to switch from mcafee to avast, I dont want to buy another antivirus at the moment so if there is something better to switch to let me me know, also if i switch to avast i dont have a firewall anymore(besides windows firewall) is windows firewall good or should i find a good free one and if I do switch from mcafee..my secuirty center would be Avast Windows Firewall SUPERantipsyware and Spybot sounds good? Mcafee site advisor+calling id.

03-09-2009, 09:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
wicket Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 34 OS: xp32	Re: should i switch from mcafee to avast yeah great idea!! Mcafee is (how do i say politely) utter crap!! You would be much better off running avast or antivir which are both free and very light on resources..

03-10-2009, 05:16 AM	#3 (permalink)
~~matthewforu~~ Troubled Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 174 OS: Windows Xp	Re: should i switch from mcafee to avast If you dont want to buy the another subscrition of the macfee . you try Avast , but i would recomend you to use Avg 8 , its really good having lot of features . it had a lot of features .

03-10-2009, 05:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
peterlakey Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 68 OS: xp sp2	Re: should i switch from mcafee to avast well i've never used mcafee but i have used avg and avast . i have actually seen avg totally miss an active malware while it was running whereas avast detected it and cleaned it . avast also has wide coverage . for me it's down to system efficiency and because we all have different setups it varies for the individual . i personally use avira free because i found the avast interface confusing because i am 53 !!! what works for YOU is the right one . it's avira for me . you won't really know until you try for yourself but you know what the 100% av is . . . . . a large helping of your own COMMON SENSE . i know people who have never been infected online and who only use windows firewall and drive sentry on a clean machine . try everything on trial basis and see for yourself - do not pay money for huge commercial programmes - it can be done perfectly well for free . cheers peter in the uk

03-11-2009, 03:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
Zealex Tech, Games Team Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: USA Posts: 2,159 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit SP2 My System	Re: should i switch from mcafee to avast is avast pro good, i heard its like home just faster scanning?

03-12-2009, 10:52 AM	#6 (permalink)
christopher2405 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sunderland Posts: 159 OS: Windows XP Home SP3, Windows Vista Home Basic My System	Re: should i switch from mcafee to avast Avast pro is (essentially) the same as Avast home, but has a couple of additional features, for example script blocking and command-line scanning. For normal, home protection (if you use your computer for business purpose, you need to get the pro version), Avast home is fine. It would also be advisable to get an external firewall (turn of Windows Firewall if you get another), see this post for more information. Also, I saw that you had SUPERAnti-Spyware. Avast has built-in Anti-Spyware and Anti-Rootkit, so I wouldn't have thought this to be necessary. Hope I've helped. EDIT: Avast version comparison here http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-compa...fessional.html __________________ "Those who can, do; those who can't, teach; those who can't teach, teach PE" Last edited by christopher2405; 03-12-2009 at 10:53 AM. Reason: Added link to comparison

03-12-2009, 03:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
Zealex Tech, Games Team Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: USA Posts: 2,159 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit SP2 My System	Re: should i switch from mcafee to avast i use comodo firewall.

03-20-2009, 02:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
Zealex Tech, Games Team Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: USA Posts: 2,159 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit SP2 My System	Re: should i switch from mcafee to avast eh avast has antispyware, I never knew that, anti rookit is nice but i like multiple antispyware and it doesnt conflict like AV, and if one misses something you can be backed up.

03-20-2009, 02:30 PM	#9 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,846 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: should i switch from mcafee to avast See this comparison document: http://www.av-comparatives.org/seite...e/report20.pdf __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE