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Howard_Casto:

--- Quote from: hypernova on March 03, 2012, 05:28:16 pm ---I got tired of all the processes that AVG uses to run.

McAfee is even worse.  That's used at work, and it makes things soooooooooooo slow.  Especially when it is updating.

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Well AVG definately takes some system resources... it won't run on a slow computer, but it's a small price to pay for some actual resident shielding. 

MSE lets too many things slip through, McAfee and Norton, as you said, bog your computer to a crawl.  AVG is a happy medium between next to no protection and anal-retentative protection that makes your computer virtually un-usable.

fallacy:
I just have Malwaebytes protecting computer.  Windows firewall whatever that does..
I don’t know Malwaebytes seems to do the job and does the job well.

I also came across the great little Firefox add- on that blocks any kind of pop ups that pop up blocker does not seem to know how to deal with. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/
It works so great, they need to make this standard for all browsers.

SNAAKE:
avg is pretty good

Richard_Nixon:
Just read this today,
http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/03/antivirus/

Why I think software firewalls are useless.
If you have a router, you have a half decent firewall already that doesnt eat up computer resources.
Most malicous software uses port 80 to send information, this is the same port that you use for the internet, block that port and you have problems.
99.9% of malware/viruses are downloaded by you, many hide thier traffic, some don't and your firewall may pick up an outgoing connection.

Use a decent free AV program with a weekly schedule and don't worry about firewalls, unless you want to keep tabs on internet connected programs. Even then, I would only run it when I needed it.

AtomSmasher:

--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on March 03, 2012, 03:38:54 pm ---I'm wondering how long ago and what version of avg you guys are using.  I've never gotten a nag screen once and it's only asked me to reboot like 2 or 3 times in the 5+ year history I've had of using it.  (When it upgrades to a major revision....  like avg 11 to 2012).  2012 is a vast improvement in terms of removing bloat and catching more thing btw... I liked the old versions of avg but I LOVE 2012.

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I was using AVG as of 2 months ago, in the 6 months prior to that it asked me to reboot minutes after turning on my computer (with contant nagging reminders if I delayed it) at least a dozen times

Since I'm the computer guy at my work, several people have been telling me the same thing and were looking for alternatives since AVG was pissed them off as well, so I told them all to go to MSE.

I used to love AVG, but lately it's been a huge PITA.

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