On 20/10/12 12:43, ~misfit~ wrote:
> Somewhere on teh intarwebs Dave Doe wrote:
>> In article <k5q5r0$h5i$>, ,
>> ~misfit~ says...
>>>
>>> Somewhere on teh intarwebs JohnO wrote:
>>>> On Wednesday, 17 October 2012 13:40:05 UTC+13, Gib Bogle wrote:
>>>>> On 17/10/2012 12:46 p.m., Enkidu wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I've removed AVG (for various reasons) and use the Microsoft
>>>>>> Anti-virus.
>>>>>
>>>>> I no longer use it on my machines either. Time to get it off my
>>>>> daughter's too, it seems.
>>>>
>>>> I have to say that I concur with you, Cliff and Woger all at the
>>>> same time - could be a first!
>>>>
>>>> AVG used to be the best option but now the MS one is much better and
>>>> lighter on the system.
>>>
>>> I did the same - until there were issues with the MS one using 100%
>>> CPU a few years back! Since then I've used Avast! with no trouble at
>>> all. Small definitions downloads and nary a worry.
>>
>> I think you'll find MSE's changed a lot since then - several new
>> engines have been released, not just definitions (which are pretty
>> mucy daily).
>
> I figured it might have. Unfortunately for me one of the PCs that I was
> running it on when it had the 100% CPU issue had very marginal CPU cooling
> (temporarilly, but I wasn't doing 'heavy' computing on it anyway and was
> saving up for a decent cooler). The machine squealed and turned itself off,
> then sat there radiating heat - a couple of times as the problem was both
> intermittent and not widely known about. I went crazy trying to track down
> the problem (yes, that's what made me insane <g>) and, when I finally sorted
> it swore off MSE. <shrug>
>
>> What concerns me most about AVG and Avast, is their one year free
>> licensing mode. I gave up on Avast several years ago due to their
>> advertising popups, perhaps that's changed now. But AVG, well they
>> sure make it difficult to renew the *free* license (all the
>> navigation seems to point to upgrading to the paid for version) - and
>> for many PC's I've seen, users just can't do it, and end up just
>> leaving it. Effectively, as time passes, they have close to no
>> protection at all.
>
> Avast! isn't that difficult to renew the free licence - IMO anyone incapable
> of doing it shouldn't really be using a PC. Yeah, the pop-up ads get a bit
> annoying but they're not *too* intrusive, at least IMO.
>
> I don't know about MSE but one of the things I like most about Avast! is
> it's small updates - making it a viable option for folks on dial-up.
>
AVG refused to update meaning that I had to uninstall and reinstall
every month. Avast! was fine in that respect but it had other issues.
Can't remember what they were now.
Cheers,
Cliff
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