Is AVG Free 7.5 better or Avast! Spybot s and d or ad aware?

Question

i have tried them all but i need people's poll

Answer 1

I have to say I was very surprised by the list of top 25 AV. I've had AVG and Avast both pick up numerous infections that many of the others rated higher than them failed to spot.

I personally love AVG, because it's free and have a very minimal impact on performance. Although NOD32 and Kaspersky, paid versions, are very good as well. I would rate them above AVG if I made a list that included both pay for use and free solutions.

I can't fully recommend Avast, as on more than one occassion on seperate machines it somehow managed to replicate the entire hard drive. No explanation, no weird infection, just some software glitch.

Spybot is a must, as well as Adaware. There are also some paid solutions, like Sunbelt's Counterspy that I love and think works fantastically.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Neither AVG or Avast are very good at catching viruses!

From a recent test at www.virus.gr the top 25 in virus detection capabilities are: ("in the wild" viruses)

1. Kaspersky version 6.0.0.303 - 99.62%

2. Active Virus Shield by AOL version 6.0.0.299 - 99.62% (free)

3. F-Secure 2006 version 6.12.90 - 96.86%

4. BitDefender Professional version 9 - 96.63%

5. CyberScrub version 1.0 - 95.98%

6. eScan version 8.0.671.1 - 95.82%

7. BitDefender freeware version 8.0.202 - 95.57% (free)

8. BullGuard version 6.1 - 95.57%

9. AntiVir Premium version 7.01.01.02 - 95.45%

10. Nod32 version 2.51.30 - 95.14%

11. AntiVir Classic version 7.01.01.02 - 94.26% (free)

12. ViruScape 2006 version 1.02.0935.0137 - 93.87%

13. McAfee version 10.0.27 - 93.03%

14. McAfee Enterprise version 8.0.0 - 91.76%

15. F-Prot version 6.0.4.3 beta - 87.88%

16. Avast Professional version 4.7.871 - 87.46%

17. Avast freeware version 4.7.871 - 87.46% (free)

18. Dr. Web version 4.33.2 - 86.03%

19. Norman version 5.90.23 - 85.65%

20. F-Prot version 3.16f - 85.14%

21. ArcaVir 2006 - 83.44%

22. Norton Professional 2006 - 83.18%

23. AVG Professional version 7.1.405 - 82.82%

24. AVG freeware version 7.1.405 - 82.82% (free)

25. Panda 2007 version 2.00.01 - 82.23%

Answer 4

In order to have a good Antispyware Arsenal, AVG, Spybot-S&D, Advanced WindowsCare and Ad-Aware are must haves. Go to download.com, search for these and download for free

Answer 5

avg is better than avast as for spy bot or adaware i use both just make sure to delete the backup files both create ot you'll have a mess