I want to know if this is as great as avast or avg....
2007-05-30 20:36:02 · 5 answers · asked by Ugly Pig 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
It is better than Avast and way way better then AVG Free.
I like Active Virus Shield. A lot. Don't let the AOL name scare you. Active Virus Shield is made by Kaspersky which is one of top-rated anti-virus vendors in the world.
In recent tests, the most popular free anti-virus, AVG, was only able to detect about 82% of a very large sample of viruses. On the other hand, Active Virus Shield was able to detect better than 99% in the same test.
Full test chart is here:
http://www.virus.gr/english/fullxml/default.asp?id=82&mnu=82
Active Virus Shield has excellent virus detection rates and is extremely light on using your computer resources. (6mb ram)
Active Virus Shield detects and removes spyware, also.
And it updates up to 15 times a DAY with new virus definitions, 7 days a week!
Good stuff, free for everyone from:
http://www.activevirusshield.com/antivirus/freeav/index.adp?
EDIT:
Harrison H has no clue what he (she?) is talking about. Anti Virus Shield is from Kaspersky not McAfee
2007-05-31 03:53:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Its better than avast or avg. Its the best free 1 you can get.
2007-05-31 03:41:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is a crippled version of Mcafee. Do NOT use it. AVG or avast is better and does not do things to you behind the scenes as MCH of AOells stuff does to you. Remember, only one antivirus at a time, and if you do use one, use a good one
2007-05-31 04:35:43 · answer #3 · answered by Harrison H 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
jibbajabar's right. i once used it (introduced to me by jib of course) it is really damn good. I found like almost 10 virus a week (i like to download things and quite alot are from untrusted sites etc). when i switched to avg free (somethings wrong with the avs updater) i havent found one and i download even more. right now i'm thinking of changing back.
avg is a pretty damn bad f*** av.
i'm not thinking of changing back.i'm changing back.
2007-06-01 10:22:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This link answers your question:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AgAwuYlUUiu9G9Kz9sHM38nsy6IX?qid=20070527091929AAN7gGu
2007-05-31 06:58:19 · answer #5 · answered by Sly_Old_Mole 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋