Should I stick with AVG Free or am I better off with the Professional edition? Also, what are the advantages over AVG Free? If I purchase AVG is it safe to purchase it digitally? (over eBay)
Thanks in advance
2007-06-09 11:55:50 · 8 answers · asked by Nazim O 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Hello:
I would not buy AVG on eBay. I would buy it directly from Grisoft... http://www.grisoft.com
As for whether or not you want to buy it or keep the freebie, you can do a direct comparison right here:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/avg-anti-virus-free/lng/us/tpl/v5
Cheers!
Update:
I do not personally agree with the first poster. I have had problems with McAfee that forced me to avoid it. I most definitely recommend staying with AVG. Do the comparison between the free and commercial versions...see link above comparing the two.
Update 2:
Gerald309 is incorrect if he's referring to AVG Free. It DOES have a completely functional runtime antivirus protection built-in. And it works. Girsoft has free antispyware protection with runtime protection as well.
Look here: http://free.grisoft.com
2007-06-09 12:01:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-06-09 19:01:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only place to obtain the pro version legally is from grisoft's own site..when you say from any other site BUT grisoft, it does sound dubious..
I use the free version anyway, which i find good enough, as i'm behind a hardware + software firewall and there are a few other free tools you can use such as mcafee stinger.
and nortons does still exsist, its the most popular one, sadly thats the one a lot of people seem to write nasty things for.
2007-06-09 19:00:04 · answer #3 · answered by junglejungle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I see the AVG fanboys and cheerleaders are out in full force again here on Yahoo Answers!
AVG Free is crap!
Mostly noobs, the naive, the computer illiterate, and children use AVG Free. These types love AVG because they say it is easy to use and almost never bothers them with any pop-ups or warnings. Of course AVG Free never bothers them, it hardly ever finds any virus to warn them about!
In test,
http://www.virus.gr/english/fullxml/default.asp?id=82&mnu=82
after test,
http://www.av-comparatives.org/
after test,
http://antivirus.about.com/od/antivirussoftwarereviews/gr/avgfree.htm
after test ,
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=891307&postcount=1,
after test,
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,130869-page,1/article.html,
after test,
http://techsupportalert.com/issues/al_current.htm#Section_0
etc. etc. etc, ad nauseam, AVG free fares poorly.
AVG has proven itself to be a miserable performer at best. Missing almost 20%, while trying to detect known malware, in some tests. Not to mention almost non-existent heuristic detection and infrequent "once-a day" updates.
AVG. = Average, at best!
There are much better free alternatives such as Avria Anti-Vir:
http://www.free-av.com/
and Active Virus Shield:
http://www.activevirusshield.com/antivirus/freeav/index.adp?
2007-06-09 19:05:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The pro version has more configuration, but they both do the same. Stic to the free, the reason for the pay versions is due to business licencing.
2007-06-09 18:59:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
pro
2007-06-09 19:07:07 · answer #6 · answered by Saad Imran 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think pro u can run on a network. also it scans more programs. like email and words. goto the website and check. it will show you the difference.
2007-06-09 19:12:29 · answer #7 · answered by agello24 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
AVG Free and Pro are the same. They use the same definitions. If you want the best,
use McAfee (1st)
ZoneAlarm (2nd)
Kaspersky (3rd)
Panda (4th)
Norton doesn't work. I dunno why the company even exists
2007-06-09 18:58:32 · answer #8 · answered by Michael C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋