Avast 5 vs Windows Security Essentials?

[mishimaBeef]

Hi, just though I would say that on my laptop, Avast 5 "became" disabled but Windows Security Essentials was able to deal with the trojan virus that was on it.

Right now I have Avast 5 on my desktop and kept Windows Security Essentials on my laptop.

What are your opinions/experiences/thoughts on these two free AV programs?

 

[demkd]

Avast fastest antiviurs (above average detection rate), MSE at same level (with better removal capability), but Free Avira Antivir + Free Comodo Personal Firewall rules now.
http://www.shadowserver.org/wiki/pmwiki.php/Stats/VirusWeeklyStatSee yuoureself[/url

 

[dguy6789]

Just use MSE. It's what Windows should ship with it the first place. No need for any other kind of security software.

 

[BlueWeasel]

I use MSE on all my systems now.

 

[pcgeek11]

I use MSE on all my systems now.

Ditto!

 

[thescreensavers]

Avast fastest antiviurs (above average detection rate), MSE at same level (with better removal capability), but Free Avira Antivir + Free Comodo Personal Firewall rules now.
http://www.shadowserver.org/wiki/pmwiki.php/Stats/VirusWeeklyStatSee yuoureself[/url

could you fix that link?


I run with Anti-Vir free and I have it installed on every computer at home I recommend it as well. I use it for its low system impact and high detection rates.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

I was once an Anti-Vir user but I switched to MSE because it doesn't require disabling any nag screens like Anti-Vir did (do they still have nag screens btw?) and it also does the job of Windows Defender so that's one less thing running.

The only thing that's pissed me off about MSE was that there doesn't appear to be a way to setup when you want it to auto-update. There was a stretch couple weeks ago where it started trying to update every night around 9pm and it would actually forcefully minimize games I would be playing (whether it was SC2 or BFBC2) which was particularly annoying. But that situation went away after a while and I actually forgot about that problem until talking about it now.

I don't know if MSE tries to figure out usage patterns and then tries to update on normal downtimes or maybe they updated it to fix that problem, but it hasn't cause a problem for several weeks now, because I didn't do anything to fix it.

 

[MedicBob]

Select Update before scan under the options screen. Also it will pull updates from Windows Updates too, so check the time set there also.

Under Scheduled Tasks, the scan is set there. It might be hidden depending on OS. Make sure you check the wake up the computer setting.

 

[Bill Brasky]

do they still have nag screens btw

They do, but it's any easy reg fix.

 

[EagleKeeper]

do they still have nag screens btw

They do, but it's any easy reg fix.

Please provide

 

[Bill Brasky]

Please provide

Taken from here. http://www.techspot.com/guides/213-remove-avira-antivir-popup-ad/

Windows XP Home

1. Boot into Safe Mode (tap F8 after powering on your PC for a menu).
2. Log into an account with administrator privileges.
3. Navigate to your Avira program folder.
4. Right click on the file avnotify.exe and select Properties.
5. Click Edit > Traverse Folder/Execute File > Deny > OK.
6. Reboot and enjoy.

Windows XP Professional

1. Click Start, and then Run.
2. Enter gpedit.msc.
3. Navigate through User Configuration > Administrative Templates > System.
4. Double click "Don't run specified Windows applications".
5. Enable it and click show.
6. Add "avnotify.exe" and click OK.

Windows Vista & Windows 7

1. Go to the Avira program folder.
2. Right click avnotify.exe and select Properties.
3. Under the Security tab, select SYSTEM and click edit.
4. Tick Read & Execute in the Deny column, and click OK.

 

[tweakboy]

MSSE all the way. Uncle billy knows what hes doing.

 

[demkd]

could you fix that link?

Sorry, fixed link: http://www.shadowserver.org/wiki/pmwiki.php/Stats/VirusWeeklyStats

 

[thescreensavers]

^ Thanks

Interesting. I also been trying Comodo Personal Firewall seems good it auto sandboxes certain tasks hmm, Thanks for the new program to mess around with.