On 3/30/2014 11:42 AM, Nil wrote:
On 30 Mar 2014, Drew wrote in
alt.windows7.general:

Just wondering what free antivirus people are running here. I have
been running Avast Free for years but it is really getting to be a
pain with it's constant program updates (not definition updates)
Personally I think the older interface was better.Right now I have
version 2014.9.0.2013 and it is constantly nagging about updating
the program. I know it is a highly rated one but maybe there is
something out there that people like better?

I haven't found any free anti-virus I like better than Avast. I find
the advertising tolerable. Despite your implication, it really doesn't
update the program very often. There was a major one in February, and
it had been a few months since the previous one, I think.

Maybe the word "constant" was used wrongly.. What I meant was after I
chose not to update the program anymore I was badgered repeatedly to do
so (as in every time I brought it out of sleep mode) I have taken the
advice of others to make some changes to the settings but was still
wondering about other antivirus program advice.