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Windows Live Essentials Vs. Avast
I'm running Windows 7 64 bit on a home built PC. I have been using Avast
antivirus for about a year now but recently I have been inundated by Avast constantly telling me to upgrade to Pro. Since I am so anal, I don't want to pay for something I know I can get for free, so I was wondering about replacing Avast with MS Security Essentials. I have read that SE will disable Windows Defender because the functionality is duplicated in SE. What are some of the other benefits or pitfalls to switching? **Support our 2nd Amendment Rights! Because when seconds count, the police are only minutes away** |
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Windows Live Essentials Vs. Avast
On 10/29/2010 12:18 AM, bettablue wrote:
I'm running Windows 7 64 bit on a home built PC. I have been using Avast antivirus for about a year now but recently I have been inundated by Avast constantly telling me to upgrade to Pro. Since I am so anal, I don't want to pay for something I know I can get for free, so I was wondering about replacing Avast with MS Security Essentials. I have read that SE will disable Windows Defender because the functionality is duplicated in SE. What are some of the other benefits or pitfalls to switching? **Support our 2nd Amendment Rights! Because when seconds count, the police are only minutes away** Not sure if SE can do a boot scan like Avast can. -- Alias |
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Windows Live Essentials Vs. Avast
On Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:18:58 -0700, "bettablue"
wrote: I'm running Windows 7 64 bit on a home built PC. I have been using Avast antivirus for about a year now but recently I have been inundated by Avast constantly telling me to upgrade to Pro. Since I am so anal, I don't want to pay for something I know I can get for free, so I was wondering about replacing Avast with MS Security Essentials. I have read that SE will disable Windows Defender because the functionality is duplicated in SE. What are some of the other benefits or pitfalls to switching? https://forum.avast.com/index.php?action=printpage;topic=65394.0 This forum thread talks about the reasons for the upgrade notice and provides at least one solution for removing the notices. My advice is to upgrade to the new (free) version of Avast if you've been happy with it, or choose one of the other free AV programs such as Avira or MSE. Each of them have their pros and cons, but all three are worthwhile contenders. |
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Windows Live Essentials Vs. Avast
bettablue wrote:
I'm running Windows 7 64 bit on a home built PC. I have been using Avast antivirus for about a year now but recently I have been inundated by Avast constantly telling me to upgrade to Pro. Since I am so anal, I don't want to pay for something I know I can get for free, so I was wondering about replacing Avast with MS Security Essentials. I have read that SE will disable Windows Defender because the functionality is duplicated in SE. What are some of the other benefits or pitfalls to switching? For the record, Windows Live Essentials and Microsoft Security Essentials are two very different things. -- Crash "When you want to fool the world, tell the truth." ~ Otto von Bismarck ~ |
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Windows Live Essentials Vs. Avast
On 10/28/10 7:54 PM, Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote:
bettablue wrote: I'm running Windows 7 64 bit on a home built PC. I have been using Avast antivirus for about a year now but recently I have been inundated by Avast constantly telling me to upgrade to Pro. Since I am so anal, I don't want to pay for something I know I can get for free, so I was wondering about replacing Avast with MS Security Essentials. I have read that SE will disable Windows Defender because the functionality is duplicated in SE. What are some of the other benefits or pitfalls to switching? For the record, Windows Live Essentials and Microsoft Security Essentials are two very different things. Have you been in one too many crash tests? Because I don't see where the OP ever mentioned Windows Live Essentials at all... ;-) -- Roy Smith Windows 7 Professional Thunderbird 3.1.6 Thursday, October 28, 2010 9:08:54 PM |
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Windows Live Essentials Vs. Avast
Roy Smith wrote:
On 10/28/10 7:54 PM, Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote: bettablue wrote: I'm running Windows 7 64 bit on a home built PC. I have been using Avast antivirus for about a year now but recently I have been inundated by Avast constantly telling me to upgrade to Pro. Since I am so anal, I don't want to pay for something I know I can get for free, so I was wondering about replacing Avast with MS Security Essentials. I have read that SE will disable Windows Defender because the functionality is duplicated in SE. What are some of the other benefits or pitfalls to switching? For the record, Windows Live Essentials and Microsoft Security Essentials are two very different things. Have you been in one too many crash tests? Because I don't see where the OP ever mentioned Windows Live Essentials at all... ;-) Did you read the subject line entry? -- Crash English is not my native tongue; I'm an American. |
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Windows Live Essentials Vs. Avast
On 28/10/2010 23:18, bettablue wrote:
I'm running Windows 7 64 bit on a home built PC. I have been using Avast antivirus for about a year now but recently I have been inundated by Avast constantly telling me to upgrade to Pro. Since I am so anal, I don't want to pay for something I know I can get for free, so I was wondering about replacing Avast with MS Security Essentials. I have read that SE will disable Windows Defender because the functionality is duplicated in SE. What are some of the other benefits or pitfalls to switching? **Support our 2nd Amendment Rights! Because when seconds count, the police are only minutes away** This seems very strange to me. I use Avast free edition on two Windows 7 machines and I don't get bombarded with constant update to pro requests. I also run S/Essentials and S/Antispyware pro. It all works fine for me. Bod |
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On 29 Oct 2010, bod wrote in
alt.windows7.general: This seems very strange to me. I use Avast free edition on two Windows 7 machines and I don't get bombarded with constant update to pro requests. Nor do I. I've been using Avira for several years, and I don't recall ever getting any such ads. If I did, it was a long time ago, because I've forgotten all about it. |
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Windows Live Essentials Vs. Avast
On Fri, 29 Oct 2010 01:14:50 +0200, Alias
wrote: On 10/29/2010 12:18 AM, bettablue wrote: I'm running Windows 7 64 bit on a home built PC. I have been using Avast antivirus for about a year now but recently I have been inundated by Avast constantly telling me to upgrade to Pro. Since I am so anal, I don't want to pay for something I know I can get for free, so I was wondering about replacing Avast with MS Security Essentials. I have read that SE will disable Windows Defender because the functionality is duplicated in SE. What are some of the other benefits or pitfalls to switching? **Support our 2nd Amendment Rights! Because when seconds count, the police are only minutes away** Not sure if SE can do a boot scan like Avast can. There's no boot scan with Avast! on a 64-bit OS: https://support.avast.com/index.php?...articl eid=50 -- Luke |
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On Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:18:58 -0700, "bettablue"
wrote: I'm running Windows 7 64 bit on a home built PC. I have been using Avast antivirus for about a year now but recently I have been inundated by Avast constantly telling me to upgrade to Pro. Since I am so anal, I don't want to pay for something I know I can get for free, so I was wondering about replacing Avast with MS Security Essentials. I have read that SE will disable Windows Defender because the functionality is duplicated in SE. What are some of the other benefits or pitfalls to switching? Are you seeing a reminder to renew your one year registration, or are you using Avast! 4.8 and seeing a reminder to upgrade to 5.0, with an ad for Pro? Windows Defender real-time protection should be manually disabled when running Avast!. -- Luke |
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Windows Live Essentials Vs. Avast
On 10/29/2010 05:13 PM, Luke wrote:
On Fri, 29 Oct 2010 01:14:50 +0200, Alias wrote: On 10/29/2010 12:18 AM, bettablue wrote: I'm running Windows 7 64 bit on a home built PC. I have been using Avast antivirus for about a year now but recently I have been inundated by Avast constantly telling me to upgrade to Pro. Since I am so anal, I don't want to pay for something I know I can get for free, so I was wondering about replacing Avast with MS Security Essentials. I have read that SE will disable Windows Defender because the functionality is duplicated in SE. What are some of the other benefits or pitfalls to switching? **Support our 2nd Amendment Rights! Because when seconds count, the police are only minutes away** Not sure if SE can do a boot scan like Avast can. There's no boot scan with Avast! on a 64-bit OS: https://support.avast.com/index.php?...articl eid=50 Bummer. -- Alias |
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Windows Live Essentials Vs. Avast
On Fri, 29 Oct 2010 17:18:14 +0200, Alias
wrote: On 10/29/2010 05:13 PM, Luke wrote: On Fri, 29 Oct 2010 01:14:50 +0200, Alias wrote: On 10/29/2010 12:18 AM, bettablue wrote: I'm running Windows 7 64 bit on a home built PC. I have been using Avast antivirus for about a year now but recently I have been inundated by Avast constantly telling me to upgrade to Pro. Since I am so anal, I don't want to pay for something I know I can get for free, so I was wondering about replacing Avast with MS Security Essentials. I have read that SE will disable Windows Defender because the functionality is duplicated in SE. What are some of the other benefits or pitfalls to switching? **Support our 2nd Amendment Rights! Because when seconds count, the police are only minutes away** Not sure if SE can do a boot scan like Avast can. There's no boot scan with Avast! on a 64-bit OS: https://support.avast.com/index.php?...articl eid=50 Bummer. Yeah. I found out when I installed Avast! on my wife's new laptop. Oh, well.... -- Luke |
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Windows Live Essentials Vs. Avast
On 10/28/10 10:10 PM, Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote:
Roy Smith wrote: On 10/28/10 7:54 PM, Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote: bettablue wrote: I'm running Windows 7 64 bit on a home built PC. I have been using Avast antivirus for about a year now but recently I have been inundated by Avast constantly telling me to upgrade to Pro. Since I am so anal, I don't want to pay for something I know I can get for free, so I was wondering about replacing Avast with MS Security Essentials. I have read that SE will disable Windows Defender because the functionality is duplicated in SE. What are some of the other benefits or pitfalls to switching? For the record, Windows Live Essentials and Microsoft Security Essentials are two very different things. Have you been in one too many crash tests? Because I don't see where the OP ever mentioned Windows Live Essentials at all... ;-) Did you read the subject line entry? Doh!!! Guess I'm blind in one eye and can't see out of the other! ;-) -- Roy Smith Windows 7 Professional Thunderbird 3.1.6 Friday, October 29, 2010 7:01:31 PM |
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