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  #31  
Old August 26th 15, 07:25 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Default Avira versus Avast

On 8/23/2015 1:42 PM, Drew wrote:
Yeah I know , This has probably been asked a gazillion times but I am
not really finding the answer I am looking for. I cannot find a clear
answer on which one runs better or is the better product. Currently
running Avast free on this Win 8.1 machine as well as on some win7
machines and Avira free on other win7 machines

Question: Which do you feel runs better on your machine? What others
besides Norton or Mcafee do you run.

I know I am going to hear the response of run them and decide yourself
but occasionally I would like a second opinion.

Thanks in advance
Drew.


For me personally, the are the highest rated free AV that is decent,
Bitdefender free will quarantine false positives and not let you bring
them back, AVG slows things down, Avast doesn't detect more than Avira
in the latest real world test, Avira is light on resources, great
detection rate... oh and Panda WILL **** your PC up..
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  #32  
Old August 26th 15, 07:52 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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On 8/26/2015 2:25 PM, Vitalic wrote:

detection rate... oh and Panda WILL **** your PC up..


I have never had Panda "**** up" any computer that I've installed it on.

  #33  
Old August 26th 15, 08:39 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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On 8/26/2015 2:52 PM, Ron wrote:
On 8/26/2015 2:25 PM, Vitalic wrote:

detection rate... oh and Panda WILL **** your PC up..


I have never had Panda "**** up" any computer that I've installed it on.



lucky you

http://www.idigitaltimes.com/panda-a...les-and-422132
  #34  
Old August 26th 15, 11:10 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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Default Avira versus Avast

On 8/26/2015 3:39 PM, Vitalic wrote:
On 8/26/2015 2:52 PM, Ron wrote:
On 8/26/2015 2:25 PM, Vitalic wrote:

detection rate... oh and Panda WILL **** your PC up..


I have never had Panda "**** up" any computer that I've installed it on.



lucky you

http://www.idigitaltimes.com/panda-a...les-and-422132


Panda Antivirus Pro 2015

Panda Internet Security 2015

Does not apply to me. Panda free version.
  #35  
Old August 26th 15, 11:11 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8
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On 8/26/2015 6:10 PM, Ron wrote:
On 8/26/2015 3:39 PM, Vitalic wrote:
On 8/26/2015 2:52 PM, Ron wrote:
On 8/26/2015 2:25 PM, Vitalic wrote:

detection rate... oh and Panda WILL **** your PC up..

I have never had Panda "**** up" any computer that I've installed it on.



lucky you

http://www.idigitaltimes.com/panda-a...les-and-422132



Panda Antivirus Pro 2015

Panda Internet Security 2015

Does not apply to me. Panda free version.


BTW, it was a one time problem.
  #36  
Old August 27th 15, 11:07 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8,alt.windows7.general
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Default Avira versus Avast

Tony wrote:
F Murtz wrote in news:55dc1ead$0$1531$c3e8da3
:

Drew wrote:
Yeah I know , This has probably been asked a gazillion times but I am
not really finding the answer I am looking for. I cannot find a clear
answer on which one runs better or is the better product. Currently
running Avast free on this Win 8.1 machine as well as on some win7
machines and Avira free on other win7 machines

Question: Which do you feel runs better on your machine? What others
besides Norton or Mcafee do you run.

I know I am going to hear the response of run them and decide yourself
but occasionally I would like a second opinion.

Thanks in advance
Drew.

Why what is wrong with windows defender?



Nothing is "wrong" with it, but it was basically a token gesture from
Microsoft. If you think of any well-known anti-virus (Avast! and Avira
are two typical examples), and picture that AV program as a fully tricked
out SUV, Windows Defender by comparison is a subcompact car.

Tony

It just quietly goes about its work, It does not wake me in the middle
of the night screaming about what it has just done, like avast does in
my other XP computer.
  #37  
Old August 27th 15, 03:03 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8,alt.windows7.general
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Default Avira versus Avast

On 8/27/2015 6:07 AM, F Murtz wrote:
Tony wrote:
F Murtz wrote in news:55dc1ead$0$1531$c3e8da3
:

Drew wrote:
Yeah I know , This has probably been asked a gazillion times but I am
not really finding the answer I am looking for. I cannot find a clear
answer on which one runs better or is the better product. Currently
running Avast free on this Win 8.1 machine as well as on some win7
machines and Avira free on other win7 machines

Question: Which do you feel runs better on your machine? What others
besides Norton or Mcafee do you run.

I know I am going to hear the response of run them and decide yourself
but occasionally I would like a second opinion.

Thanks in advance
Drew.
Why what is wrong with windows defender?



Nothing is "wrong" with it, but it was basically a token gesture from
Microsoft. If you think of any well-known anti-virus (Avast! and Avira
are two typical examples), and picture that AV program as a fully tricked
out SUV, Windows Defender by comparison is a subcompact car.

Tony

It just quietly goes about its work, It does not wake me in the middle
of the night screaming about what it has just done, like avast does in
my other XP computer.



Defender is baseline protection.

https://www.av-test.org/en/antivirus/home-windows/

http://lifehacker.com/microsoft-admits-that-third-party-antivirus-is-more-eff-1441135677
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Old August 27th 15, 08:49 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8,alt.windows7.general
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F Murtz wrote:

[Microsoft Defender] just quietly goes about its work, It does not wake me in the middle
of the night screaming about what it has just done, like avast does in
my other XP computer.


Configure Avast to NOT issue its sound alerts. I don't want it
startling me even when I am awake.
  #39  
Old August 28th 15, 01:42 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8,alt.windows7.general
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VanguardLH wrote:
F Murtz wrote:

[Microsoft Defender] just quietly goes about its work, It does not wake me in the middle
of the night screaming about what it has just done, like avast does in
my other XP computer.


Configure Avast to NOT issue its sound alerts. I don't want it
startling me even when I am awake.

Don't have to wast time doing all sorts of tricks to stop annoyances.
PS I get much less trouble on my laptop with win 8.1 and defender than
I do with XP and avira on the other computer
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Old August 29th 15, 06:01 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-8,alt.windows7.general
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F Murtz wrote:

VanguardLH wrote:

F Murtz wrote:

[Microsoft Defender] just quietly goes about its work, It does not
wake me in the middle of the night screaming about what it has just
done, like avast does in my other XP computer.


Configure Avast to NOT issue its sound alerts. I don't want it
startling me even when I am awake.


Don't have to wast time doing all sorts of tricks to stop annoyances.
PS I get much less trouble on my laptop with win 8.1 and defender
than I do with XP and avira on the other computer


You could go with that 50-mile max, 50 mph max spare tire. Or, like
some car owners, you could put a full size tire in the boot so you have
a real tire as a spare. Depends on how much real protection you want.
About the only AV that I know of that has worse detection coverage than
Defender is ClamWin. There are probably others but I don't acquaint
myself with the worst products.

https://www.virusbtn.com/vb100/rap-index.xml
They add Microsoft [Defender] to provide a reference for the others.

I always found it amusing that Defender was the quietest AV product and
also had a good score regarding its ability to disinfect a system of
malware. Well, yeah, it's much easier when you are missing a lot of the
nastiest malware, like looking out only one window of your house to
watch for the approach of a tornedo. Nope, still don't see it. Hmm,
what's that train-like noise?

Guess you never bothered to wade through all the config options for
Windows Defender, too. For example, is its install-time choice of when
to scan your computer, assuming you even want an on-demand scan, an idle
time or might that be during the prime time use of your computer?
Windows Defender also takes user configuration. I cannot address the
unidentified troubles of Avira on Windows XP in addition to the unknown
differences in hardware and software setup on different platforms.

http://www.av-comparatives.org/detection-test/
File detection:
Avira: 99.9%
Avast: 99.4%
Microsoft: 86.3%
Heuristics detection:
Avira:
Avast:
Microsoft is shown as the blue line reference against with the other
AV products are compared. You want a product that exceeds that
threshold. It is tough to outdo the threshold for a product that is
quiet because it can't detect much so it won't alert much.

Saying Defender is better than nothing isn't saying much. Eh, it might
catch something someday and in the meantime it missing a lot and why it
is so nice and quiet. Considering the performance impact of Defender,
it's slower compared to more effective AV products but does less.

Defender is Microsoft's token security program as evidence of Microsoft
prior claim of keeping their customers secure. They made the claim and
then had to come up with something prove they were making good that
claim. So a token anti-virus was good enough. See, we're improving
security, we got this, see, see. A fisherman holding up a baby bass
that barely replaces the bait is really not engendering much awe.

If you're happy with Defender and are unconcerned about its low
detection coverage then stay with it. However, as for changing the
sound settings to eliminate audio alerts being a task dreadfully
annoying, that is hardly the case. One checkbox, never have to revisit.
Yep, that's really annoying, uh huh. I had to change configuration
settings for Defender, too. OMG, oh so annoying.
 




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