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Posted by =?Utf-8?B?UGFuZGFfbWFu?= on December 14, 2005, 7:26 pm
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Would you all please read this:
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.security.virus/browse_thread/thread/73db85c67e8ec389/54ae525d9e6c8c9b?lnk=st&q=The+love+affair+with+AVG+and+Avast&rnum=1#54ae525d9e6c8c9b
Concentrate on David's words .
And then decide wheter to use either Avast or AVG?!?!?!
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"Tony Susa" wrote:
> Does anyone know if Avast! was fixed yet to pass the important tests?
>
> While googling for more information about Avast!, I found Avast! recently
> failed an apparently important consumer oriented test (which AVG passed).
> My question is whether or not Avast! has been fixed with respect to that
> failure.
>
> I ask because I just recently decided to install a (the best?) freeware
> anti-virus program for my Windows XP PC. I am not an antivirus expert; so
> the first thing I did was search the google groups (groups.google.com) for
> their astute recommendations.
>
> Most articles advised the following four freeware antivirus scanners - and
> I ascertained most (but not all) recommended them in the order shown:
> 1. Avast! 4.6 http://files.avast.com
> 2. AVG 7.1.371 http://free.grisoft.com
> 3. BitDefender 8 http://www.bitdefender.com
> 4. AntiVir PE Classic 6.32.00.51 http://www.free-av.com
>
> So, I had installed Avast! on my WinXP system.
>
> However, while searching for more information, I find the following
> disturbing report (
> http://www.consumersearch.com/www/software/antivirus_software/fullstory.html
> ) which says "in a recent Virus Bulletin test, AVG passed rigorous
> virus-detection testing in the Windows XP environment, while Avast! failed
> (although it had passed this test in years past)."
>
> My question to the freeware antivirus experts (which I am not one of) is
> whether they know if Avast! has been fixed yet or if it will be fixed?
>
> If not, should we resort to AVG (which seems to have passed the test).
>
> Thanks in advance for your expert advice,
> Tony Susa
>
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