From: Franklin on
On Thu 08 Sep 2005 08:22:11, ra wrote:
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> Hi ng,
> what do you think about Avast antivirus Home edition? (It's
> freeware).
>
>

Very good but don't overlook "AntiVir PE".
From: John Hood on
ra wrote:

>Hi ng,
>what do you think about Avast antivirus Home edition? (It's freeware).
>
>Thanks!
>
>
>
>
On my site as a "Best Of" pick for three years running.

Plusses - Program Auto update, Definitions Auto update. Scheduled
scans. On-access scanning. No spyware. Skinnable.

Minuses - It's a little slow on my 350 98se test box, but anything
faster, no problem at all.

Nitpicks (annoyances that don't effect performance).- No way to turn off
the auditory notify of virus def update (There is a hack to change it
somewhere). Have to register for a key, and the registration is only
good for a year.

Info: Avast is the free-personal edition to advertise their server-based
antivirus solution. If the personal version is any guess the server app
is very good, vary easy and inexpensive -as such, a good choice for a
small business which may not be able to afford the time and money that
goes into Norton AV server.

Conclusion: You can find a more thorough AV choice, but not one that is
more convenient.

John H.

www.jhoodsoft.org

"Best of Free Business Software"
From: MLC on
domenica 11 settembre 2005 John Hood ha scritto:

> Nitpicks (annoyances that don't effect performance).- No way to turn off
> the auditory notify of virus def update (There is a hack to change it
> somewhere).

Then it isn't true that there is no way ;-)

It's an option, easy to find:

Program settings - Sounds ->
Disable avst! sounds
or
Settings
to choose which ones to disable

I agree with you it's the "Best Of".
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Maria Luisa C - 11/09/2005 19.41.29
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
Thomas Edison
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