Avira Free vs. AVG free
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From: rmo555 on 18 Nov 2009 15:29 I have been using Avira Free but am not very satisfied with the UI. So, I just downloaded AVG Free in order to try it out. Both come very highly rated. My question is: Since you're not supposed to run two antri-virus programs at the same time, what do I have to do (besides uninstall Avira) in order to try AVG? I wonder if I just shut Avira down, are there still Services that continue to run? The best of both worlds is if I could switch back and forth easily. Any constructive comments are welcome.
From: rmo555 on 18 Nov 2009 18:47 Thank you.... On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:35:12 +0100, FredW <fredw(a)blackholespam.net> wrote: >On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:29:14 -0500, rmo555(a)cox.net wrote: > >>I have been using Avira Free but am not very satisfied with the UI. So, >>I just downloaded AVG Free in order to try it out. Both come very >>highly rated. My question is: Since you're not supposed to run two >>anti-virus programs at the same time, what do I have to do (besides >>uninstall Avira) in order to try AVG? I wonder if I just shut Avira >>down, are there still Services that continue to run? The best of both >>worlds is if I could switch back and forth easily. Any constructive >>comments are welcome. > >I use Avira as a "second-opinion" on-demand scanner. >I installed Avira completely. >Thereafter in services I changed "Avira Antivir Guard" from "automatic" >in "manual". > >Now Avira is there, to scan when I want, >but does not interfere with my real-time scanner. > ;-)
From: Nick Sanders on 18 Nov 2009 21:58 Get INNOBATE AntiVirus Home, its realtime scan engine can work along side another Virus scanner. Can get a download from http://www.soft-go.com/view/INNOBATE-AntiVirus-Home_67952.html On Nov 19, 9:29 am, rmo...(a)cox.net wrote: > I have been using Avira Free but am not very satisfied with the UI. So, > I just downloaded AVG Free in order to try it out. Both come very > highly rated. My question is: Since you're not supposed to run two > antri-virus programs at the same time, what do I have to do (besides > uninstall Avira) in order to try AVG? I wonder if I just shut Avira > down, are there still Services that continue to run? The best of both > worlds is if I could switch back and forth easily. Any constructive > comments are welcome.
From: Etal on 18 Nov 2009 22:12 FredW wrote: > rmo555(a)cox.net wrote: > >> I have been using Avira Free but am not very satisfied with the UI. So, >> I just downloaded AVG Free in order to try it out. Both come very >> highly rated. My question is: Since you're not supposed to run two >> anti-virus programs at the same time, what do I have to do (besides >> uninstall Avira) in order to try AVG? I wonder if I just shut Avira >> down, are there still Services that continue to run? The best of both >> worlds is if I could switch back and forth easily. Any constructive >> comments are welcome. > > I use Avira as a "second-opinion" on-demand scanner. > I installed Avira completely. > Thereafter in services I changed "Avira Antivir Guard" from "automatic" > in "manual". > > Now Avira is there, to scan when I want, > but does not interfere with my real-time scanner. Specific question, but answers can be generalized. So there is no risk that still having Services Started/loaded at System-level, e.g. [AVGIO.sys],[AVIPBB.sys] and [SSMDrv.sys], are hooking functions that might interfere with other AV-softwares desire to do the same? Is it not necessary to look at (disable) the Services loading, that are manageable from under 'Non-Plug and Play Drivers'? -- Nah-ah. I'm staying out of this. ... Now, here's my opinion. Please followup in the newsgroup. E-mail address is invalid due to spam-control.
From: David H. Lipman on 18 Nov 2009 22:51
From: "Nick Sanders" <innobate(a)gmail.com> | Get INNOBATE AntiVirus Home, its realtime scan engine can work along | side another Virus scanner. Why in the world would anyone want that POS when then they can have a quality AV product like Avira AntiVir ? -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp |