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From: s|b on 31 Jan 2010 15:16 On Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:04:15 +0100, s|b wrote: > Too bad you can't be bothered to post some links. But rest assured, > you're the first... <http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download> Can't see a new version though. Download brings me to Avast Free Antivirus 5.0.377. There's a build 396 in the forum, but AFAIK this is a pre-release. NEW PRE-RELEASE version of avast now available for test [5.0.396] <http://forum.avast.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=f3b8e65655f1d9d93bea39922a649906&topic=54581.0> From what I can read in the reactions it's a much better build, but it isn't official. -- s|b
From: s|b on 31 Jan 2010 15:19 On Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:16:00 +0100, s|b wrote: > NEW PRE-RELEASE version of avast now available for test [5.0.396] > <http://forum.avast.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=f3b8e65655f1d9d93bea39922a649906&topic=54581.0> > > From what I can read in the reactions it's a much better build, but it > isn't official. My apologies, I'm mixed up with build 394. Vlk seems to have changed his (394 pre-release) posting to: | Version 5.0.396 has now been released to the general public. | It will solve most of the stability issues related to version 5.0.377. | | Thanks to everyone who helped testing. There's no build 396 at download.com, but majorgeeks.com seems to have one: <http://majorgeeks.com/Avast_Home_Edition_d1968.html> -- s|b
From: philo on 31 Jan 2010 15:21 s|b wrote: > On Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:35:52 -0600, philo wrote: > >> tried it on a few machine's I've got in for repair >> >> looks like it's pretty good >> >> >> scanned 140 gigs of data (in full scan mode) >> in about 30 minutes > > Too bad you can't be bothered to post some links. But rest assured, > you're the first... > ***PLONK***
From: s|b on 31 Jan 2010 15:39 On Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:21:31 -0600, philo wrote: > > Too bad you can't be bothered to post some links. But rest assured, > > you're the first... > ***PLONK*** Ow... Did I hurt your feelings? :-o -- s|b
From: Rod on 31 Jan 2010 17:45
On Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:05:21 -0600, philo wrote: > Rod wrote: >> On Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:35:52 -0600, philo wrote: >> >>> tried it on a few machine's I've got in for repair >>> >>> looks like it's pretty good >>> >>> >>> scanned 140 gigs of data (in full scan mode) >>> in about 30 minutes >> >> I've been running 5.0 for about a week now. Much better interface now. Also >> scans quite a bit faster. So far no other problems with this version. Also >> registration is handled over the net within the program. No need to obtain >> an email and then posting the code into the program. > > > > Yep > a bit easier to deal with > > > BTW: I do a lot of computer repair work > and am amazed at how much better the *free* version of Avast is > as compared to McAfee or Norton. > > Most of the infected machines I get in for repair have one of the two I repair a lot of machines also. I usually uninstall Norton or McAfee because they are always running scans,etc in the background and usually bring the machines to a crawl. I then install Avast and just use the built-in Windo$ firewall. A more complex firewall is more than most of these people can handle, and all they do is click allow for everything. Might just as well have nothing. Avast does seem to catch more than Norton or McAfee from my view of the infected machines that I clean up. |