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From: philo on 31 Jan 2010 14:35 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
From: Rod on 31 Jan 2010 14:55 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.
From: s|b on 31 Jan 2010 15:03 On Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:55:20 -0600, Rod wrote: > I've been running 5.0 for about a week now. Under what OS? > Much better interface now. Also > scans quite a bit faster. So far no other problems with this version. I'm still waiting. The avast! forum was full of people telling about BSOD's. Before I install 5.x I'll make an image just to be sure... > Also > registration is handled over the net within the program. No need to obtain > an email and then posting the code into the program. Probably the same modus operandi when renewing this license key? -- s|b
From: s|b on 31 Jan 2010 15:04 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... -- s|b
From: philo on 31 Jan 2010 15:05
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 |