I also use avast and have for quite some time, for the very reasons J. Dent
talked about. I am very happy with it and will continue to use it. I have
it on both my desktop and my laptop. I have recommended it to many friends,
all of whom are also very pleased with it.
P.S. Pedersen
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 04:53:30 -0700
> From: John Dent <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Avast & Norton
>
> Carol,
>
> When I recommended that you remove NAV perhaps I overstated the reasons to
> remove it. Norton Anti Virus is a very effective virus fighting
> program. Unless you do performance tests to see how fast your programs
> are running before and after installing NAV, you might not notice any
> difference. As programs are added to Windows your computer's operations do
> slow down. Because this happens very slowly like the hour hand of a clock
> advancing, you may not notice the slowdown. In my case there is a slight
> performance hit with NAV. When bundled with Norton Systemworks the
> performance hit is much bigger.
>
> Because there are many factors influencing the speed of your computer you
> may not notice this at all. In the case of Avast I have found no
> performance hit and since having two good AV programs installed is
> redundant, I do not use NAV any longer. I have tried trials of many
> different AV programs in the past including McAfee and AVG. Overall I find
> Avast the best of them all. Also here is another reason why I think as I
> do. Symantec software programs have rules and nags that demand you update
> and I do not like any company trying to make me buy the update when the
> one
> I already own makes me happy.
>
> I don't think that you should rely on one opinion like mine. I hope that
> others will answer this email and give their opinions, pro or con.
>
> J. Dent
>
>
> At 06:28 PM 10/6/2004, you wrote:
>> > 2] When NAV expires it will clog and slow down your computer like it
>>has
>> > done so far. Remove it!
>>
>>This has not been my experience at all. It has never clogged my
>>computer and it does not slow it down one bit. (McAfee did that really
>>bad, though.) It's been the very best antivirus program I've ever had,
>>bar none. I don't mean to be contentious, I just don't think it's right
>>that only one negative opinion should be posted when some people feel
>>just the opposite. It's not fair to the readers who have no experience
>>with the product.
>>Carol Hanson
>>
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