http://catpawsblog.com/support/2007/10/09/which-anti-virus-program-is-the-best/ Common sense technical support Tue, 26 May 2009 20:02:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://catpawsblog.com/support/2007/10/09/which-anti-virus-program-is-the-best/comment-page-1/#comment-60 PCSecurityExpert Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:37:39 +0000 http://catpawsblog.com/support/2007/10/09/which-anti-virus-program-is-the-best/#comment-60 To my mind, avast has the most user-friendly interface out of all free antivirus programs I know of, and its updates come absolutely silent. Some PC users insist that it has a poor detection rate, but AV comparatives lists avast! over Norton, so there must be a sound reason behind that. Since version 4.8 avast! claims to have anti-spyware protection included as well. I personally know a home user who switched from ESET (paid) to avast! (free), and not because NOD's subscription expired. To my mind, avast has the most user-friendly interface out of all free antivirus programs I know of, and its updates come absolutely silent. Some PC users insist that it has a poor detection rate, but AV comparatives lists avast! over Norton, so there must be a sound reason behind that. Since version 4.8 avast! claims to have anti-spyware protection included as well. I personally know a home user who switched from ESET (paid) to avast! (free), and not because NOD’s subscription expired.

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