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MSE v Avast

  • 11-02-2010 11:10pm
    #1
    Mmcd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 805 ✭✭✭


    Upgrading to 7 tomorrow and was gonna change from Avast to microsoft security essentials as it seems more streamlined and simpler. I cant seem to get any definitive decision from a few google searches so I was wondering if anyone here had an opinion on the matter
    Also Ive backed up my most important files and am gonna do a clean install with windows 7 - is there anything I should do before wiping it all for good?

    Thanks in advance!


Comments

  • #2
    Kinetic^
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,249 ✭✭✭✭Kinetic^


    Using MSE for a good while now and found it be decent.


  • #3
    mordeith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,278 ✭✭✭mordeith


    PC Pro did a review of AV software last month, including plenty of free options. The winner was AVG 9.0 free and second best of the free options was Avira (which I use myself). Avira is good, but the only niggle is a large advert that appears every time it updates (once a day). MSE was third (of the free variety)


  • #4
    Blazer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,472 ✭✭✭✭Blazer


    using MSE and found it to be the least annoying..
    it's definitely found a few dodgy keygens I had on my pc :D


  • #5
    FLievre
    Closed Accounts Posts: 55 ✭✭FLievre


    Dunno... I've used Avast for three years now and many different OS flavours never had a problem with it, well apart for the "Virus Database Has Updated" annoying guy...


  • #6
    jbloggs
    Closed Accounts Posts: 52 ✭✭jbloggs


    The winner was AVG 9.0 free

    More than lightly they were paid to give that result... ;)
    Avira is good, but the only niggle is a large advert that appears every time it updates (once a day)

    Have a look Here

    The new Avast 5 is pretty good, although have been using MSE on 2 of my boxes since it was released...


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  • #7
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    What I like about MSE (Which I use atm) is I don't see a single message come from it, wheather it be a update needed, or definitions needed, or an ad the vendor wants me to se...., it doesnt bother me, its also seems quite good as a anti virus, am happy with it

    Nick

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