AVG 2 Year offer

Jay Dee

Hi,

Seen this on Grupon ::

Three-PC's Two-Year AVG Licence: Anti-Virus (€12.99) or Internet Security (€24.99) (Up to 76% Off)

Seems a good buy.

Thanks

Jay.

dunworth1

Wouldn't use avg if they paid me

StereoSound

I'm not a fan of AVG at all.

vicwatson

Link? As I can't find it on groupon

mass_debater

dunworth1 wrote: »

Wouldn't use avg if they paid me

Was great 5 years ago but is now a bloated POS. Not a great AV these days

Jay Dee

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/#inbox/1532727828372c11

vicwatson

:rolleyes:

vicwatson

Here's a link for anyone interested

https://www.groupon.ie/deals/gg-binary-distribution-limited-28

Alanstrainor

Don't bother tbh. AVG used to be great, but as with most of these applications they turn crap over time.

KilOit

Whats a good alternative these days?

ESET is the best

Great to see all the compsec experts keeping us safe. So remember kids: AVG is awful, ESET is the best, and this is all gospel, so we don't need any supporting evidence.

Here's a reasonably decent recent write up of the main AV offerings, based on actual facts: http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow_viewer/0,3253,l=256703&a=306776&po=1,00.asp

Summary - AVG is good, but the paid version doesn't offer much of value over the free edition.

Joseph

ESET Smart Security is the best

Well I am in computer security and I can tell you AVG is poor. And using a PC Mag writeup doesn't mean much either to be honest (I worked for one of the AV products in the review you linked). You can even throw the AV comparative tests in that bunch too. There is whole-sale cheating going on in AV comparative tests. Which is a shame as it can cause people to fooled into buying a poor product.

A lot of claims, but again - no supporting evidence. I don't run AVG on my home machines or work infrastructure so I am not a fanboy, but I hate seeing something slated without anything to back it up.
https://www.virusbulletin.com/testing/results/latest/vb100-antimalware

n1ck

I actually can't stand AVG, I used it for years and the constant pop ups from it were so annoying - I went with Avast, seems to do the job.

Vic Vinegar

Personally i wouldn't bother with a paid anti-virus at all. I've been using 360 Total Security along with Malwarebytes (free version) and have never had any problems whatsoever.