AVG vs Avira vs Avast BEST?

[Quattro Pete]

Originally Posted By: ZZman
Windows XP Home and Pro:

1. Boot into Safe Mode (tap F8 repeatedly after you restart the computer)
2. Log in using the Administrator account
3. Go to C:\Program Files\(Avira)\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\avnotify.exe
4. Right-click avnotify.exe-> properties-> security-> advanced
5. Under the Permissions folder you will see all of the users. Start with the first user….
6. Edit-> Traverse Folder / Execute File-> deny-> ok
7. Now perform step 6 for all of the other users-> apply-> yes/ok-> close all open windows
8. Reboot the computer into Normal Mode (start-> shutdown-> restart)

Thanks!

 

[ZZman]

I always use the first one listed for XP systems. The other I do not know but it looks like it is for Vista.

 

[Drew99GT]

Originally Posted By: Quattro Pete
Originally Posted By: 97tbird
My AVG 8.0 Free takes about 1.5 hrs to do a full scan.

It'd be interesting to see how it compares to Avira, assuming the same subset of files is scanned. Avira claims "up to 20% faster scanning", but compared to what? Must have been written by the marketing department.


I have a P4 3.2 Ghz processor. At full speed it takes about 25 minutes to do a full scan with Avira. But it runs at 60-65 degrees C, so I always run half throttled (stays at about 48 degrees C). At 1.65Ghz, it takes about 35-40 minutes to do a full scan.

 

[oilboy123]

AVG 8.0 seems to work pretty well for me. I might switch to one of the others on my laptop. Thanks for the feedback.