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L0rD_S0tH
09-17-2003, 10:23 PM
I'm thinkign of switching to avg from norton but I just have one quick question. does avg automatically scan files while downloading them like norton does? Norton has saved my butt a few time when dling off kazaa cause it catches virii during the download process. thanks.
zapjb
09-17-2003, 10:30 PM
Yes.
MetroStars
09-17-2003, 10:32 PM
why not use both of them, u will b totaly protected :lol:
L0rD_S0tH
09-17-2003, 10:34 PM
thanks for the replies. I just wanna try it out, if nothing else. I've hear good things bout it.
MetroStars
09-17-2003, 10:36 PM
AVG is by far the best virus checker... ( just my opinion ) but AVG has never let me down
L0rD_S0tH
09-17-2003, 10:41 PM
Originally posted by MetroStars@17 September 2003 - 22:36
AVG is by far the best virus checker... ( just my opinion ) but AVG has never let me down
thats reassuring. I never had a prob with norton, but I hear avg will catch stuff that norton misses.
zapjb
09-17-2003, 10:47 PM
My 2 cents. I've used both Norton (resource hog) & AVG (infrequent virus updates). Right now I'm using NOD32 as resident AV & Kaspersky Pro as non-resident AV. Thats the best combo for me.
KurtCocain
09-17-2003, 11:24 PM
Personally i think using 2 antivir at the same time is not a good idea. What goo is a anti vir if u have to use another one to be safe... Dunno Avg is good but dont like the 7 verision.. never had a virus with it .. so it worked . But I think norton beats it. Do same thing as i did -- install Norton Corporate edition and dont wory about anything.. Plus think about it -- does Big campusses and college campuses rely on some cheap ass anti vir -- no. And all they use is Norton (most of them) -- it does the job ezcellently. U know how to get it.

cheers.
zapjb
09-17-2003, 11:32 PM
Course I don't use 2 AV's at the same time. One is resident (always on) & the other is non-resident (on-demand).
LaVaNaNo
09-18-2003, 02:51 AM
I like AVG better.. using both would be extremely bad for system resources and memory. I found that using norton, it is a system hog. While avg is not as much.
muchspl2
09-18-2003, 03:28 AM
agreed, avg is the best overall
norton sucks a phat one, imho
L0rD_S0tH
09-18-2003, 04:01 AM
Glad to hear all the positive responses. Judging by your guys' remarks, I think I won't be disappointed.