Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 14:35:41 +0100 From: Philip Nienhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] AVG Free Issues
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 1/27/2005 3:33:18 AM Mountain Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > <snip> > > > Got a link for that? I searched on www.grisoft.com but couldn't find it. > > My bad. The problem software is Sygate firewall, not AVG. (Oh, the > shame....:-/ ) Don't worry. Would ZoneAlarm be a good alternative? (or Kerio, ...) ...<snip> > > What would concern me more is whether AVG Free can catch enough viruses. > > I have the impression that it performs a bit less in this respect than > > McAfee, but McAfee really slows down Windows on the Lib110. > > I used the (until recently) free version of Computer Asociates AV+firewall > called EZ Armor, but the renewal was $30, and the firewall was difficult to > manage. AVG seems OK, but I have had a low incidence rate of virus > infection, so > can't judge its effectiveness. Not a Norton fan, and I agree with your > observation of McAfee. It was great when it was freeware, though. Found a good link, interesting results. It suggests that McAfee is the best of all and AVG just performs average. To your liking: Norton did not come out that good either: http://agn-www.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/vtc/ > Sorry for the error. That's OK, Philip
