avast! free VS MSE

yesterday I reinstalled windows ...the first anti virus program that came in my mind was Avast! ofcourse...and so I downloaded the free version!

You can get AVG full for free if you look for a reg code :P

I'd stick with Avast! over anything else, refreshing license takes less than a minute anyway

Stay with Avast! Free. It really takes seconds to renew it's license. And there are some nasty talks going on about MSE quality. Haven't had problems on my Windows 8 with it and I think it's bullshit but I still think Avast is better. I don't use it on my Windows 8 just because it fucks up internet connections. Some compatibility shit that neither Avast or Microsoft have fixed. Keep Avast!

Btw - I have Avast on my Windows 7 computer for a few years now. No problems with viruses or anything like that.

Nothing is better than Avast... yet.

avast always

Avast uses quite a lot of resources, that was the main reason for a possible change.

I have been using Comodo Internet Security Premium (it's free, but too large for my needs) - thank you guys, now I'm happy to use Microsoft Security Essentials.

Avast sucks.

Norton 360 and Norton Internet Security are the best.

B4 anyone says they're slow and slow down the CPU - only because you can't set it up properly.

Common Sense 2013 Enterprise Edition is best.

I've been using Avira Free for quite some time now. It appears to be light enough and it still blocks some infected file from downloading from time to time.

Go with Avira free.
Avast is (or at least was last time I used it) a bloated piece of garbage, and MSE while nice (in that it doesn't have false positives out the ass and annoys you with popup ads) has missed some detections.

Avira's got some annoying popus, but they can be minimized with a few steps.
1). Open the control panel through Start > Control Panel.
2). Go to Administrative Tools > Local Security Policy.
3). Click on Software Restriction Policy > Action > Create new restriction policy.
4). Right-click, and go to Additional Rules > New path rule.
5). Click Browse and navigate to C:\Program Files\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\ and double-click avnotify.exe.
6). Set the security level to Disallowed.
7). Repeat steps 5 and 6 for avnotify.dll.
8). Click apply and then OK.

Avast Is far far better than MSE

I really wanted to like MSE but it just didn't deliver. I'd been using Avira for a few years and needed a change. After trying MSE I gave Avast a shot and have been happy with it since.

I would recommend MSE because it is free and it is up-to-date and it runs smoothly in the background. I have been using it for years and i worked in a computer repair shop where it got used mostly, included with a few paid ones. I also use Malwarebytes with MSE.

Yea, I wouldn't use MSE. I'm personally using Avast with Malwarebytes, no issues here.

I personally use Avast and have used it for around 2.5 - 3 years now, I haven't had any problems. To be honest, I'm pretty sure I would do alright without an antivirus as I do not visit many sites that could potentially be harmful.

+1 for avast :)

I disliked Avast due to it picking up false positives constantly on my system (including older game CDs that were inserted into a disk drive). I use MSE and do occasional scans with Malwarebytes and TDSSKiller (anti-rootkit) to ensure that nothing is missed.

go with MSE. People hate it because it scans for a long period of time. The reason is that it scans all your file including those that arent scanned by other Internet Security programs.

MSE>everything else out there.
just dont get MSE if you have a pirated copy of OS.