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Mcafee or AVG
26-11-2011 9:54 PM
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Re: Mcafee or AVG
26-11-2011 10:24 PM
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If you are happy with AVG stick with it.
I wouldn't recommend either of them myself.
If you want to look at at some independent results I would suggest starting here http://www.av-comparatives.org/en/comparativesreviews/detection-test
Re: Mcafee or AVG
26-11-2011 11:03 PM
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Re: Mcafee or AVG
27-11-2011 3:08 PM
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Re: Mcafee or AVG
27-11-2011 6:32 PM
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Look in 'Scan Options' -> 'How to Scan' tab -> click 'Additional scan settings...' -> see 'Computer shutdown options'
Does that do it?
Chris
Re: Mcafee or AVG
27-11-2011 7:09 PM
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That's funny but when I click on 'scan options' I don't get 'how to scan' tab. You pointed me in the right direction though. When I run a scan there is the 'additional scan settings' and by clicking it I then get the option to close the PC when scan finishes.
Thank you for your help.
artmo
Re: Mcafee or AVG
27-11-2011 8:34 PM
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Re: Mcafee or AVG
28-11-2011 1:12 AM
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Quote from: artmo That's funny but when I click on 'scan options' I don't get 'how to scan' tab.
Sorry, i think I misled you :-[. I can find the tabs by going into 'Manage Scheduled Scans' and clicking 'Edit scan schedule'....
However, you don't need that tab after all :). There's a link to 'Change scan settings' under 'Scan Options'. Then 'Additional scan settings....' brings up the dialogue box you need.
Anyway, having selected the switch-off option your way, this is now a bit irrelevant to you ;D.
Chris
Re: Mcafee or AVG
28-11-2011 8:15 AM
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Re: Mcafee or AVG
01-12-2011 10:48 AM
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Re: Mcafee or AVG
01-12-2011 3:26 PM
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http://download.cnet.com/Avast-Free-Antivirus/3000-2239_4-10019223.html?tag=rb_content;main
Regards
Mike
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Re: Mcafee or AVG
01-12-2011 3:36 PM
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01-12-2011 4:47 PM
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Re: Mcafee or AVG
01-12-2011 5:43 PM
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1 - It encrypts its log files so you can't read them, and what it shows in the event history window is pretty minimal.
2 - Adding "apps" to the 2012 edition is just getting ridiculous.
Re: Mcafee or AVG
01-12-2011 6:49 PM
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I got burned by buggy, slow and expensive antivirus software in the early 2000s and for a few years ran without it, instead, choosing to routine scans with services such as Trend Housecall. During that time I never suffered a virus infection, but these days sites are using so many features that locking down the browser to avoid exploits in Javascript, Java, Flash etc is impractical.
Having tried MSE on a variety of systems, I am very happy with it. Even the single core Intel Atom with Windows 7 and an old Athlon XP with XP run well. Plus it just sits there, completely unintrusive, receiving updates silently through Windows Update.
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