einstein_314
08-21-09, 11:32 AM
Well, I don't know. I definitely had the force reboot on 3 different systems....don't know what to tell you guys. Unblocking avnotify.exe fixed that problem (but resulted in the popup again...)
Same problem I was having > http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r22142239-Avira-Update-Issue-wVista-Home-Premium
Hmmm, after further researching, it is possible to fix my problem, I just wasn't limiting access enough.....oh well. I'm happy with norton. I haven't actually had a virus in quite some time (years) so I'm not too concerned about it.
I don't think it's about the resources, but the detection rate. Although resources is a good as well — which Avira doesn't take as much of.
Out of the 16 AntiVirus softare they tested over at AVComparatives, Avira ranked 1st and Norton ranked 12th. And the ProActive tests weren't too far off. Avira (69%), Norton (35%).
But for what it's worth, Avira did have some false positives which gave it much lower scores. But hey, I'm not complaining for it being free. :) I'm not having any issues with the popup ads or anything after updating the definitions, nor do I have to restart. I just tested myself right now.
Well it is partly about the resources. I'd much rather run an AV that is fast and doesn't slow down my system even if it has a lower detection rate. There's nothing I hate more than some program bogging down my system while scanning.
Where did you pull that 1st/12th stat from? I just read the "On-demand comparative test" pdf on that AVComparatives website and AVIRA is 2nd and Norton is 4th (99.7% and 98.7% respectively). That isn't a whole heck of a lot of difference. And Norton is much faster and has fewer false positives. Your 69%/35% stat is correct regarding the proactive tests (1st for AVIRA, 8th for Norton). Anyways, I'm happy with Norton and don't feel like I "wasted" my money since a) it is doing it's job and b) it's doing it's job very efficiently.
Same problem I was having > http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r22142239-Avira-Update-Issue-wVista-Home-Premium
Hmmm, after further researching, it is possible to fix my problem, I just wasn't limiting access enough.....oh well. I'm happy with norton. I haven't actually had a virus in quite some time (years) so I'm not too concerned about it.
I don't think it's about the resources, but the detection rate. Although resources is a good as well — which Avira doesn't take as much of.
Out of the 16 AntiVirus softare they tested over at AVComparatives, Avira ranked 1st and Norton ranked 12th. And the ProActive tests weren't too far off. Avira (69%), Norton (35%).
But for what it's worth, Avira did have some false positives which gave it much lower scores. But hey, I'm not complaining for it being free. :) I'm not having any issues with the popup ads or anything after updating the definitions, nor do I have to restart. I just tested myself right now.
Well it is partly about the resources. I'd much rather run an AV that is fast and doesn't slow down my system even if it has a lower detection rate. There's nothing I hate more than some program bogging down my system while scanning.
Where did you pull that 1st/12th stat from? I just read the "On-demand comparative test" pdf on that AVComparatives website and AVIRA is 2nd and Norton is 4th (99.7% and 98.7% respectively). That isn't a whole heck of a lot of difference. And Norton is much faster and has fewer false positives. Your 69%/35% stat is correct regarding the proactive tests (1st for AVIRA, 8th for Norton). Anyways, I'm happy with Norton and don't feel like I "wasted" my money since a) it is doing it's job and b) it's doing it's job very efficiently.