Ran a scan using avast and..........

[pervert]

Don't touch the computer no sudden movements or jolts! The bomb is compressed (this makes it even worse) Evacute the house and call the bomb disposal guys good luck! 

[columbus]

2-3 years ago we used AVG in our builds , it became bloated and we switched to Avast cause it was less overhead, the company i work for now recommends Microsoft Security Essentials, it seems to be okay but i personally wouldnt use it on my machine. for a free AV you can't beat Avast, comparing a payware AV to a free AV is a big diffference. NOD32 if i paid for it i would expect better performance over a free AV. i am just not gonna shell out money for a Pay AV just so i can have the fuzzy feeling of being able to call someone when i get infected. but that's just me. i am computer tech for a living so if i get infected. lord forbid. i just remove it and move on.

[MonkGF]

the company i work for now recommends Microsoft Security Essentials, it seems to be okay but i personally wouldnt use it on my machine.

Microsoft Security Essentials works fine if you are running Windows 7 and have a Standard User Account with a separate Administrator Account. Folks should be doing the latter anyway to help restrict machine access.

And yes, I hate that Aces High forces me to have an executable in an unprotected area outside of Program Files instead of putting the data off in its own folder and asking for my permission when it wants to update the executable. That's the one virus hole I've got right now.

[Tigger29]

Microsoft Security Essentials works fine if you are running Windows 7 and have a Standard User Account with a separate Administrator Account. Folks should be doing the latter anyway to help restrict machine access.

And yes, I hate that Aces High forces me to have an executable in an unprotected area outside of Program Files instead of putting the data off in its own folder and asking for my permission when it wants to update the executable. That's the one virus hole I've got right now.

Wow.. just wow.. There was a very good reason they set it up this way.  I'm sure we'll hear from Skuzzy come monday...

[Masherbrum]

2-3 years ago we used AVG in our builds , it became bloated and we switched to Avast cause it was less overhead, the company i work for now recommends Microsoft Security Essentials, it seems to be okay but i personally wouldnt use it on my machine. for a free AV you can't beat Avast, comparing a payware AV to a free AV is a big diffference. NOD32 if i paid for it i would expect better performance over a free AV. i am just not gonna shell out money for a Pay AV just so i can have the fuzzy feeling of being able to call someone when i get infected. but that's just me. i am computer tech for a living so if i get infected. lord forbid. i just remove it and move on.

TheZohan, NOD32 is superior to "free Avast".   Trying to go down this road again with AV's is asinine. 

[columbus]

TheZohan, NOD32 is superior to "free Avast".   Trying to go down this road again with AV's is asinine.  

1)not thezohan, stop while your ahead
2)NOD32 cost money. you pay for it i will be happy to use it
3)why you have to be such a sweetheart, i never said NOD32 wasnt superior, but its not free for free protection
    AVAST is one of the best and does the job very well for what it is. coupled with Malwarebytes  registered       version its about the  about the best protectio you can get for little cost 24.99, with is almost  half that of what NOD32 cost and you have to pay that yearly.  so my total investment of 24.99  is better then or equal to your 39.99 a year investment.