I saw it on CNET.
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 1,639,723 downloads
Avast Home Edition 382,894 downloads
I’ve used both and LOOK!:-
AVG 8 FREE
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Anti-virus=yes
Anti-Worm=yes
Anti-Trojan=yes
Anti-Spyware=yes
Anti-Adware=yes
Anti-Rootkit=NO
Anti-Spam=NO
Internet Protection=NO (Except the Link Scanner which doesn’t scan for viruses but for moral values)
Intruder Protection=NO
Torrent/P2P Shield=NO
Messenger Shield=NO
Boot Scan=NO
Interface=Enhanced
Scheduled Scanning=yes
Virus detection=To the standard of free anti-virus programs
avast! Home Edition 4.0
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Anti-virus=yes
Anti-Worm=yes
Anti-Trojan=yes
Anti-Spyware=yes
Anti-Adware=yes
Anti-Rootkit=yes
Anti-Spam=yes
Internet Protection=yes
Intruder Protection=yes
Torrent/P2P Shield=yes
Messenger Shield=yes
Boot Scan=yes
Interface=simple
Scheduled Scanning=NO
Virus detection=Good like the paid-for antivirus programs.
cause its easlier to use! no offence but avg is pure sh*t! check out the lame features-http://free.avg.com/ww.download-avg-anti-virus-free-edition
Avast Antivirus has a boot time scanner. Many stubborn trojans and viruses can only be remove with a boot time scan. * This is my reason for using it.
Basically they do not know no better or do not take the time to compare it to other choices available. Often people are mislead by the CNET rating system.
They don’t realise that AVG have lower detection rates than Avast and the version 8 is a resource hog.
Avast is a very effective and free anti-virus program because it can do
a boot time scan in safe mode and it will remove all viruses on your PC.
Even those stubborn trojan viruses that hide inside the system restore folder.
I have tried AVG 7.5 before. In the end I have use Avast 4.8 to remove the stubborn virus.
This is enigmatic and sublimely taxing to wholly conceive of why people relish AVG,I have AVG and Avast so as to improve my security.