Symantec's AV is more resource heavy, and less effective than other solutions. This is reason enough to not recommend it. Your claim that a P4 can lose a bunch of speed and still work is true, but not really a good argument. Isn't it better to have more speed than less? If you get at least the same performance with less penalty using AVG, isn't that the better option?
Symantec's AV has hosed many people's machines. Once you deal with rebuilding someone's system because their AV has corrupted their database, or killed Windows you kind of take a dislike to that AV program. Also Winfax is quite possibly the worst application I have ever, EVER had to deal with. Not entirely related, but same company.
So a free solution cannot be as good as one you pay for? I've ran into this attitude a bunch of times, but it's still amusing. If you feel better giving away your money, regardless of what return you get for it, then whatever floats your boat.
"Thanks for the lesson. I've never used a computer before." You have used the same applications, have been uninterested in alternatives regardless of their potential merit, for years. You are comfortable with your choices, and don't notice what you are missing as you've not experienced it. Your machine might be 10% faster if you used different AV, but you don't miss it. It's just like how you can enjoy roast a lot better if you haven't had prime rib recently. Ignorance is bliss.
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Originally Posted by Bukkake Bandit
On the topic of antivirus software, I'm trying to find an alternative to the Symantec Corporate we're using at work, but I prefer something with functions similar to the Symantec System Center. (where you can deploy clients to the workstations and distribute virus definitions from). Does anyone know of some software packages that offer the same functions?
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I very much like Kaspersky's AV stuff.
www.kaspersky.com
I've also had good experience pushing AV out to clients with Trend Micro's Office Scan.
http://www.trendmicro.com/en/product...e/overview.htm
edit: You try to spell Kaspersky two times fast.
Jam it back in, in the dark.
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