Leonardo Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 The latest update for Avast was a disaster for me, because now Avast have become way too sensitive about any file. The other day I was installing the latest Wrye Bash beta and out of sudden Avast wanted to scan it for virus, which have NEVER happen before and after a while I got the result the file was virus free. Now, this is what makes me mad about Avast. A few minutes later Avast wanted to scan it for virus a second time. WTF? What the hell is going on and at that time I started to consider to scrap Avast for good and replace it with another AV, but I dunno what is out there or what's recommended. I also want to say that Avira is not what I want to go back to, because I got bad experience when using Avira a couple of years ago which could explained why Avira was a bit buggy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackPete Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 I use Microsoft Security Essentials which I'd assume is only available for a Windows OS. It's probably not nearly as good as a paid antivirus software but it seems to work well enough for me and doesn't use up a ton of system memory. I also use the basic version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware as a backup to manually scan my PC every so often which seems to do a really good job considering it's free software. Neither of these seem to be overly-sensitive from my experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gameboytj Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 Try setting your files and folders as exclusions so avast wont scan them. That's what i did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonardo Posted November 18, 2016 Author Share Posted November 18, 2016 I was so damn frustrated and forgot about the Microsoft Security Essentials, but in the end I return to Panda Antivirus I once used for about 10 years and after I notice something I didn't like. So I stop using Panda until today and the last time I used Panda Antivirus was about 5-6 years ago. I even talked to a friend of mine since I knew he had used AVG Antivirus for many years, just to get his opinion about AVG Antivirus and he told me that he now use Avast. I tried AVG Antivirus, but it was too intrusive about get this or get that to fix a *slow* PC. So I remove it as quick as I install it and it was then I decided to go back to Panda Antivirus, just to get a decent antivirus protection. If I knew more about software and programming I would probably file a complaint to the authorities and let them investigate Avast, because about 2 hours ago I notice something I was not aware of until I saw it and what I mean is that the file associations didn't exist in Windows. The file associations for WinRAR had been completed messed up and I know for sure I didn't change them, so I figure that it must have been Avast that removed the file associations for WinRAR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt3rn1ty Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 I use Microsoft Security Essentials which I'd assume is only available for a Windows OS. It's probably not nearly as good as a paid antivirus software but it seems to work well enough for me and doesn't use up a ton of system memory. I also use the basic version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware as a backup to manually scan my PC every so often which seems to do a really good job considering it's free software. Neither of these seem to be overly-sensitive from my experience. /\/\ What he said , I have the same setup .. But for me its no longer Microsoft Security Essentials, if you have Windows 8 or 10 you get a new version of MSSE which has replaced their old Windows Defender .. And they called the new MSSE - Windows Defender Bizarre but true. So MSSE is .. as of Win 8 upwards .. part of the OS Add to that MalwareBytes Anti-malware for occasional second opinion sweeps ( and for routing out anything thet gets through ) Best setup I have had on four family machines in the last 15 years .. We have tried Avast ( used to be really good ), NOD32 ( also at one time was the best of the freebies ), AVG and something else I cant remember - Over the years they have all been in a neck-and-neck horse race for best MSSE ( Win 8/10 Windows Defender ) + Malwarebytes as a team are also highly compatible, and a recommended setup by the lead programmer of MBAM Just dont use Malwarebytes as a resident anti-malware, run it periodically as a surprise attack on anything which may have got in. Our machines have not had any malware problems since using this setup ( started with the two of them back on Win 7 machines, so its quite a long time ago now ) Probably helped by the fact that none of us use cracked software or visit porn sites, and use UBlock Origin browser plugin on all machines ( stops you going to bad sites / connections on page in the first place, its a bit like having MVPS Hosts file in a plugin .. plus everything else it does ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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