AVG is good, one of my clients has used it for years. I'm guessing that the boardroom / backroom deals with McAfee and Symantec aren't going to like that option at all, though. They probably have semi-exclusive agreements. Of course, Dell did start offering Ubuntu and cutting off some of the Microsoft kickbacks.. so maybe, just maybe.
Yes, I've been using the free edition before when it first came out and since then comp system has been virus free. Now I have the complete security center. I've got the same response from anyone whose used it. Please promote the AVG suggestion ppl if you think its good
Actually, my approach would be to not install anything. I am not liking all of the software options I have to wade through when I buy a computer from Dell. It has gotten ridiculous. I want to select one button that says "OS only" and skip all the other stuff. People can install AVG once they get the system if they like.
Although i'm also using AVG but i would prefer that no antivirus is preinstalled. This would give users more choice and less hassle of having to uninstall software which we dont like to use.
Majority of people who use computers are unaware of the free software and as effextive as mcafee and norton. Hence Avg would be a good idea
Why pay for something when u can get something as effective for Free. Thats my point
except, as my physics teachers always said, there's no such thing as a free lunch.(it is really subsidized by other paying customers.)and it is not at all as effextive as symantec endpoint protection. period.
Well ur physics teacher has not used AVG yet
haha. you're not acknowledging my point about the overall subsidation, though.
Well of course u cannot compare Free AVG with symantec EP. But It is as effective as other paid protections
part of it is a matter of the network you subscribe to being the quickest responder as far as prevention, and, when unavoidable (ultrafast) infections may occur, removal. this is why mcafee, symantec, are in business. because they keep their protection networks very much at the forefront of the latest threats. while avg may be better than nothing, it certainly isn't going to be as good.(p.s. I don't use virus protection software. I use virus avoidance computing techniques. Combined with regular backups, this is the most effective strategy of all - in terms of both system performance and manhours not spent maintaining or paying for something like SEP :)
Ur talking about real time protection right? Mcafee has always prove to be ineffective can't say about norton as I've never used it. I do agree that prevention is better than cure but then majority user are not aware
McAfee ineffective, how? They are the market leaders in a slice of the midrange space. Norton had problems a couple revs back with overly (adversely) effecting performance. Their new 360° product is great, though. But I was talking about SEP, for corporate use; that product just plain rocks - blows away everything else.. but then, that's why Symantec is #1.
Mcafee is all about great marketing thats y
"thats y" ??I wasn't referencing marketing. I was speaking from my the experience of my personal contacts (clients) who use them. It is a lot more reliable and proactive than AVG. (And, before you ask, yes, I have a client who has used AVG from something like 2004-2007. Now he uses Avast.)
To put it that way all my clients are very happy with AVG and they previously had Mcafee and Norton installed, lets rest the case here as this my clients ur clients can go on.
Points taken. Some people like options. The people I see that like AVG are single-computer shops, though. McAfee scales better - at least to 10. (For centralized updates and such.) Does AVG have those features? Where I've seen it used, the systems were all independent.One thing to consider. More at the topic. If Dell offers AVG, Dell might be somehow liable. Does AVG have a program that would put Dell's mind at ease?
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