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Other => General Topics => Topic started by: Jeleal on December 04, 2007, 12:59:19 AM

Title: Your Avast Virus removal experiences
Post by: Jeleal on December 04, 2007, 12:59:19 AM

For all you long term Avast users. What has been your experience with how well Avast is able to disinfect Viruses. I know AVG finally passed West Coast Labs Level Two Test which has to do with an AV being able to disinfect Viruses. I did not see where Avast made this Certification and was a little concerned. Still keeping Avast though. It is a very good program and runs well on my PC.

Title: Re: Your Avast Virus removal experiences
Post by: Lisandro on December 04, 2007, 01:36:38 AM

VRDB is how avast stores the necessary info to restore executables (*.exe, *.com) files.
VRDB is not a backup system, the stored information is very small (not the whole files).
Besides, only Win32 executables are processed.
So it's not a backup utility, but a restore feature of avast.
What avast can clean it does very well, i.e., it really cleans.
avast is not as good on cleaning as other antispywares (like SuperAntispyware, for instance).

Title: Re: Your Avast Virus removal experiences
Post by: Jeleal on December 04, 2007, 02:29:01 PM

I'm going to take this as Avast stopping a lot of viruses and that's why only one reply. LOL.

Title: Re: Your Avast Virus removal experiences
Post by: bob3160 on December 04, 2007, 11:15:43 PM

Quote from: Jeleal on December 04, 2007, 02:29:01 PM

I'm going to take this as Avast stopping a lot of viruses and that's why only one reply. LOL.

I highly doubt that in this forum, you'll get a totally independent review any more than you can expect
an unbiased review of any other product in their forum.

I've used avast! for the past 3+ years. As far as I can determine, I have a clean system.  :)

Title: Re: Your Avast Virus removal experiences
Post by: Lisandro on December 05, 2007, 01:42:44 AM

I can post twice if it helps ;D ;D

Title: Re: Your Avast Virus removal experiences
Post by: Jeleal on December 05, 2007, 01:50:29 AM

I can post twice if it helps LOL. You just did. LOL. Seriously though, I didn't mean any offense with this thread. I was just a little bit concerned that Avast didn't receive a Level Two Certification from West Coast Labs. It may not mean much, but I saw that AVG did and well I would think Avast would too. Take care all.

Title: Re: Your Avast Virus removal experiences
Post by: Lisandro on December 05, 2007, 01:55:13 AM

There are other two or three threads discussing this and in one of them there is a link to a Vlk's post where he establishes why avast does not 'earn' this certificate. We, users, aren't that much worried due to the reasons Vlk gave.

Title: Re: Your Avast Virus removal experiences
Post by: Jeleal on December 05, 2007, 05:17:32 AM

Thanks Tech I'll look at the post, and I'm sure Avast is up to the job.

Title: Re: Your Avast Virus removal experiences
Post by: Lisandro on December 05, 2007, 02:00:06 PM

Some posts of him...
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=5571.msg41550#msg41550
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=29765.msg245026#msg245026

Title: Re: Your Avast Virus removal experiences
Post by: johny_chan on December 09, 2007, 12:08:12 PM

I prefer ESET Smart Security,it takes less time to scans and antispam features...Avast,i use about 2+ years and gd oso,but takes much time to scan pc..(My exp.)

Title: Re: Your Avast Virus removal experiences
Post by: Lisandro on December 09, 2007, 01:06:44 PM

Quote from: johny_chan on December 09, 2007, 12:08:12 PM

But takes much time to scan pc..(My exp.)

Indeed, on-demand speed is not one of the best avast features.
You will agree that most of us will be more worried with on-access (resident) performance than with the on-demand.