Hello, I am currently new to the forum and would like to ask a few things about Avast! Home Edition.
I currently have Norton Anti-Virus 2006 installed on my computer. I originally didn't want Norton, but my computer has just recently been called mine (Was my brother's at first)
For Starters, Norton was already downloaded on my computer, so I couldn't use Avast at the same time. I've had it for about Two Months, and hadn't received a virus until Yesterday. However, Norton detected it and said what it needed to do, so I followed with what it said. I got curious and checked what the virus was online, a nd how to remove it, but the site said to do the opposite of what the actual program told me to do. I ended up having to search through the Norton Program to find it, and remove it manually (Or I'm pretty sure I removed it) But today, it tells me to un-install, and re-install it. I now have the chance to instead, install and switch to Avast.
So I have a few questions.
Is Avast better, or just as good as Norton?
Is it easier to use, and does it detect better?
I've heard un-installing Norton will get rid of it, but still leave traces that can result in errors of sorts. Can this be resolved?
I'm not exactly sure which AV program to use. I've heard a lot of great things about Avast! (Not so much with Norton) so any help would be nice, Thanks!