Okay, so most of my family uses McAfee, since my dad renews a subscription every year. I have a computer which is not good with McAfee. Although, I bought a big book of Windows Hacks and saw a recommendation for avast! and started using it ever since!
Now, avast! is #1 in antivirus software (YES! YES!) according to Cnet’s download.com, and McAfee is #17 in antivirus software (wah wah WAH), also according to download.com. Avast! is still better than McAfee when it’s free (in my opinion, though). Now, McAfee DOES automatically remove trojans, but for me, it’s most likely considered a false alarm. It’s still annoying how it’s hard for me to use McAfee!
So, avast! is epic lightweight software that has shields like web shields, mail shield (I think it only works with email programs, though), etc. While McAfee doesn’t have much, and clutters your HDD space. Also, avast! has a nice little feature called the sandbox, which virtually runs suspicious programs, while McAfee doesn’t, but just says “Potentially unwanted software has been detected” and still lets this “Potentially unwanted software” run.
Avast! does have a lot of false alarms, but it doesn’t remove files, it just tells you. At least it’s less annoying than McAfee removing so called Trojans (it might remove some real ones, though). Avast! also lets you put infected files into something called the chest, which is like HECK for viruses. Although the viruses are still in your computer, they won’t infect it.
Avast! can be free and you can optionally pay for Internet Security and such, while McAfee wants to drain your pockets every year. Think of that as a security tax on your PC!
Thank you, avast, for some epic reliable software I can always count on! ;D
-GuitarLord
