Finally, I will no longer be confusing Avast and AVG!
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consolitis
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PostPosted: Thu, 7th Jul 2016 13:51    Post subject: Finally, I will no longer be confusing Avast and AVG!
I am always getting those two confused! But not anymore because Avast is acquiring AVG.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/avast-announces-agreement-to-acquire-avg-for-13b-300295132.html

Quote:
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. and AMSTERDAM, July 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Avast Software, an industry-leading maker of the most trusted security software in the world, and AVG Technologies N.V., (NYSE: AVG), a developer of business, mobile and PC device security software applications, today announced that they have entered into a purchase agreement in which Avast will offer to purchase all of the outstanding ordinary shares of AVG for $25.00 per share in cash, for a total consideration of approximately $1.3B. Both companies are industry pioneers founded in the Czech Republic in the late 1980s and early 1990s, that expanded internationally in the 2000s, and now will be combining complementary strengths to position Avast for continued growth in the security industry.


I hope next is Avira because I keep getting that confused with the others too Sad


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PostPosted: Thu, 7th Jul 2016 14:09    Post subject:
both of them are shit anyway, avg was installed on one of the machines and couldn't detect shit, pc was slow and after scanning with adwcleaner tons of the spyware were detected and cleansed, which is free btw Laughing
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PostPosted: Thu, 7th Jul 2016 14:12    Post subject:
AVG is shit. It was free and I still wanted my money back.
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PostPosted: Thu, 7th Jul 2016 14:29    Post subject:
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PostPosted: Thu, 7th Jul 2016 16:21    Post subject:
ESET > all anyways.


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PostPosted: Thu, 7th Jul 2016 17:10    Post subject:
Bob Barnsen wrote:
ESET > all anyways.


ESET used to be good years ago but now it's pretty meh.


http://chart.av-comparatives.org/chart1.php?chart=chart2&year=2016&month=5&sort=1&zoom=3

https://www.av-test.org/en/antivirus/home-windows/


https://store.bitdefender.com/order/checkout.php?redirect=0&CART=1&AFFILIATE=30907&CARD=2&PRODS=4657373&QTY=1&OPTIONS4657373=h-3u-1y&LANG=en&CURRENCY=USD&DCURRENCY=USD&CLEAN_CART=ALL&ORDERSTYLE=nLW4oJapmH4%3D&COUPON=Exp-19-95USD-BD2016&SHOPURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bitdefender.com%2Fmedia%2Fhtml%2Fblackfriday2015promo%2F&__c=1


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13€ when paid in CAD.


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Mortibus




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PostPosted: Thu, 7th Jul 2016 18:20    Post subject:
eset is on pair with windows defendor, in fact i'd say defendor can catch more stuff, usually they are all false positive, but still
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PostPosted: Thu, 7th Jul 2016 19:31    Post subject:
pfff... avast and AVG is one of the shittiest ones if u ask me..
moar like scareware.. just like avira nowadays with its scare tactics for upgrading.. Ur PC is at risk. In big bold fonts..


Just use "Brains.exe" Wink

and sometimes, you better dont use an Antivirus at all:

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Medical Equipment Crashes During Heart Procedure Because of Antivirus Scan

A critical medical equipment crashed during a heart procedure due to a timely scan triggered by the antivirus software installed on the PC to which the said device was sending data for logging and monitoring.


https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=823

http://www.heise.de/security/meldung/Virenscanner-infiziert-Systeme-mit-Sality-Virus-3237654.html

https://www.sit.fraunhofer.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Presse/teamsik_advisories_AV.pdf?_=1464692835

https://mobile.twitter.com/taviso/status/732365178872856577

or sophos killing it self haha


and theres so much more FAIL from that industrie...

ALso, you guys know that when you use an antivirus, that the data they send home is totally unregulated, means, they see everything you have and do.. i mean its an scanner that scans your PC.. and it has Powerfull Admin rights..

Just think about it for a second there..

of course, when using or handling cracks and such you want to be safe.. so go get a portable Offline scanner.. that you update manually.. Wink


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PostPosted: Thu, 7th Jul 2016 19:37    Post subject:
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prudislav
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PostPosted: Thu, 7th Jul 2016 20:51    Post subject:
Cool didnt know that both Avast and AVG originated in Czech Very Happy

As for biggest antiirus fails I still laught at how Windows Defender catched Uplay installe as a virus


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