My paid subscription to Avast is ending in the next couple of weeks and I think I want to switch programs. I've been using it on my two-year-old Toshiba Satellite (Windows 7); I installed Avast when I bought this computer because I liked how it performed on my old machine, which ran Windows XP.
I hate Avast now. Haaaate it. It doesn't seem to play well with Windows 7--for instance, it has rebooted itself when I try to run a full system scan, and about a year ago it caused a lot of problems that involved having to restart my computer in safe mode to fix it. The error message I received that time said that my version of Avast was configured to Windows XP. I wish I could offer more information about that little incident, but I'm ignorant as to the particulars.
So I'm looking for a new AV program. I don't mind paying for it--I'm not tech-savvy enough to maintain a bunch of free programs working together. I don't care for McAfee or Norton, either. A few years ago I installed AVG Free on my husband's netbook and found it to be a huge resource hog that slowed everything down, so I'm a little leery of that as well. Essentially, I'm looking for the kind of anti-malware program that Avast used to be. I also have SuperAntiSpyware and MalwareBytes installed (free versions) and haven't had any issues with them.
I've read good things about Avira and a friend of mine swears by it, but I'd like some other recommendations as well.
I hate Avast now. Haaaate it. It doesn't seem to play well with Windows 7--for instance, it has rebooted itself when I try to run a full system scan, and about a year ago it caused a lot of problems that involved having to restart my computer in safe mode to fix it. The error message I received that time said that my version of Avast was configured to Windows XP. I wish I could offer more information about that little incident, but I'm ignorant as to the particulars.
So I'm looking for a new AV program. I don't mind paying for it--I'm not tech-savvy enough to maintain a bunch of free programs working together. I don't care for McAfee or Norton, either. A few years ago I installed AVG Free on my husband's netbook and found it to be a huge resource hog that slowed everything down, so I'm a little leery of that as well. Essentially, I'm looking for the kind of anti-malware program that Avast used to be. I also have SuperAntiSpyware and MalwareBytes installed (free versions) and haven't had any issues with them.
I've read good things about Avira and a friend of mine swears by it, but I'd like some other recommendations as well.