Both AVG and Avast are usually rated good. It's common for one program to find something the other didn't. AVG would likely find something that Avast didn't also. All the more reason to have a real time scanner, and periodically use an online scanner. Terry Scott wrote: >FINALLY! This is the first post I have seen that made referance to the FREE >home pc user version of Avast Antivirus. I personally have been using it for >at least 2 years and LOVE it. I tried using AVG also and had Avast find >something that AVG completely missed. Juat putting in my 2 cents worth in >support of a GREAT FREE program. Thanks all for the great reading I get >every day. Scott. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Stop e-mail Harvesting > Protect Your Friends and Family > Please: > Use BCC when sending to multiple addresses. > Please: > Delete E-mail addresses when Forwarding!! > >Thank you and have a GREAT DAY. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Don" <dsw32952@xxxxxxxxx> >To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 5:58 PM >Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: online scans?? > > >Why not just install a decent free anti-virus program such as AVG or Avast? > > > -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk