AVG Free vs BitDefender Free?

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  1. hermes_vb

    hermes_vb Regular member

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    I currently use AVG but recently discovered BitDefender has a free version. I have heard so much about how great BD is that I started to wonder if I should switch. What do you think?
     
    hermes_vb, Oct 19, 2006
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  2. maca1

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    Bitdefender only has on demand scanning so no real time protection.

    Antivir is the best I've tried yet and free.
    http://www.free-av.com/
     
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    maca1, Oct 19, 2006
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  3. thugs121

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    I'm with maca on this one...

    IMO, I've found AntiVir's real-time scanner is better than AVG's...just my two cents...
     
    thugs121, Oct 19, 2006
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    How's the resource usage with Antivir?
     
    Niobis, Oct 20, 2006
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  5. maca1

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    It's very lightweight IMO.
     
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