# AVG anti-virus VS. Avast which one **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [July 14, 2009, 6:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/avg-anti-virus-vs-avast-which-one/70558 "2009-07-14T18:38:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JamalGQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f1d935/32.png) [@JamalGQ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JamalGQ)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 6:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/avg-anti-virus-vs-avast-which-one/70558/1 "2009-07-14T18:38:55Z")
just like it says … i just started up a new pc… i use avast at work as avg will not work there for some reason but i’ve heard mixed reviews about both… so what do you guys reccomend… or maybe something different all together ---
**Author:** ![technoticmedia](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/technoticmedia/32/4990_2.png) [@technoticmedia](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/technoticmedia)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 7:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/avg-anti-virus-vs-avast-which-one/70558/2 "2009-07-14T19:29:27Z")
i’ve been using avast on my PC’s for a little bit now ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 7:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/avg-anti-virus-vs-avast-which-one/70558/3 "2009-07-14T19:39:59Z")
i need something as well. something free. preferably that doesn’t expire ---
**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/avg-anti-virus-vs-avast-which-one/70558/4 "2009-07-14T20:12:26Z")
I had both Avast and AVG. Avast is better. Leaner and doesnt flip out when you download cracks 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JamalGQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f1d935/32.png) [@JamalGQ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JamalGQ)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2009, 6:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/avg-anti-virus-vs-avast-which-one/70558/5 "2009-07-15T06:07:19Z")
> [@technoticmedia](#): > > i’ve been using avast on my PC’s for a little bit now check out [cnet.com](http://cnet.com)… its a free download its ranked there #4 most popular d-load ---
**Author:** ![STEALTTH](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/stealtth/32/7582_2.png) [@STEALTTH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/STEALTTH)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2009, 9:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/avg-anti-virus-vs-avast-which-one/70558/6 "2009-07-15T09:59:43Z")
Avast ---
**Author:** ![Mankthetank19](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mankthetank19/32/5295_2.png) [@Mankthetank19](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mankthetank19)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2009, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/avg-anti-virus-vs-avast-which-one/70558/7 "2009-07-15T10:27:20Z")
AVG ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2009, 10:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/avg-anti-virus-vs-avast-which-one/70558/8 "2009-07-15T10:43:00Z")
Avast :tup: ---
**Author:** ![Jskrapper](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jskrapper/32/7570_2.png) [@Jskrapper](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jskrapper)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2009, 11:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/avg-anti-virus-vs-avast-which-one/70558/9 "2009-07-15T11:03:58Z")
Damn. I just installed AVG. ---
**Author:** ![Adictd2b00st](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/adictd2b00st/32/7625_2.png) [@Adictd2b00st](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Adictd2b00st)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2009, 11:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/avg-anti-virus-vs-avast-which-one/70558/10 "2009-07-15T11:30:43Z")
AVG, i’ve been using it for years without any issue ---
**Author:** ![JamalGQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f1d935/32.png) [@JamalGQ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JamalGQ)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2009, 11:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/avg-anti-virus-vs-avast-which-one/70558/11 "2009-07-15T11:38:07Z")
decided to go with avast.,… i think its gaining popularity and it barely uses any system resources at all ---
**Author:** ![BigEd88](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/biged88/32/5064_2.png) [@BigEd88](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigEd88)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2009, 3:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/avg-anti-virus-vs-avast-which-one/70558/12 "2009-07-15T15:10:48Z")
^thats why I went with it (Avast), other than that, the new AVG acted funny on my system. ---
**Author:** ![llink78](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/llink78/32/8037_2.png) [@llink78](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/llink78)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2009, 4:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/avg-anti-virus-vs-avast-which-one/70558/13 "2009-07-15T16:16:59Z")
i use to have AVG that was good till 2016, but it would stop updating and give me erroes so i switched to Avast about 2 months ago love it ---
**Author:** ![JamalGQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f1d935/32.png) [@JamalGQ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JamalGQ)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2009, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/avg-anti-virus-vs-avast-which-one/70558/14 "2009-07-15T16:35:17Z")
> [@llink78](#): > > i use to have AVG that was good till 2016, but it would stop updating and give me erroes so i switched to Avast about 2 months ago love it ive been hearing a lot of people saying they are getting issues with avg… i couldnt install it at work as it kept saying that it could not update defitition due to a missing command file … which was actually there even after i reinstalled and downloaded a few times … avast = no prob at all though ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2009, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/avg-anti-virus-vs-avast-which-one/70558/15 "2009-08-01T12:29:57Z")
i just dl’ed avast. do i have to register it? umm, my copy of windows may not exactly be cool ---
**Author:** ![pirite](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pirite/32/5308_2.png) [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2009, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/avg-anti-virus-vs-avast-which-one/70558/16 "2009-08-01T12:32:24Z")
ESET NOD32 free :snky: