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  1. Posts : 1,481
    Windows 10 Pro 64bit 20H2 19042.844
       #11

    Yes Avast Paid Versions of Internet Security, and Premier--auto update items with Software update, manual updating with Free version

    "All Avast security products for home PCs let you update your software with a single click.
    Premier users don’t even need to do that, as software updates automatically in the background." Seems just for Premier it updates autoly after reading there site
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       #12

    AMDMan2016 said:
    Yes Avast Paid Versions of Internet Security, and Premier--auto update items with Software update, manual updating with Free version

    "All Avast security products for home PCs let you update your software with a single click.
    Premier users don’t even need to do that, as software updates automatically in the background." Seems just for Premier it updates autoly after reading there site
    Thanks for clarifying that! :)
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  3. Posts : 1,481
    Windows 10 Pro 64bit 20H2 19042.844
       #13

    Most Welcome
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  4. Posts : 6
    Windows 7
       #14

    eLPuSHeR said:
    I thought AVAST was light on resources, at least some time ago. It seems it isn't true nowadays. I've heard good things about AVIRA, but I am quite satisfied with WD so far.
    Yeh it's a real shame when once-good free programs start getting bloated, ad-filled, never to be installed again.
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  5. Posts : 426
    Windows 10 64-bit Ver 1909, OS build 18363.535
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       #15

    JP56 said:
    I found Avast Free beginning to eat resource & stopped installing it on my family & friends' laptops. Avira free is my current selection
    I used to use Avira but after several issues that appeared after several of their updates, including dropping all my exceptions, and annoying pop-ups I couldn't disable, I gave up on them and switched to Avast.
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       #16

    rivre said:
    I used to use Avira but after several issues that appeared after several of their updates, including dropping all my exceptions, and annoying pop-ups I couldn't disable, I gave up on them and switched to Avast.
    Yeah, I've heard that Avira's popups are getting out of control.
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  7. Posts : 85
    Windows 10 64-bit
       #17

    Used Avast for years but got disenchanted with it's bloatware and an instance that it wouldn't restore a known good file from the chest. I've been running Free Panda AV for the past seven months on all the PCs and, with the exception of a popup now and again to upgrade, it works pretty well.
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  8. Posts : 16,325
    W10Prox64
       #18

    Fabler said:
    Used Avast for years but got disenchanted with it's bloatware and an instance that it wouldn't restore a known good file from the chest. I've been running Free Panda AV for the past seven months on all the PCs and, with the exception of a popup now and again to upgrade, it works pretty well.
    Have not used Panda myself, but have heard good things about it. :)
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  9. Posts : 2,935
    Windows 10 Home x64
       #19

    Just to justify my own opinion, I tried Avast yesterday. As soon as I installed it (custom install, only the three shields installed) I noticed a "noticeable" slowdown on my i7 and what is even worse, I had some minor failures with some software. I went back to trusty WD.
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  10. Posts : 16,325
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       #20

    eLPuSHeR said:
    Just to justify my own opinion, I tried Avast yesterday. As soon as I installed it (custom install, only the three shields installed) I noticed a "noticeable" slowdown on my i7 and what is even worse, I had some minor failures with some software. I went back to trusty WD.
    Avast used to be really good; light on resources, excellent detections and good shields. I'm sorry to hear it's become a resource hog like others.
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