pctoolbox.co.uk » AVG Internet http://www.pctoolbox.co.uk tech.blog Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:36:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 avast! Professional Edition vs AVG Internet Security http://www.pctoolbox.co.uk/2009/06/12/avast-professional-edition-vs-avg-internet-security/ http://www.pctoolbox.co.uk/2009/06/12/avast-professional-edition-vs-avg-internet-security/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:00:42 +0000 Alex http://pctoolbox.co.uk/?p=1060 Today we’re doing our fourth Anti-Virus software comparison.  Today we’re looking at Award Winning AVG Internet Security and avast! Professional Edition.  Now a lot of you will be sitting there thinking, ‘I’ve never heard of avast!’.  avast! are another ‘smaller’ Anti-Virus software company which is snapping at the heals of the ‘Big Three’, AVG, Norton and McAfee.  For more about avast! check out their website! The comparison will involve an overview of the features each package has and then at the end we’ll tell you which we think is better through our rating system. Our ratings are worked out by the amount of ticks the product has. Further points are awarded for faster download, simpler/better installation and cheaper price.

Feature avast! Professional Edition AVG Internet Security
Download Time
 Very Fast Fast
Installation Simple and of average length.  However, unlike AVG you still have a lot of configuration to do. Takes an average length of time.  Quite extensive and helps you set up the basic features of the software.
Anti-Spyware tick tick
Anti-Rootkit tick tick
Anti-Virus tick tick
Task Scheduler tick tick
Automatic Updater
 tick tick
P2P and Instant Messenger Shield
 tick tick
Web Shield
 tick tick
Virus Chest (Known as Vault on AVG)
 tick tick
Network Shield/Identity Protection tick

tick
Anti-Spam cross tick
Firewall
 cross tick
Anti-Malware cross tick
Available to buy from Brandstar?
 cross tick
RRP £24.95 (1 year) £39.14 (1 year)
Overall Rating 11 out of 16 14 out of 16

avast-interfaceOverall AVG Internet Security is the better software by far, however, it is almost £15 more.  I would say that spending that extra £15 is worth it, especially if you look at the tools/features that you get with AVG compared to avast!  I would say avast! has loads of potential but it the product needs to be far more extensive to warrant a purchase.  After all, some of the features they’re missing out on are pretty basic, necessities for any Anti-Virus software.  avast! has a really cool interface (see picture), however it isn’t that easy to find you way around.

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