Dwight K. Schrute Posted February 6, 2011 ID:385180 Share Posted February 6, 2011 I am considering Microsoft Security Essentials, Avira, and Avast.3 questions about each:1) Affect on computer speed/performance?2) Amount of memory is used?3) Ease of removal in the event I want to try one of the others later?Finally, I welcome any other comments that might help me in making this decision.Thanks in advance for your consideration. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffce Posted February 6, 2011 ID:385190 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Just my .02....Microsoft Security Essentials I have never used.I use Avira on this computer. It is very light on resources and works very well. The only downside that I have seen is they have advertising pop-ups occasionally but IMHO it is worth it. Have never uninstalled so I can't answer that for you.Avast I use on my kids computer. Not implying it is for children by any means just that the UI is much more user friendly and attractive and it is good for my daughter to use as I am teaching her how to be more security conscience too. I find it light on resources but not so much as Avira. IMO it works just as well as Avira in finding viruses. I have uninstalled it before and have had not problems in doing so. From what I have read and have used I do not believe there is a bad program amongst the three that you have asked about.Hope that helps.PS-I compliment all my systems with MBAM no matter what. Someday I will splurge and get the paid version for it when I can. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSnakeKobra Posted February 7, 2011 ID:385228 Share Posted February 7, 2011 I've found MSE to bog down the system. Tried it several times on Vista with all ending the same being slow and scans taking over 8 hours. Last time I tried it screwed everything up. Avast was no better. Locked up the system on startup. Only one I recommend now is Avira as it's light and has good detection. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairie dog Posted February 7, 2011 ID:385241 Share Posted February 7, 2011 all 3 are good. Completely personal preference and which works better with your setup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kersus Posted February 7, 2011 ID:385690 Share Posted February 7, 2011 MSE is okay but doesn't offer a whole lot of protection ATM and hasn't been tested overly well yet. It can bog down but on the plus side, it's legal for small businesses (where a lot of other free AVs are not).Avira is one of the best and has been for some time. They keep getting better. Solid protection and light on resources. Not so great with customer service though.Avast is fine and basic. It does a decent job and is only a little heavier than Avira.I'd go with Avira or Avast (personally AVira). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefox Posted February 8, 2011 ID:386031 Share Posted February 8, 2011 @ Buttons.... Have you tried Version 2 of MSE? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSnakeKobra Posted February 8, 2011 ID:386057 Share Posted February 8, 2011 That was version 2. It was bad from the start. Have mixed feelings about MSE as it seems to work for others, but not for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefox Posted February 8, 2011 ID:386063 Share Posted February 8, 2011 That was version 2. It was bad from the start. Have mixed feelings about MSE as it seems to work for others, but not for me.I will keep an eye for issues, but having installed it on over 100 computers I have not seen any issues as of yet.... knock on wood.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSnakeKobra Posted February 8, 2011 ID:386065 Share Posted February 8, 2011 My computer sucks so it could be just that. I've seen it work on my parents just fine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwight K. Schrute Posted February 9, 2011 Author ID:386951 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Thanks for all the input. I think I am going to try MSE because I will then have some experience with it before I recommend to my father-in-law who really needs a set-it-and-forget AV program. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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