Thursday, March 6, 2008

Why I Switched From AVG Free Edition To ClamWin Antivirus

I used to use (and recommend) AVG Free Edition. What's to say? It was free, it did a good job. It was recommended by other people. I pretty much used it as well as Windows Defender. However, after my recent mess with my computer, I decided to give ClamWin a shot at defending my Windows PC. I am still getting used to it, but one thing really sticks out. Updating the antivirus database is quicker than me typing the end of this sentence. In AVG Free Edition, the updating took forever and actually slowed down the startup of Windows. I can understand that, after all, it is the free edition. That's why I like open-source software like ClamWin. They don't really have an incentive to give you a crippled version of the software. These people throw the best of their skills into forging such software. For this reason, I recommend ClamWin over any other free anti-virus software. If I were to pay though, I would recommend something else, but I don't like to pay for software (who does?), but I am not a software pirate. So, for any person who wants a fast and free antivirus should check out ClamWin.

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