But I still see no compelling reason to recommend it. I haven't used AVG for several years now, and maybe it has cleaned up its act.
#AVIRA VS AVAST VS MALWAREBYTES FOR WINDOWS 10 FREE#
Also AVG forcing unwanted search toolbars on users: AVG revamps free security scanner Also AVG's incompatabilities with other security programs:ĪVG 8 Conflicts with SpyWareBlaster & Spybot Immunizations Also their less than friendly user support forum: AVG Marketing Escalation System crashing false positives: AVG Damage Control This review does not consider " the grief factor" we have seen with AVG over the past few years in this forum, such as: In fact, the lower detection rates could be used as a valid excuse to not use AVG." (emphasis added)Īlthough AVG Free is a reputable program, I would go a bit further than that last quote in not recommending it. Rather AVG does not provide any clear-cut advantage over the other two. "AVG is probably the most popular out of the bunch however after reviewing the data, I wouldn't recommend AVG to anyone.
However, it is worth noting Avira also has many false positives while the other two were rated by AV-Comparatives as "low" false positives." "Avira performs the best in terms of malware detections, with avast! coming in second, and AVG in third. I particularly agree with the following conclusions: Indeed, a very good summary of the three 3rd party free AVs.