# Free AVG anti-virus expiring; moving to paid version. Worth it?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-avg-anti-virus-expiring-moving-to-paid-version-worth-it/453333>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 18, 2008, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-avg-anti-virus-expiring-moving-to-paid-version-worth-it/453333 "2008-06-18T13:26:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-avg-anti-virus-expiring-moving-to-paid-version-worth-it/453333/21 "2008-06-20T13:49:29Z")

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[QUOTE=Musicat]  
You could say the same thing about MS Windows.  
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Or not since it’s the operating system and not an antivirus. You have a messed up system if Windows is running at almost 100% cpu usage, which I’ve seen Norton do.

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**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-avg-anti-virus-expiring-moving-to-paid-version-worth-it/453333/22 "2008-06-20T16:06:44Z")

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[QUOTE=Harmonious Discord]  
Or not since it’s the operating system and not an antivirus. You have a messed up system if Windows is running at almost 100% cpu usage, which I’ve seen Norton do.  
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“Their products gobble resources” = MS Windows.

There’s more to “resources” than just CPU usage.

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**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-avg-anti-virus-expiring-moving-to-paid-version-worth-it/453333/23 "2008-06-20T17:14:07Z")

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I was having trouble with AVG on my previous desktop, so I switched to Avast. I found Avast to be somewhat non-intuative, so after running it for a bit on my new current desktop, I switched back to AVG. AVG immediately found 2 or 3 infections that Avast apparently missed.

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**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-avg-anti-virus-expiring-moving-to-paid-version-worth-it/453333/24 "2008-06-20T18:38:58Z")

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[QUOTE=Revtim]  
I was having trouble with AVG on my previous desktop, so I switched to Avast. I found Avast to be somewhat non-intuative, so after running it for a bit on my new current desktop, I switched back to AVG. AVG immediately found 2 or 3 infections that Avast apparently missed.  
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However, would Avast have found any infections that AVG missed? Just trying to be fair.

I don’t like any of 'em, but if someone insists on a recommendation, I usually suggest AVG (free).

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**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-avg-anti-virus-expiring-moving-to-paid-version-worth-it/453333/25 "2008-06-20T18:49:10Z")

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[QUOTE=Musicat]  
However, would Avast have found any infections that AVG missed? Just trying to be fair.  
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Good point, it may have even found more, in total, than AVG.

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