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  • Is Avast Safe or Not? Detailed Review by Expert

    From [email protected]@21:1/5 to All on Sun Aug 1 21:56:27 2021
    XPost: alt.comp.anti-virus

    https://www.connectivasystems.com/is-avast-safe/

    Article excerpts:

    connectivasystems.com
    Is Avast Safe or Not? Detailed Review by Expert
    Saquib Hashmi

    Avast is a well-known antivirus program having millions of users
    worldwide. Still, many users over the web have found it suspicious and
    reported it as a threat to their PC. This made the existing and
    potential Avast users worry about if it is safe to use or not. To know
    about the reality, we installed and used the free version of the Avast antivirus and have concluded certain points that will be shared here.

    Our Conclusion

    After going through all these aspects, we can conclude that the answer
    to the question �Is Avast Safe?� is Yes. Avast is safe but only when
    you have the Premium version of the antivirus. The free version comes
    with only limited features and may slow down your PC, and even turn
    into a threat itself under the worst-case scenarios. So, I wouldn�t
    recommend using the free version. If you have it, you can uninstall it
    and see for yourself how heavily it has been impacting the performance
    of your PC.

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  • From J. P. Gilliver (John)@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Mon Aug 2 04:43:00 2021
    XPost: alt.comp.anti-virus

    On Sun, 1 Aug 2021 at 21:56:27, [email protected] wrote (my responses usually
    follow points raised):
    https://www.connectivasystems.com/is-avast-safe/

    Article excerpts:

    Article date? (Shouldn't be _too_ hard to find.)
    []
    Our Conclusion

    After going through all these aspects, we can conclude that the answer
    to the question “Is Avast Safe?” is Yes. Avast is safe but only when
    you have the Premium version of the antivirus. The free version comes
    []
    Article sponsor? (Harder to find. If in a magazine, what advertisements
    does it carry?)

    An "Ex-spurt" is of course "a former drip under pressure" (-:
    --
    J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

    "Bother,"saidPoohwhenhisspacebarrefusedtowork.

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  • From [email protected]@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sun Aug 1 23:21:56 2021
    XPost: alt.comp.anti-virus

    On Mon, 2 Aug 2021 04:43:00 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    On Sun, 1 Aug 2021 at 21:56:27, [email protected] wrote (my responses usually >follow points raised):
    https://www.connectivasystems.com/is-avast-safe/

    Article excerpts:

    Article date? (Shouldn't be _too_ hard to find.)

    It's right at the top of the page next to the author's name, jerk.

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  • From Paul@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Mon Aug 2 01:22:45 2021
    XPost: alt.comp.anti-virus

    [email protected] wrote:
    On Mon, 2 Aug 2021 04:43:00 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    On Sun, 1 Aug 2021 at 21:56:27, [email protected] wrote (my responses usually
    follow points raised):
    https://www.connectivasystems.com/is-avast-safe/

    Article excerpts:
    Article date? (Shouldn't be _too_ hard to find.)

    It's right at the top of the page next to the author's name, jerk.

    "Avast Antivirus provides excellent real-time threat protection
    against viruses and other malware.

    The virus definitions are regularly updated to stay aware of the
    new threats.

    However, the free version only offers a mediocre level of protection. <===

    If you are a regular user or a business owner, I�d recommend using
    the Premium Edition of Avast to stay protected against all kinds
    of threats. From this, you can conclude that Avast is safe for
    threat protection only when you have the paid version."

    *******

    He drops a pooper like that, without expanding and justifying
    such a claim ?

    What's his specialty again ? Bachelors Degree in Marketing ?

    *******

    OK

    "Connectiva ! Media Marketing Website Developer
    www.connectivasystems.tech

    The marketing concept is the philosophy that firms should analyze the
    needs of their customers and then make decisions to satisfy those needs"

    Indeed, it's how money talks, without moving its lips.

    Paul

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  • From Mayayana@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Mon Aug 2 08:33:57 2021
    XPost: alt.comp.anti-virus

    "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <[email protected]> wrote

    | Article sponsor? (Harder to find. If in a magazine, what advertisements
    | does it carry?)

    This guy came out of nowhere last week to sell Chinese
    software. He's just posting the same nonsense over and
    over.

    Oddly, the Toolwiz website actually admits they're Chinese.
    A government dedicated to dishonesty, duplicitousness, and
    invasion of other countries... a government that won't allow
    an independently run company**... nevertheless admits to who they
    are on their website... and then they want you to install their stuff.
    Most of their products are actually for Android. Chinese phone
    apps. What could go wrong?

    ** Just ask Timmy Cook, who was required to let the Chinese
    gov't control personal data for Chinese customers... not that Cook
    minds selling out his customers, as long as Apple's making more
    money. I expect he probably defends it as "respecting foreign
    cultures". After all, who doesn't love diversity? :)

    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/17/technology/apple-china-censorship-data.html

    (If you can't load the link, disable script and try again.)

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  • From J. P. Gilliver (John)@21:1/5 to Paul on Mon Aug 2 18:35:24 2021
    XPost: alt.comp.anti-virus

    On Mon, 2 Aug 2021 at 01:22:45, Paul <[email protected]d> wrote (my responses usually follow points raised):
    [email protected] wrote:
    On Mon, 2 Aug 2021 04:43:00 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    On Sun, 1 Aug 2021 at 21:56:27, [email protected] wrote (my responses
    usually follow points raised):

    [URL deleted]

    Article excerpts:
    Article date? (Shouldn't be _too_ hard to find.)
    It's right at the top of the page next to the author's name, jerk.

    Over 15 months old.

    (If you cite an article in a post here, unless it's _very_ recent [say a
    week or two], you should give the date in your post, not expect people
    to load it to find out. Certainly when something like an AV suite is
    being discussed, 15 months renders it pretty irrelevant; the company
    could easily have been bought twice in that time, so its product have
    improved or deteriorated out of all recognition.)
    []
    He drops a pooper like that, without expanding and justifying
    such a claim ?

    What's his specialty again ? Bachelors Degree in Marketing ?

    What I thought.
    []
    --
    J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

    There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want.
    CALVIN AND HOBBES, according to a @qikipedia tweet 2019-9-9.

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