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<blockquote data-quote="rsbrux" data-source="post: 200655" data-attributes="member: 49539">Hi *,I see this thread's been inactive for a while, but I am reinstalling everything and wanted an update.&nbsp; I was using AVG Free w/XP firewall up 'til now.&nbsp; However, I find AVG's pop-up dialogs during updates irritating.&nbsp; I use Avast Home on my destop PC.&nbsp; It seems to get better ratings in reviews, and the pop-ups are less obtrusive, but I'm not sure I want the hassle of periodically getting a new key for my HTPC.&nbsp; This would also be an issue for me with paid subscription products like NOD32, even though they seem to perform better than the freeware/shareware products.&nbsp; Some websites on this subject also refer to Avira AntiVir, which nobody has mentioned here.&nbsp; What would you all recommend now, a year later?TIA for your feedback!BTW, I forgot to mention that I also have a HW firewall in my ADSL/WLAN router, otherwise I doubt that XP firewall would be sufficient.&nbsp; Also, this discussion has focussed pretty much on classic antivirus SW, yet more and more reviews suggest using ant-spyware such as Ad-Aware or Spybot S&amp;D as well.&nbsp; What are your opinions on this?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="rsbrux, post: 200655, member: 49539"] Hi *, I see this thread's been inactive for a while, but I am reinstalling everything and wanted an update. I was using AVG Free w/XP firewall up 'til now. However, I find AVG's pop-up dialogs during updates irritating. I use Avast Home on my destop PC. It seems to get better ratings in reviews, and the pop-ups are less obtrusive, but I'm not sure I want the hassle of periodically getting a new key for my HTPC. This would also be an issue for me with paid subscription products like NOD32, even though they seem to perform better than the freeware/shareware products. Some websites on this subject also refer to Avira AntiVir, which nobody has mentioned here. What would you all recommend now, a year later? TIA for your feedback! BTW, I forgot to mention that I also have a HW firewall in my ADSL/WLAN router, otherwise I doubt that XP firewall would be sufficient. Also, this discussion has focussed pretty much on classic antivirus SW, yet more and more reviews suggest using ant-spyware such as Ad-Aware or Spybot S&D as well. What are your opinions on this? [/QUOTE]

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