AVG 9.0 comments
Nov 2, 2009 | 10:11 am
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I've never understood why anyone liked AVG. It's nagware. I installed it on a relative's PC and it kept nagging them to upgrade.
I replaced it with Avast and it runs so much smoother.
Now I'm hearing Avira is one of the most effective free anti-virus software now. I tried Avira but was not crazy about it - a huge nag screen will pop up from time to time, very hard to get rid of.
I run a combination of Avast + Threatfire to get the bases covered. Least amount of nag and you still have adequate protection.
I replaced it with Avast and it runs so much smoother.
Now I'm hearing Avira is one of the most effective free anti-virus software now. I tried Avira but was not crazy about it - a huge nag screen will pop up from time to time, very hard to get rid of.
I run a combination of Avast + Threatfire to get the bases covered. Least amount of nag and you still have adequate protection.
Nov 2, 2009 | 10:47 am
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I've installed Microsoft's new free antivirus, Security Essentials, and have been pleased with it so far. It is fast, free, and as unobtrusive as any antivirus I've ever used.
http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials
http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials
Nov 2, 2009 | 3:46 pm
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I have MSSE since some days/weeks. I also had AVG 8.5 which I changed to AVG 9.0 some days ago. Had some problems with AVG 9.0 and removed it and installed AVIRA. So, now I am running MSSE + AVIRA. My PC runs 64 bit VISTA SP2. So far, no problems.
Nov 2, 2009 | 3:59 pm
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I find Avast's scanner really, really slow when you are re-opening a Firefox session with multiple tabs.
Does it also replace Microsoft's Windows Defender?
Does it also replace Microsoft's Windows Defender?
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Nov 2, 2009 | 4:45 pm
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I've been running AVG 9.0 without any hassles, but I've never run 8.5. Also have installed it on machines for several friends, one of which had a virus and some trojans that Norton didn't find but AVG killed without a problem. It is resource intensive when a scan is running, so I set it to run when I'm usually not using the PC. If I am using and notice it is running it is simply two clicks to kill it until the next day.
The only issue I've had is a couple false alarms being warned about unsafe websites.
The only issue I've had is a couple false alarms being warned about unsafe websites.
Nov 2, 2009 | 8:42 pm
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I've got Avira (free version) and it's zero problems for me.
Nov 3, 2009 | 12:02 am
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I have been problem AVG won't let me do it onto Windows 7. So the downloading has been failed from internet connection. So could you please figure it out what is the happening for now. What about anti-virus should have to be installed onto Windows 7. So unfortunately, I'm sorry that I can't help it out there.
Nov 3, 2009 | 3:56 am
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You may want to check your extensions / add-ons to see if they are causing the slow down.
Nov 3, 2009 | 4:30 am
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I think that AVG main point is the price, and when MS got it's product there is really no need for another product.
But I would like to give you another advice: if you don't download P2P files, delete suspcious emails and don't visit rogue sites, I would go with no antivirus at all. there is really no need for antivirus if you are a smart user.
But I would like to give you another advice: if you don't download P2P files, delete suspcious emails and don't visit rogue sites, I would go with no antivirus at all. there is really no need for antivirus if you are a smart user.
Nov 3, 2009 | 9:33 am
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I think that AVG main point is the price, and when MS got it's product there is really no need for another product.
But I would like to give you another advice: if you don't download P2P files, delete suspcious emails and don't visit rogue sites, I would go with no antivirus at all. there is really no need for antivirus if you are a smart user.
But I would like to give you another advice: if you don't download P2P files, delete suspcious emails and don't visit rogue sites, I would go with no antivirus at all. there is really no need for antivirus if you are a smart user.
Last edited by Jimmie76; Nov 3, 2009 at 10:06 am