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« on: January 03, 2008, 06:23:53 pm »

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 7.5.516

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« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2008, 06:44:19 pm »

I've been using that for a couple of years. Despite a reasonable level of care I have managed to load a couple of viruses during that time which AGV reported and cleaned. And I haven't noticed anything bad happening which it hasn't spotted. And it isn't intrusive and it doesn't cripple performance. So I'd recommend it.
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« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2008, 11:22:37 pm »

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« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2008, 07:24:31 pm »


Is it still free, though ?

I used it for 2/3 years, but recently had terrible connection problems. I noticed that the AVG claimed to be 'unsafe' and needed my computer to be rebooted. so I did more than a few times, but the mesaage remained the same. And I was without anti-virus protection.

So, I deleted AVG , with a view to restarting with it again, but it demanded $

OTOH, I then tried Hermit's recommended 'Comodo' - and bingo ! Antivirus installed, and my connection now works again.

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« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2008, 07:37:02 pm »

Is it still free, though ?

I used it for 2/3 years, but recently had terrible connection problems. I noticed that the AVG claimed to be 'unsafe' and needed my computer to be rebooted. so I did more than a few times, but the mesaage remained the same. And I was without anti-virus protection.

So, I deleted AVG , with a view to restarting with it again, but it demanded $

OTOH, I then tried Hermit's recommended 'Comodo' - and bingo ! Antivirus installed, and my connection now works again.

Thanks EH . Smiley

AVG do different versions, but the free version is still available. The only problem that i had was when an algorithm within a Java update was detected as a threat, but this was rectified the next day when AVG updated. Otherwise, i would firmly recommend AVG. Another facility that can be used to carry out an on demand check on your system is housecall. This can be found on the Trend Micro website. I give my system a sweep from time to time with this as even if you don't find any viruses, a second check by another programme does give you more confidence.



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« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2008, 09:14:53 pm »

This report is interesting

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In our tests of how well security software blocks unknown malicious programs, the best performer detected only one in four new malware samples. In contrast, February 2007 results from similar heuristics testing showed that the best utilities caught about half of new samples.

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