After AVG 7.5?
25 June 2008, 05:09 PM
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After AVG 7.5?
So apparently the updates and support for the free AVG version 7.5 run out today.
Is it worth paying for version 8.0?
I've seen an offer from AVG that I can pay £59 and protect 3 computers, but it adds, "for one year".
And if not AVG, what else is available?
TIA, Alcazar
Is it worth paying for version 8.0?
I've seen an offer from AVG that I can pay £59 and protect 3 computers, but it adds, "for one year".
And if not AVG, what else is available?
TIA, Alcazar
25 June 2008, 07:57 PM
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AVG 8 - Free, but you run a great risk of contracting some very nasty viruses, (as I have found first hand on a number of occaisions when trying to rescue machines with it installed). I don't recommend you install AVG on any machine which has stuff you want to keep, or any personal data, or is a bit tight on system resources.
Nod32 - About £25 a year, and so much better for it.
Nod32 - About £25 a year, and so much better for it.
25 June 2008, 09:21 PM
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I found v8.0 to be very slow compared to v7.5 - and it kept crashing Firefox.
Swapped it to Avira Untitled Document - much better
Swapped it to Avira Untitled Document - much better
25 June 2008, 10:50 PM
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Just installed 8 on mine (Thanks for the link Pimmo ) as the 7.5 runs out tonight and so far there doesn't seem to be any noticable speed difference on my PC between 7.5 and 8......... first download was just as quick, so time will tell, but so far it's fine.
) as the 7.5 runs out tonight and so far there doesn't seem to be any noticable speed difference on my PC between 7.5 and 8......... first download was just as quick, so time will tell, but so far it's fine.
25 June 2008, 11:01 PM
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I think the problem with AVG v8 is by default it turns on plenty of stuff, that you're better off going into the config screens and turning off.
I'm trialling Avira now after someone on here recommended it. It's ok, but has big splash screens asking you to buy the full version whenever you update online. In addition, there's quite a pause while it virus checks incoming emails in Outlook 2007, which is a personal bugbear of mine (and I run a high-ish spec machine)
I'm trialling Avira now after someone on here recommended it. It's ok, but has big splash screens asking you to buy the full version whenever you update online. In addition, there's quite a pause while it virus checks incoming emails in Outlook 2007, which is a personal bugbear of mine (and I run a high-ish spec machine)
26 June 2008, 07:27 AM
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I found v8.0 to be very slow compared to v7.5 - and it kept crashing Firefox.
Swapped it to Avira Untitled Document - much better
Swapped it to Avira Untitled Document - much better
nod32? YOU PAY? WAHAHAHAHAAH
26 June 2008, 10:08 AM
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You obviously aren't a very savvy computer user then wwp8.
Given the number of machines that I've had to rescue that have had AVG, Avira, or Avast installed (AVG is by far the worst) I think it's worth it. You may be happy to run the risk of being infected, losing data, and perhaps even have all your personal details spread around the interweb, but I'm not
For example, only a couple of weeks ago I had to work on a machine for a teacher from the school my mum works at. It had AVG 8 installed. I got rid of that, installed Nod32, and it found 23 genuine infections that AVG had completely missed.
You may be happy to use free software for this stuff, but personally I wouldn't take the risk. After all, most people spend more than that down the pub of an eveing. I find it incredible that people are willing to run the risk for the sake of such a small sum of money. Each to their own though. Good luck
Given the number of machines that I've had to rescue that have had AVG, Avira, or Avast installed (AVG is by far the worst) I think it's worth it. You may be happy to run the risk of being infected, losing data, and perhaps even have all your personal details spread around the interweb, but I'm not
For example, only a couple of weeks ago I had to work on a machine for a teacher from the school my mum works at. It had AVG 8 installed. I got rid of that, installed Nod32, and it found 23 genuine infections that AVG had completely missed.
You may be happy to use free software for this stuff, but personally I wouldn't take the risk. After all, most people spend more than that down the pub of an eveing. I find it incredible that people are willing to run the risk for the sake of such a small sum of money. Each to their own though. Good luck
26 June 2008, 10:17 AM
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Bit of an unfair comparison.. I've installed AVG on plenty of PCs.. in fact its my first choice and its found virus every other anti virus I have ever heard of has missed.
So I think unless your planning to install serveral virus scanners your not gonna catch each one ! Thats where common sense and a firewall come into play.
26 June 2008, 10:25 AM
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Bit of an unfair comparison.. I've installed AVG on plenty of PCs.. in fact its my first choice and its found virus every other anti virus I have ever heard of has missed.
However if you like it....
Thats where common sense and a firewall come into play.
26 June 2008, 10:33 AM
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Yes I did, and AVG didn't pick up the infections. I know the user involved had run scans as well
Very odd. In all of the comparative, vb100 tests etc, it comes out pretty low on the lists, and I've had to rescue literally dozens (probably over a hundred) machines with it installed over the last couple of years or so. It's also a resource hog.
However if you like it....
Firewalls have no effect on viruses
Very odd. In all of the comparative, vb100 tests etc, it comes out pretty low on the lists, and I've had to rescue literally dozens (probably over a hundred) machines with it installed over the last couple of years or so. It's also a resource hog.
However if you like it....
Firewalls have no effect on viruses
a firewall should stop your information being passed to the word, as you mentioned in your previous post !
26 June 2008, 10:40 AM
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26 June 2008, 10:55 AM
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That's ok for you and me, but in my experience most people generally haven't got much common sense where computers are concerned (mainly due to a lack of knowledge about how they work). If they have been infected, AVG isn't picking it up, and the firewall isn't blocking it, how would they know? Most viruses are pretty unobtrusive these days.
Recommending that they install substandard products just because they are free is not a good idea in my book
Recommending that they install substandard products just because they are free is not a good idea in my book
26 June 2008, 11:14 AM
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That's ok for you and me, but in my experience most people generally haven't got much common sense where computers are concerned (mainly due to a lack of knowledge about how they work). If they have been infected, AVG isn't picking it up, and the firewall isn't blocking it, how would they know? Most viruses are pretty unobtrusive these days.
Recommending that they install substandard products just because they are free is not a good idea in my book
Recommending that they install substandard products just because they are free is not a good idea in my book
I don't think this is going to go anywhere, until I'm shown to be wrong, which will probably happen one day, I'll keep using AVG. I do take on board your suggestions though and will advise of them with my next customer.
Cheers.
26 June 2008, 10:06 PM
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i have avg 8.0 and have beenok so far, i run it with adaware and also spybot, the only virus i have ever had is one of tyhose things that tell you you have a virus then wont £30 but spybot got shot of it .
26 June 2008, 10:32 PM
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Spybot does not remove viruses. It removes spyware. A completely different thing altogether. If all you run is AVG, and it has missed something, how do you know if you're infected or not?
26 June 2008, 11:32 PM
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28 June 2008, 12:45 AM
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28 June 2008, 07:45 AM
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AVG 8 is more covert than 7.5 which I don't like - it doesn't flag up when its scanning and hence give you the option to disable it. This disabling is useful if I'm video editing and with Photoshop and other progs also running etc
It is definitely free though!
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It is definitely free though!
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28 June 2008, 09:31 AM
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