AVG7.5 is going off the air at the end of May '08. Find out how to get AVG 8 FREE. Just disregard my initial panicky paragraph.
AVG8 FREE AntiV Software
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RunesageMagik
MemberPosted 16 years ago # -
copmom
MemberAVG is one of the programs that caused me heartache this past weekend! It was always running in the background and didn't provide an option for me to use it WHEN I wanted to! It wouldn't even allow me to terminate 4 things it showed as running in task manager. It conflicted with some of the other programs I had installed from PC Tools.. long story short, system restore, as well as delete, delete, delete! That's why I've been so interested in ghosting/cloning my HD to avoid that again.
Posted 16 years ago # -
RunesageMagik
MemberAVG's anti-V routinely scores at or near the top of the field. According to the review, AVG8 anti-V garnered a top rating, though the full suite wasn't impressive. I never liked full suites. Despite every developer making the one-stop shopping pitch and claiming to have the best integration, I prefer to use individually highly rated appls.
Seems conflicts are occurring all over the place, a fact of life as the variables of # of developers, types of software, and OS variants rise exponentially. Logic would have you expect incompatibilities more from smaller or non-standard companies than from the big guys, but with suites and bloat, clearly that isn't the case. Did you try posting queries on the AVG Free Forums before embarking on a painful system restore?
Posted 16 years ago # -
GrouchE
MemberGood luck with AVG's 8 lacking FREE forums . . . be sure you read all the posting guidelines or you won't be happy with the help you're NOT offered by their moderators. You can expect their initial system scan to fine hundreds of "possible" dangers. I haven't had any issues (yet) but many have. I disabled "automatically" fix ANYTHING. If now possible, besides NOT installing the new AVG security toolbar, try and not install the "link scanner" too, as it's apparently greatly slowing down FFox. IF it's not possible to "pass" on the link-scanner, disabling it thru FFx tools won't result in your AVG tray displaying an alarming ! point. You'll see.
If I had any cajones, I'd likely try another brand now that AVG8Free is so bloated . . . with the anti-spy and all that.
Getting answers from the free forums is exasperating! Have a look. It's maddening!!!!Posted 16 years ago # -
RunesageMagik
MemberGrouch, I've downloaded the new AVG FREE anti-V, but haven't installed it yet. As I said previously, I don't like suites, and it's just common sense not to allow any software to do much of anything "automatically", certainly not an unknown product or a new version of an old product. Personally speaking, I won't be enabling anything except the highly rated anti-V. It isn't wise to double up on certain operations anyway, e.g., firewalls or active malware or links checkers, because it's known to cause slow downs and conflicts. Guess I've been doing something right because I just ran EWIDO's Online Scanner (they're a member of AVG) and it found absolutely nothing to fix. Over the last few years, that's the same result I get from SpyBot, Lavasoft, ScanIt, Verisign, Panda Nano, TrendMicro and XClean, too.
Your complaint that AVG found "hundreds of possible dangers" doesn't surprise me, if the full suiteload of check and repair functions was enabled. FWIW, several other similarly good products mentioned in these forums, e.g., Registry Mechanic and I believe FixIt Utilities, discovered hundreds of "possible problems" and to be quite frank, many were very questionable. I did not permit them to "fix" all. Woe be it if a PC newbie downloads some of the free but not-ready-for-primetime repair utilities GAOTD offers and then foolishly gives carte blanc repair privileges!
I won't allow any custom toolbars from any developer to be installed on my system, partly because of the trouble many cause, partly because I don't like companies having intimate access to my system, and partly because I don't want my monitor to look like this!
Every linkscanner I've run seems to slow down my system, but by adding my most frequently visited sites to the exclusion list, things perk right up.Posted 16 years ago # -
GrouchE
MemberGood luck with that limited function install, Rune . . . I think you'll find the AVG "something's wrong" tray a concern when disabling options . . . it's a real nuisance. It's pretty obvious with this build that AVG8Free considers itself the most important app ever and they do not want the user making any real decisions, as far as the set-up is concerned anyway . . . ie: it's not written to allow you to just use the AV engine, at least it wasn't yesterday.
Had I not had a fairly decent experience thru the years with AVG7-7.5, I'd definitely try some other free AV at this point, but after a 3+ hour DL for me, I'll hang in there until I have a AVG related problem.
Be sure to grab the PDF users guide, available here : http://www.grisoft.czPosted 16 years ago # -
RunesageMagik
MemberThanks Grouch. Aside from their irritating habit of sometimes downloading updates that require a reboot to take effect (always timed to the most inopportune moment when I have 39 other browser windows running) I've been happy with AVG, too.
3 HOUR download?? Didn't think anyone was still using those antique 300 baud modems. :-) Seriously, just to make sure we're on the same page... you did follow the link that said "The product will be available for download from http://free.avg.com starting on Thursday, April 24."
The d/l for AVG Anti-Virus Free 8 was only about 46mb, a lot smaller than the similarly named AVG Security Suite 8.Posted 16 years ago # -
GrouchE
MemberOk, so now ya know why I'm so GrouchE . . . all that waiting!
But seriously, at 56k (52actual/varies) about 2 and 1/2, and I can't do much of anything else on-line during that time, unless I want to risk pausing the dl (have lost connection doing this) so it seems like at least 3!
And it's the free8.
HumBug ;-oPosted 16 years ago # -
OldandSlo
MemberTo: goodgotd
Don't think this will help you, but my brother-in-law installed bitdefender on his 'puter and has a lot of trouble w/surfing and d'ls since, - always "locking up", which did NOT happen before. Tried to tell him to change, but for whatever reason, he hasn't or won't. (He is on rr cable- if that matters in this.) FWIW I use Avast! and seem to get along fine (??) - as in no known problems w/it, and it does have a relatively light footprint for this type of program.
BTW, I am like GrouchE above and can only d/l slowly - no cable or fast telephone connections available here - so I have to pick and choose what I d/l because of time constraints and using my 1 phone line for this and calls. Used to be that w/my 56kps modem it would connect at 33.6 occasionally, but mostly at 28.8. Now, it is sometimes 28.8, but mostly 26.4 and I even saw a 23. or 24.?? a couple of times. (I disconnect and then reconnect when the slower speeds show up.) I average about 9-10 Mb's/hr. on a d/l and like above can't do much of anything while it is working at d/ling. (I have found that w/FF, using DTA keeps the link from disconnecting even if the d/l speed drops to 0 at times. - Changing pages, or websites = 0's and ALSO lengthens the d/l time.)
I've rambled TOO long! I hope some of it made sense.
I hope you have a great day. Catch you later.
TerryPosted 16 years ago # -
goodgotd
Member@OldandSlo- I'm on avast free at the moment with a-squared a-m on the side.
regarding connection and renegotiation speeds,
A) how much load on the a and b ringer loops is there (bottom of each phone and the modem has the load [as REN, or ringer equivalence number] and which side it's on- total should be below 1 on each, if possible, I think the max is supposed to be 2 or so)?
B) how old is the wiring between the modem and the phone company's interface box?
and C) how long since the phone company checked out the lines to you on their side of the interface box?
those are the main factors I've seen degrade connection speed if the distance dialed to hasn't changed. or line distance to the switches.
wet or corroded wire, loose connections, degraded insulation, sections of the old copper-plated steel overhead/direct burial telco wire that's flexed too long....
have there been other people hooked up around you about the time things went downhill?
reversed polarity would have caused problems at the start.
Posted 16 years ago # -
GrouchE
MemberI got rid of AVG8free, installed Avira free and guess what? My computer is running smooth, just like it was the second before I installed AVG.
There's NO doubt now . . . AVG8free definitely drains PC's resources and CAUSES issues their forums blame on anything else. Too much crap in one app.
Even if I have to pay, I'll NEVER trust AVG again. Badddd, snotty company.
I feel like a great onus has been lifted from my neck. Very refreshing.Posted 16 years ago # -
OldandSlo
MemberTo: goodgotd
Thanks for the comeback. You needn't have bothered as I didn't help you at all, just wanted to share my b-i-l's experiences so you would know.
I got carried away w/the rest of the info. I don't think that any of the lines etc., at least from the company's box inside is the prob., as I installed all of that myself and was careful to do everything right.(??) Also, I rewired the whole house when my wife and I moved in as it was wired from when electric was just introduced into this area ('30s-??) and most rooms had only 1 outlet and really big nasty-looking wire running throughout the house to those outlets.
I do check periodically with the phone co., but no chance of anything different, read hi-speed etc., coming out here "in the sticks"?? anytime in the foreseeable future. (I wonder why people always think a rural area is "out in the sticks" ?? - We REALLY DO have all the modern conveniences out here!! And, houses, not shacks, bathrooms, not outhouses, etc. and lots of space, relatively flat.)
My son says that my slower 'puter speed is because I have installed too many programs (from GotD and those recommended here - I might add) and they are all running, thus slowing my 'puter to a crawl in all aspects. He says I should delete them. But, I would like to keep them for that "one day I will use it" scenario. I just want them to only run when I start them for that use and then shut down again. My start folder is almost as big as my programs folder, but when I delete something from the start folder, it also leaves the program folder.
I've done it again. I just can't seem to reply w/out writing a book, or at least an essay.
I hope you and all lurkers out there have a great day!!
Catch you later.
TerryPosted 16 years ago # -
copmom
MemberOldandSlo: That's exactly what I complained about to begin with when we started on AVG.. I want things to run when I want them too. not on start up! So when I install anything I deliberately uncheck that option IF they have it available!!
Hi ab_12_3c: Welcome to the forum.. just hop in under any of the subjects if you wish, we're all easy to get along with.
Posted 16 years ago # -
Tizz
MemberHi everybody,
I think there is a way to stop the "something wrong" red icon. Go to Tools, Advanced options, where you can "ignore" bits that aren't working as AVG think they should. There is just a verbal warning when you actually open the software.
Not found a way to delete the stupid Yahoo toolbar, though.
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