AV Program

[*Laughingstar*]

I have Windows Defender, and running XP Pro, IE7 - is Avast and/or AVG still
good AV freeware programs? Avast just popped up that it's expiring soon -
had no idea the home ed. would do that.

Thank you.

 

[Randem]

AVG is still free and very good.

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[Bruce Hagen]

Avast isn't going anywhere AFAIK. You do have to re-register annually
though. Are you sure you didn't see a re-register message?

 

[Alias]

I have Windows Defender, and running XP Pro, IE7 - is Avast and/or AVG still
good AV freeware programs? Avast just popped up that it's expiring soon -
had no idea the home ed. would do that.

Thank you.

If it's been over a year, you will need to register Avast again. If it's
a new version (green pop up), just install it. In both cases, no money
is required.

Alias

 

[*Laughingstar*]

I looked at the warning again, and on their site one has to search for the
re-registration ...

I found AVG easier (more user-friendly) if it's still freeware, and you all
think it's equal - can't find the free one though.

Let me know your' opinions.

thank you all

 

[Bruce Hagen]

Right click on the Avast icon in the SysTray | Left Click: About Avast |
Expand: Technical Support | Double click on Where To Register and you're
there.

I used to use AVG and it worked OK, but you had to schedule updates where
with Avast, they come at any time automatically. I don't know if AVG version
* does this, but I am confident it is better than V: 7.5.

 

[Bruce Hagen]

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0
http://free.grisoft.com/ww.download?prd=afe

 

[John Barnett MVP]

AVG ( http://free.grisoft.com/ww.download?prd=afe ) is far more user
friendly than Avast. To be honest I much prefer AVG to Avast but, like most
things, it is a personal choice.

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[LVTravel]

I looked at the warning again, and on their site one has to search for the
re-registration ...

I found AVG easier (more user-friendly) if it's still freeware, and you
all think it's equal - can't find the free one though.

Let me know your' opinions.

thank you all

Click http://www.avg.com/product-avg-anti-virus-free-edition for the free
edition.

 

[*Laughingstar*]

ty

Right click on the Avast icon in the SysTray | Left Click: About
Avast | Expand: Technical Support | Double click on Where To Register
and you're there.

I used to use AVG and it worked OK, but you had to schedule updates
where with Avast, they come at any time automatically. I don't know
if AVG version * does this, but I am confident it is better than V:
7.5.

 

[*Laughingstar*]

;-)

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0
http://free.grisoft.com/ww.download?prd=afe

 

[*Laughingstar*]

Thank you

Click http://www.avg.com/product-avg-anti-virus-free-edition for the
free edition.

 

[*Laughingstar*]

Thanks
(I don't see very well and it was "quick").

 

[*Laughingstar*]

I think I agree -

I use adaptive software and with AVAST I'm never quite sure things are all
current, so open it up each day and do it manually. ;-))

 

[ToddAndMargo]

I have Windows Defender, and running XP Pro, IE7 - is Avast and/or AVG still
good AV freeware programs? Avast just popped up that it's expiring soon -
had no idea the home ed. would do that.

Thank you.

Avast catches more viruses than AVG. See the test results at
http://www.anti-malware-test.com/?q=node/55

I personally would not use either.

-T

 

[*Laughingstar*]

Avast catches more viruses than AVG. See the test results at
http://www.anti-malware-test.com/?q=node/55

I personally would not use either.

-T

sounds like a well-written marketing document

I just cleaned a friend's system of 6 trojans and ? viruses, almost lost the
DeskTop - their high priced AV didn't catch them, One Care quarantined 3
Trojans, and cleaned the viruses, but TrendMicro's Housecall removed
everything and more. HiJack, and 3 others were evaluated and all's well -
and I'm blind!

 

[Mick Murphy]

http://www.avast.com/eng/home-registration.php#register-form

Above is the re-registration page at Avast for new Product Key.
They send you an email, and you copy and paste it into the Licence Key
section(right-click on the Tray Icon>About Avast>Licence

Avast is auto-updating a few times a day(if updates available)

 

[ToddAndMargo]

sounds like a well-written marketing document

http://www.anti-malware-test.com/?q=node/55

I did not find them to be other than ingenuous.
Whom do you believe they are marketing for?

 

[LVTravel]

Avast catches more viruses than AVG. See the test results at
http://www.anti-malware-test.com/?q=node/55

I personally would not use either.

-T

If you look at the tables, it show "Treatment" after the infection has
already occurred on the system. There is nothing in these tables about
"Stopping" the infection or finding the virus before the system is infected.

 

[M,I.5¾]

Why ask here? Neither of these is part of XP, or even provided in any
way by Microsoft.

Ask elsewhere

But they are general questions correctly asked in a general newsgroup.
****wit.