AVG USERS

[willshaw]

Are other AVG users finding changes when using it on VISTA.

I no longer see any update activity. I no longer see scans or email
examinations.

When I look at the AVG Control page, everything is up-to-date and shows that
these tools are all working correctly.

Whats going on? Why don't I see anything taking place like I used to with XP?

Thanks for your comments.

 

[Mellowed]

Are other AVG users finding changes when using it on VISTA.

I no longer see any update activity. I no longer see scans or email
examinations.

When I look at the AVG Control page, everything is up-to-date and shows that
these tools are all working correctly.

Whats going on? Why don't I see anything taking place like I used to with XP?

Thanks for your comments.

You need to upgrade to Version 8.

 

[Clara Cagigal]

What kind of release of avg are you using?. If you use the avg free edition
7.5 you have to install the antivirus program as administrator (rigth click
button) in order the program run properly in vista. If you use the avg free
edition 8.0 (yesterday i installed), the scheduled scan seems to run in
background (at least for me, i cannot see the status scan in course as i
could do with avg 7.5, i suppose it is the way it works because i installed
it as administrator).
I don´t know if this answer your question.
Regards, Clara

 

[Adam Albright]

What kind of release of avg are you using?. If you use the avg free edition
7.5 you have to install the antivirus program as administrator (rigth click
button) in order the program run properly in vista. If you use the avg free
edition 8.0 (yesterday i installed), the scheduled scan seems to run in
background (at least for me, i cannot see the status scan in course as i
could do with avg 7.5, i suppose it is the way it works because i installed
it as administrator).
I don´t know if this answer your question.

What? I also installed AVG (VERSION 8 the latest free version)
yesterday and it works fine. No need to elevate (takes care of that
itself) and the email notification pops up as new email comes in.

It just brings up a small little window at the lower right bottom of
your desktop. It pops up and goes away very fast depending on how fast
your system and Internet connection is, so easy to miss if only one
new email comes in. What I've done is add a sound effect so I get a
audio cue each time I got new email.

It is a TSR program by default, so there should be a AVG icon in the
task bar area. It is a four color square. Double click on it or find
AVG under All Programs to gain access to it. You can schedule it to
run at preset times and it will run in the background with the usual
drain on whatever else you happen to be doing, but you don't have to
stop working. I run mine at lunch time. So I'm not even aware its
running usually. For me, it scans roughly 1.8 TB worth of used disk
space in a little over an hour.

 

[C.B.]

What kind of release of avg are you using?. If you use the avg free
edition 7.5 you have to install the antivirus program as administrator
(rigth click button) in order the program run properly in vista. If you
use the avg free edition 8.0 (yesterday i installed), the scheduled scan
seems to run in background (at least for me, i cannot see the status scan
in course as i could do with avg 7.5, i suppose it is the way it works
because i installed it as administrator).
I don´t know if this answer your question.
Regards, Clara

I've been using Vista Ultimate since February of 2007 and so far I've
never had to install anything as Administrator for it to install and run
properly. If you choose to run a program as Administrator you can always
right click, select Properties, select Advanced and select "Run as
Administrator" after it is installed.
Many people choose to install via Run as Administrator. Sometimes it is
necessary but most of the time it is not.

C.B.

 

[Grey]

Nope. I am a confirmed Mcafee user but Mcafee, when I last attempted to put
in on my 64 bit Ultimate Vista, didn't work with it (about 2 months ago) so
I am still using AVG which DOES work on my machine. I have been used to AVG
for a long time, playing about with it on XP on some of my other computers
to check it out and it seems the same to me.

As to update, if you are using the free version like I am, yes it auto
updates at intervals but it doesn't always seem to do it and that is the
same as it was with XP. If you are using the free version, get used to right
clicking the icon in the tray and then selecting "check for updates" and
getting all and any update before you open anything at all.

BTW, clicked on a link from a Google search while looking for drivers for a
part and it redirected me to another site that tried to put a downloader on
my machine. AVG stopped it in its tracks.

 

[Grey]

Thanks for that. I didn't see it.

avg 8 free was released yesterday

 

[Grey]

You need to upgrade to Version 8.

No he doesn't. He SHOULD but he doesn't NEED to in order to fix the problem
he wrote about.

 

[Grey]

It is a TSR program by default, so there should be a AVG icon in the

You surely don't mean to say it is a "Terminate and Stay Ready" program I
hope? That would mean, like those old days when that was the new thing in
the PC world, that when the window isn't active, it isn't running which is
SURELY not AVG.

 

[Marc]

What do you think of AVG 8?

I have not installed it on Vista yet, because it seems to include Spyware
scanning, which I already have with Windows defender.
Anyone know if the spyware is real time monitoring, of the registry and
startup folders, etc, and therefore likely to interfere with Windows
Defender, or does it just look for Spyware when you run a scan?

Marc

 

[Rich]

The only thing I didn't like in 8 was the firewall is set to be on a machine
connected to the net directly and I found it hard to change the settings so
I could see the other computers on my home network.

Rich

 

[Marc]

The only thing I didn't like in 8 was the firewall is set to be on a
machine connected to the net directly and I found it hard to change the
settings so I could see the other computers on my home network.

I will stick with 7.5 then I think.

Marc

 

[Richard in AZ]

| | > The only thing I didn't like in 8 was the firewall is set to be on a
| > machine connected to the net directly and I found it hard to change the
| > settings so I could see the other computers on my home network.
|
|
| I will stick with 7.5 then I think.
|
| Marc

You will have to change from 7.5 by the end of the year. 7.5 will not be supported after Dec. 31st.
You can get AVG antivirus that does not have the firewall.
AVG 8 is much improved over 7.5, especially in the user interface.
Yes it does include an antispyware, but you can have more than one antispyware program running at
the same time.
Some cautions when installing in VISTA.
Make sure all Vista Updates are in place before you install.
Make sure you right-click on the AVG installation file and choose "run as administrator"
Make sure you run the installation from your hard-drive, not from the download site.
Don't save the installation file to a folder that has spaces in the name, like "My Documents".
The above cautions are from the AVG forum.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

What do you think of AVG 8?

I have not installed it on Vista yet, because it seems to include Spyware
scanning, which I already have with Windows defender.

I'm not arguing for AVG (I prefer Avast myself), but your reason for
avoiding it is not a valid one.

Note that just using one anti-spyware program is *not* good enough.
Eric Howes, who has done extensive testing on Anti-Spyware products,
states:

"No single anti-spyware scanner removes everything. Even the
best-performing anti-spyware scanner in these tests missed fully one
quarter of the "critical" files and Registry entries" See
http://spywarewarrior.com/asw-test-guide.htm

So I recommend that you use at least two anti-spyware applications.

 

[Nonny]

I will stick with 7.5 then I think.

AVG 8.0 is way more complete than 7.5 is/was.

That, and support for 7.5 will stop sometime soon.

 

[Adam Albright]

AVG 8.0 is way more complete than 7.5 is/was.

That, and support for 7.5 will stop sometime soon.

AVG 8 is probably one of the best and most complete anti-virus malware
detectors you can get for free.

 

[Marc]

Note that just using one anti-spyware program is *not* good enough.
Eric Howes, who has done extensive testing on Anti-Spyware products,
states:

"No single anti-spyware scanner removes everything. Even the
best-performing anti-spyware scanner in these tests missed fully one
quarter of the "critical" files and Registry entries" See
http://spywarewarrior.com/asw-test-guide.htm

So I recommend that you use at least two anti-spyware applications.

Thanks. To be honest - until recently I was running no AV product at all.
Didn't do me any harm. I know that a virus will need to gain admin rights to
install itself, and I don't make a habit of running random executables.
I sure hope Vista is the last version of Windows that requires extra
software to make it secure. I know PC sellers make a lot of margin from
selling AV as an add-on, but I can't help thinking that the reason MacBooks
have batter battery life, in part, because they don't need to run these
extra processes, also the same reason that Ubuntu runs faster on the same
hardware. Since I need Windows for my work (.NET programming) I'm kind of
stuck with it, but like to keep a minimal installation. Two AntiSpyware
products seems silly when I've never had Windows Defender find anything
(although it's useful to stop crapware like Real Player and Adobe from
installing into startup) - it's just wasting CPU cycles. Maybe I should
look into some proper benchmarking to see what exactly the overhead is for
AVG 8.


Marc

 

[Grey]

Free 8 doesn't have a firewall.

I will stick with 7.5 then I think.

Marc

 

[Rich]

I'm using pay version of 8 I didn't know he was talking about free version
when I responded.

Rich

 

[Richard in AZ]

AVG antivirus only ($24.95) does not have a firewall either. The firewall is part of the AVG
Security package.

| Free 8 doesn't have a firewall.
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| | > | >> The only thing I didn't like in 8 was the firewall is set to be on a
| >> machine connected to the net directly and I found it hard to change the
| >> settings so I could see the other computers on my home network.
| >
| >
| > I will stick with 7.5 then I think.
| >
| > Marc
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