Posted on 06/27/2008 12:05:44 PM PDT by LibWhacker
Interesting read. I use AVG Free Edition and love it.
Haven’t used AVG for a while. I use Spyware Terminator, MS Defender, HiJack This, Spybot, AdAware for scanning.
Yes, I’ve used it for many years and absolutely love it. It’s worry-free, install and forget. Genius. Unfortunately, it’s not free anymore (we knew it couldn’t last) and I keep getting a popup warning to upgrade to version 8.0 ($60). I’m trying to decide whether or not to upgrade or go back to one of the other anti-virus packages.
One word, “Linux”
hehe
Are you sure you can’t go back to an older version of AVG but still get the latest virus definitions - all for free? I remember hearing that there’s some workaround and that it still is free. I could be wrong, though...
I believe there is an AVG 8 free edition, too. Look about their site a bit...
AVG 8.0 can be downloaded free. They aren’t going to make that obvious to 7.5 users, but it’s not hard to find.
I’m pretty sure that the web safety checker is optional when you install.
It’s still free, though I admit it is not obvious that there is a free version if you visit there website or look at the upgrade popup warning.
Go to www.cnet.com and to the downloads section. Look for the most popular downloads and there at the top will be the free AVG version.
I have 8.0 AVG free edition. Can’t remember where I got it? but it took a little time to find. Good luck
Heheh - I believe we have a consensus: AVG Is Still Free
I turned that stupid scanner off. I like AVG, but my quad-core box came to a screeching halt every time the scanner went off hitting dozens of sites in the search results. It wasn’t worth the lost time.
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I was a big AVG 7.5 fan but uninstalled their new 8.0 because it killed the performance of my machine. It’s giant bloatware now too. Still looking for an alternative or something closer to the speed of 7.5 but haven’t found it.
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