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AVG disguises fake traffic as IE6
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| 6/26/08
| Cade Metz
Posted on 06/27/2008 12:05:44 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: rabscuttle385
Please list for us the "in the wild" viruses that run on Linux.
Oh...that's right...there aren't any.
Nothing is 100% secure if it is used.
But there is a vast difference between Linux and Windows when it comes to vulnerabilities from viruses.
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posted on
06/27/2008 6:45:09 PM PDT
by
B Knotts
(Calvin Coolidge Republican)
To: LibWhacker
Okay, thanks to all of you again! I am now a proud user of AVG Free v8.0. I disabled LinkScanner and the increase in speed was quite noticeable on this machine.I haven't downloaded AVG Free v8.0 yet. Is it easy to disable LinkScanner on the free edition?
To: papasmurf
And, BTW, even if you turn it off, it [linkscanner?] still goes out and scans and connects to akamai.Bummer... Think I'll try something else.
To: CedarDave
It still tries to connect, my zonealarm pops up, but I don’t see the AVG stuff on google.
I’m looking for deal on Kapersky, which is a better AV, IMO, for my Network.
To: CedarDave
Is it easy to disable LinkScanner on the free edition?
I just did on mine, not two minutes ago after reading the thread....I hope it improves the sluggishness during the 3 hours it takes for the daily scan.
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posted on
06/30/2008 11:34:59 AM PDT
by
ErnBatavia
(...forward this to your 10 very best friends....)
To: weef
I’ve been using Avast! on my home machines. Turn off the voice that tells you each time the database was updated and it is very unobtrusive and works well.
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posted on
06/30/2008 11:45:07 AM PDT
by
listenhillary
(There's more people in the wagon, than there is pushin')
To: ErnBatavia
Let us know so we can decide whether to avoid another piece of bloatware.
To: LibWhacker
Yep - sad news on AVG, and I found out early because I use the full commercial edition. It’s bloatware now. Used to be so nice and clean... :-(
To: listenhillary
Turn off the voice that tells you each time the database was updated and it is very unobtrusive and works well.Scared the hell out of me one time when I was sleeping.
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posted on
06/30/2008 11:57:10 AM PDT
by
Stentor
(Obama supporters. Letting the little void do the thinking for the big void.)
To: CedarDave
I'm the furthest possible from knowing anything about computers! Anyhow, since my scan runs from 10am until around 1pm, I did this in mid-scan, and my machine is still running slower than before 8.0.
I think I'm going to re-enable the link scan, since AVG keeps flashing that I'm at risk for everything short of HIV if I don't.....
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posted on
06/30/2008 12:05:08 PM PDT
by
ErnBatavia
(...forward this to your 10 very best friends....)
To: CedarDave
Very easy. It asks you during installation whether you want to enable or disable it.
After it's installed... I'm not so sure. Sounds pretty easy though.
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