Hi

I see AVG/Griftsoft have started charging for AVG and no longer
hosting a FREE version (in AVG v8).
However there are still various places hosting version the previous
version (v7.5) which was free.

Is there a good reason for NOT using AVG FREE?

I have been using AVG free for a couple of years now without any
infection, and it seems fine to me.
(Better than Norton, which had a patch c.5 years ago which crippled my
PC for about 48 hours before the brought out a new patch - losing me
two working days... and I still havent forgiven them.)
I have also tried McAfee which seemed ok-ish and some Russian thing
whos name escapes me.
I think they ALL rather slow down the computer, which is irritating.

Any thoughts?
With thanks


Ship
Shiperton Henethe

ship <shiphen@gmail.com> wrote:

>Hi
>
>I see AVG/Griftsoft have started charging for AVG and no longer
>hosting a FREE version (in AVG v8).
>However there are still various places hosting version the previous
>version (v7.5) which was free.
>
>Is there a good reason for NOT using AVG FREE?
>
>I have been using AVG free for a couple of years now without any
>infection, and it seems fine to me.
>(Better than Norton, which had a patch c.5 years ago which crippled my
>PC for about 48 hours before the brought out a new patch - losing me
>two working days... and I still havent forgiven them.)
>I have also tried McAfee which seemed ok-ish and some Russian thing
>whos name escapes me.
>I think they ALL rather slow down the computer, which is irritating.
>
>Any thoughts?

Not many. Only that I feel that AV software *can* instill a false
sense of security leading to careless and dangerous complacency, as
such I rarely use it, and certainly not routinely. A bit like condoms.

Matt

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ship wrote:
...an OT post for this group. Try alt.comp.anti-virus

> I see AVG/Griftsoft have started charging for AVG and no longer
> hosting a FREE version (in AVG v8). However there are still various
> places hosting version the previous version (v7.5) which was free.

...and still is free. Give them time; v8 was just released. Check back
later to see if they produce a free home-use v8 version.
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/us/frt/0

> Is there a good reason for NOT using AVG FREE?

If you practice Safe Hex, it shouldn't matter.

There are also other free products out there. Avast! comes to mind.

> I think they ALL rather slow down the computer, which is irritating.

You do know you do not have to "scan Incoming and Outgoing mail",
correct?

http://k75s.home.att.net/tips-sub.html#avscan

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Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:
: There are also other free products out there. Avast! comes to mind.

I second Avast! . AVG started annoying me to the point I even screamed at
the monitor LOL.
So I got it rid of it and started using Avast!. I also changed my firewall
at the same time so no
more ZoneAlarm or whatever it was... =)

Heidi

> I think they ALL rather slow down the computer, which is irritating.
>
> Any thoughts?
> With thanks
>
>
> Ship
> Shiperton Henethe


OR you could switch to LINUX which is a superior OS over windows

On Fri, 7 Mar 2008 02:32:05 -0800 (PST), ship put finger to keyboard
and typed:

>Hi
>
>I see AVG/Griftsoft have started charging for AVG and no longer
>hosting a FREE version (in AVG v8).
>However there are still various places hosting version the previous
>version (v7.5) which was free.

AVG 7.5 is still free and still available from Grisoft. Like many
commercial software suppliers who offer both free and paid-for
versions of their products, the paid-for version gets the latest
update earlier than the free version. According to the Grisoft
website, there will be a free version of AVG 8.0 sometime later this
year.

Mark
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"Emotions run deep as oceans"

Helaman <zoraster@REMOVEoperamail.com> wrote:

>
>> I think they ALL rather slow down the computer, which is irritating.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>> With thanks
>>
>>
>> Ship
>> Shiperton Henethe
>
>
>OR you could switch to LINUX which is a superior OS over windows

ROTFL!

For server applications, perhaps. But as a client workstation, I don't
think so. It may have various technical edges, but where's the
software?

Sorry, Linux is the o/s that the real world forgot. I use it for
running a web server and email server. But that's all.

Matt


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