Antivirus Programs - AVG Problem
Posted 02/12/2010 - 23:23
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Gwyn wrote:
I gave up paying for virus protection because my PC was so slow and bogged down by it always.
Using AV programs is like having about 5 padlocks on every door in your house, and having to undo them and do them up each time you move from room to room. They bog down a machine far too much.I gave up paying for virus protection because my PC was so slow and bogged down by it always.
I just use a fire wall.
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Posted 03/12/2010 - 09:38
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I have a firewall as well Smeggy, but that doesn't pick up infected mail.
Pentaxophile - you can turn the voice off. Like you it made me jump, and really got annoying. My husband choose the female voice option, but I like a silent computer so along with all the Windows noises it had to go.
Pentaxophile - you can turn the voice off. Like you it made me jump, and really got annoying. My husband choose the female voice option, but I like a silent computer so along with all the Windows noises it had to go.
Posted 03/12/2010 - 09:43
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If you come across a suspicious file under 20MB you can
submit it to :
http://virusscan.jotti.org/en
and they will scan it while you wait (Free) with 19 Virus
Scanners. If they have already scanned it you get the result
straight away.
Kaspersky seems to be the most reliable.
submit it to :
http://virusscan.jotti.org/en
and they will scan it while you wait (Free) with 19 Virus
Scanners. If they have already scanned it you get the result
straight away.
Kaspersky seems to be the most reliable.
Half Man... Half Pentax ... Half Cucumber
Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
Posted 04/12/2010 - 18:54
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I have had a look on the net, and it seems that Kaspersky is quite highly rated, but it has only had one mention here, surprisingly?
Best Regards, Larry.
All the gear & no idea.
All the gear & no idea.
Posted 04/12/2010 - 19:06
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Bobbinalorry wrote:
I have had a look on the net, and it seems that Kaspersky is quite highly rated, but it has only had one mention here, surprisingly?
I don't think they do a free version, but it's often given away for 12 months with Bank Accounts etc. It is about the best, but that's not saying much!
I have had a look on the net, and it seems that Kaspersky is quite highly rated, but it has only had one mention here, surprisingly?
Half Man... Half Pentax ... Half Cucumber
Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
Posted 05/12/2010 - 18:41
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Bobbinalorry wrote:
I have had a look on the net, and it seems that Kaspersky is quite highly rated, but it has only had one mention here, surprisingly?
I'm using kaspersky for two years now, one of the better antivirus scanners i've used.I have had a look on the net, and it seems that Kaspersky is quite highly rated, but it has only had one mention here, surprisingly?
btw, AVG has the update out to fix the fault.
Stefan
K10D, K5
DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, D-FA 100 Macro, DA 40 Ltd, DA 18-55
AF-540FGZ
K10D, K5
DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, D-FA 100 Macro, DA 40 Ltd, DA 18-55
AF-540FGZ
Posted 06/12/2010 - 13:16
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Just me then - no problems with AVG - it's installed on all four of our machines...
El Dingo - K3-II and K10D
Posted 06/12/2010 - 14:33
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I started getting repeated crashes from the latest version of AVG, so I switched to Microsoft's Security Essentials. It may be by MS, but it's very good, and knows when to speed up (when you're not using the computer), and when to slow down (when you are).
So there is no discernible overhead.
G
So there is no discernible overhead.
G
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Posted 06/12/2010 - 15:53
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It's very annoying seeing all the perfectly good clean programs being reported by AV scanners as infected At least Kapersky have a good setup for reporting, testing and correcting these. I don't think AVG has and would be surprised if MS have.
It doesn't fill you with confidence when you look through the list of false positives. In fact you wonder if there is any point bothering at all
http://forum.kaspersky.com/index.php?showtopic=66816
It doesn't fill you with confidence when you look through the list of false positives. In fact you wonder if there is any point bothering at all
http://forum.kaspersky.com/index.php?showtopic=66816
Half Man... Half Pentax ... Half Cucumber
Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
Posted 06/12/2010 - 18:06
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Algernon wrote:
It's very annoying seeing all the perfectly good clean programs being reported by AV scanners as infected At least Kapersky have a good setup for reporting, testing and correcting these. I don't think AVG has and would be surprised if MS have.
It doesn't fill you with confidence when you look through the list of false positives. In fact you wonder if there is any point bothering at all
]http://forum.kaspersky.com/index.php?showtopic=66816
It's very annoying seeing all the perfectly good clean programs being reported by AV scanners as infected At least Kapersky have a good setup for reporting, testing and correcting these. I don't think AVG has and would be surprised if MS have.
It doesn't fill you with confidence when you look through the list of false positives. In fact you wonder if there is any point bothering at all
]http://forum.kaspersky.com/index.php?showtopic=66816
I believe Kaspersky work with a list and keep it update online if a lot of users say a program is to be trusted you don't get any warning.
With most installs or .exe files it gives you a notice the first time you start them is ask you if the file is to be trusted, there you have 3 options out of my head.
Thrusted, some sort of sandbox mode and not to be trusted.
Stefan
K10D, K5
DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, D-FA 100 Macro, DA 40 Ltd, DA 18-55
AF-540FGZ
K10D, K5
DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, D-FA 100 Macro, DA 40 Ltd, DA 18-55
AF-540FGZ
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