AVG

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Bobbinalorry
Posted 04/12/2010 - 15:20 Link
Hi folks,
I have the free version of AVG, but I am getting a bit paranoid lately; Freinds of mine have been having a few security issues and I am considering upgrading to the paid for AVG.
Do any of you good people have any personal experience in this area, please?
Or is there a better alternative to AVG ?
I am not a techy, and if I have a problem, for me, it's always huge and expensive.
Best Regards, Larry.

All the gear & no idea.
DOIK
Posted 04/12/2010 - 15:30 Link
From a few days ago LINK
I have used AVG for years.
John
snappychappy
Posted 04/12/2010 - 15:47 Link
AVG has had some problems of late, I started the thread above. Many users have had issues now with AVG becoming a bit of a system hog. I ditched it for Microsofts security essentials, available HERE. It runs without any issues on my Acer laptop with 3G of ram.
Edited by snappychappy: 04/12/2010 - 15:48
ChrisA
Posted 04/12/2010 - 16:53 Link
snappychappy wrote:
I ditched it for Microsofts security essentials, available HERE.
+1 for MSE.

I've used both the 32 bit and the 64 bit versions recently, also since migrating from AVG-free.
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andrewk
Posted 04/12/2010 - 19:35 Link
I'll add another vote for MSE. Works very well - free, automatic updates.

Unbeatable for the price!!

Andrew
mowog
Posted 04/12/2010 - 19:46 Link
I used to use AVG Free, but it used to slow my computer down considerably and took hours to do a complete scan. I recently switched to Avast Free. It's great! - Does a complete scan for viruses very quickly, updates itself several times a day... And best of all, It talks to me in a Pirate voice!. Yes, a little pop up window opens in the corner of the screen, and a Long John Silver voice says "Avast me hearties, yer list of dangerous sea-dogs, be safely aboard. Ha-Harrr!".
No man is worth his salt, who has not been banned from at least one Forum, and two Flickr groups.

Mowog.
johnriley
Posted 05/12/2010 - 00:04 Link
This is a duplicated subject, so please refer to the other thread.
Best regards, John

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