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AVG v8

  • 10-07-2008 8:13pm
    #1
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭


    anyone using this yet, is it free the same as the verson that comes with new lappys, and how you finding it, seen them advertisng it when i'm updating my verson


Comments

  • #2
    ethernet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,568 ✭✭✭ethernet


    It got a bit of an UI overhaul. There's a link scanner now as well that tells you if a site is flagged as dodgy in your search results. This has caused some hassle -- causing lots of traffic and slowing down browser performance for some.


  • #3
    allybhoy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,708 ✭✭✭allybhoy


    Im testing it on a 2machines at present and it seems to be ok-ish. The main issue I have with it is that it has bundled AVG Antispyware (previously ewido) with AVG Free and as far as I can tell you cant just run a spyware scan, you have to run a full system scan which includes all the Antivirus signatures etc and takes ages. I actually like the add in for IE\Firefox etc and havnt found any speed issues with it as of yet.


  • #4
    ttm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,045 ✭✭✭ttm


    Don't like it as much as the previous versions (7.x) as I only want a virus scanner and none of the extra crap. The advertising and prompts to update the free version to the full bloatware version are also more intrusive than they used to be - yet another anoyance. But free is free so I won't be changing till it gets worse.


  • #5
    mukki
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,669 ✭✭✭mukki


    its great

    i have installed it on about 40 machines
    only issue i see is that it asks to restart sometimes after updating, even if the option to wait for restart is ticked
    noticed that it doensn't always update automatically on dial up

    i did get called to a computer once that didn't boot after it was installed, but might have been a seperate problem


    tip
    http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition/3000-2239_4-10320142.html
    save it as avg.exe to your c: drive
    goto start
    run
    and copy and paste in all of below


    c:\avg.exe" /hide /no_welcome /REMOVE_FEATURE fea_AVG_SafeSurf /REMOVE_FEATURE fea_AVG_SafeSearch /NOAVGTOOLBAR


  • #6
    BostonB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,056 ✭✭✭✭BostonB


    Does that stop the error notification in the toolbar?


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  • #7
    yayamark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,013 ✭✭✭yayamark


    Have used it with the last 2-3 weeks and find it grand did a full comp check which took 4 1/2 hours :eek:

    It found infections and other stuff which it moved into a vault straight away


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