AVG free edition

:FI:Sneaky_Russian · Post by **:FI:Sneaky_Russian** » Wed Nov 01, 2006 5:44 pm

Just got a reminder and DL'd the new free AVG anti virus 7.5 and AVG free anti-spyware.

The anti spyware picked up 90 items ,1 serious, and cleaned them all.
I'm impressed. Quarantine,delete and file shredder options all for free.

Still using Avast as well (cant be too careful)

AltarBoy · Post by **AltarBoy** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 7:31 pm

Better read this from PC World.

Everyone knows you need antivirus software to combat known threats, but what about those viruses that sneak under the radar before code is written to counteract them? AVG Anti-None of the three free antivirus products tested for the "The New Virus Fighters" ranked highly, but Grisoft's AVG Antivirus Free Edition holds the distinct honor of having placed last among all ten paid and free contenders due to a clunky interface, the omission of significant features, and below-average performance.
The main interface provides just three options: Scan Computer, Scan Selected Areas, and Check For Updates. Options on the console's left panel, such as the Scheduler, lead to notifications that the features you seek exist only in the paid version of the product, AVG Professional.

In our performance tests, AVG Free Edition ranked second to last. (Alwil Software's free Avast Home Edition ranked last.) While AVG Free Edition caught nearly 100 percent of bots and zombies in our collection of zoo malware, it caught a disappointing 65 percent of Trojan horses. It ranked second-to-last in our heuristics tests--detecting just 11 percent of worms and 8 percent of backdoor programs using one-month-old virus data.

Hey, Sneaky if you're serious about protection then I recommend BitDefender Pro or Norton Anti-Virus.

:FI:Sneaky_Russian · Post by **:FI:Sneaky_Russian** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 8:04 pm

Interesting- you got a link to that article.

AltarBoy · Post by **AltarBoy** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 9:44 pm

Sure read it here:

http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/f ... ption.html

:FI:Sneaky_Russian · Post by **:FI:Sneaky_Russian** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 1:45 am

That seems to refer to 7.1

I just installed 7.5 free, the scheduler is active in this release

AltarBoy · Post by **AltarBoy** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 2:30 am

You should be concerned about the virus tests though. No anti-virus is perfect and I guess AVG is free. I just ran Norton Anti-Virus 2006 and got no viruses..hmmm sometimes that makes me nervous. I like BitDefender but my subscription ran out.

:FI:Sneaky_Russian · Post by **:FI:Sneaky_Russian** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 3:30 am

Guess there will always be new threats. The best protection has to be have a backup disc.

Post by **:FI:Mefisto** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 4:24 pm

AltarBoy wrote:You should be concerned about the virus tests though. No anti-virus is perfect and I guess AVG is free. I just ran Norton Anti-Virus 2006 and got no viruses..hmmm sometimes that makes me nervous. I like BitDefender but my subscription ran out.

Yes, NAV does not inform you have a viruses, please note that NAVs are full of holes covered by other antivir soft, what works both ways

AltarBoy · Post by **AltarBoy** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 4:36 pm

Yes NAV didn't inform me but the scan showed everything clean. The only downside is that I had to take off my ZoneAlarm firewall because it conflicts with NAV. I'm searching for another good personal firewall.

:FI:Sneaky_Russian · Post by **:FI:Sneaky_Russian** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 5:16 pm

Now I see why you're giving that phone the Wesley Willis treatment

I guess when it comes to the free stuff some compromises have to be made.

Avast caught a worm and crushed it for me today ( without asking for me to write a cheque)