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  1. Thread: AVG 8 OMG!

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    Well some improvements have been made :) You...

    Well some improvements have been made :)

    You may have noticed that if you looked at the scan results with the first public release version you got a clean bill of health (I hope!) and a number of...
  2. Thread: AVG 8 OMG!

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    Hey SD................ has ya tested it though?:D...

    Hey SD................ has ya tested it though?:D

    Actually, I have noticed quite a few "updates" or "improvements" ;)

    I guess it was an RC1, apart from the website issue?
  3. Thread: AVG 8 OMG!

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    I am not sure, but would guess that by then it...

    I am not sure, but would guess that by then it would be too late?

    AVG bought the company that developed the software some months ago, so they took it onboard "as is"

    The alternative technology...
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    OK, Cider, this is fairly important to you guys...

    OK, Cider, this is fairly important to you guys who are faced with quite low bandwidth caps.

    AVG is trying to warn you if you are about to visit a dodgy site when you use a search engine. To do...
  5. Thread: AVG 8 OMG!

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    Yes, I have the same, at least in Win 2000 and...

    Yes, I have the same, at least in Win 2000 and XP.

    The update thing I still need to look at............... it works manually and after a while the autoupdate cuts in and starts it...
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    I will double post because of the time hiatus.:)...

    I will double post because of the time hiatus.:)

    IKnowNot has made an excellent discovery............... apparently AVG have specifically consented to this amended installation process, albeit in...
  7. Thread: AVG 8 OMG!

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    Dream on, the only thing I assume about IT and...

    Dream on, the only thing I assume about IT and the law is that your chances of getting a case heard by anyone who knows anything about the subject are somewhere between zero and none. The federal...
  8. Thread: AVG 8 OMG!

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    Thanks for that Steve............... useful to...

    Thanks for that Steve............... useful to know!

    Cider, well yes it will, in that it is an interactive resource user and is set to scan stuff?

    However, if it will run under Windows 95, it...
  9. Thread: AVG 8 OMG!

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    Avast! (Me 'earties :xbones:) ...

    Avast! (Me 'earties :xbones:)

    http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

    Supports Windows 95 through Vista 64bit :D

    It will work for 60 days but all you have to do is register on their site...
  10. Thread: AVG 8 OMG!

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    Cider, don't waste your time, it won't work. ...

    Cider, don't waste your time, it won't work.

    http://free.grisoft.com/ww.download-avg-anti-virus-free-edition

    Nothing prior to Windows 2000 is supported.



    Neither would I, unless other...
  11. Thread: AVG 8 OMG!

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    Having investigated further, I have found the...

    Having investigated further, I have found the "legitimate" solution.

    Open the AVG user interface.

    <Tools>
    <Advanced Settings>
    <Link Scanner>

    Just uncheck all the boxes.
  12. Thread: AVG 8 OMG!

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    Free (for personal use) AVs that I have found OK...

    Free (for personal use) AVs that I have found OK are Avast! and Avira.

    http://avast.virus-tools.com/?s=gouk&a=avast&gclid=CN-e0ejtl5QCFQyvQwodZD-1uA

    http://www.avira.com/en/pages/index.php
    ...
  13. Thread: AVG 8 OMG!

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    AVG 8 OMG!

    I suppose I am like many of you and have used AVG (formerly Grisoft) for a number of years with complete or at least reasonable satisfaction.

    Well, all bets are off right now?

    I downloaded and...
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