(Msg. 17) Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2004 5:12 pm
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In article <avmdncwqjeJ36azdRVn-sA DeleteThis @adelphia.com>, Imaginos DeleteThis @adelphia.net
says...
> I like Avast or AntiVir but AVG messed my computer up
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> "Francis Marsden" <see.my.sig DeleteThis @ForMyReal.Address> wrote in message
> news:AgDUb.409252$X%5.150724@pd7tw2no...
> > Is there a consensus about which of the following free anti virus programs
> > is best? : Antivir, AVG and Avast
> >
> >
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I've used AVG from grisoft.com for over a year now on XP Pro. I've never
had a problem with the program, or the updates, & am virus free. It
doesn't slow my computer down, & it works well with all my other
programs.
I've put AVG on other machines that people have had programs that they
have paid for, & found &/or removed virus's.
(Msg. 18) Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2004 10:47 pm
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AVG is working fine for me......so guess what i'd recommend ?
"ClubNinja" <Imaginos.TakeThisOut@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:avmdncwqjeJ36azdRVn-sA@adelphia.com...
> I like Avast or AntiVir but AVG messed my computer up
>
>
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> "Francis Marsden" <see.my.sig.TakeThisOut@ForMyReal.Address> wrote in message
> news:AgDUb.409252$X%5.150724@pd7tw2no...
> > Is there a consensus about which of the following free anti virus
programs
> > is best? : Antivir, AVG and Avast
> >
> >
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(Msg. 19) Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 12:06 pm
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(Msg. 20) Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 4:11 pm
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"Kenneth" <Kenneth DeleteThis @nospam.net> wrote in message news:9csZb.17691$ac.1565164@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net...
> This is the one I use (the free one.) Oddly it did not pick up the Trojan
> dyfica.aa in my WinXP system restore folder when I ran a complete test. I
> did however receive pop up messages from AVG saying that I was infected.
>
> I was able to disinfect myself by following the tip posted by
> mzlindyone DeleteThis @aol.comx
>
> Anyone remember the name of the software that stops programs from being
> loaded in the first place? It began with "Spy."
(Msg. 21) Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 6:54 pm
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Kenneth let us know:
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>>AVG
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>
>
> ---
> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
>...
Everybody (at least in these news groups) is aware that no virus
scanner is able to certify that.
Therefore I prefer Avast! (which also checks - not certifies;-) - my
mail).
(Msg. 22) Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 6:54 pm
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Roy Coorne wrote:
> Kenneth let us know:
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> ...
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>>> AVG
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>>>
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>> ---
>> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
>> ...
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> Everybody (at least in these news groups) is aware that no virus scanner
> is able to certify that.
>
> Therefore I prefer Avast! (which also checks - not certifies;-) - my mail).
>
> Roy
I just changed the certification in AVG to say that "No viruses were
found using current AVG defs." That works, it's not misleading, and it
doesn't really certify that there's no viruses (virus free), it just
states that it couldn't find any. Oh, BTW, AVG fails the eircar to
detect viruses in eircar test file.
--
William
If it don't work, hit it.
If it still doesn't work, kick it.
If it works after hitting it and kicking it, then it doesn't matter if
hitting it or kicking it helped, what's important is it worked.
(Msg. 23) Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2004 7:26 pm
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Big Will wrote:
[snip]
> Oh, BTW, AVG fails the eircar to
> detect viruses in eircar test file.
this suggests to me that there's something wrong with your installation
of avg...
--
"we're the first ones to starve, we're the first ones to die
the first ones in line for that pie in the sky
and we're always the last when the cream is shared out
for the worker is working when the fat cat's about"
(Msg. 24) Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2004 7:26 pm
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kurt wismer wrote:
> Big Will wrote:
> [snip]
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>> Oh, BTW, AVG fails the eircar to detect viruses in eircar test file.
>
>
> this suggests to me that there's something wrong with your installation
> of avg...
>
I doubt it, you could try installing it yourself and run the eicar test.
Sophos picked it up fine (in fact, I had to purge system restore to
rid myself of the messages, since I left it on my PC too long). If you
do test AVG, and you get the false positive, then let me know.
--
William
If it don't work, hit it.
If it still doesn't work, kick it.
If it works after hitting it and kicking it, then it doesn't matter if
hitting it or kicking it helped, what's important is it worked.
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