Not sure what's happening with your AVG here.

The free version should not need ask for payment for updates.

However, if, in the recent past, you accidentally pressed one of the many "upgrade"
buttons by mistake, you will now *be* running the paid-for version, which WILL ask
for payment.

Check this by waving your mouse over the AVG taskbar icon (nr the clock) - it should
offer a pop-up notice that says [AVG Anti-Virus Free] if you have the "right" one.

Then, open the "user interface" and try clicking on the "Update now" bar on the
left-hand-side.

Again, when you open the "User interface" the words "AVG Anti-Virus Free" should be
written all over it. If it does NOT have the word "Free" in the program title - then
you have installed the wrong version of the program...

In that case - uninstall and download and install the following :

http://free.avg.com/download-file-ins-afg-free

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Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"anon a mouse" wrote in message
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On Feb 22, 3:17 pm, "Tim Meddick" wrote:
Surfer,
I have used AVG [free] for the past eight years, and have found it to be
very reliable.
However, it is a product from a company with commercial interests and, as such,
does
contain an element of advertising of it's paid-for sister software.

These "reminders" are sometimes called "nag" screens, and can be an inconvenient
distraction.

I have heard of the recent release of Microsoft's first venture into creating a
fully-functionalanti-virusprogram - Microsoft's Security Essentials (MSSE).

I am tempted to try MSSE but would like to hear some feedback on it's use, if I
can,
before I change from an AV that has protected my PC effectively and caught many
would-be attacks in the past...

AVG 9.0 [free] :http://free.avg.com/download-file-ins-afg-free

MSSE :http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...122-48B4-AF60-...

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Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)

"Surfer Joe" wrote in message

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On 22/02/2010 15:02, Ken Blake, MVP wrote:

On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:41:34 -0600, Roy
wrote:

On 2/21/2010 6:09 PM, Surfer Joe wrote:
Can anyone please suggest a goodfreeantivirus?
I'm tired of paying for norton.

There are several to choose from. Best thing is to download them and
try them out for yourself and decide which is right for you.

clipped

I have AVG (the "free" one) on mine, but every time I put my computer
on, it tells me the anti-virus protection is "out of date", and the
only way I can update it is to spend $30 or $40. Is there a way of
getting the full protection of this stuff without paying for the
"free" version? Or is there another one available that won't want to
charge me in the future? Or am I just doing something wrong?