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Old August 17th 08, 01:38 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
Mike Hall - MVP[_3_]
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Default Is AVG anti-virus free edition or Avast Free Edition better?

"Mallane" wrote in message
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Thanks Dave fo your reply. Happy to say it WAS an AVG problem - their
update
was corrupted but it has been rectified now. Cheers and thanks again
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Mallane


"David H. Lipman" wrote:

From: "Mallane"

| Hi, I am not sure whether I am in the right section or not but hope
someone
| can help me. I have run AVG Free for ages but last night the update
failed
| saying that there was a missing .bin file. This happened after I had
| installed the latest XP updates - could this be the problem? I have
| uninstalled and reinstalled the AVG Free programme but the response is
the
| same. Since I have no idea what a .bin file is and whether the
Microsoft
| update caused the problem or whether it is an AVG problem I hope
someone can
| help me with this. Many thanks
| --
| Mallane

Actually, microsoft.public.security.virus is more apropos.

Many people are relating the SAME problem which is problem at
Ewido/Grisoft and not with
your PC.

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Dave
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Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp





You are better off using Avast or Avira. AVG has become a brake as far as
computers are concerned..


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