AVG AntiVirus Free question.

Win7Pro on a HP6730b laptop with AVG AntiVirus Free installed.

Each time I boot my computer and go online and, amongst other things,
update my AVG, I usually do a complete computer scan. Normally/every
time, AVG would report the same three problems, which I would worry
about, but, yesterday, I updated my AVG AntiVirus Free (which installed
a new version, apparently) and then, today, when I booted up, I ran a
complete scan and it reported ....

Broken registery items 252 items
PC Health problems 1 problem
Junk programs 2 programs
Programs slowing down your PC 11 programs

And gives a "Resolve" button

Clicking on each of those items gives greater details, e.g. the one "PC
health problem" tells me my registery may be visible to others and the
two "Junk programs" are with *Yahoo!Direct* and *FileViewPro* .

Now, I'm guessing, because I'm using the Free version, it's an all or
nothing situation, but should I be worried??

It's been a long time since I've been into the registery. Can I get in
there and "pick and choose" which of the 252 items I want to fix?

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Daniel

Daniel60 wrote:

I ran a complete scan and it reported ....

Broken registery items 252 items

If the items were really broken, why is your computer still running ?

Paul

Rene Lamontagne écrivait news:fu5bnuF3mrnU1
@mid.individual.net:

snip

better yet, get rid of avast and get a real AV program.

Rene


The OP is talking about AVG, not Avast.

On Wed, 22 Aug 2018 12:41:09 -0400, Paul wrote:

Daniel60 wrote:

I ran a complete scan and it reported ....

Broken registery items 252 items

If the items were really broken, why is your computer still running ?

Presumably non-critical items. But 252 is really a small fraction of
the total registry data, no?

On 08/22/2018 9:12 AM, FredW wrote:
On Wed, 22 Aug 2018 23:51:04 +1000, Daniel60
wrote:

Win7Pro on a HP6730b laptop with AVG AntiVirus Free installed.

Each time I boot my computer and go online and, amongst other things,
update my AVG, I usually do a complete computer scan. Normally/every
time, AVG would report the same three problems, which I would worry
about, but, yesterday, I updated my AVG AntiVirus Free (which installed
a new version, apparently) and then, today, when I booted up, I ran a
complete scan and it reported ....

Broken registery items 252 items
PC Health problems 1 problem
Junk programs 2 programs
Programs slowing down your PC 11 programs

And gives a "Resolve" button

Clicking on each of those items gives greater details, e.g. the one "PC
health problem" tells me my registery may be visible to others and the
two "Junk programs" are with *Yahoo!Direct* and *FileViewPro* .

Now, I'm guessing, because I'm using the Free version, it's an all or
nothing situation, but should I be worried??

You are using the free version.
And AVG wants you to BUY a paid version.
So they start scaring you with problems you can only solve with a paid
version of AVG (at least that is what they say).

This is a kind of very nasty commercial.
Ignore these commercials.


better yet, get rid of avast and get a real AV program.

Rene

mechanic wrote:
On Wed, 22 Aug 2018 12:41:09 -0400, Paul wrote:

Daniel60 wrote:

I ran a complete scan and it reported ....

Broken registery items 252 items
If the items were really broken, why is your computer still running ?

Presumably non-critical items. But 252 is really a small fraction of
the total registry data, no?

True.

The best part is, there's one "broken" item,
that if you fix it, your HP printer stops working.

Some broken things are best left alone.

Paul

On 08/22/2018 03:55 PM, Paul wrote:
mechanic wrote:
On Wed, 22 Aug 2018 12:41:09 -0400, Paul wrote:

Daniel60 wrote:

I ran a complete scan and it reported ....

Broken registery itemsÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 252 items
If the items were really broken, why is your computer still running ?

Presumably non-critical items. But 252 is really a small fraction of
the total registry data, no?

True.

The best part is, there's one "broken" item,
that if you fix it, your HP printer stops working.

Some broken things are best left alone.

Â*Â* Paul
I would manually move programs around in the "start menu" folder to
organize it a bit smarter into categories. Got in the habit before
windows 8/10 allowed you to do just that on their graphic start menu.
Anyway, since I moved the menu item I would get tons of issues with
install links in the registry 'broken' per ccleaner. Not 252 of them
but maybe 30 or 40.

On 08/22/2018 1:33 PM, Dominique wrote:
Rene Lamontagne écrivait news:fu5bnuF3mrnU1
@mid.individual.net:

snip

better yet, get rid of avast and get a real AV program.

Rene


The OP is talking about AVG, not Avast.


OOPs, my blunder.

Rene

Rene Lamontagne wrote on 23/08/2018 5:53 AM:
On 08/22/2018 9:12 AM, FredW wrote:
On Wed, 22 Aug 2018 23:51:04 +1000, Daniel60
wrote:

Win7Pro on a HP6730b laptop with AVG AntiVirus Free installed.

Each time I boot my computer and go online and, amongst other things,
update my AVG, I usually do a complete computer scan. Normally/every
time, AVG would report the same three problems, which I would worry
about, but, yesterday, I updated my AVG AntiVirus Free (which installed
a new version, apparently) and then, today, when I booted up, I ran a
complete scan and it reported ....

Broken registery itemsÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 252 items
PC Health problemsÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 1 problem
Junk programsÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 2 programs
Programs slowing down your PCÂ*Â*Â* 11 programs

And gives a "Resolve" button

Clicking on each of those items gives greater details, e.g. the one "PC
health problem" tells me my registery may be visible to others and the
two "Junk programs" are with *Yahoo!Direct* and *FileViewPro* .

Now, I'm guessing, because I'm using the Free version, it's an all or
nothing situation, but should I be worried??

You are using the free version.
And AVG wants you to BUY a paid version.
So they start scaring you with problems you can only solve with a paid
version of AVG (at least that is what they say).

This is a kind of very nasty commercial.
Ignore these commercials.


better yet, get rid of avast and get a real AV program.

Rene

I'm open to suggestions!! ;-) No brand loyalty here!

--
Daniel

Rene Lamontagne wrote on 23/08/2018 2:39 PM:
On 08/22/2018 1:33 PM, Dominique wrote:
Rene Lamontagne écrivait news:fu5bnuF3mrnU1
@mid.individual.net:

snip

better yet, get rid of avast and get a real AV program.

Rene


The OP is talking about AVG, not Avast.


OOPs, my blunder.

Rene

Does that mean I stepped up in the world when I ditched Avast for AVG??

--
Daniel

On Thu, 23 Aug 2018 16:53:22 +1000, Daniel60 wrote:
Rene Lamontagne wrote on 23/08/2018 2:39 PM:
On 08/22/2018 1:33 PM, Dominique wrote:
Rene Lamontagne écrivait news:fu5bnuF3mrnU1
@mid.individual.net:

snip

better yet, get rid of avast and get a real AV program.

Rene


The OP is talking about AVG, not Avast.


OOPs, my blunder.

Rene

Does that mean I stepped up in the world when I ditched Avast for AVG??


Avast bought out AVG about two years ago, and the two AV programs now use
the same AV engine. So one might say you have not moved much. :-)


--
Kind regards
Ralph

Il giorno Wed 22 Aug 2018 03:51:04p, *Daniel60* ha inviato su
alt.windows7.general il messaggio news cosa ha scritto:

Each time I boot my computer and go online and, amongst other things,
update my AVG, I usually do a complete computer scan. Normally/every
time, AVG would report the same three problems, which I would worry
about, but, yesterday, I updated my AVG AntiVirus Free (which installed
a new version, apparently) and then, today, when I booted up, I ran a
complete scan and it reported ....

Broken registery items 252 items
PC Health problems 1 problem
Junk programs 2 programs
Programs slowing down your PC 11 programs

And gives a "Resolve" button


AVG anti*VIRUS* should do just the *VIRUS* check
you already got the explanation of this :/


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Il giorno Thu 23 Aug 2018 08:52:03a, *Daniel60* ha inviato su
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I'm open to suggestions!! ;-) No brand loyalty here!


I use MSE with brain plugin: no problems since I installed it

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Ralph Fox wrote on 23/08/2018 5:08 PM:
On Thu, 23 Aug 2018 16:53:22 +1000, Daniel60 wrote:
Rene Lamontagne wrote on 23/08/2018 2:39 PM:
On 08/22/2018 1:33 PM, Dominique wrote:
Rene Lamontagne écrivait news:fu5bnuF3mrnU1
@mid.individual.net:

snip

better yet, get rid of avast and get a real AV program.

Rene

The OP is talking about AVG, not Avast.

OOPs, my blunder.

Rene

Does that mean I stepped up in the world when I ditched Avast for AVG??

Avast bought out AVG about two years ago, and the two AV programs now use
the same AV engine. So one might say you have not moved much. :-)

;-P I always thought I was a bit of a lazy sod!! ;-)

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Daniel

Il giorno Wed 22 Aug 2018 09:55:14p, *Paul* ha inviato su
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Some broken things are best left alone.



if it works, you ain't fix it

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