AVG free antivirus

Because my employer requires it and I am too lazy to turn it on and off.

Testy

-----Original Message-----
Over 5 years and never been infected.

Testy

"Carl" wrote in 2 questions: If you're so confident
in AVG, why do you
have it checking your *outgoing* e-mail? And I have NAV
and have never had an infection, but I also have a grey
cat. How can I tell for sure that it's NAV and not the
grey cat that's protecting me?




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Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.550 / Virus Database: 342 - Release Date: 12/9/2003

Kill the cat and see if you are still protected. Grab head with one hand =
and body with other. Talk in soothing tone else cat won't cooperate in =
its own execution. Twist the head about 270 degrees. A paper bag in a =
river is more gentle to the operator.


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-----Original Message-----
Over 5 years and never been infected.

Testy

"Carl" wrote in message
...
Anybody using AVG free?
Does it protect your computer OK?
Thanks
Carl

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Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.548 / Virus Database: 341 - Release Date:=20
12/5/2003


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2 questions: If you're so confident in AVG, why do you
have it checking your *outgoing* e-mail? And I have NAV
and have never had an infection, but I also have a grey
cat. How can I tell for sure that it's NAV and not the
grey cat that's protecting me?

I have AVG free. I started using it about 6 months ago and have only good
things to say about it. It has blocked a couple of viruses, it has never
given false positives, and I have it configured to auto update every single
day, which it does. One thing I don't like about the free version is that
you cannot manually scan individual drives, but can only choose to manually
scan your whole computer which takes forever for me. You can manually scan
external drives, however. I also have mine set to auto scan my system every
night. It does not scan the documents and settings portion of XP, which is
where word processing documents and such are saved.

Recently I purchased and installed Norton Internet Security 2004 because I
wanted something that would protect me against spyware, and block some
pop-ups without my having to remember to do or run anything. It's easy and
pretty mindless, but sometimes one less thing to do makes a big difference
in my world. However, not sure if it is coincidence or not, but since I
installed the NIS 2004 my computer has been PAINFULLY slow. If after I find
it to be caused by NIS, then back to AVG I go!

dh





"Carl" wrote in message
...
Anybody using AVG free?
Does it protect your computer OK?
Thanks
Carl

Right click a drive (or folder or file)and choose Scan With AVG. Mine =
does D&S folder.

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"Bliz" wrote in message =
...
I have AVG free. I started using it about 6 months ago and have only =
good
things to say about it. It has blocked a couple of viruses, it has =
never
given false positives, and I have it configured to auto update every =
single
day, which it does. One thing I don't like about the free version is =
that
you cannot manually scan individual drives, but can only choose to =
manually
scan your whole computer which takes forever for me. You can manually =
scan
external drives, however. I also have mine set to auto scan my system =
every
night. It does not scan the documents and settings portion of XP, =
which is
where word processing documents and such are saved.
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Recently I purchased and installed Norton Internet Security 2004 =
because I
wanted something that would protect me against spyware, and block some
pop-ups without my having to remember to do or run anything. It's =
easy and
pretty mindless, but sometimes one less thing to do makes a big =
difference
in my world. However, not sure if it is coincidence or not, but =
since I
installed the NIS 2004 my computer has been PAINFULLY slow. If after =
I find
it to be caused by NIS, then back to AVG I go!
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dh
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"Carl" wrote in message
...
Anybody using AVG free?
Does it protect your computer OK?
Thanks
Carl


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I will try right click. I thought mine was scanning D&S until I checked the
scan results. It lists everything that is scanned, but shows access is
denied to D&S. I checked and every time if ever performed the scan it did
not scan D&S for any of the users. Any advice?

DH

"David Candy" wrote in message
...
Right click a drive (or folder or file)and choose Scan With AVG. Mine does
D&S folder.

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"Bliz" wrote in message
...
I have AVG free. I started using it about 6 months ago and have only good
things to say about it. It has blocked a couple of viruses, it has never
given false positives, and I have it configured to auto update every
single
day, which it does. One thing I don't like about the free version is that
you cannot manually scan individual drives, but can only choose to
manually
scan your whole computer which takes forever for me. You can manually
scan
external drives, however. I also have mine set to auto scan my system
every
night. It does not scan the documents and settings portion of XP, which
is
where word processing documents and such are saved.

Recently I purchased and installed Norton Internet Security 2004 because I
wanted something that would protect me against spyware, and block some
pop-ups without my having to remember to do or run anything. It's easy
and
pretty mindless, but sometimes one less thing to do makes a big difference
in my world. However, not sure if it is coincidence or not, but since
I
installed the NIS 2004 my computer has been PAINFULLY slow. If after I
find
it to be caused by NIS, then back to AVG I go!

dh





"Carl" wrote in message
...
Anybody using AVG free?
Does it protect your computer OK?
Thanks
Carl

You have to have permissions. If it can it will. Are you an admin?

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"Bliz" wrote in message =
...
I will try right click. I thought mine was scanning D&S until I =
checked the
scan results. It lists everything that is scanned, but shows access =
is
denied to D&S. I checked and every time if ever performed the scan it =
did
not scan D&S for any of the users. Any advice?
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DH
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"David Candy" wrote in message
...
Right click a drive (or folder or file)and choose Scan With AVG. Mine =
does
D&S folder.
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http://www.g2mil.com/Dec2003.htm
"Bliz" wrote in message
...
I have AVG free. I started using it about 6 months ago and have =
only good
things to say about it. It has blocked a couple of viruses, it has =
never
given false positives, and I have it configured to auto update every
single
day, which it does. One thing I don't like about the free version =
is that
you cannot manually scan individual drives, but can only choose to
manually
scan your whole computer which takes forever for me. You can =
manually
scan
external drives, however. I also have mine set to auto scan my =
system
every
night. It does not scan the documents and settings portion of XP, =
which
is
where word processing documents and such are saved.

Recently I purchased and installed Norton Internet Security 2004 =
because I
wanted something that would protect me against spyware, and block =
some
pop-ups without my having to remember to do or run anything. It's =
easy
and
pretty mindless, but sometimes one less thing to do makes a big =
difference
in my world. However, not sure if it is coincidence or not, but =
since
I
installed the NIS 2004 my computer has been PAINFULLY slow. If =
after I
find
it to be caused by NIS, then back to AVG I go!

dh





"Carl" wrote in message
...
Anybody using AVG free?
Does it protect your computer OK?
Thanks
Carl




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I am an admin in XP. Couldn't figure out how to configure to allow AVG
access to D&S.

Thanks.
DH

"David Candy" wrote in message
...
You have to have permissions. If it can it will. Are you an admin?

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"Bliz" wrote in message
...
I will try right click. I thought mine was scanning D&S until I checked
the
scan results. It lists everything that is scanned, but shows access is
denied to D&S. I checked and every time if ever performed the scan it did
not scan D&S for any of the users. Any advice?

DH

"David Candy" wrote in message
...
Right click a drive (or folder or file)and choose Scan With AVG. Mine does
D&S folder.

--
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http://www.g2mil.com/Dec2003.htm
"Bliz" wrote in message
...
I have AVG free. I started using it about 6 months ago and have only
good
things to say about it. It has blocked a couple of viruses, it has
never
given false positives, and I have it configured to auto update every
single
day, which it does. One thing I don't like about the free version is
that
you cannot manually scan individual drives, but can only choose to
manually
scan your whole computer which takes forever for me. You can manually
scan
external drives, however. I also have mine set to auto scan my system
every
night. It does not scan the documents and settings portion of XP, which
is
where word processing documents and such are saved.

Recently I purchased and installed Norton Internet Security 2004 because
I
wanted something that would protect me against spyware, and block some
pop-ups without my having to remember to do or run anything. It's easy
and
pretty mindless, but sometimes one less thing to do makes a big
difference
in my world. However, not sure if it is coincidence or not, but
since
I
installed the NIS 2004 my computer has been PAINFULLY slow. If after I
find
it to be caused by NIS, then back to AVG I go!

dh





"Carl" wrote in message
...
Anybody using AVG free?
Does it protect your computer OK?
Thanks
Carl

The log only lists things that access was denied. Post the log here.

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"Bliz" wrote in message =
...
I am an admin in XP. Couldn't figure out how to configure to allow =
AVG
access to D&S.
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Thanks.
DH
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"David Candy" wrote in message
...
You have to have permissions. If it can it will. Are you an admin?
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http://www.g2mil.com/Dec2003.htm
"Bliz" wrote in message
...
I will try right click. I thought mine was scanning D&S until I =
checked
the
scan results. It lists everything that is scanned, but shows access =
is
denied to D&S. I checked and every time if ever performed the scan =
it did
not scan D&S for any of the users. Any advice?

DH

"David Candy" wrote in message
...
Right click a drive (or folder or file)and choose Scan With AVG. =
Mine does
D&S folder.

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----------------------------------------------------------
http://www.g2mil.com/Dec2003.htm
"Bliz" wrote in message
...
I have AVG free. I started using it about 6 months ago and have =
only
good
things to say about it. It has blocked a couple of viruses, it =
has
never
given false positives, and I have it configured to auto update =
every
single
day, which it does. One thing I don't like about the free version =
is
that
you cannot manually scan individual drives, but can only choose to
manually
scan your whole computer which takes forever for me. You can =
manually
scan
external drives, however. I also have mine set to auto scan my =
system
every
night. It does not scan the documents and settings portion of XP, =
which
is
where word processing documents and such are saved.

Recently I purchased and installed Norton Internet Security 2004 =
because
I
wanted something that would protect me against spyware, and block =
some
pop-ups without my having to remember to do or run anything. It's =
easy
and
pretty mindless, but sometimes one less thing to do makes a big
difference
in my world. However, not sure if it is coincidence or not, =
but
since
I
installed the NIS 2004 my computer has been PAINFULLY slow. If =
after I
find
it to be caused by NIS, then back to AVG I go!

dh





"Carl" wrote in message
...
Anybody using AVG free?
Does it protect your computer OK?
Thanks
Carl






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Or create a text file, name it something.txt.vbs (AVG will warn it's =
suss). Drop it in a users profile somewhere.

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"David Candy" wrote in message =
...
The log only lists things that access was denied. Post the log here.

--=20
----------------------------------------------------------
http://www.g2mil.com/Dec2003.htm
"Bliz" wrote in message =
...
I am an admin in XP. Couldn't figure out how to configure to allow =
AVG
access to D&S.
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Thanks.
DH
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"David Candy" wrote in message
...
You have to have permissions. If it can it will. Are you an admin?
=20
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http://www.g2mil.com/Dec2003.htm
"Bliz" wrote in message
...
I will try right click. I thought mine was scanning D&S until I =
checked
the
scan results. It lists everything that is scanned, but shows access =
is
denied to D&S. I checked and every time if ever performed the scan =
it did
not scan D&S for any of the users. Any advice?

DH

"David Candy" wrote in message
...
Right click a drive (or folder or file)and choose Scan With AVG. =
Mine does
D&S folder.

--=20
----------------------------------------------------------
http://www.g2mil.com/Dec2003.htm
"Bliz" wrote in message
...
I have AVG free. I started using it about 6 months ago and have =
only
good
things to say about it. It has blocked a couple of viruses, it =
has
never
given false positives, and I have it configured to auto update =
every
single
day, which it does. One thing I don't like about the free version =
is
that
you cannot manually scan individual drives, but can only choose to
manually
scan your whole computer which takes forever for me. You can =
manually
scan
external drives, however. I also have mine set to auto scan my =
system
every
night. It does not scan the documents and settings portion of XP, =
which
is
where word processing documents and such are saved.

Recently I purchased and installed Norton Internet Security 2004 =
because
I
wanted something that would protect me against spyware, and block =
some
pop-ups without my having to remember to do or run anything. It's =
easy
and
pretty mindless, but sometimes one less thing to do makes a big
difference
in my world. However, not sure if it is coincidence or not, =
but
since
I
installed the NIS 2004 my computer has been PAINFULLY slow. If =
after I
find
it to be caused by NIS, then back to AVG I go!

dh





"Carl" wrote in message
...
Anybody using AVG free?
Does it protect your computer OK?
Thanks
Carl






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"Will Denny" wrote in message ...
Hi

I've been using AVG Free Edition for years - it hasn't let any 'nasties'
through yet. It also comes with free updates, which is very helpful.

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Worked good on Win2k. I recently downgraded (it seems) to XP "pro".
Mssg I get sez AVG is not a valid Win32 application....??