BroChaos Veteran Posted July 15, 2002 Veteran Share Posted July 15, 2002 if you use AVG, would you mind sharing your experience? what OS, for how long, does it do a good job, any stability issues or anything of importance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Grunt Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 mmm yes! i'd like to know too. coz NAV2002 doesn't work anymore. they want paid now! :rolleyes: freebie Av's all the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Redmak Administrators Posted July 15, 2002 Administrators Share Posted July 15, 2002 Here's another nice free one. Does mail checking, auto update and everything http://www.asw.cz I can't use avg since I'm dutch :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Impulfusion Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 Originally posted by Redmak Here's another nice free one. Does mail checking and everything http://www.asw.cz I can't use avg since I'm dutch :p lol, like neobond eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Redmak Administrators Posted July 15, 2002 Administrators Share Posted July 15, 2002 Originally posted by Impulfusion lol, like neobond eh? Yep :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 flyers Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 Originally posted by BroChaos if you use AVG, would you mind sharing your experience? what OS, for how long, does it do a good job, any stability issues or anything of importance? I'm using it with all options (constant monitor) and have no complaints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Geronimo Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 I have used it since XP came out. I use it all the time now. Works get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 lawtai Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 I'm using it with XP, I've had no problems with it, although I'm not sure if it catches as many viruses as Norton would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Stingray Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 Running XP Pro with AVG with no complaints here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 BroChaos Veteran Posted July 15, 2002 Author Veteran Share Posted July 15, 2002 cool, sounds like it's doing pretty solid then. i think i'm gonna give it a go. thanks for the input guys. and thanks for not being a bunch of mcaffee and norton fanboys :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Maleboja Posted July 15, 2002 Share Posted July 15, 2002 I amrunning XP Pro with AVG with no problems at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 freeza Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 AVG is ok.....i dont use any of the auto protection stuff innoculate was a hell of a lot better.....too bad they didnt keep it free :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 aco Veteran Posted July 16, 2002 Veteran Share Posted July 16, 2002 AVG works very well, I installed it on a virus ridden win98 system and it removed everything where McAfee and Norton had failed. Then I installed it on my computer (XP), it worked well, except for the Resident Sheild. I downloaded a new version a few months ago and everything works well now. The best thing about AVG is that it is up-to-date, doesn't hog resources and it's free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 JnCoKiLLa Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 ok what the hell is AVG???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 aco Veteran Posted July 16, 2002 Veteran Share Posted July 16, 2002 Originally posted by JnCoKiLLa ok what the hell is AVG???????? An Anti-Virus program. ;) http://www.grisoft.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Redmak Administrators Posted July 16, 2002 Administrators Share Posted July 16, 2002 New - AVG Free edition is now available for all single home and office end users Worldwide! Closer information you can find in end user license agreements.Hey, this wasn't the case some months ago when I tried to download it (the worldwide thingy)Ah well got the other free one installed now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 BxBoy Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 I'm sticking with Norton.. :knocked-o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 twist Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 if you look at any tests run. avg is probably the worst at catching viruses :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Daybreak Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 ... not being a bunch of mcaffee and norton fanboys No offence meant, but what's wrong with sticking with a product that you like and know how to use pretty well? I like Norton, therefore I use Norton. It may not be the best solution for you, nor is it the optimal one for me, but I like it, and I'll use it... Of course, the fact that NAV 2002 had one year of paid updates.. was kinda lame.. but the Corporate Edition is by far much better.. Unlimited updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Redmak Administrators Posted July 16, 2002 Administrators Share Posted July 16, 2002 but the Corporate Edition is by far much better.. Unlimited updates. Corp edition is a bit too expensive to use at home :p but I do agree norton corp edition is a good product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 BroChaos Veteran Posted July 16, 2002 Author Veteran Share Posted July 16, 2002 Originally posted by Daybreak No offence meant, but what's wrong with sticking with a product that you like and know how to use pretty well? I like Norton, therefore I use Norton. It may not be the best solution for you, nor is it the optimal one for me, but I like it, and I'll use it... Of course, the fact that NAV 2002 had one year of paid updates.. was kinda lame.. but the Corporate Edition is by far much better.. Unlimited updates. i only say that because 95% of the people that use NAV/McAffee only use it because everyone else does, and they don't really have any good reasons why. just because something is popular and heavily marketed does not mean it is good. and catching most viruses (virii?) does not mean a product is good. having too many false positives is a bad thing. i've heard that serious virus makers consider nav/mcaffee to be jokes, but that's just something i've heard from a few people, so take it with a grain of salt. twist: can you point me to some of the tests you are referring to? on their webpage they say they pass the tests with 100% success, but i'm gonna guess that is a little biased ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Daybreak Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 False positives? .. I'm not sure.. I've been running NAV CE 7.6 on my servers for at least a year running. Never had any false positives, and only one problem ever with it ( conflicts with other apps )... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Redmak Administrators Posted July 16, 2002 Administrators Share Posted July 16, 2002 I can only speak out of personal experience here but I use norton corp 7.6 at work as well (servers and workstations) and never had any problems. I tried nav2002 at home and I don't like it. It slows down my system and I'm unable to stop the services quickly. I now use the free avast32 and so far I like it. Don't know if it's any good since it hasn't detected a virus yet :p (only running it for 3 days) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Geronimo Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 Originally posted by Daybreak False positives? .. I like NAV Corp edition at work, but there are some problems I have run into with it. Like the Loveletter bug. It will show a computer as being infected with it once it is cleaned. I forget the fi for it but it was really annoying. Another thing is virus writers some times attack NAV and Mcafee when executing their payloads. NAV is a good product, but I dont feel like it is worth paying for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 LunaC Posted July 16, 2002 Share Posted July 16, 2002 I've used AVG with XP since XP came out. I would suggest setting it to update more often, I think the default is something like every 30 days or something (which may be why it sometimes doesn't do as well in comparison tests. When it's updated every few days it does quite well) I like that it integrates so well into my email program (I use Eudora so not all AV do) and that it takes so little resources to run. The only flaw I've found is that if you install it, the "Play All" inside your My Music folder stops working. You can still play music... just not using that. No idea why it does this, but there it is :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 BroChaos Veteran Posted July 16, 2002 Author Veteran Share Posted July 16, 2002 does anyone have any links to any "unbiased" tests? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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