AVG 8 Final released

[spaceelf]

http://www.grisoft.com/

The web pages are a bit confusing, but you don't need to pay to upgrade.

With AVG 8.0, AVG raises the bar further by providing improved protection against traditional threats such as viruses, spam, spyware and trojans as well as new protection against emerging threats including web exploits, drive-by downloads, phishing, and rootkits. Following is a summary of new and improved features:

New Anti-Exploit Technology– AVG 8.0’s patent-pending safe surfing and safe searching technology is designed to protect users of Internet Explorer and Firefox browsers against drive-by downloads from poisoned web pages and to flag dangerous search results in Google, Yahoo and MSN search engines.

New Web Shield– Complementing the safe surfing and searching technology, the new Web Shield module scans files during download or exchange over ICQ or MSN instant messaging to ensure they are safe and free of malicious content.

New High Performance Scanning Engine– AVG has reengineered the scanning engine from the ground up to tackle viruses and spyware in a single pass, delivering improved performance and speed through support for multi-core computers, reduced system resource requirements, and streamlined maintenance.

New User Interface– Enables more intuitive and efficient operation for novice and advanced users alike.

New Anti-Rootkit– This new component removes and protects against rootkits, an especially pernicious form of malware that can give cybercriminals high-level control over infected computers.

New Firewall– The all-new AVG firewall is designed to protect computers against unauthorized access from internal and external networks as well as direct hacker attacks.

Improved Anti-Virus– Provides improved detection of hidden viruses, faster scanning, and more intuitive scheduling of scans.

Improved Resident Shield– Provides enhanced on-access scanning with the ability to scan multiple file-open requests simultaneously.

Anti-Spam– Brings faster performance to minimize email processing time and ensure prompt delivery of messages.

[+longgonebn Subscriber²]

*awaits AVG Anti-Virus Free 8.0*

same here

[Crackler]

same here

Same here too. :D

[pckiller00]

To be fair I've had the same thing happen with nod32 on customers computers. Fact of the matter is they are idiots. I know one girl who I thought was smart, she went to a website that said she needed this application to view the video on the page (The page looked about as non legit as they can get) Up popped an setup.exe and she ran it. Game over. I also saw that sort of page a few times myself. When that setup.exe popped up I was like "HELL NO!"

Like I always say "No amount of Antivirus or Antispyware can protect you from your own stupidity!"

+1 totally agree :laugh:

*awaits AVG Anti-Virus Free 8.0*

+1 but I don't think that they will release an AVG Anti-Virus Free 8.0, looks as if they're suggesting AVG Free users goto Paid AVG 8.0 :huh:

[spaceelf]

I really doubt they'd change their business plan that drastically and **** off millions of people. That just doesn't work.

I would imagine they're simply giving the paying customers premium access and the free 8.0 will be out in a few weeks to a month. In the meantime there is the 30 day trial of 8.0 if you want to check it out.

[+Warwagon MVC]

I think a lot of the infections are caused by one program, Limewire. Almost every home that I service that has kids use limewire. Now limewire is good a file sharing program and a way to get certain type of files. The problem is, these people do not know how to distinguish against file types and file size. They search for a song and up pops 100 different files. I they don't realize that files that are in the kb are probably not to be trusted. Add to the fact some files end with .mp3.bat or .mp3.exe or files that just have the .exe or .bat. You see them all over limewire. If you know what you are looking for and know the difference, then limewire is a fairly safe program. On the other hand if you don't know the difference, its game over.

[pckiller00]

I think a lot of the infections are caused by one program, Limewire. Almost every home that I service that has kids use limewire. Now limewire is good a file sharing program and a way to get certain type of files. The problem is, these people do not know how to distinguish against file types and file size. They search for a song and up pops 100 different files. I they don't realize that files that are in the kb are probably not to be trusted. Add to the fact some files end with .mp3.bat or .mp3.exe or files that just have the .exe or .bat. You see them all over limewire. If you know what you are looking for and know the difference, then limewire is a fairly safe program. On the other hand if you don't know the difference, its game over.

That may be true, I use Limewire too, but agreed you must pay attention to what is being downloaded and scan everything that you may get from there. But this is any file you download from the Internet really so not just Limewire, but really any program that is used can be linked to some infections really.

[spaceelf]

That may be true, I use Limewire too, but agreed you must pay attention to what is being downloaded and scan everything that you may get from there. But this is any file you download from the Internet really so not just Limewire, but really any program that is used can be linked to some infections really.

Yeah sigh my brother didn't even realize he shouldn't be running things named setup.exe when he was looking for random ****. I almost smacked him upside the head right there.

[Ninety]

Noooo, all uis are being Vistorized ! >.<

[Randolph]

People still run anti-virus scanners? It's 2008. I haven't used 1 since 2001. I scan my PC online every now and then...but I think its a matter of common sense as someone above mentioned. (Y)

[spaceelf]

You're right. It's 2008. There're more criminals releasing software to steal your information than ever before.

[soldier1st]

is the web shield a good idea?if your pretty good at spotting those bad sites then shouldnt it not be needed?

[spaceelf]

It probably isn't needed for technically advanced people, but I've seen plenty of people who just think they're technically advanced and wouldn't know reality if it smacked them in the face...so I can't advocate disabling it even though I still might. :D

[Rigby]

People still run anti-virus scanners? It's 2008. I haven't used 1 since 2001. I scan my PC online every now and then...but I think its a matter of common sense as someone above mentioned. (Y)

There are more ways of getting viruses then being naive and running email attachments or exe files from Limewire. It's a lot more dangerous now then it was in 2001. Common sense will only protect you so far, but arrogance will get you a nasty visit from Mr. Trojan.

I don't much care for AVG though. As far as free programs go I prefer Avast!, though NOD32 or Kasperky would be even better if you don't mind paying.

Edited March 1, 2008 by TRC

[+longgonebn Subscriber²]

Anyone know an idea for updated free edition?

[soldier1st]

i dont think grisoft will update the free to version 8,7.5 is good but 8 looks better and has more in it but a free version would be good.

[bmdixon]

I think they will update the free one. They will leave it a while before doing so though, as it might spur people to pay for it. It also gives the people who do pay for it another bonus.

[+longgonebn Subscriber²]

I haven't checked out there website yet, is AVG 8 a one time payment?

[1Frothy]

I haven't checked out there website yet, is AVG 8 a one time payment?

Yearly license. Just like most other Antivirus products. ;) AVG is a business not a charity.

[+longgonebn Subscriber²]

I find that completely stupid, that Antivirus companies charge yearly or what not.

You should be able to pay for the product and use it. I understand paying for each new version, but that's about it.

[spaceelf]

You do pay for the product and use it. The yearly subscription is just for the virus definitions. They have to put extra work in for that and you think that should be entirely on their dime? Good luck keeping any staff to keep that going if they can't pay em.

If you don't want to pay for the product, that's what the free version's there for. And besides, since paying the license is cheaper than the initial purchase and you get the new versions included, it ends up cheaper with a subscription. (Depending on the company in question, of course.)

[+longgonebn Subscriber²]

So how much is a subscription, I can't seem to find that on there site. Only the 34.99 for the program.

[Philip926]

I downloaded and installed AVG AntiVirus 8.0 (trial version) on two Windows XP SP2 systems and did the scanning without any problems. However, when I installed the same on my own system (Pentium 4 3.0GHz with 2GB of RAM running Vista) the scan hangs halfway through and consumes 100% CPU power and the CPU fan whines like there's no tomorrow. Reverting back to AVG7.5 Free solves this problem.

Has anyone else experienced a similar problem?

[Echilon]

I updated yesterday, but I disabled the link scanner feature. Seems like a waste of time to me, AVG has an on-access scanner anyway. It wantt to scan before I visit a site, again if I download anything from that site, again if I try to run what I downloaded and it also schedules daily scans. What sort of chump do they take me for? :p

[Ghostdraconi]

Tried it out yesterday but it slowed down web browsing and caused pages to time out, I use firefox and Google & Neowin (amoung others) were constantly timing out. I switched back to 7.5 and the problem went away. I assume the problem is with one of their web scanners but I'll just wait for the free version (which is coming according to their forums)

[KeeperOfThePizza]

using it right now on vista sp1, works just dandy =]