Sorry for AVG trial mode

I have downloaded the current AVGfree from the internet. If you just google it you will find it. I assume this is the same version of was it a full version? Anyway I have been using AVG for years now and it has recieved excellent reviews and I have had no issues with it whatsoever. I recommend it to friends and enemies. I found Comodo slowed my system down as did Norton. Indepent surveys I’ve read put it at the top of the free antivirus programs so I’m sticking with it. I also run A2 and ad-aware alongside so I don’t have any naughties Check out No:7 Joe’s link I think you’ll find it is V.9 and it’s OK.

I’ve used both Avast! and AVG for years. Basically if the machine is 1.0 GHZ or faster I go with AVAST! and if slower I go with AVG since AVG has always seemed to run better on the slower machines. I like the AVAST! interface much better however.

In terms of virus catching and rescue, I’ve had similar success with both products. Too bad EITHER vendor won’t allow the free version on home based server platforms not in a commercial environment.

I love your site. I am 72 and on ss so am limited on what I can get. I would never have any of these programs if it wasn’t for you. Thank you very very much. I tell everyone about it when they need software. I only download what I think is interesting or that I might want to do something with. I love my computer and love to learn. Thanks again. You rock. M Morgan

Has anyone who downloaded it worked out how to switch it off? (That is a serious request for information, not just a dig at the software.) I was unlucky enough to get in early enough to download it, and it is the worst anti-virus software I have ever tried. It slows my computer down to a point that it is impossible to work on it for long. It asked, on set up, do I want to change my default search engine to Yahoo, I replied “no”, but it changed it anyway. Worst of all, it is viral adware itself, it has hijacked things like my 404 page, and throws up an advert instead (based on the 404, eg if a website called “bongo.com” fails I get an advert for a music site that sells bongos).

So if anyone knows how to switch the bloody thing off please post here, I want to be able to use my computer for more than an hour without having to reboot it!

Many thanks to the GAOTD-Team for their fast reaction to the AVG flop. By the way, I think we all don’t blame YOU and your fine service… it’s not the first problem we had with AVG: The “juniors” working there don’t answer questions, their support (also for sold products) is lousy and their programs are disturbing and corrupting our systems ! These amateurs just don’t care about us users…

Also, many thanks to all the interesting and useful comments in this blog. Excellent community, indeed !!!

AVG antivirus is total rubbish, it misses more threats than any other antivirus out there, if anyone who has AVG installed try NOD32, Panda, Avast or any of the other top brand by doing a scan, you will be in for a shock at what is found on your system, I am a computer engineer and the machines that I get to clear viruses are mostly using AVG Free which does not detect them.

Ummm, hello everybody,

Try Antivir, ABSOLUTELY the best

Like many here I used to use AVG on my machines when they first hit the market, disk kindly provided by the company as they were one of our clients.
But, and it sounds uncharitable I know, the more recent versions seem to have lost something, I know different software finds different problems, some miss what others find, but in the end I found AVG was slowing my notebook and smaller machines too much.
I switched to Clamwin free, seems to do a good job but no on here has mentioned it, any other users? Comments on Clamwin?

What are all you people talking about?
1.) AVG free (version 9) is readily available both from AVG and CNET (www.download.com)
It is completely free and effective;

2.) “the FAKE AntiVirus Software Scam one – where the infected machine displays what looks like an A/V software alerting to an infection ”
I have seen this on several customers computers, running many different AV’s, including AVG, Avira, Avast, McAfee, and Norton.
This is not a virus, but malware; please learn the difference. Once you disable it, you can remove it with Malwarebytes, Ad-Aware, etc.

3.)Avast and Avira are both good products as well. In fact, I install Avira on my customers who don’t have the memory to spare for AVG.
-Yes, AVG uses more memory than Avira, but it also has more features:
Removable disk scanning
E-mail scanning (several different clients)
MS Office plugin
And the best one – the AVG toolbar. The toolbar is what makes it my first choice for customers computers. It won’t STOP a malicious site, but it will at least warn you much of the time for any known malicious sites.
When installing AVG, I do a custom install and uncheck e-mail and office features; most people use webmail and most of my customers don’t have the RAM for the office plugin.
But anytime I get a customer with a duo core processor and more than 2GB of ram (vista, 7) I let it do a default install.

I don’t know why everyone is hatin on AVG so bad – it’s pulled my butt and many of my customer’s butt’s out of the fire PLENTY of times.
It’s not a bad product. Don’t hate AVG because you don’t know how to configure it for your computer.

@Grange

Norton 360 is useless, I hacked it in 5 mins flat. AVG free edition is much better :)

oh right, just another interesting note to add. People who are saying that AVG is slowing down the system, might first check if their previous antivirus is completly removed before installing it. Any trace of old AV software can cause a conflict and slowing down your machine and even make it completly crash.
This is the case for any AV software, you never can have two AV tools installed on the same machine. They are working against each other

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I used AVG9 full for a while until I had fraud committed on my on line banking.Some body got through my security and drawed money out of my account. Who’s to blame? How did they get in? The bank won’t say and I’m not taking any chances I’ve always figured if it’s free…somewhere somehow some body is getting something?? Any how to each it’s own. I’m using McFee and I’m not saying it’s full proof but so far they are right in back my every movement and even ahesd of my every movement.It’s free for a year for three computers…so far I will renew when the time come.I received it through Bank Of America.
Happy Browsing to all.