AVG- So what do we do?

2008-05-04 03:24:38

#1

Peter: Super Awesome Member; +494|6441|dm_maidenhead

Unless I misunderstood something on the 31st May 2008 Grisoft are going to stop updating AVG Free 7.5.

I don't want to pay over 50 dollars for AVG 8. And without daily updates I doubt the free edition will be sufficient.

I can't be the only person in this boat, what other good, free anti viruses are there?

_{sorry if its been posted before}

2008-05-04 03:32:56

#2

teek22: Add "teek22" on your PS3 fools!; +133|6420|Bromley, London

Well you have to "purchase" the software through "sites" that provide "downloads."

2008-05-04 03:34:23

#3

Peter: Super Awesome Member; +494|6441|dm_maidenhead

teek22 wrote:
Well you have to "purchase" the software through "sites" that provide "downloads."

I'll see if there are any good legal solutions first.

2008-05-04 03:35:44

#4

avman633: Member; +116|6403

I have AVG 7.5 too. I guess I would switch to Avast! http://www.download.com/Avast-Home-Edit … d=10825540

2008-05-04 03:47:41

#5

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6192|what

I use both avast and avg at the moment. I'd also recommend you use Spybot - Search and Destroy.

2008-05-04 03:57:12

#6

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6492|The Twilight Zone

Nod. Was free for me.

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2008-05-04 04:37:56

#7

Scratch[USA]: Member; +105|6586

AVG 8.0 is free.
http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus- … tag=button

Whos your daddy

2008-05-04 04:49:49

#8

Funky_Finny: Banned; +456|6171|Carnoustie, Scotland

TheAussieReaper wrote:
I use both avast and avg at the moment. I'd also recommend you use Spybot - Search and Destroy.

Lolwut, two anti-viruses = failhard.

Srsly, it'll fuck up your computer, they find each other as a virus and delete key files. Talking from experience here.

2008-05-04 05:06:22

#9

liquidat0r: wtf.; +2,223|6666|UK

Where did you get this news from, Peter?

2008-05-04 05:09:41

#10

Aries_37: arrivederci frog; +368|6614|London

They release a message like this every few months. Usually just means a new free edition is coming out

Kaspersky is a better scanner if you can 'acquire' it

2008-05-04 05:18:04

#11

Cheez: Herman is a warmaphrodite; +1,027|6478|King Of The Islands

Man they've buried it good this time, I gave up looking.

Scrap that, just use http://free.grisoft.com/ like always.

Just get it from Download.com, or if that one drops (more than likely), FileHippo.

Last edited by Cheez (2008-05-04 05:20:36)

My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.

2008-05-04 05:21:33

#12

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6236|Winland

Funky_Finny wrote:
TheAussieReaper wrote:
I use both avast and avg at the moment. I'd also recommend you use Spybot - Search and Destroy.
Lolwut, two anti-viruses = failhard.

Srsly, it'll fuck up your computer, they find each other as a virus and delete key files. Talking from experience here.

They do different things...

Also, antivirus is for idiots who can't see that XXX KEYGEN.COM XXX CRACKS CDKEYS XXX might be malacious.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-05-04 11:44:34

#13

Peter: Super Awesome Member; +494|6441|dm_maidenhead

weird. a pop up kept coming up saying avg 7.5 will stop being updated. When I clicked upgrade to 8 it gave some site where you have to pay for it.

But seems to be free on download.com

2008-05-04 15:32:42

#14

GodFather: Blademaster's bottom bitch; +387|6259|Phoenix, AZ

NOD32 ftw.

http://www.eset.com/

off topic but I had to say it

Last edited by GodFather (2008-05-04 15:32:59)

2008-05-04 15:33:42

#15

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6532|N. Ireland

teek22 wrote:
Well you have to "purchase" the software through "sites" that provide "downloads."

2008-05-04 15:35:55

#16

liquidat0r: wtf.; +2,223|6666|UK

There might have been a very subtle "Click here to continue without paying" button, or something.

2008-05-04 15:38:12

#17

bugz: Fission Mailed; +3,311|6351

ClamWin
http://www.clamwin.com/content/view/18/46/

Threatfire
http://www.threatfire.com/download/

Steam: http://steamcommunity.com/id/ebug122

2008-05-04 18:07:32

#18

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|6688

Avira. Best AV out there.

2008-05-04 18:39:09

#19

CrazeD: Member; +368|6712|Maine

Freezer7Pro wrote:
Funky_Finny wrote:
TheAussieReaper wrote:
I use both avast and avg at the moment. I'd also recommend you use Spybot - Search and Destroy.
Lolwut, two anti-viruses = failhard.

Srsly, it'll fuck up your computer, they find each other as a virus and delete key files. Talking from experience here.
They do different things...

Also, antivirus is for idiots who can't see that XXX KEYGEN.COM XXX CRACKS CDKEYS XXX might be malacious.

Wow, I suppose you're too hardcore for anti-virus?

You must not ever torrent anything. I always scan torrented stuff, just to be sure.

I use Avast, works good (and talks to you )

2008-05-04 18:52:35

#20

Defiance: Member; +438|6710

CrazeD wrote:
Wow, I suppose you're too hardcore for anti-virus?

No, it's more just being naive.

I find it funny that someone who's demonstrated, if not much, else a decent or satisfactory knowledge of computers would not use even a simple AV program. Furthermore, when asked about it, only ever responds with "UGUYSRRTARDS!"

Do you have any better argument? I remember your projector winning post some time ago. According to your translation, one of the segments of the organizations description of you was "living and breathing IT." Using IT in that sense is weird and had a fun connotation throughout the whole paragraph. That aside, do you honestly think you will move on to an IT job and tell your clients to not use AV but get smarter?

Last edited by Defiance (2008-05-04 18:56:20)

2008-05-04 19:37:12

#21

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6192|what

Funky_Finny wrote:
TheAussieReaper wrote:
I use both avast and avg at the moment. I'd also recommend you use Spybot - Search and Destroy.
Lolwut, two anti-viruses = failhard.

Srsly, it'll fuck up your computer, they find each other as a virus and delete key files. Talking from experience here.

lol You'd have to be pretty stupid to let an antivirus program mess with another one. And as freezer said, they do different things and offer different kinds of protection.

Fishing with two nets > Fishing with one net.

2008-05-04 21:36:15

#22

Scorpion0x17: can detect anyone's visible post count...; +691|6805|Cambridge (UK)

Defiance wrote:
CrazeD wrote:
Wow, I suppose you're too hardcore for anti-virus?
No, it's more just being naive.

I find it funny that someone who's demonstrated, if not much, else a decent or satisfactory knowledge of computers would not use even a simple AV program. Furthermore, when asked about it, only ever responds with "UGUYSRRTARDS!"

Do you have any better argument? I remember your projector winning post some time ago. According to your translation, one of the segments of the organizations description of you was "living and breathing IT." Using IT in that sense is weird and had a fun connotation throughout the whole paragraph. That aside, do you honestly think you will move on to an IT job and tell your clients to not use AV but get smarter?

I have 3 installs of XP on my PC.

2 have an out-of-date copy of Norton Internet Security, the other, my 'games' install, which I boot into most often, has no AV installed at all.

I have NEVER had a virus infect my PC.

It all comes down to how you use your PC.

Don't "purchase" software from a "download" site and you won't get viruses.

Don't automatically click the links in every spam email you get and you won't get viruses.

etc...

The most effective methods for protecting your system against viruses operate between chair and keyboard.

2008-05-04 22:40:31

#23

mikkel: Member; +383|6640

Defiance wrote:
CrazeD wrote:
Wow, I suppose you're too hardcore for anti-virus?
No, it's more just being naive.

I find it funny that someone who's demonstrated, if not much, else a decent or satisfactory knowledge of computers would not use even a simple AV program. Furthermore, when asked about it, only ever responds with "UGUYSRRTARDS!"

Do you have any better argument? I remember your projector winning post some time ago. According to your translation, one of the segments of the organizations description of you was "living and breathing IT." Using IT in that sense is weird and had a fun connotation throughout the whole paragraph. That aside, do you honestly think you will move on to an IT job and tell your clients to not use AV but get smarter?

While I don't agree with Freezer's arrogance, I don't really agree with yours, either. Many people skip on anti-virus and never get anything that anti-virus software can find. I don't use anti-virus software. Never have. I've never gotten a virus on my own machine either. I do a scan every year or so to satisfy people who smugly tell me that I'm bound to have a million viruses, and that I'm an idiot for not having anti-virus software. The last time I did this, I got four false positives out of an hour worth of scanning. That's really something that I can live without.

We don't all need anti-virus software.

Last edited by mikkel (2008-05-05 00:20:01)

2008-05-04 22:49:56

#24

CrazeD: Member; +368|6712|Maine

Scorpion0x17 wrote:
Defiance wrote:
CrazeD wrote:
Wow, I suppose you're too hardcore for anti-virus?
No, it's more just being naive.

I find it funny that someone who's demonstrated, if not much, else a decent or satisfactory knowledge of computers would not use even a simple AV program. Furthermore, when asked about it, only ever responds with "UGUYSRRTARDS!"

Do you have any better argument? I remember your projector winning post some time ago. According to your translation, one of the segments of the organizations description of you was "living and breathing IT." Using IT in that sense is weird and had a fun connotation throughout the whole paragraph. That aside, do you honestly think you will move on to an IT job and tell your clients to not use AV but get smarter?
I have 3 installs of XP on my PC.

2 have an out-of-date copy of Norton Internet Security, the other, my 'games' install, which I boot into most often, has no AV installed at all.

I have NEVER had a virus infect my PC.

It all comes down to how you use your PC.

Don't "purchase" software from a "download" site and you won't get viruses.

Don't automatically click the links in every spam email you get and you won't get viruses.

etc...

The most effective methods for protecting your system against viruses operate between chair and keyboard.

There are lot of ways to get viruses that don't require user failure.

2008-05-04 22:51:25

#25

Scorpion0x17: can detect anyone's visible post count...; +691|6805|Cambridge (UK)

mikkel wrote:
Defiance wrote:
CrazeD wrote:
Wow, I suppose you're too hardcore for anti-virus?
No, it's more just being naive.

I find it funny that someone who's demonstrated, if not much, else a decent or satisfactory knowledge of computers would not use even a simple AV program. Furthermore, when asked about it, only ever responds with "UGUYSRRTARDS!"

Do you have any better argument? I remember your projector winning post some time ago. According to your translation, one of the segments of the organizations description of you was "living and breathing IT." Using IT in that sense is weird and had a fun connotation throughout the whole paragraph. That aside, do you honestly think you will move on to an IT job and tell your clients to not use AV but get smarter?
While I don't agree with Freezer's arrogance, I don't really agree with yours, either. Many people skip on anti-virus and never get anything that anti-virus software can find. I don't use anti-virus software. Never had. I've never gotten a virus on my own machine either. I do a scan every year or so to satisfy people who smugly tell me that I'm bound to have a million viruses, and that I'm an idiot for not having anti-virus software. The last time I did this, I got four false positives out of a hour worth of scanning. That's really something that I can live without.

We don't all need anti-virus software.

Likewise, I like to have AV software available, so that I can check every so often, but I only do a scan maybe once a year.

Also, likewise, it always ends up, after hours of scanning, reporting nothing but false positives.

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