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So is it time to ditch AVG ?

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  • aliEnRIK
    aliEnRIK Posts: 17,741 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    aardvaak wrote: »
    Am I right in saying that AVG9 is not free?

    No ~ AVG DOES have a free edition
    :idea:
  • meanastheycome
    meanastheycome Posts: 78 Forumite
    AirCooledHeaven wrote: »
    I've used AVG free for a long time and never had a single problem with it, and I've been happy to recommend it to anyone who asks. But for the last 2 weeks I've been plagued by unsolicited popups nagging me to upgrade to AVG 9, two or three a day, and usually when I'm doing something I don't want interrupting. I'm also hearing a lot of stories about AVG 9 crashing people's machines, hogging resources, just the stuff that you don't want from AV software.

    I know there are a lot of AVG detractors on this forum but now I'm ready to listen! I need something that's free, that uses minimum resources, updates automatically, and generally doesn't hassle me unless it finds a virus.

    So what's it to be??
    i have upgraded to avg 9 about 3 months ago and have had no problems at all.
    The only thing that does irritate me is when i switch the computer on and am just about to use it
    i get a message that avg is installing updates please restart for upgrades to work. This has happened a couple of times but for a free program that protects my computer i`ll put up with it
    Give it a try you can always uninstall it and use something else if it plays up
  • bribrian
    bribrian Posts: 1,498 Forumite
    JasX wrote: »
    Avira seems to have a problem with its update feature atm and after 2 weeks of needing to do it manually gave up...

    My Avira updates daily & has never missed a beat, long may it continue........
    What if the Hokey Pokey really is what it's all about !!!
  • aardvaak
    aardvaak Posts: 5,836 Forumite
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    I have just downloaded AVG9 Free but on the main screen it says "Licence expires 16/12/2009 - Can someone please tell me whats happenning?
  • bribrian
    bribrian Posts: 1,498 Forumite
    aardvaak wrote: »
    I have just downloaded AVG9 Free but on the main screen it says "Licence expires 16/12/2009 - Can someone please tell me whats happenning?

    You've downloaded the 30 day free trial of the pay version instead of the 'free' AVG 9..........

    You should have downloaded the one on the left here........ http://free.avg.com/gb-en/download-avg-anti-virus-free-edition
    What if the Hokey Pokey really is what it's all about !!!
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