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Free AVG anti virus to be discountinued

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geordie_joe
geordie_joe Posts: 9,112 Forumite
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Hi All

The free version of AVG anti virus is to be discontinued on 15 Jan 2007.

See here

Anyone know of a good replacement?
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  • alanwjones
    alanwjones Posts: 709 Forumite
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    FREE AVG. If you've received a popup from AVG, the last option is to upgrade to new AVG FREE.

    Get the new AVG free HERE
    Every day when I wake up I thank the Lord I'm WELSH. .
  • Bossyboots
    Bossyboots Posts: 6,757 Forumite
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    This is the third thread on this subject and the second one started today.

    As pointed out, AVG free is not ending, it is being updated and you need to a fresh download to be able to use it.
  • richyrich7
    richyrich7 Posts: 129 Forumite
    I've been using the new one for a couple of weeks and it's works great, looks a little better than their older versions. It's worth looking at their anti spyware package as well, again that's free but with the option to purchase the full version if you want keep on getting auto updates etc. after the 30 day trial period.
    You can't have everything....where would you put it?
  • simate
    simate Posts: 999 Forumite
    AVG is rubbish anyway.
  • Lucifer68
    Lucifer68 Posts: 422 Forumite
    simate wrote:
    AVG is rubbish anyway.

    It is a hell of a lot better than many paid for packages, & has kept me virus-free for over 3 years!
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  • jordan_gibson
    jordan_gibson Posts: 258 Forumite
    Lucifer68 wrote:
    It is a hell of a lot better than many paid for packages, & has kept me virus-free for over 3 years!

    Agreed!!! I have used it for many years and it has caught everything!!
    You can't pick up your teeth with broken fingers!
  • Gay_Gorden
    Gay_Gorden Posts: 20 Forumite
    My NEW FREE one is up and running, thank you. :T
  • identitymismatch
    identitymismatch Posts: 160 Forumite
    simate wrote:
    AVG is rubbish anyway.
    What a fine considered opinion.
    Would you care to recommend a better free alternative, or even to tell us all why the software rated highly by so many people is in fact inferior? Obviously you are an expert in this field, I'd be very happy to learn something from you. Feel free to place your full evaluation in the Techie's forum and put a link to it here if you'd rather.</troll>
  • mrweeble
    mrweeble Posts: 67 Forumite
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    Personally I am a fan of Avast's anti-virus program, also free for home use
    http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

    never used AVG so can't really compare I'm afraid, but Avast does the job for me.
  • zackkilmer
    zackkilmer Posts: 114 Forumite
    avg is great - much better than Norton which takes over your whole pc , have been using avg for 3 1/2 years and no viruses yet
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