AVG Vn 8 (free version)

pennyshahin_2

Think that i might have done something really silly , i;m no techie but pleased with myself that i downloaded avg 8 free version o.k ran scan ,no threats but a whole list of aardware ,spyware stuff etc which in a moment of stupidity i deleted , now panicing what have i done- tells me that link scanner is disabled help please

espresso

pennyshahin wrote: »

Think that i might have done something really silly , i;m no techie but pleased with myself that i downloaded avg 8 free version o.k ran scan ,no threats but a whole list of aardware ,spyware stuff etc which in a moment of stupidity i deleted , now panicing what have i done- tells me that link scanner is disabled help please

No need to be RTFM here

pennyshahin_2

Panic over sorted it out thank you:j

raz_uk

OK guys in a nutshell - should I stick to my 7.5 version or go for the version 8?
seems v.8 can detect more nasties?

yes/no?

jonspurs

There's a way to disable the LinkScanner - see number 1338:

http://free.grisoft.com/ww.faq.num-1241

Jon

HoofeHearted

raz_uk wrote: »

OK guys in a nutshell - should I stick to my 7.5 version or go for the version 8?
seems v.8 can detect more nasties?

yes/no?

Personally, I think it detects more 'false positives'.

I have removed Vn 8 and, because I think they will stop updating Vn 7.5 is the near future, have now installed Avira Antivir. So far so good.

I will continue to use Spybot S & D, SpywareBlaster and Superantispyware to run routine scans.

isofa

HoofeHearted wrote: »

Personally, I think it detects more 'false positives'.

I have removed Vn 8 and, because I think they will stop updating Vn 7.5 is the near future, have now installed Avira Antivir. So far so good.

I will continue to use Spybot S & D, SpywareBlaster and Superantispyware to run routine scans.

I completely agree, matches my testing. I wouldn't use it on a main PC at all.

peter_the_piper

Tried it on 3 different machines with memory up to 1meg and on XP and 2K. Slowed them down so much I thought I was back to using Nortons again. Uninstalled them all and put back to 7.5. Only trouble here is that the blooming splash screen comes up telling me to upgrede. No thanks.

Debt_Free_Chick

Is there anyway to disable the popup in 7.5, to stop it telling me that v8.0 is available?

I'm gonna stick with v7.5 for now, but that damn popup keeps nagging me

~Chameleon~

Debt_Free_Chick wrote: »

Is there anyway to disable the popup in 7.5, to stop it telling me that v8.0 is available?

I'm gonna stick with v7.5 for now, but that damn popup keeps nagging me

Me too!!! It's damned annoying having it pop up every day.