AVG software - Any experience here?

John H. wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:59:40 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III" <"Reggie is
> Here "@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> John H. wrote:
>>> On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:45:50 -0600, Vic Smith
>>> <thismailautodeleted.RemoveThis@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:01:34 -0500, John H.
>>>> <jherringnumericalone.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:25:22 -0400, "Florida born" <zxyabc.RemoveThis@ohmypapa.net>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> "Short Wave Sportfishing" <email.RemoveThis@swsportsremove.org> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:2i9at35rdqp6e2iqhak358j9m3th98e70u@4ax.com...
>>>>>>> I've been looking around for a new anti-virus/spyware/firewall
>>>>>>> provider as I'm highly dissatisfied with the Norton products - not so
>>>>>>> much on the technical end, but their incessant begging for renewal
>>>>>>> starting two months before the license is up.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I stumbled into AVG on the recommendation of a friend. She says it
>>>>>>> works great and prefers it to Norton by a factor of 10.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Anybody else use it? I'm leaning towards AVG, but just want another
>>>>>>> opinion.
>>>>>> I have used the free version for several years, and am completely
>>>>>> satisfied with it. As to a firewall, I have used Zone Alarm free version
>>>>>> also for several years. Both products serve my three networked home
>>>>>> computers well. Beats the devil out of the footprints of MacAfee,
>>>>>> Norton, et al, which I have also tried
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And the price is right.
>>>>>>
>>>>> I installed Zone Alarm when I went to cable internet. I was having a lot of
>>>>> interruptions, and when I called Cox, they blamed it on Zone Alarm. So I
>>>>> went with McAfee. Haven't had any of those problems since.
>>>> I'm using ZA with Comcast, and have no problems. I have read of it
>>>> causing problems with some setups, though. Same for McAfee.
>>>> What happened to you may have been coincidence, or how it was set
>>>> up and used, or just "doesn't work for my system.".
>>>> But whatever works is always best.
>>>>
>>>> --Vic
>>> You're probably right. No one has mentioned the Windows firewall, that I
>>> can see. Is it worth using?
>> It protects people from scanning for open IP and getting in, but does
>> not protect from you picking up an unknown a trojan or spyware and them
>> sending info out.
>
> Does the McAfee firewall prevent that? I'm not talking about the virus
> scan, just the firewall.

yes, you have to approve all software that has access to communicate
out, or you can allow it to automatically approve based upon their
approved list of software.
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"WaIIy" <WaIIy@(nft).invalid> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:17:12 -0400, "JimH" <askme.RemoveThis@nope.com> wrote:
>
>>ZA is also my firewall of choice on our computers. I also run AVG Free
>>Anti-Virus, AVG Anti-Spyware, Spyware Blaster in the background and
>>regularly scan the computers with TrojanHunter, HijackThis and Spybot
>>Search
>>and Destroy.
>

>
> You need to practice safe hex, such as not opening strange e-mail
> attachments, etc.
>

Thanks, but I knew that years (decades?) ago.
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In article <2i9at35rdqp6e2iqhak358j9m3th98e70u DeleteThis @4ax.com>,
email DeleteThis @swsportsremove.org says...
> I've been looking around for a new anti-virus/spyware/firewall
> provider as I'm highly dissatisfied with the Norton products - not so
> much on the technical end, but their incessant begging for renewal
> starting two months before the license is up.
>
> I stumbled into AVG on the recommendation of a friend. She says it
> works great and prefers it to Norton by a factor of 10.
>
> Anybody else use it? I'm leaning towards AVG, but just want another
> opinion.
>


I recommend the following for all of my clients:

Grisoft AVG AntiVirus
LavaSoft Ad Aware
Spybot

Currently each of these products do what they say they do and NOTHING
else.

One of my big beefs with McAffee and Norton is that they add so much
extra software to "HELP" you and therefore take up WAY too much system
resources.


Scott Sexton
www.sexton.com
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On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:14:57 -0400, "D.Duck" <Don DeleteThis @ald.duck> wrote:

>
>"JimH" <askme DeleteThis @nope.com> wrote in message
>news:47d7031d$0$1101$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>>
>> "John H." <jherringnumericalone DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:mo3et3h2j6tfkbk9s88ahvgr1kl46dkatu@4ax.com...
>>> On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:59:40 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III" <"Reggie
>>> is
>>> Here "@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>John H. wrote:
>>>>> On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:45:50 -0600, Vic Smith
>>>>> <thismailautodeleted DeleteThis @comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:01:34 -0500, John H.
>>>>>> <jherringnumericalone DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:25:22 -0400, "Florida born"
>>>>>>> <zxyabc DeleteThis @ohmypapa.net>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Short Wave Sportfishing" <email DeleteThis @swsportsremove.org> wrote in
>>>>>>>> message
>>>>>>>> news:2i9at35rdqp6e2iqhak358j9m3th98e70u@4ax.com...
>>>>>>>>> I've been looking around for a new anti-virus/spyware/firewall
>>>>>>>>> provider as I'm highly dissatisfied with the Norton products - not
>>>>>>>>> so
>>>>>>>>> much on the technical end, but their incessant begging for renewal
>>>>>>>>> starting two months before the license is up.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I stumbled into AVG on the recommendation of a friend. She says it
>>>>>>>>> works great and prefers it to Norton by a factor of 10.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Anybody else use it? I'm leaning towards AVG, but just want
>>>>>>>>> another
>>>>>>>>> opinion.
>>>>>>>> I have used the free version for several years, and am completely
>>>>>>>> satisfied with it. As to a firewall, I have used Zone Alarm free
>>>>>>>> version
>>>>>>>> also for several years. Both products serve my three networked home
>>>>>>>> computers well. Beats the devil out of the footprints of MacAfee,
>>>>>>>> Norton, et al, which I have also tried
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> And the price is right.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I installed Zone Alarm when I went to cable internet. I was having a
>>>>>>> lot of
>>>>>>> interruptions, and when I called Cox, they blamed it on Zone Alarm.
>>>>>>> So I
>>>>>>> went with McAfee. Haven't had any of those problems since.
>>>>>> I'm using ZA with Comcast, and have no problems. I have read of it
>>>>>> causing problems with some setups, though. Same for McAfee.
>>>>>> What happened to you may have been coincidence, or how it was set
>>>>>> up and used, or just "doesn't work for my system.".
>>>>>> But whatever works is always best.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --Vic
>>>>>
>>>>> You're probably right. No one has mentioned the Windows firewall, that
>>>>> I
>>>>> can see. Is it worth using?
>>>>
>>>>It protects people from scanning for open IP and getting in, but does
>>>>not protect from you picking up an unknown a trojan or spyware and them
>>>>sending info out.
>>>
>>> Does the McAfee firewall prevent that? I'm not talking about the virus
>>> scan, just the firewall.
>>> --
>>> John
>>
>> Firewall and antivirus or anti-spyware programs are totally different
>> beasts.
>
>True, but some suites include them all.
>

Yes. Right now I'm just talking firewalls, and Vic answered the question.
--
John
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On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:02:02 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III" <"Reggie is
Here "@yahoo.com> wrote:

>John H. wrote:
>> On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:59:40 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III" <"Reggie is
>> Here "@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> John H. wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:45:50 -0600, Vic Smith
>>>> <thismailautodeleted.TakeThisOut@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:01:34 -0500, John H.
>>>>> <jherringnumericalone.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:25:22 -0400, "Florida born" <zxyabc.TakeThisOut@ohmypapa.net>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Short Wave Sportfishing" <email.TakeThisOut@swsportsremove.org> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:2i9at35rdqp6e2iqhak358j9m3th98e70u@4ax.com...
>>>>>>>> I've been looking around for a new anti-virus/spyware/firewall
>>>>>>>> provider as I'm highly dissatisfied with the Norton products - not so
>>>>>>>> much on the technical end, but their incessant begging for renewal
>>>>>>>> starting two months before the license is up.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I stumbled into AV
>G on the recommendation of a friend. She says it
>>>>>>>> works great and prefers it to Norton by a factor of 10.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Anybody else use it? I'm leaning towards AVG, but just want another
>>>>>>>> opinion.
>>>>>>> I have used the free version for several years, and am completely
>>>>>>> satisfied with it. As to a firewall, I have used Zone Alarm free version
>>>>>>> also for several years. Both products serve my three networked home
>>>>>>> computers well. Beats the devil out of the footprints of MacAfee,
>>>>>>> Norton, et al, which I have also tried
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> And the price is right.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I installed Zone Alarm when I went to cable internet. I was having a lot of
>>>>>> interruptions, and when I called Cox, they blamed it on Zone Alarm. So I
>>>>>> went with McAfee. Haven't had any of those problems since.
>>>>> I'm using ZA with Comcast, and have no problems. I have read of it
>>>>> causing problems with some setups, though. Same for McAfee.
>>>>> What happened to you may have been coincidence, or how it was set
>>>>> up and used, or just "doesn't work for my system.".
>>>>> But whatever works is always best.
>>>>>
>>>>> --Vic
>>>> You're probably right. No one has mentioned the Windows firewall, that I
>>>> can see. Is it worth using?
>>> It protects people from scanning for open IP and getting in, but does
>>> not protect from you picking up an unknown a trojan or spyware and them
>>> sending info out.
>>
>> Does the McAfee firewall prevent that? I'm not talking about the virus
>> scan, just the firewall.
>
>yes, you have to approve all software that has access to communicate
>out, or you can allow it to automatically approve based upon their
>approved list of software.

I *Got It*!

Thanks.
--
John
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"John H." <jherringnumericalone RemoveThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:v7eet3pfiapi0589r520u6sptb807rhqpd@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:02:02 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III" <"Reggie is
> Here "@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>John H. wrote:
>>> On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:59:40 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III" <"Reggie
>>> is
>>> Here "@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> John H. wrote:
>>>>> On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:45:50 -0600, Vic Smith
>>>>> <thismailautodeleted RemoveThis @comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:01:34 -0500, John H.
>>>>>> <jherringnumericalone RemoveThis @yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:25:22 -0400, "Florida born"
>>>>>>> <zxyabc RemoveThis @ohmypapa.net>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Short Wave Sportfishing" <email RemoveThis @swsportsremove.org> wrote in
>>>>>>>> message
>>>>>>>> news:2i9at35rdqp6e2iqhak358j9m3th98e70u@4ax.com...
>>>>>>>>> I've been looking around for a new anti-virus/spyware/firewall
>>>>>>>>> provider as I'm highly dissatisfied with the Norton products - not
>>>>>>>>> so
>>>>>>>>> much on the technical end, but their incessant begging for renewal
>>>>>>>>> starting two months before the license is up.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I stumbled into AV
>>G on the recommendation of a friend. She says it
>>>>>>>>> works great and prefers it to Norton by a factor of 10.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Anybody else use it? I'm leaning towards AVG, but just want
>>>>>>>>> another
>>>>>>>>> opinion.
>>>>>>>> I have used the free version for several years, and am completely
>>>>>>>> satisfied with it. As to a firewall, I have used Zone Alarm free
>>>>>>>> version
>>>>>>>> also for several years. Both products serve my three networked home
>>>>>>>> computers well. Beats the devil out of the footprints of MacAfee,
>>>>>>>> Norton, et al, which I have also tried
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> And the price is right.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I installed Zone Alarm when I went to cable internet. I was having a
>>>>>>> lot of
>>>>>>> interruptions, and when I called Cox, they blamed it on Zone Alarm.
>>>>>>> So I
>>>>>>> went with McAfee. Haven't had any of those problems since.
>>>>>> I'm using ZA with Comcast, and have no problems. I have read of it
>>>>>> causing problems with some setups, though. Same for McAfee.
>>>>>> What happened to you may have been coincidence, or how it was set
>>>>>> up and used, or just "doesn't work for my system.".
>>>>>> But whatever works is always best.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --Vic
>>>>> You're probably right. No one has mentioned the Windows firewall, that
>>>>> I
>>>>> can see. Is it worth using?
>>>> It protects people from scanning for open IP and getting in, but does
>>>> not protect from you picking up an unknown a trojan or spyware and them
>>>> sending info out.
>>>
>>> Does the McAfee firewall prevent that? I'm not talking about the virus
>>> scan, just the firewall.
>>
>>yes, you have to approve all software that has access to communicate
>>out, or you can allow it to automatically approve based upon their
>>approved list of software.
>
> I *Got It*!
>
> Thanks.
> --
> John

WinPatrol is a great utility program to use to avoid programs being added to
your computer without your knowledge or consent. Runs silently in the
background with a small footprint.
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