guys,tell me. is it true that avg free is always upto-date even on stand-alone pc's, if yes then how came my pc got infected by viruses while it is installed?
2006-06-15 02:53:52 · 14 answers · asked by akataps 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
hi
i m a user of avg a
lalong with it iuse sygate personal firewall
adware spyware detector
i dont have any problem since 2 years
which was the virus that slipped in
sum1 must have quit avg ..
or may be no one is perfect in your case
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2006-06-15 02:56:15 · answer #1 · answered by islaminamdar@yahoo.com 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been providing home computer repair for a few years now... I can honestly say that the only systems that seem of be infected are systems which do not use the big two (Macafee / Nortons). Or have the big two properly installed on the system. You dont get something for nothing with computers. I have seen lots of systems infected with up-to-date Anti-Virus programs such as AVG and others. That is not to say that the other Anti-Virus programs are useless -- partial coverage is better than no protection but these other programs don't seem to provide full protection.
2006-06-27 08:18:26 · answer #2 · answered by Thomas H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If what you mean by "stand-alone PCs" is that they're not networked, well, you've been missinformed, there's no way virus databases can be updated out from nowhere. But then, if it's stand-alone, how dit it get infected? The only way is if you inserted any infected media (floppy or CD, flash drive).
No antivirus gives you 100% protection, so if you're using Windows, you're are most exposed. Unfortunately, the best antivirus protection comes from software you have to pay for. Going for free software is a compromise between what you want to spend and the level of protection you are willing to accept.
2006-06-27 08:06:22 · answer #3 · answered by Gandalf the Grey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to manually update this program. When you first open AVG you see the update option, then you use the internet option. If you are on a computer that isn't connected to the internet you have to get the update files from grisoft.com and save to a disk to transfer to the non-internet pc.
2006-06-15 02:57:09 · answer #4 · answered by frank c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AVG is not the best AV software. Use Symantec or Mcafee or Panda--free trial at www.downloads.com
2006-06-15 03:01:17 · answer #5 · answered by RJ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it could be that your computer already had some viruses and they wanted to attack to the non infected files were suddenly being downloaded, hence your computer reads them as a new virus.
2006-06-27 07:35:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is free for personal edition but lacks in live scanning and update.You can use AVAST ANTIVIRUS instead of it.Your PC may infect while you are with any exe download or the automatic spyware installation online.
2006-06-15 02:58:35 · answer #7 · answered by rahul 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AVG is free and up to date. BUT it might take a day or two longer to get the uptate with the free editon.
Nothing to worry about thouh...
2006-06-15 02:57:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe (not accusing you of anything) you did not have up-to-date definitions. An anti-viral software application is only as strong as its definitions and if they haven't been updated for a long time then it's no surprise you did get infected.
2006-06-26 16:57:02 · answer #9 · answered by Redmondinator 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be that the installed virus definitions did not include the signature of the virus your PC contracted.
2006-06-15 02:56:42 · answer #10 · answered by Earl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋