2007-06-04 12:12:49 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
here
http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5#avg-anti-virus-free
2007-06-04 12:16:01 · answer #1 · answered by Linds 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I see the AVG fanboys and cheerleaders are out in full force again here on Yahoo Answers!
AVG Free is crap!
Mostly noobs, the naive, the computer illiterate, and children use AVG Free. These types love AVG because they say it is easy to use and almost never bothers them with any pop-ups or warnings. Of course AVG Free never bothers them, it hardly ever finds any virus to warn them about!
In test,
http://www.virus.gr/english/fullxml/default.asp?id=82&mnu=82
after test,
http://www.av-comparatives.org/
after test,
http://antivirus.about.com/od/antivirussoftwarereviews/gr/avgfree.htm
after test ,
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=891307&postcount=1,
after test,
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,130869-page,1/article.html,
after test,
http://techsupportalert.com/issues/al_current.htm#Section_0
etc. etc. etc, ad nauseam, AVG free fares poorly.
AVG has proven itself to be a miserable performer at best. Missing almost 20%, while trying to detect known malware, in some tests. Not to mention almost non-existent heuristic detection and infrequent "once-a day" updates.
AVG. = Average, at best!
There are much better free alternatives such as Avria Anti-Vir:
http://www.free-av.com/
and Active Virus Shield:
http://www.activevirusshield.com/antivirus/freeav/index.adp?
2007-06-04 20:15:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can download AVG 7.5 and they also have virus removal tools on there site, or Symantec.com
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390
http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/security_response/removaltools.jsp
2007-06-04 19:18:35 · answer #3 · answered by Andrew-MCSE-MCSA-CCEA-CCA-C|EH 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For all computer related problems please check out
http://sumiram2006.googlepages.com/combatproblems
It not only gives complete solutions but also offers
free downloads of effective softwares which can detect
and eliminate all spy ware /virus /ad ware /Trojans completely.
2007-06-05 05:26:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
AVG is good according to a lot of people--just do an internet search on it.
2007-06-04 19:24:46 · answer #5 · answered by Nemo the geek 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
www.downloads.com and type in virus remover
2007-06-04 19:20:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
use avg antivirus which can be downlaoded from
http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/
and if u want more than go to www.download.com and their u will find many antivirus
2007-06-04 19:18:18 · answer #7 · answered by a 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Look here.
2007-06-04 19:37:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋