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06-26-2006, 04:11 AM
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  Status: Grim Reaper Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Posts: 1,617
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AVG Features Resident Sheild (auto-virus protection) Email Scanner (scans emails\email attatchments for viruses) Scheduler (automatic updates\scans) Bootup Scanner (scans the main system files before windows is started... only takes about 10 seconds) Internet Updates Virus Vault (quarantine) and of course... a kickass scanning engine. | |
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06-26-2006, 04:30 AM
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  Status: Ryuuzaki [L] Join Date: Apr 2006
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Credits: 216 Spent time on board: 6 Days and 12:09:02 Hours Rep Power: 7 | Lol, mcafee ruined my comp and made it slower but its better than nothing. Personnally I think AVG Free is retarded but I still use it. The reason why I think its retarded because it says my counter strike is a trojan and the cursor xp to give me diff cursors from stardock is a trojan. and it says the renders are trojans. but yea wat ever lol.
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06-26-2006, 06:18 AM
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| Status: Grim Reaper Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Credits: 0 Spent time on board: 0:01:36 Hours Rep Power: 7 | Antivir is ok, as is Avast. Two other good free antiviruses. McAfee wasn't what messed up your comp unless you tried to download a crack or something and got a virus. I hate it when people say a program "messed up my computer" when normally it is just viruses and things that do it. I do notice in your guide you say beside McAfee "( This would be my last choice if your lazy and dont like to pay )" when McAfee does cost money. Please know what you are talking about before you post. |
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06-29-2006, 04:04 AM
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 Status: Newcomer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Canada, Québec, Montréal
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Credits: 0 Spent time on board: - Rep Power: 3  | Actually, McAfee has a free virus removal tool they call "McAfee AVERT Stinger" (see: http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/), which is not a complete solution. I prefer AVG 7.0 Free myself, it has never let me down in any way whatsoever. I have also installed AVG on about 200+ computers so far, still no problems. You can get it at: http://free.grisoft.com |
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06-29-2006, 06:32 PM
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| Status: Grim Reaper Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Credits: 0 Spent time on board: 0:01:36 Hours Rep Power: 7 | Man I really don't suggest Norton for you, I really really don't but that's fine, it is your decision. I had nothing but headaches when I used it until I switched. Quote:
Hello fellow AVG lover = D | |
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06-29-2006, 07:45 PM
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| Status: Ryuuzaki [L] Join Date: Apr 2006
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Credits: 216 Spent time on board: 6 Days and 12:09:02 Hours Rep Power: 7 | Ok, if AVG Virus scanner is so "perfect" then why does it say counter strike and all the other renders i download are viruses.
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06-29-2006, 07:49 PM
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| Status: Grim Reaper Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Credits: 0 Spent time on board: 0:01:36 Hours Rep Power: 7 | Maybe because you downloaded them from a site that called them renders when they were viruses... ? Where they in ZIP files? I never have a problem with any of my renders being detected, I am sure if you check Virus Total or Jottis Malware Scan, many of the antiviruses will detect a virus and there really will be one (those sites scan one file with a bunch of Antiviruses, both including AVG in the list). AVG is not known for false positives (detect a virus when it's not there), some other antiviruses like NOD32 and Avast get them more often... Last edited by wm_hunter; 06-29-2006 at 07:52 PM. |
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06-29-2006, 07:51 PM
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  Status: Average user. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Somewhere in the World
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Credits: 47 Spent time on board: 2 Days and 9:42:09 Hours Rep Power: 5  | McAfee is good but sometimes it can mess up ur comp. IT does use alot of memory but scans fast and detects very good. Some flaws just would be the updater because u can only update automatically and u can't manually. Also, its not compatible with ZA anymore. But its god, i use AVG and it already found 1 virus in my comp from scanning
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06-29-2006, 10:03 PM
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  Status: Veteran Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: wuts up
Posts: 140
Credits: 0 Spent time on board: 0:03:49 Hours Rep Power: 3 | Well, if u guys are so against norton, especially concidering it was a legend who said avg was better i will trust u guys and try avg first. but if it slows down or messes up my computer, i will be pissed lol |
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06-29-2006, 10:40 PM
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| Status: Grim Reaper Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Posts: 1,617
Credits: 0 Spent time on board: 0:01:36 Hours Rep Power: 7 | It uses a low amount of proccess and memory compared to most anti-viruses, get the latest updates online and run a full scan either now or overnight... you should always do that when you get a new antivirus Any problems\questions, PM me and I will be happy to help you |
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06-30-2006, 09:06 PM
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 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ontario
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Credits: 34 Spent time on board: 6:50:04 Hours Rep Power: 3 | I reccomend either ad-aware Se personal or spy bot search and destroy they never messed up my computer took up alot of space :) u can get them both from www.download.com |
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