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Pappion

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 4:12 pm
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What do you recommend as an AV once AVG ceases its free version? I have XP
Pro and all updates and patches, et al.

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 4:19 pm
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"Pappion" <pappion RemoveThis @nospamyahoodot.com> wrote in message
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> What do you recommend as an AV once AVG ceases its free version? I have XP
> Pro and all updates and patches, et al.
>


AVG is still free

just get AVG 7.5 free version

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 4:20 pm
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It is *not* ceasing it's free version. Where did you hear that?
It's gone from 7.1 to v7.5 and it's still free.


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(Msg. 4) Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:40 pm
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OzDMSyMFHHA.5004.DeleteThis@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl,
Pappion <pappion.DeleteThis@nospamyahoodot.com> wrote:
> What do you recommend as an AV once AVG ceases its free
> version? I have XP Pro and all updates and patches, et al.
>
<snipped>

You might want to take a look at these web sites.

AVG Free Advisor: Free anti-virus, anti-spyware and
anti-malware tools
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1/lng/us/tpl/v5

Get AVG Anti-Virus Free
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/avg-anti-virus-free/lng/us/tpl/v5

Here's the direct download for AVG Free Edition 7.5
http://free.grisoft.com/softw/70free/setup/avg75free_430a848.exe

Good luck

Nepatsfan
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Shenan Stanley

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 6:35 pm
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Pappion wrote:
> What do you recommend as an AV once AVG ceases its free version? I
> have XP Pro and all updates and patches, et al.

Reading Comprehension.

AVG is not ceasing to provide its free version of its antivirus product.
To the contrary - they are providing a whole new version.

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1

That web page (quoted) says,

'GRISOFT is announcing a new version of the AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition.
This new 7.5 version with improved performance and full compatibility with
the latest Windows Vista version is available. Users that are using AVG Free
7.1 will be provided with a specific dialog, within the next few weeks, with
the opportunity to choose the right option fulfilling their needs. AVG Free
7.1 version will be discontinued on 15th of Jan 2007.'

So I have to assume the dialog you were presented with was badly worded or
misinterpretted and not followed up on.

You can continue using AVG - via the web link I gave - or you can choose
another AntiVirus Solution, if you desire.
( Good Comparison Page for AV software: http://www.av-comparatives.org/ )

AntiVir (Free and up)
http://www.free-av.com/

avast! (Free and up)
http://www.avast.com/

AVG Anti-Virus System (Free and up)
http://free.grisoft.com/

ca Anti-Virus (~$49.99 and up)
http://snipurl.com/13e0u

eset NOD32 (~$39.00 and up)
http://www.eset.com/products/

Kaspersky Anti-Virus (~$39.95 and up)
http://www.kaspersky.com/kav6

McAfee VirusScan (~$39.99 and up)
http://www.mcafee.com/

Panda Antivirus Titanium (~$39.95 and up)
http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/antivirus2007.htm
(Free Online Scanner: http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/)

Symantec (Norton) AntiVirus (~$39.99 and up)
http://snipurl.com/13e12

Trend Micro (~$44.95 and up)
http://www.trendmicro.com/en/products/desktop/tav/
(Free Online Scanner:
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp)

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(Msg. 6) Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:29 am
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Thank you, everyone. I now have the new AVG pro bono version.

"Pappion" <pappion.DeleteThis@nospamyahoodot.com> wrote in message
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> What do you recommend as an AV once AVG ceases its free version? I have XP
> Pro and all updates and patches, et al.
>
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 4:23 pm
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Thu, 30 Nov 2006 18:35:48 -0600 from Shenan Stanley
<newshelper RemoveThis @gmail.com>:
> http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
>
> That web page (quoted) says,
>
> 'GRISOFT is announcing a new version of the AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition.
> This new 7.5 version with improved performance and full compatibility with
> the latest Windows Vista version is available. Users that are using AVG Free
> 7.1 will be provided with a specific dialog,

I find I'm using 7.0, and I don't see any updating advice. Should I
download 7.5 now, or wait till mid-January? Should I uninstall 7.0
first, or install 7.5 on top of it?

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(Msg. 8) Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 4:26 pm
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Stan Brown wrote:
> Thu, 30 Nov 2006 18:35:48 -0600 from Shenan Stanley
> <newshelper.RemoveThis@gmail.com>:
>> http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
>>
>> That web page (quoted) says,
>>
>> 'GRISOFT is announcing a new version of the AVG Anti-Virus Free
>> Edition. This new 7.5 version with improved performance and full
>> compatibility with the latest Windows Vista version is available.
>> Users that are using AVG Free
>> 7.1 will be provided with a specific dialog,
>
> I find I'm using 7.0, and I don't see any updating advice. Should I
> download 7.5 now, or wait till mid-January? Should I uninstall 7.0
> first, or install 7.5 on top of it?

Uninstall/reboot and install the new version before January - at your
convenience.

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(Msg. 9) Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 7:17 pm
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Sun, 3 Dec 2006 16:26:29 -0600 from Shenan Stanley
<newshelper.DeleteThis@gmail.com>:
> Stan Brown wrote:
> > I find I'm using 7.0, and I don't see any updating advice. Should I
> > download 7.5 now, or wait till mid-January? Should I uninstall 7.0
> > first, or install 7.5 on top of it?
>
> Uninstall/reboot and install the new version before January - at your
> convenience.

Thanks!

I think I'll wait till I'm disconnected from the Internet. Smile

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