AVG antispyware

[the insider]

Is this app known for many FP ?? I use SAS PRO and when I had my HD scanned yesterday AVP Free found something that SAS didn't (dropper)? Before I change I like to know a bit more about it.

[Ngwana]

-{ Quote: "1. Is this app known for many FP ?? " }-NO, but like any other product not perfect.

-{ Quote: "2. I use SAS PRO and when I had my HD scanned yesterday AVP Free found something that SAS didn't (dropper)?" }-There is no rule that says if SAS PRO did not find 'it', nothing else will. However you are free to submit a sample to AVG to confirm it is an FP or not.

-{ Quote: "3. Before I change I like to know a bit more about it" }-No NEED to change, it may be fine to keep your SAS PRO. AVG Antispyware is based on a former Anti-Trojan product known Ewido. Take care. 8)

[maddawgz]

I'ts not know for much actually , ive ran it 6months with nothing found perhaps a good thing though :)

[Hugger]

As was said, submit it to AVG to see if it's a false positive.
I use both SAS free and AVG free as on demand scanners.
They almost never find anything.
Regards.
Hugger

[Tarq57]

When something is found by any application that has such a generic name as "dropper", chances are it was flagged because of likely behaviour. (Heuristics.) Such a find is always worth further investigation. A lot of the scanners can do this at times. Doesn't mean that AVG is "bad".