avg 7.5 Free - Death rumours 'greatly exaggerated'?

[Vladimyr]

While I'm in no way encouraging anyone to install this outdated-but-missed-by-many program, it's still being updated daily on one of my test rigs, with no popups or anything else prompting me to get rid of it.

I wonder if they'll actually continue support until April when 7.5 Pro is scheduled for the scrap-heap?

[Pinga]

Still working fine here too. As long as it uses the same definitions as 8.5, I beg to differ on the word 'outdated' :-)

[progress]

But AVG 7.5 has no spyware detection? ::)

[gery]

Antimalware 7.5 has

[nomarjr3]

I don't see anything wrong with migrating to AVG 8.5

It's not resource extensive like what the media say.
Try it for yourself, and you will see the improvements ;D

It also has improved detection with a built-in AS and improved heuristics.

Sure, the interface is flashy, but it's not like it's a hassle or anything.
And they already fixed the bug with regards to the disconnecting updates.

[gery]

-{ Quote: "I don't see anything wrong with migrating to AVG 8.5

It's not resource extensive like what the media say.
Try it for yourself, and you will see the improvements ;D

It also has improved detection with a built-in AS and improved heuristics.

Sure, the interface is flashy, but it's not like it's a hassle or anything.
And they already fixed the bug with regards to the disconnecting updates." }-
As far as detection it is really questionable because there is not, at least not according to VB or something similar. Myself see it going downstairs a lot in respect of
1-speed
2-browsing
3-healing
and support.
i have a licence of it and each time i install it, it gives me some hard time when it doesn't even detect some worms or simple infections from the flash drive. the free might be a better choice

[nomarjr3]

-{ Quote: "As far as detection it is really questionable because there is not, at least not according to VB or something similar. Myself see it going downstairs a lot in respect of
1-speed
2-browsing
3-healing
and support.
i have a licence of it and each time i install it, it gives me some hard time when it doesn't even detect some worms or simple infections from the flash drive. the free might be a better choice" }-
I tried out AVG 8.5 Free Edition.
So I have no complains ;D
It didn't have any significant slowdown in my old XP system whatsoever.