AVG7 Free released, Forums also available

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  1. RejZoR

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    Hoho,yesterday i cleaned my cousins PC and AVG detected stuff that NOD32 trial,Norton 2005 and avast! (ok avast! detected 4 samples) missed. I doublechecked all detected and they were indeed malware.
    Not bad for AVG :) Also with only 7MB of memory usage it even beats NOD32 and F-Prot.
     
  2. vlk

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    About the memory usage.

    I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings but sometimes (and in the case of AVG especially), it is absolutely misleading to use Task Manager (or other similar tools).

    The reason is that AVG's scanner (the engine) resides in a device driver. This means that it basically uses kernel memory (not user mode memory), and this memory does not show in the Task Manager's columns... ;)

    What you could (theoretically) do is uninstall AVG, measure the baseline (kernel+user memory consumption), install AVG, and compare the memory status with the baseline...


    Cheers
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  3. RejZoR

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    Thanks for sharing that info with us (i never knew that AVG requires special math skills) :) :D
     
  4. ronjor

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    If using XP, memory usage is not the concern it was with the DOS based operating systems. XP does a good job of managing memory.
    512 mb seems to work just fine.
    There is not the worry about "resources" as in previous operating systems.
     
  5. RejZoR

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    Well it still is. You get more disk trashing if you're low on memory. And we don't want that do we?
     
  6. ronjor

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    Windows will create a page file on the disk no matter what you do.
    My disk on XP hasn't thrashed to date. Just make sure you have enough ram and use it.
     
  7. mercurie

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    Fellow Creatures I have an older machine that has 256 memory. My page file is a dedicated partiton space. I have been told this will make things faster. Is this true or just not enough more speed to matter. :doubt:

    I am thinkin of unloading the 1 yr. trial EZAV and going with AVG free 7. You know EZ AV flunked the last VB test. I also have downloaded (not installed) Bit Defender Free as second opinion but researched here and saw some history in the old threads about resource useage (memory) even while Bit was "sleeping". :doubt: I welcome comments from users of these current versions and opinions on the above question. ;)
     
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  8. wildman

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    o_O Noticed a slow down of start up response and browser speed on my machine after last update to AVG. Using Windows98, 56K modem, Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 on a Compaq Presario 5070 desktop machine. Has anyone else experienced similar situations?

    I wish to keep AVG if at all possible, as I like it's ease of use and ease of obtaining updates. However I realize that not all virus protection programs (be it FREE or Professional) are going to work well on all machines. I will however try and get this product to work well on my machine before I stop using it. If something could be done in this area, I am sure it would be greatly appreciated by us who are relegated to using older machines and systems. Let me say it on this public forum (I LIKE THIS PROGRAM AND THE COMPANY BEHIND IT).

    Thanks
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    :-* ;) :D
     
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  9. Madsen DK

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    That does not necessarily make it a useless AV ;)
     
  10. mercurie

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    I would agree with that. It is still loaded. I have installed Bit Free version 7.2. Updated and done my first scan. I like the snooze feature on EZ AV which I used before scanning with Bit. I will stick with this set up on my old Compaq for now. Looks like at rest in the icon tray it uses less then 10MB more. I think I can live with that. For now I will wait a while before testing AVG.
    ;)
     
  11. Unity

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    I was trying AVG the other day. I usually try my resident settings with an infected MS04-028 Jpeg exploit file.

    At first , AVG detected it as soon as i have unzipped the file.

    Then a few minutes later , i've tried again and AVG didn't react all. i've even
    tried to launch the file and nothing happened.

    Well let me tell you that Avast detected it each time. AVG is probably a nice free AV , but there aren't enough settings
    for my taste , and that weird undetected file is really suspicious.
     
  12. wildman

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    :'( Was just on the AVG board, noticed quiet a few post indicating that the new version 7.0 did not work well with 98SE. I indicated on that thread that one could also add Windows98. I loved AVG 6.0, but this new 7.0 appears to have a significant flaw and needs to be fixed.

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  13. RejZoR

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    I wouldn't say that. Worked great on my VirtualPC running Windows 98 (First Edition). Also installed it on cousins PC with Win98 SE,worked fine too.
    Installed under WinXP SP2 on my machine,no problems either.
    It seems to me that it's working just fine.
     
  14. wildman

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    :D Dang if I know what post you are talking about. Just looked at the AVG board again and see post dated 29, 30 and 31 Dec addressing problems on SE98. I am having similar problems with Windows98, see my other post #33 in this thread for more details.

    P.S. I notice that you and others who indicate no problem are in Europe. Just a thought but could these problems be indicative of North America only?

    Happy New Year 2u also.

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    wildman
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  15. wildman

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    o_O Hi Spanner:

    I should have made it clear that I am referring to the AVG forum and not here on Wilders.

    I sad to say have uninstalled AVG 7.0, and my machine is back to operating normally, thus I can only attribute the problems I was experiencing to AVG 7.0.

    An observation also: Those indicating no problems tend to be in Europe, while those indicating problems tend to be in North America. I am no expert by any stretch on the imagination, but I wonder if this could be of any significance.

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    :'( :(
     
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  16. mercurie

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    Well Fellow Creatures,
    I did download and install AVG 7 as second opinion on demand scanner on my Emachine (not the compaq listed above). This would be the one where Command AV is doing such a fine job. Did my first scan and all is well. I may have questions later but for now things are working great. No problems at all. By the way as Command continues to occassionally catch a bug about once every couple of months. I consider myself a very cautious safe surfer. So be warned with so many good free AV's out there running with out dated (or no AV :eek: ) AV is just stupid.

    I signed up for the forum but have not posted yet :) Nothing to say :ninja:

    Make sure you custom install and uncheck resident and email if you use this as on demand second opinion scanner to avoid problems if you decide to load this one. After a complete scan make sure to restart your resident scanner AV what ever that is of course will depend on how that is done. SP2 Security "shield" serves as a good reminder for those with short memories. :D
     
  17. wildman

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    o_O Looks as if I am not alone in having problems with AVG 7.0. I looked at the AVG forum again, and saw quiet a few post indicating problems similar to mine (Not the post here at Wilders). Seeing as how I figure Wilders users are about the most knowledgeable around, I ask if there is any developments in this arena, please post them here. I really would like to be able to utilize AVG again, but I can't if it is going to degrade the performance of my machine, so I hope they resolve this situation A.S.A.P.

    Thanks
    wildman
    :'( :(
     
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  18. wildman

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    o_O Hi all AVG users: I notice that there is now a new edition for AVG 7.0. I need to know if this has fixed the slow down problems on older machines and older operating systems. I would like to again use AVG, but not if it keeps degrading the performance of my machine and browser capabilities.

    Info: Compaq Presario 5070 desktop. 56k modem on dial-up. Microsoft Internet Explorer 6,0 SP1. Windows 98.

    Thanks
    wildman
    *puppy*
     
  19. ellison64

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    Ive tried a few avs (settled for nod) including avg7.The 6 free version was my first av and i used it for a good 2 years with no problems.Trialing avg7 however was a different story.I use w98se p3 733.Avg7 slowed down my computer way more than most other avs i tried except for kav, and i also experienced freezes with it (due to it hogging cpu cycles i suspect)Im from uk so i personally dont think its an american europe thing.
    ellison
     
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