AVG Free Upgraded to 8.0.233

I am using PRO but if this is true i will ditch it because this is not a small thing is it?

 

Known rootkits should be detected and blocked. The manual scan can find hidden drivers of unknown rootkits. I think there is no AV which can block all unknown rootkits, you should prevent the installation of a rootkit

 

I mean does it stop in real time or you should do a manual scan to find whether you are infected .

 

Well i let you know that i already have a rootkit in my w32 files and this means something doesn't it so reall time protection is important isn't it

 

meanwhile i had AVG pro in my laptop updated and fully functional etc.

 

-> Known rootkits

-> Unknown rootkits

 

excuse me if i sound stupid but i am missing something here.
the rootkit detector in avg interface says that i should do a manual scan to find rootkits because it won't detect them with the standard scanner and it says nothing about known or unknown. So it will not protect me from rootkits . that is the point isn't it

 

For what I know, AVG 8 Pro, does not check for rootkits real-time.

That's one of the reasons why they no longer support the free version of their anti-rootkit. Their users could, otherwise, just use the free AVG 8 version + their stand alone anti-rootkit.


Regards

 

Standard scanner = normal on-demand scans. Unless configured, the full system scan does not usually check for rootkits - this is a separate scan.

I think AVG does have some limited real-time protection against known rootkits but I am not fully sure about this yet.

 

personally i don't visit the dark side of internet and i use internet only for work issues such as email etc and visiting wilders and some other forums such as avast forum and comodo forum.
the other thing is that when you pay about a security and protection software you want it to be fully able to satisfy your needs and excuse your payment

 

ok give me some time please

 

i did ask and they send me a link of the FAQ and a support link where there were similar things to what we have been saying here.
At the end of this discussion i have learned that AVG pro does have realtime antirootkit abilities and what remains to be discussed is the real ability of AVG to do this job even compared to other AV s.
Thanks to everyone who tried to help in here. You guys really quick to help here. appreciate that very much. I will keep AVG pro then lol

 

Program update AVG Free 8.0.237

Improvements

* Core: New version of polymorphic virus Win32/Virut is now detected

 

"Enable AVG Active Surf-Shield - (on by default; and this option cannot be switched off!)."

 

Thanks very much JRV. - I am downloading it to see if any proper
light is shone on this thing - Am not holding my breath when I see the size,
2.64 MB's - Gawd, one could write the total thesis of computer history from day one,
including a research breakdown of every part and all progress in less than 2.64 MB's - So AVG is becoming as bloated as that other charmer Adobe PDF reader which had to go long ago in favour of the Fox, maybe not Brown, but quick.

 

Wow, let's compare document file sizes to binary data. Nice attempt at FUD, but I suggest you try this at other places where people are more likely to fall for this crap.

 

Yes,Yes, alright Eice - Do me a favour would you - Having downloaded this
AVG volume and read pages 42 and 50, both of which SHOW the 'Surf-Shield'
Greyed out as 'dead' but then tell that it's 'enabled by default' - Can I take it
that even though Greyed out it is actually working, but Greyed out dead simply because it CAN'T be Enabled/Disabled once one has decided to use Linkscanner ?

 

That is correct.