AVG Free Upgraded to 8.0.233

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  1. MICRO

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    Thanks a lot, I finally understand it's been working all the time.
     
    MICRO, Feb 17, 2009
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  2. waters

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    Just tried Avg,used it long time ago.I could not believe how slow it is now.Then decided to give Norton gaming edition a try .This will stay,i like Avira but it runs out soon and Norton runs the lightest on my system.How things have changed from when it was Norton that was bloat and people changed to Avg
     
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  3. JRViejo

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    waters, when you say AVG was slow, do you mean when you tried Scanning the Whole Computer?
    Do you remember if the Scan process priority was set on Fast scan or the default Automatic scan?
     
    JRViejo, Feb 20, 2009
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  4. progress

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    I think AVG is not slow, but it is getting bloated compared to Avira/Avast :'(
     
    progress, Feb 20, 2009
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  5. gery

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    it is slower then both and agree a lot more heavier both in system and in browsing. Sometimes it keeps normal docs files from oppening for some seconds in my laptop.
     
    gery, Feb 20, 2009
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  6. MICRO

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    JRV., thanks once again re. the above info.
    - It's so slow that every day I stop the scan immediately and switch to MB, or SAS, or anything, other than AVG, but now you caused me to LOOK, and mine was set on Auto. so I've upped the ante and set it to Fast - see if it gets the hell on with the job, otherwise I shall see if there's a way to dump scans and leave scanning to the brighter lights.
     
    MICRO, Feb 20, 2009
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  7. JRViejo

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    MICRO, you're welcome. At the Fast scan setting, my whole computer scans (around 996,338 objects) take about an hour and 15 minutes. I don't do anything else with the PC while scanning and don't mind grabbing a cup of coffee or taking a nice walk, as my PC earns its clean bill of health.

    BTW, the Shell extension, Specific files & folders and Removable device scans are set to Automatic scan by default so you can crank them all to Fast scan as well! :)
     
    JRViejo, Feb 20, 2009
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  8. waters

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    It was slow on browsing.I knew it was there,with norton or avira it is quick and responsive with no delay.I have Threatfire with Norton together now and still better than Avg.
    I do like Avg in all other ways but this would stop me using it
     
    waters, Feb 21, 2009
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  9. JRViejo

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    waters, thanks for replying back. I know what you mean. I installed AVG 8.0 without the LinkScanner & Web Search components and turned off auto updates & auto scan, plus scan during boot to make it run like the old 7.5 version!
     
    JRViejo, Feb 21, 2009
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  10. progress

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    ... but without LinkScanner there is also no Surf Shield? :( Or have you just turned off Search Shield?
     
    progress, Feb 21, 2009
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  11. JRViejo

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    ance, you are correct. Without LinkScanner, there's no Surf & Search Shields but in my case, I surf the Net with Firefox 3.0.6 and a plethora of Security add-ons (NoScript, Adblock Plus, Perspectives, Redirect Remover, just to name a few), beside using Sandboxie when I venture into the dark side of the force, so I see no need for Surf Shield. And yes, I also don't need Search Shield when I already have enabled Firefox's suspected forgery & attack sites security. My setup might not work for others less technically inclined, yet it works for me. :)
     
    JRViejo, Feb 21, 2009
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    JRViejo, Feb 21, 2009
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  13. gery

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    This new 237 free version runs very light and fast in my laptop way better than my Pro version. I might as well ditch the paid for the free . not missing much i gues
     
    gery, Feb 22, 2009
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    Installed Free 237 a few days ago, without the LinkScanner, and it indeed runs light and fast.
     
    fblais, Feb 23, 2009
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  15. progress

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    I agree, I'm satisfied with AVG Free 237 :thumb:
     
    progress, Feb 24, 2009
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  16. hipinidaho

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    How to DISABLE AVG NETWORK SCANNER SERVICE:
    This new AVG Network Scanner Service was not only blocking my web surfing when I blocked it at my firewall but it was using major resources by reporting every site I visited just like a trojan or spyware.
    Here's the fix:
    Go to Start then Run and type in MSCONFIG. Hit OK and select the SERVICES tab and un-check AVG Free8 WatchDog. Click APPLY, then OK.
    When you restart your computer AVG won't be running.

    Simply undo this procedure when you want to run a scan.

    AVG's Tech's fired back at me and said:
    "its processes and services should be always running due to security reasons"

    Yes, that is true when the anti virus program is running in the background and doesn't compete for resources or bandwidth but when your free software bullies your resources plus sends out all the info on users such as websites they visit and more, at this point you have a conflict of interest.

    You'll read plenty of people are mad about this new addition to the AVG software. Some where to the tune of over almost 3/4 of a million....so its not just me complaining.

    With that said, most folks know if they're going into virus territory by clicking on free computer scans, congratulations win free products banners, porn sites, limewire, eMule or cracked application sites. So unless you're going to these types of sites then it is safe to disable your AVG anti virus and then enable it once a week for a scan. In my opinion.

    I simply offered another solution where as their solution wasn't making anyone happy.

    Look at the comments they got on the AVG site if anyone don't believe me.

    The "remove Link Scanner" option is the AVG tech option and I have "how to disable" as another. Its all good as people like choices.

    Stand up against the NWO - Uphold the US Constitution. God Bless
     
    hipinidaho, Feb 26, 2009
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  17. JRViejo

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    hipinidaho, first, welcome to Wilders! I would like to preface my post by saying that I'm not an AVG employee, only a long time user of their software. I see that you have posted in the AVG Forum How to disable AVG Network Scanner Service and perhaps not liking their answer, you have come to Wilders.

    IMO disabling the Network Scanning Service is a severe method of stopping AVG from functioning and a procedure that I would not recommend for average AVG users. If you don't like the way the software behaves, there are many AV options out there, other than crippling AVG. However, you seem to raise two issues in your post: privacy and CPU resources.

    Privacy. If an AVG user is concerned with any private info that may be gathered while using the AVG's LinkScanner, then removing this feature is the only way to go. Both Web Shield and Surf Shield are part of LinkScanner and when that feature is not operational, the Network Scanner Service will just sit there, hardly using any resources, which brings me to the next point.

    CPU Resources. If this service was taxing your system, then it's a question of how much RAM was/is available overall. My system, with 2 GB of RAM, hardly notices AVG at all. Here's a breakdown on the AVG processes that are running in my PC at the moment, as seen via the Task Manager (from left to right: Image Name, User Name, CPU, CPU Time, Mem Usage, Peak Mem Usage, Handles, USER Objects, GDI Objects), while running Firefox 3.0.6:

    avgcsrvx.exe - AVG Scanning Core Module - Server Part
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    avgrsx.exe - AVG Resident Shield Service
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    avgtray.exe - AVG Tray Monitor
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    avgwdsvc.exe - AVG Watchdog Service
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    avgemc.exe - AVG E-Mail Scanner
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    My Zone Alarm firewall displays only 2 AVG functions that I allow to connect: E-Mail Scanner (avgemc.exe) and Update Module (avgupd.exe). I have never seen the Watchdog Service attempt a connection since its inception.

    You state that 750,000 people are mad about AVG's new addition, and while I would be interested in finding out where that particular figure is posted, if you take AVG's slogan "Trusted by 80 million users" at face value, your number is only .001% of all users, hardly a blip in AVG's radar.

    Granted, as one who has posted in the AVG Free forum since 2004, it can be one of the most unfriendly places at times, but being that Alan and Randy are unpaid volunteers, if you take the time to read through all their posts, both have helped thousands of Free version users over the years. So, heed their warnings and do not disable the Network Scanning Service.
     
    JRViejo, Feb 26, 2009
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  18. m00nbl00d

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    I did notice that the process AVGNSX.EXE (AVG Network scanner Service) took most of my CPU, while updating flash player, through IE7.

    I even had to terminate the process.

    This happened with the PRO version. I guess it just went crazy.

    Now, I do agree with one other user, that, and if except for the anti-rootkit module, there's no reason to keep using AVG 8 PRO. At least, for the moment, until they provide the version with SANA's product.

    I was going to test the beta version, but, I have no virtual machines up, at the moment. I am going to set up one, perhaps tomorrow, if I got the time.

    But, it's nice to have the free version, since it contains, now, the full power of linkscanner. ;) For those wishing such, of course.
     
    m00nbl00d, Feb 27, 2009
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    I have had issues in the past with constant high CPU usage (in the bracket of 30-50% on my AMD Athlon X2 5600+ processor) of the processes avgnsx.exe and avgrsx.exe on my Windows Vista machine. The problem happened to be an incompatibility with NVIDIA's network management software that comes as an optional component of their motherboard drivers. Once I removed this software, the problems with AVG were fixed.......

    It appears that AVG might have problems with software that installs a number of LSPs. I haven't quite verified it, but it is worth looking into. I had observed a similar problem to a much smaller extent in Windows XP with AVG 8.0 (the CPU usage was only higher by 1-2% so it wasn't a big deal for me then).
     
    Firecat, Feb 28, 2009
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  20. JRViejo

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    Firecat, not a week goes by that AVG adds more conflicts to their FAQs, especially in the Paid version. Here are the latest: AVG 8.0 Free Edition conflicts and AVG 8.0 conflicts.
     
    JRViejo, Feb 28, 2009
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