AVG software - Any experience here?
 

I've been looking around for a new anti-virus/spyware/firewall
provider as I'm highly dissatisfied with the Norton products - not so
much on the technical end, but their incessant begging for renewal
starting two months before the license is up.

I stumbled into AVG on the recommendation of a friend. She says it
works great and prefers it to Norton by a factor of 10.

Anybody else use it? I'm leaning towards AVG, but just want another
opinion.

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

On Mar 10, 7:17*am, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
I've been looking around for a new anti-virus/spyware/firewall
provider as I'm highly dissatisfied with the Norton products - not so
much on the technical end, but their incessant begging for renewal
starting two months before the license is up.

I stumbled into AVG on the recommendation of a friend. She says it
works great and prefers it to Norton by a factor of 10.

Anybody else use it? *I'm leaning towards AVG, but just want another
opinion.

Tom, I've only got their free home edition. (that's understandable,
eh?) and I suppose it works. it neven gives any warnings etc, that
something is in it's lair.

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
I've been looking around for a new anti-virus/spyware/firewall
provider as I'm highly dissatisfied with the Norton products - not so
much on the technical end, but their incessant begging for renewal
starting two months before the license is up.

I stumbled into AVG on the recommendation of a friend. She says it
works great and prefers it to Norton by a factor of 10.

Anybody else use it? I'm leaning towards AVG, but just want another
opinion.


I've used the "freebie" AVG off and on a few times recently, and had no
problems with it. It seems to take less of a hit on performance than
some other more fully bodied suites.

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

On Mar 10, 8:17*am, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
I've been looking around for a new anti-virus/spyware/firewall
provider as I'm highly dissatisfied with the Norton products - not so
much on the technical end, but their incessant begging for renewal
starting two months before the license is up.

I stumbled into AVG on the recommendation of a friend. She says it
works great and prefers it to Norton by a factor of 10.

Anybody else use it? *I'm leaning towards AVG, but just want another
opinion.

I use it, and like it alot. Not intrusive.

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

On Mar 10, 8:21*am, HK wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
I've been looking around for a new anti-virus/spyware/firewall
provider as I'm highly dissatisfied with the Norton products - not so
much on the technical end, but their incessant begging for renewal
starting two months before the license is up.

I stumbled into AVG on the recommendation of a friend. She says it
works great and prefers it to Norton by a factor of 10.

Anybody else use it? *I'm leaning towards AVG, but just want another
opinion.

I've used the "freebie" AVG off and on a few times recently, and had no
problems with it. It seems to take less of a hit on performance than
some other more fully bodied suites.

Harry, Tom is done with your lies and childish insults remember?

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
I've been looking around for a new anti-virus/spyware/firewall
provider as I'm highly dissatisfied with the Norton products - not so
much on the technical end, but their incessant begging for renewal
starting two months before the license is up.

I stumbled into AVG on the recommendation of a friend. She says it
works great and prefers it to Norton by a factor of 10.

Anybody else use it? I'm leaning towards AVG, but just want another
opinion.

Been using the free edition on three PCs here with no problems. I have
installed it on several friends machines with no reported problems.

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
I've been looking around for a new anti-virus/spyware/firewall
provider as I'm highly dissatisfied with the Norton products - not so
much on the technical end, but their incessant begging for renewal
starting two months before the license is up.

I stumbled into AVG on the recommendation of a friend. She says it
works great and prefers it to Norton by a factor of 10.

Anybody else use it? I'm leaning towards AVG, but just want another
opinion.

I had it installed on my mothers computer, and she never got a virus,
but she is a low risk user. I changed from AVG to Avast when she
purchased a new computer due to a better review in one of the magazines
I read.

AVG and Avast are both considered light weight, small footprint AV and
do a fair job of catching virus, but might be slow to update databases
with new viruses.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus has been the highest rated, and is priced similar
to Norton.

I used McAfee because it is free from my ISP. It has a large footprint,
but does a great job.

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
I've been looking around for a new anti-virus/spyware/firewall
provider as I'm highly dissatisfied with the Norton products - not so
much on the technical end, but their incessant begging for renewal
starting two months before the license is up.

I stumbled into AVG on the recommendation of a friend. She says it
works great and prefers it to Norton by a factor of 10.

Anybody else use it? I'm leaning towards AVG, but just want another
opinion.

I had it installed on my mothers computer, and she never got a virus,
but she is a low risk user. I changed from AVG to Avast when she
purchased a new computer due to a better review in one of the magazines
I read.

AVG and Avast are both considered light weight, small footprint AV and
do a fair job of catching virus, but might be slow to update databases
with new viruses.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus has been the highest rated, and is priced similar
to Norton.

I used McAfee because it is free from my ISP. It has a large footprint,
but does a great job.


Even AVG "light" updates its virii database every day on my laptop.

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in message
. ..
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
I've been looking around for a new anti-virus/spyware/firewall
provider as I'm highly dissatisfied with the Norton products - not so
much on the technical end, but their incessant begging for renewal
starting two months before the license is up.

I stumbled into AVG on the recommendation of a friend. She says it
works great and prefers it to Norton by a factor of 10.

Anybody else use it? I'm leaning towards AVG, but just want another
opinion.

I had it installed on my mothers computer, and she never got a virus, but
she is a low risk user. I changed from AVG to Avast when she purchased a
new computer due to a better review in one of the magazines I read.

AVG and Avast are both considered light weight, small footprint AV and do
a fair job of catching virus, but might be slow to update databases with
new viruses.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus has been the highest rated, and is priced similar to
Norton.

I used McAfee because it is free from my ISP. It has a large footprint,
but does a great job.

AVG updates it's data base just about every day automatically at a time the
user elects.

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
I've been looking around for a new anti-virus/spyware/firewall
provider as I'm highly dissatisfied with the Norton products - not so
much on the technical end, but their incessant begging for renewal
starting two months before the license is up.

I stumbled into AVG on the recommendation of a friend. She says it
works great and prefers it to Norton by a factor of 10.

Anybody else use it? I'm leaning towards AVG, but just want another
opinion.

I had it installed on my mothers computer, and she never got a virus,
but she is a low risk user. I changed from AVG to Avast when she
purchased a new computer due to a better review in one of the
magazines I read.

AVG and Avast are both considered light weight, small footprint AV and
do a fair job of catching virus, but might be slow to update databases
with new viruses.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus has been the highest rated, and is priced
similar to Norton.

I used McAfee because it is free from my ISP. It has a large
footprint, but does a great job.


Even AVG "light" updates its virii database every day on my laptop.

I am basing my evalution on it's ability to catch the most current
virus, based upon the reviews by experts. You can still update your
antivirus database daily, and still not catch the latest variation of
viruses. The reviews i have read concerning AVG and Avast, (and I have
installed both of them), is they are good free programs but "scored
poorly when compared to Kaspersky and NOD32".

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

On Mar 10, 8:40*am, HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:





Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
I've been looking around for a new anti-virus/spyware/firewall
provider as I'm highly dissatisfied with the Norton products - not so
much on the technical end, but their incessant begging for renewal
starting two months before the license is up.

I stumbled into AVG on the recommendation of a friend. She says it
works great and prefers it to Norton by a factor of 10.

Anybody else use it? *I'm leaning towards AVG, but just want another
opinion.

I had it installed on my mothers computer, and she never got a virus,
but she is a low risk user. *I changed from AVG to Avast when she
purchased a new computer due to a better review in one of the magazines
I read.

AVG and Avast are both considered light weight, small footprint AV and
do a fair job of catching virus, but might be slow to update databases
with new viruses.

*Kaspersky Anti-Virus has been the highest rated, and is priced similar
to Norton.

I used McAfee because it is free from my ISP. *It has a large footprint,
but does a great job.

Even AVG "light" updates its virii database every day on my laptop.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

That doesn't mean that AVG updates THEIR database as regularly and
thoroughly as some.

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
I've been looking around for a new anti-virus/spyware/firewall
provider as I'm highly dissatisfied with the Norton products - not so
much on the technical end, but their incessant begging for renewal
starting two months before the license is up.

I stumbled into AVG on the recommendation of a friend. She says it
works great and prefers it to Norton by a factor of 10.

Anybody else use it? I'm leaning towards AVG, but just want another
opinion.

I had it installed on my mothers computer, and she never got a virus,
but she is a low risk user. I changed from AVG to Avast when she
purchased a new computer due to a better review in one of the
magazines I read.

AVG and Avast are both considered light weight, small footprint AV
and do a fair job of catching virus, but might be slow to update
databases with new viruses.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus has been the highest rated, and is priced
similar to Norton.

I used McAfee because it is free from my ISP. It has a large
footprint, but does a great job.


Even AVG "light" updates its virii database every day on my laptop.

I am basing my evalution on it's ability to catch the most current
virus, based upon the reviews by experts. You can still update your
antivirus database daily, and still not catch the latest variation of
viruses. The reviews i have read concerning AVG and Avast, (and I have
installed both of them), is they are good free programs but "scored
poorly when compared to Kaspersky and NOD32".



*Every* anti-virus program or suite has its own set of problems,
including Kaspersky, which I also have used from time to time. And I
didn't read *that* on the internet or in a magazine article "based upon
the reviews by experts."

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

At home, mine usually updates itself some time in the middle of the
night or so. i think I ahve it set for something like 3AM, but what
they do on their side... I don't know..

wrote:
On Mar 10, 8:40?am, HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:





Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
I've been looking around for a new anti-virus/spyware/firewall
provider as I'm highly dissatisfied with the Norton products - not so
much on the technical end, but their incessant begging for renewal
starting two months before the license is up.

I stumbled into AVG on the recommendation of a friend. She says it
works great and prefers it to Norton by a factor of 10.

Anybody else use it? ?I'm leaning towards AVG, but just want another
opinion.

I had it installed on my mothers computer, and she never got a virus,
but she is a low risk user. ?I changed from AVG to Avast when she
purchased a new computer due to a better review in one of the magazines
I read.

AVG and Avast are both considered light weight, small footprint AV and
do a fair job of catching virus, but might be slow to update databases
with new viruses.

?Kaspersky Anti-Virus has been the highest rated, and is priced similar
to Norton.

I used McAfee because it is free from my ISP. ?It has a large footprint,
but does a great job.

Even AVG "light" updates its virii database every day on my laptop.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

That doesn't mean that AVG updates THEIR database as regularly and
thoroughly as some.

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
I've been looking around for a new anti-virus/spyware/firewall
provider as I'm highly dissatisfied with the Norton products - not so
much on the technical end, but their incessant begging for renewal
starting two months before the license is up.

I stumbled into AVG on the recommendation of a friend. She says it
works great and prefers it to Norton by a factor of 10.

Anybody else use it? I'm leaning towards AVG, but just want another
opinion.

I had it installed on my mothers computer, and she never got a
virus, but she is a low risk user. I changed from AVG to Avast when
she purchased a new computer due to a better review in one of the
magazines I read.

AVG and Avast are both considered light weight, small footprint AV
and do a fair job of catching virus, but might be slow to update
databases with new viruses.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus has been the highest rated, and is priced
similar to Norton.

I used McAfee because it is free from my ISP. It has a large
footprint, but does a great job.


Even AVG "light" updates its virii database every day on my laptop.

I am basing my evalution on it's ability to catch the most current
virus, based upon the reviews by experts. You can still update your
antivirus database daily, and still not catch the latest variation of
viruses. The reviews i have read concerning AVG and Avast, (and I
have installed both of them), is they are good free programs but
"scored poorly when compared to Kaspersky and NOD32".



*Every* anti-virus program or suite has its own set of problems,
including Kaspersky, which I also have used from time to time. And I
didn't read *that* on the internet or in a magazine article "based upon
the reviews by experts."


Well, you are probably correct on this and all subjects, and it was
really silly of me to use the advice of those who specialize in the field.

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
I've been looking around for a new anti-virus/spyware/firewall
provider as I'm highly dissatisfied with the Norton products - not so
much on the technical end, but their incessant begging for renewal
starting two months before the license is up.

I stumbled into AVG on the recommendation of a friend. She says it
works great and prefers it to Norton by a factor of 10.

Anybody else use it? I'm leaning towards AVG, but just want another
opinion.

I had it installed on my mothers computer, and she never got a
virus, but she is a low risk user. I changed from AVG to Avast
when she purchased a new computer due to a better review in one of
the magazines I read.

AVG and Avast are both considered light weight, small footprint AV
and do a fair job of catching virus, but might be slow to update
databases with new viruses.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus has been the highest rated, and is priced
similar to Norton.

I used McAfee because it is free from my ISP. It has a large
footprint, but does a great job.


Even AVG "light" updates its virii database every day on my laptop.

I am basing my evalution on it's ability to catch the most current
virus, based upon the reviews by experts. You can still update your
antivirus database daily, and still not catch the latest variation of
viruses. The reviews i have read concerning AVG and Avast, (and I
have installed both of them), is they are good free programs but
"scored poorly when compared to Kaspersky and NOD32".



*Every* anti-virus program or suite has its own set of problems,
including Kaspersky, which I also have used from time to time. And I
didn't read *that* on the internet or in a magazine article "based
upon the reviews by experts."


Well, you are probably correct on this and all subjects, and it was
really silly of me to use the advice of those who specialize in the field.



I am correct in pointing out that all anti-vi suites have their own set
of problems, but you probably won't read that in your magazine article.

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
I've been looking around for a new anti-virus/spyware/firewall
provider as I'm highly dissatisfied with the Norton products -
not so
much on the technical end, but their incessant begging for renewal
starting two months before the license is up.

I stumbled into AVG on the recommendation of a friend. She says it
works great and prefers it to Norton by a factor of 10.

Anybody else use it? I'm leaning towards AVG, but just want another
opinion.

I had it installed on my mothers computer, and she never got a
virus, but she is a low risk user. I changed from AVG to Avast
when she purchased a new computer due to a better review in one of
the magazines I read.

AVG and Avast are both considered light weight, small footprint AV
and do a fair job of catching virus, but might be slow to update
databases with new viruses.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus has been the highest rated, and is priced
similar to Norton.

I used McAfee because it is free from my ISP. It has a large
footprint, but does a great job.


Even AVG "light" updates its virii database every day on my laptop.

I am basing my evalution on it's ability to catch the most current
virus, based upon the reviews by experts. You can still update your
antivirus database daily, and still not catch the latest variation
of viruses. The reviews i have read concerning AVG and Avast, (and
I have installed both of them), is they are good free programs but
"scored poorly when compared to Kaspersky and NOD32".



*Every* anti-virus program or suite has its own set of problems,
including Kaspersky, which I also have used from time to time. And I
didn't read *that* on the internet or in a magazine article "based
upon the reviews by experts."


Well, you are probably correct on this and all subjects, and it was
really silly of me to use the advice of those who specialize in the
field.



I am correct in pointing out that all anti-vi suites have their own set
of problems, but you probably won't read that in your magazine article.

I appreciate your knowledge and expertise in this subject and all the
others.

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:

Well, you are probably correct on this and all subjects, and it was
really silly of me to use the advice of those who specialize in the
field.



I am correct in pointing out that all anti-vi suites have their own set
of problems, but you probably won't read that in your magazine article.

Wow Harry, what a prophetic statement. You are the king of generalizations.

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in message
. ..
HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
I've been looking around for a new anti-virus/spyware/firewall
provider as I'm highly dissatisfied with the Norton products - not so
much on the technical end, but their incessant begging for renewal
starting two months before the license is up.

I stumbled into AVG on the recommendation of a friend. She says it
works great and prefers it to Norton by a factor of 10.

Anybody else use it? I'm leaning towards AVG, but just want another
opinion.

I had it installed on my mothers computer, and she never got a virus,
but she is a low risk user. I changed from AVG to Avast when she
purchased a new computer due to a better review in one of the
magazines I read.

AVG and Avast are both considered light weight, small footprint AV and
do a fair job of catching virus, but might be slow to update databases
with new viruses.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus has been the highest rated, and is priced
similar to Norton.

I used McAfee because it is free from my ISP. It has a large
footprint, but does a great job.


Even AVG "light" updates its virii database every day on my laptop.

I am basing my evalution on it's ability to catch the most current
virus, based upon the reviews by experts. You can still update your
antivirus database daily, and still not catch the latest variation of
viruses. The reviews i have read concerning AVG and Avast, (and I have
installed both of them), is they are good free programs but "scored
poorly when compared to Kaspersky and NOD32".



*Every* anti-virus program or suite has its own set of problems,
including Kaspersky, which I also have used from time to time. And I
didn't read *that* on the internet or in a magazine article "based upon
the reviews by experts."


Well, you are probably correct on this and all subjects, and it was really
silly of me to use the advice of those who specialize in the field.


Reggie, you are a pretty bright fellow. I'm sure you can find other ways to
amuse yourself. Wouldn't you like to see a new and improved Harry emerge out
of all of this?

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

On Mar 10, 8:17*am, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
I've been looking around for a new anti-virus/spyware/firewall
provider as I'm highly dissatisfied with the Norton products - not so
much on the technical end, but their incessant begging for renewal
starting two months before the license is up.

I stumbled into AVG on the recommendation of a friend. She says it
works great and prefers it to Norton by a factor of 10.

Anybody else use it? *I'm leaning towards AVG, but just want another
opinion.

We use Zone Alarm along with a router that is shut tighter than a..
Norton has never done any good by us, and McAffe takes more resources
than AOL!

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

BAR wrote:
HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:

Well, you are probably correct on this and all subjects, and it was
really silly of me to use the advice of those who specialize in the
field.



I am correct in pointing out that all anti-vi suites have their own
set of problems, but you probably won't read that in your magazine
article.

Wow Harry, what a prophetic statement. You are the king of generalizations.


I can be quite specific about problems being encountered with several of
the "top-rated" suites, but that would just engender attacks from the
usual suspects here.

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
I've been looking around for a new anti-virus/spyware/firewall
provider as I'm highly dissatisfied with the Norton products - not so
much on the technical end, but their incessant begging for renewal
starting two months before the license is up.

I stumbled into AVG on the recommendation of a friend. She says it
works great and prefers it to Norton by a factor of 10.

Anybody else use it? I'm leaning towards AVG, but just want another
opinion.

I have used AVG in the past. I seem to recall it affecting my boot speed and
or program load/run time. Sorry that's all I remember and improvements may
have been made to the software since. I have been using Avast for the last
couple of years and have no complaints about it. It even found an attempted
invasion a few months ago.

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

wrote:

"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in
message . ..
HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
I've been looking around for a new anti-virus/spyware/firewall
provider as I'm highly dissatisfied with the Norton products -
not so
much on the technical end, but their incessant begging for renewal
starting two months before the license is up.

I stumbled into AVG on the recommendation of a friend. She says it
works great and prefers it to Norton by a factor of 10.

Anybody else use it? I'm leaning towards AVG, but just want another
opinion.

I had it installed on my mothers computer, and she never got a
virus, but she is a low risk user. I changed from AVG to Avast
when she purchased a new computer due to a better review in one of
the magazines I read.

AVG and Avast are both considered light weight, small footprint AV
and do a fair job of catching virus, but might be slow to update
databases with new viruses.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus has been the highest rated, and is priced
similar to Norton.

I used McAfee because it is free from my ISP. It has a large
footprint, but does a great job.


Even AVG "light" updates its virii database every day on my laptop.

I am basing my evalution on it's ability to catch the most current
virus, based upon the reviews by experts. You can still update your
antivirus database daily, and still not catch the latest variation
of viruses. The reviews i have read concerning AVG and Avast, (and
I have installed both of them), is they are good free programs but
"scored poorly when compared to Kaspersky and NOD32".



*Every* anti-virus program or suite has its own set of problems,
including Kaspersky, which I also have used from time to time. And I
didn't read *that* on the internet or in a magazine article "based
upon the reviews by experts."


Well, you are probably correct on this and all subjects, and it was
really silly of me to use the advice of those who specialize in the
field.


Reggie, you are a pretty bright fellow. I'm sure you can find other ways
to amuse yourself. Wouldn't you like to see a new and improved Harry
emerge out of all of this?

I would love to, while I really don't believe my comments about the anti
virus would have been upsetting to anyone else, it probably is best if I
just ignore him.

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

wrote:

"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in
message . ..
HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
I've been looking around for a new anti-virus/spyware/firewall
provider as I'm highly dissatisfied with the Norton products -
not so
much on the technical end, but their incessant begging for renewal
starting two months before the license is up.

I stumbled into AVG on the recommendation of a friend. She says it
works great and prefers it to Norton by a factor of 10.

Anybody else use it? I'm leaning towards AVG, but just want another
opinion.

I had it installed on my mothers computer, and she never got a
virus, but she is a low risk user. I changed from AVG to Avast
when she purchased a new computer due to a better review in one of
the magazines I read.

AVG and Avast are both considered light weight, small footprint AV
and do a fair job of catching virus, but might be slow to update
databases with new viruses.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus has been the highest rated, and is priced
similar to Norton.

I used McAfee because it is free from my ISP. It has a large
footprint, but does a great job.


Even AVG "light" updates its virii database every day on my laptop.

I am basing my evalution on it's ability to catch the most current
virus, based upon the reviews by experts. You can still update your
antivirus database daily, and still not catch the latest variation
of viruses. The reviews i have read concerning AVG and Avast, (and
I have installed both of them), is they are good free programs but
"scored poorly when compared to Kaspersky and NOD32".



*Every* anti-virus program or suite has its own set of problems,
including Kaspersky, which I also have used from time to time. And I
didn't read *that* on the internet or in a magazine article "based
upon the reviews by experts."


Well, you are probably correct on this and all subjects, and it was
really silly of me to use the advice of those who specialize in the
field.


Reggie, you are a pretty bright fellow. I'm sure you can find other ways
to amuse yourself. Wouldn't you like to see a new and improved Harry
emerge out of all of this?


There is no "new and improved" Harry emerging. If the attacks aimed at
me and others here cease, then I will stop throwing them back. I will
admit to having no tolerance for those who toss spitballs and then hide
behind their anonymity, or those who criticize the boats, motors,
trailers, or gear of others, but aren't manly enough to put into play
what boats, motors, trailers, or gear they possess.

Know any posters like that? :}

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
I've been looking around for a new anti-virus/spyware/firewall
provider as I'm highly dissatisfied with the Norton products - not so
much on the technical end, but their incessant begging for renewal
starting two months before the license is up.

I stumbled into AVG on the recommendation of a friend. She says it
works great and prefers it to Norton by a factor of 10.

Anybody else use it? I'm leaning towards AVG, but just want another
opinion.

I have used the free version for several years, and am completely
satisfied with it. As to a firewall, I have used Zone Alarm free version
also for several years. Both products serve my three networked home
computers well. Beats the devil out of the footprints of MacAfee,
Norton, et al, which I have also tried

And the price is right.

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
I've been looking around for a new anti-virus/spyware/firewall
provider as I'm highly dissatisfied with the Norton products - not so
much on the technical end, but their incessant begging for renewal
starting two months before the license is up.

I stumbled into AVG on the recommendation of a friend. She says it
works great and prefers it to Norton by a factor of 10.

Anybody else use it? I'm leaning towards AVG, but just want another
opinion.

I have used AVG in the past. I seem to recall it affecting my boot speed
and or program load/run time. Sorry that's all I remember and
improvements may have been made to the software since. I have been using
Avast for the last couple of years and have no complaints about it. It
even found an attempted invasion a few months ago.


Likely *all* anti-vi programs will impact boot speed a little and
program load time a little or a lot. On my notebook, AVG impacted both
less than other anti-vi programs I tried, but of course AVG did impact
them some.

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:25:22 -0400, Florida born wrote:


I have used the free version for several years, and am completely
satisfied with it. As to a firewall, I have used Zone Alarm free version
also for several years. Both products serve my three networked home
computers well. Beats the devil out of the footprints of MacAfee,
Norton, et al, which I have also tried

And the price is right.

For what it's worth, the free Zone Alarm doesn't stack up very well these
days. It leaks.

http://www.matousec.com/projects/win...ts-results.php

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

"HK" wrote in message
...
wrote:

"Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is Here wrote in message
. ..
HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
I've been looking around for a new anti-virus/spyware/firewall
provider as I'm highly dissatisfied with the Norton products - not
so
much on the technical end, but their incessant begging for renewal
starting two months before the license is up.

I stumbled into AVG on the recommendation of a friend. She says it
works great and prefers it to Norton by a factor of 10.

Anybody else use it? I'm leaning towards AVG, but just want
another
opinion.

I had it installed on my mothers computer, and she never got a
virus, but she is a low risk user. I changed from AVG to Avast when
she purchased a new computer due to a better review in one of the
magazines I read.

AVG and Avast are both considered light weight, small footprint AV
and do a fair job of catching virus, but might be slow to update
databases with new viruses.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus has been the highest rated, and is priced
similar to Norton.

I used McAfee because it is free from my ISP. It has a large
footprint, but does a great job.


Even AVG "light" updates its virii database every day on my laptop.

I am basing my evalution on it's ability to catch the most current
virus, based upon the reviews by experts. You can still update your
antivirus database daily, and still not catch the latest variation of
viruses. The reviews i have read concerning AVG and Avast, (and I
have installed both of them), is they are good free programs but
"scored poorly when compared to Kaspersky and NOD32".



*Every* anti-virus program or suite has its own set of problems,
including Kaspersky, which I also have used from time to time. And I
didn't read *that* on the internet or in a magazine article "based upon
the reviews by experts."


Well, you are probably correct on this and all subjects, and it was
really silly of me to use the advice of those who specialize in the
field.


Reggie, you are a pretty bright fellow. I'm sure you can find other ways
to amuse yourself. Wouldn't you like to see a new and improved Harry
emerge out of all of this?


There is no "new and improved" Harry emerging. If the attacks aimed at me
and others here cease, then I will stop throwing them back. I will admit
to having no tolerance for those who toss spitballs and then hide behind
their anonymity, or those who criticize the boats, motors, trailers, or
gear of others, but aren't manly enough to put into play what boats,
motors, trailers, or gear they possess.

Know any posters like that? :}

The volley has to stop somewhere. And it isn't necessarily have to be at the
servers feet.
Anonymity is a defense mechanism against any number of real and perceived
threats. I don't think it's manly at all to make public, details about your
life that might draw the attention of unsavory characters. That is just poor
judgment.
I will support any legitimate efforts to clean this place up.

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

John H. wrote:
On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:25:22 -0400, "Florida born"
wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
I've been looking around for a new anti-virus/spyware/firewall
provider as I'm highly dissatisfied with the Norton products - not so
much on the technical end, but their incessant begging for renewal
starting two months before the license is up.

I stumbled into AVG on the recommendation of a friend. She says it
works great and prefers it to Norton by a factor of 10.

Anybody else use it? I'm leaning towards AVG, but just want another
opinion.
I have used the free version for several years, and am completely
satisfied with it. As to a firewall, I have used Zone Alarm free version
also for several years. Both products serve my three networked home
computers well. Beats the devil out of the footprints of MacAfee,
Norton, et al, which I have also tried

And the price is right.


I installed Zone Alarm when I went to cable internet. I was having a lot of
interruptions, and when I called Cox, they blamed it on Zone Alarm. So I
went with McAfee. Haven't had any of those problems since.


Your computer clock is an hour off.

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

wrote:

"HK" wrote in message

There is no "new and improved" Harry emerging. If the attacks aimed at
me and others here cease, then I will stop throwing them back. I will
admit to having no tolerance for those who toss spitballs and then
hide behind their anonymity, or those who criticize the boats, motors,
trailers, or gear of others, but aren't manly enough to put into play
what boats, motors, trailers, or gear they possess.

Know any posters like that? :}

The volley has to stop somewhere. And it isn't necessarily have to be at
the servers feet.
Anonymity is a defense mechanism against any number of real and
perceived threats. I don't think it's manly at all to make public,
details about your life that might draw the attention of unsavory
characters. That is just poor judgment.
I will support any legitimate efforts to clean this place up.

What is NOT manly is criticizing the life, boat, gear, whatever of
others, and refusing to put into play, for example, what boats, motors,
trailers, you own.

Know any posters like that? :}

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

"HK" wrote in message
...
wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
There is no "new and improved" Harry emerging. If the attacks aimed at
me and others here cease, then I will stop throwing them back. I will
admit to having no tolerance for those who toss spitballs and then hide
behind their anonymity, or those who criticize the boats, motors,
trailers, or gear of others, but aren't manly enough to put into play
what boats, motors, trailers, or gear they possess.

Know any posters like that? :}

The volley has to stop somewhere. And it isn't necessarily have to be at
the servers feet.
Anonymity is a defense mechanism against any number of real and perceived
threats. I don't think it's manly at all to make public, details about
your life that might draw the attention of unsavory characters. That is
just poor judgment.
I will support any legitimate efforts to clean this place up.

What is NOT manly is criticizing the life, boat, gear, whatever of others,
and refusing to put into play, for example, what boats, motors, trailers,
you own.

Know any posters like that? :}

I fear an impending setback. I'll bite my tongue for a bit longer.

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
...
wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
There is no "new and improved" Harry emerging. If the attacks aimed
at me and others here cease, then I will stop throwing them back. I
will admit to having no tolerance for those who toss spitballs and
then hide behind their anonymity, or those who criticize the boats,
motors, trailers, or gear of others, but aren't manly enough to put
into play what boats, motors, trailers, or gear they possess.

Know any posters like that? :}

The volley has to stop somewhere. And it isn't necessarily have to be
at the servers feet.
Anonymity is a defense mechanism against any number of real and
perceived threats. I don't think it's manly at all to make public,
details about your life that might draw the attention of unsavory
characters. That is just poor judgment.
I will support any legitimate efforts to clean this place up.

What is NOT manly is criticizing the life, boat, gear, whatever of
others, and refusing to put into play, for example, what boats,
motors, trailers, you own.

Know any posters like that? :}

I fear an impending setback. I'll bite my tongue for a bit longer.


I am merely pointing out that it is not manly to attack others for
their, in this case, purchasing decisions, when you haven't the balls to
put your own similar decisions into play.

Let's say I posted that I had just purchased, oh, a Ford truck, and that
you posted, about 327 times, that you didn't think much of Ford trucks.
So, at some point you were asked, "So, what truck do you drive?" And you
responded, "Oh, I'm not going to tell you..."

That is not "manly" behavior.

Do you think it is?

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:17:14 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

I've been looking around for a new anti-virus/spyware/firewall
provider as I'm highly dissatisfied with the Norton products - not so
much on the technical end, but their incessant begging for renewal
starting two months before the license is up.

I stumbled into AVG on the recommendation of a friend. She says it
works great and prefers it to Norton by a factor of 10.

Anybody else use it? I'm leaning towards AVG, but just want another
opinion.

FWIW, The Grisoft AVG Anti-virus was the lowest rated of the most recently
rated anti-virus products.

I've been using the McAfee suite for several years, and I've not, ever,
(knock on wood) had a virus.
--
John

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:25:22 -0400, "Florida born"
wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
.. .
I've been looking around for a new anti-virus/spyware/firewall
provider as I'm highly dissatisfied with the Norton products - not so
much on the technical end, but their incessant begging for renewal
starting two months before the license is up.

I stumbled into AVG on the recommendation of a friend. She says it
works great and prefers it to Norton by a factor of 10.

Anybody else use it? I'm leaning towards AVG, but just want another
opinion.

I have used the free version for several years, and am completely
satisfied with it. As to a firewall, I have used Zone Alarm free version
also for several years. Both products serve my three networked home
computers well. Beats the devil out of the footprints of MacAfee,
Norton, et al, which I have also tried

And the price is right.


I installed Zone Alarm when I went to cable internet. I was having a lot of
interruptions, and when I called Cox, they blamed it on Zone Alarm. So I
went with McAfee. Haven't had any of those problems since.
--
John

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

"HK" wrote in message
...
wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
...
wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
There is no "new and improved" Harry emerging. If the attacks aimed at
me and others here cease, then I will stop throwing them back. I will
admit to having no tolerance for those who toss spitballs and then
hide behind their anonymity, or those who criticize the boats, motors,
trailers, or gear of others, but aren't manly enough to put into play
what boats, motors, trailers, or gear they possess.

Know any posters like that? :}

The volley has to stop somewhere. And it isn't necessarily have to be
at the servers feet.
Anonymity is a defense mechanism against any number of real and
perceived threats. I don't think it's manly at all to make public,
details about your life that might draw the attention of unsavory
characters. That is just poor judgment.
I will support any legitimate efforts to clean this place up.

What is NOT manly is criticizing the life, boat, gear, whatever of
others, and refusing to put into play, for example, what boats, motors,
trailers, you own.

Know any posters like that? :}

I fear an impending setback. I'll bite my tongue for a bit longer.


I am merely pointing out that it is not manly to attack others for their,
in this case, purchasing decisions, when you haven't the balls to put your
own similar decisions into play.

Let's say I posted that I had just purchased, oh, a Ford truck, and that
you posted, about 327 times, that you didn't think much of Ford trucks.
So, at some point you were asked, "So, what truck do you drive?" And you
responded, "Oh, I'm not going to tell you..."

That is not "manly" behavior.

Do you think it is?



What it is is a case of one person exercising poor judgment and trying to
goad another person into doing the same thing.

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

"John H." wrote in message
...
On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:34:36 -0400, "
wrote:


"HK" wrote in message
...
wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
There is no "new and improved" Harry emerging. If the attacks aimed at
me and others here cease, then I will stop throwing them back. I will
admit to having no tolerance for those who toss spitballs and then
hide
behind their anonymity, or those who criticize the boats, motors,
trailers, or gear of others, but aren't manly enough to put into play
what boats, motors, trailers, or gear they possess.

Know any posters like that? :}

The volley has to stop somewhere. And it isn't necessarily have to be
at
the servers feet.
Anonymity is a defense mechanism against any number of real and
perceived
threats. I don't think it's manly at all to make public, details about
your life that might draw the attention of unsavory characters. That is
just poor judgment.
I will support any legitimate efforts to clean this place up.

What is NOT manly is criticizing the life, boat, gear, whatever of
others,
and refusing to put into play, for example, what boats, motors,
trailers,
you own.

Know any posters like that? :}

I fear an impending setback. I'll bite my tongue for a bit longer.

Please, let him have his way. When enough people stop talking to him,
he'll
change or go elsewhere.
--
John

I'm trying John.

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:34:36 -0400, "
wrote:


"HK" wrote in message
...
wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
There is no "new and improved" Harry emerging. If the attacks aimed at
me and others here cease, then I will stop throwing them back. I will
admit to having no tolerance for those who toss spitballs and then hide
behind their anonymity, or those who criticize the boats, motors,
trailers, or gear of others, but aren't manly enough to put into play
what boats, motors, trailers, or gear they possess.

Know any posters like that? :}

The volley has to stop somewhere. And it isn't necessarily have to be at
the servers feet.
Anonymity is a defense mechanism against any number of real and perceived
threats. I don't think it's manly at all to make public, details about
your life that might draw the attention of unsavory characters. That is
just poor judgment.
I will support any legitimate efforts to clean this place up.

What is NOT manly is criticizing the life, boat, gear, whatever of others,
and refusing to put into play, for example, what boats, motors, trailers,
you own.

Know any posters like that? :}

I fear an impending setback. I'll bite my tongue for a bit longer.

Please, let him have his way. When enough people stop talking to him, he'll
change or go elsewhere.
--
John

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

On Mar 10, 11:43*am, HK wrote:
wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
...
wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
There is no "new and improved" Harry emerging. If the attacks aimed
at me and others here cease, then I will stop throwing them back. I
will admit to having no tolerance for those who toss spitballs and
then hide behind their anonymity, or those who criticize the boats,
motors, trailers, or gear of others, but aren't manly enough to put
into play what boats, motors, trailers, or gear they possess.

Know any posters like that? :}

The volley has to stop somewhere. And it isn't necessarily have to be
at the servers feet.
Anonymity is a defense mechanism against any number of real and
perceived threats. I don't think it's manly at all to make public,
details about your life that might draw the attention of unsavory
characters. That is just poor judgment.
I will support any legitimate efforts to clean this place up.

What is NOT manly is criticizing the life, boat, gear, whatever of
others, and refusing to put into play, for example, what boats,
motors, trailers, you own.

Know any posters like that? *:}

I fear an impending setback. I'll bite my tongue for a bit longer.

I am merely pointing out that it is not manly to attack others for
their, in this case, purchasing decisions, when you haven't the balls to
put your own similar decisions into play.

Let's say I posted that I had just purchased, oh, a Ford truck, and that
you posted, about 327 times, that you didn't think much of Ford trucks.
So, at some point you were asked, "So, what truck do you drive?" And you
responded, "Oh, I'm not going to tell you..."

That is not "manly" behavior.

Do you think it is?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Harry, I agree one hundred percent. Do you remember saying negative
things about Wayne's and Eisboch's choice of slow "RV" boats? Okay,
now, you said that it's not manly behavior to do that without showing
what YOU have. I'm sure we'd all like to see some proof of ownership
of a 36' Zimmerman like lobster boat you claim to own.

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
...
wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
...
wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
There is no "new and improved" Harry emerging. If the attacks
aimed at me and others here cease, then I will stop throwing them
back. I will admit to having no tolerance for those who toss
spitballs and then hide behind their anonymity, or those who
criticize the boats, motors, trailers, or gear of others, but
aren't manly enough to put into play what boats, motors, trailers,
or gear they possess.

Know any posters like that? :}

The volley has to stop somewhere. And it isn't necessarily have to
be at the servers feet.
Anonymity is a defense mechanism against any number of real and
perceived threats. I don't think it's manly at all to make public,
details about your life that might draw the attention of unsavory
characters. That is just poor judgment.
I will support any legitimate efforts to clean this place up.

What is NOT manly is criticizing the life, boat, gear, whatever of
others, and refusing to put into play, for example, what boats,
motors, trailers, you own.

Know any posters like that? :}

I fear an impending setback. I'll bite my tongue for a bit longer.


I am merely pointing out that it is not manly to attack others for
their, in this case, purchasing decisions, when you haven't the balls
to put your own similar decisions into play.

Let's say I posted that I had just purchased, oh, a Ford truck, and
that you posted, about 327 times, that you didn't think much of Ford
trucks. So, at some point you were asked, "So, what truck do you
drive?" And you responded, "Oh, I'm not going to tell you..."

That is not "manly" behavior.

Do you think it is?



What it is is a case of one person exercising poor judgment and trying
to goad another person into doing the same thing.


Telling people what brand and model of boat you have is poor judgment?

Sheesh.

AVG software - Any experience here?
 

"HK" wrote in message
...
wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
...
wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
...
wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
There is no "new and improved" Harry emerging. If the attacks aimed
at me and others here cease, then I will stop throwing them back. I
will admit to having no tolerance for those who toss spitballs and
then hide behind their anonymity, or those who criticize the boats,
motors, trailers, or gear of others, but aren't manly enough to put
into play what boats, motors, trailers, or gear they possess.

Know any posters like that? :}

The volley has to stop somewhere. And it isn't necessarily have to be
at the servers feet.
Anonymity is a defense mechanism against any number of real and
perceived threats. I don't think it's manly at all to make public,
details about your life that might draw the attention of unsavory
characters. That is just poor judgment.
I will support any legitimate efforts to clean this place up.

What is NOT manly is criticizing the life, boat, gear, whatever of
others, and refusing to put into play, for example, what boats,
motors, trailers, you own.

Know any posters like that? :}

I fear an impending setback. I'll bite my tongue for a bit longer.


I am merely pointing out that it is not manly to attack others for
their, in this case, purchasing decisions, when you haven't the balls to
put your own similar decisions into play.

Let's say I posted that I had just purchased, oh, a Ford truck, and that
you posted, about 327 times, that you didn't think much of Ford trucks.
So, at some point you were asked, "So, what truck do you drive?" And you
responded, "Oh, I'm not going to tell you..."

That is not "manly" behavior.

Do you think it is?



What it is is a case of one person exercising poor judgment and trying to
goad another person into doing the same thing.


Telling people what brand and model of boat you have is poor judgment?

Sheesh.

Seems to be ;-