For general information ;according to the AVG web site the date that support and updates END for the avg 7.5 antivirus program we are looking at
31/12/2008


http://forum.grisoft.cz/freeforum/read.php...12,backpage=,sv


I suggest we need to keep this thread updated and informed of any change in this date

Hmmm, I don't understand >_<
Does it mean that the updating from the program itself will stop and you have to do a manual definition update, or they say that your AVG is obsolete and you can't update until you get a newer version?
Kinda sad though... I tried both 7.5 and 8.0. Must say 7.5 was both faster and better.

few hours ago i had a pop up from avg that the end that for updates of 7.5 will be 31 May..
i felt like bleep cuz i've seen people complaining about 8.0 installing toolbars blabla

oh well, at least a bit better news now.. I have much more time to think about what will be my replacement for avg

Sure they didn't get it via downlaod AVG 8 with Warez? I heard of this?

I use AVG 8 and it isn't bad except for that SpywareBlaster issue. Better to ahev AVG 8 that is uypdated instead of AVG 7.5 with no updates

David

During installation, AVG 8.0 has the toolbar ticked by default. If you don't want the toolbar just untick it. It will not install.

for avg7.5 users we are still at

as from the web site

http://freeforum.avg.com/read.php?1,123812,backpage=,sv

it is the ending of the 7.5 version we are 'watching' here
and not the problems with the 8.0 version

It's the Yahoo toolbar. Something about more protection. Gosh. As if the free version of 8.0 wasn't intrusive enough already.

may we perhaps clarify

the purpose of this specific thread is to give us a point of reference for the ending of updates for the avg 7.5 version

as I understand it; AVG's notification means that ALL support and , more importantly UPDATES for the 7.5 avg antivirus version will cease as from 31/12/2008

we need to be watching the AVG site ( and any other that may give us any clues ) for any notifications of changes TO the specific date given BY AVG for the avg 7.5 version and put that information on this specifically pinned thread so we have that pool of information on THIS thread

so that we do not get 'distracted' FROM that intent, it would help to keep this thread on track please if discussions and problems with the different avg 8.0 version were discussed on one of the many 8.0 avg threads that are appearing on here

Edit: At first I agreed with BeenThere. I also saw the popup mentioned and it basically stated that version 8 was not available for upgrade for existing users of the free version 7.5 until its expire date, and that the expire date was scheduled for May 31, 2008. But, I searched around and found another post in AVG's forum that specifically questions whether the 5/31 date or the 12/31 date is accurate. The reply isn't very concrete, but it does lend credibility to the 12/31 date being legitimate. [link]

I was a long time user of AVG 7.5....I have since updated to AVG 8 and
it works just fine. Takes longer to scan, but I think that's because of the
anti-spyware which is part of the program. Also had to got to e-mail scan
and changed it to scan both incoming and outgoing mail....
I get auto-updates on a regular basis and scan for viruses daily at the
end of day.
FWIW....I like it.

I was working on a Windows 98 computer and removed 7.5, but when I tried to replace it, I got the message that the operating system was too old. I reinstalled 7.5 from an old utilities disk and immediately got the message that I was using a VERY OLD version. Piffle. There are still a lot of people using 98. I can see why companies wouldn't want to use valuable resources to support old operating systems, but I can also see that a lot of people don't have resources to upgrade. How much would it take to keep a set of definitions current?

Is there a free version of AVG 8?

Absolutely.
http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Fre...4-10320142.html

Cheers,
John

This may not be the proper thread to ask about this (sorry Ruby1 if I'm screwing up here! ), but it is directly related to the ending of AVG 7.5 Free... Hope this is okay!

I don't plan on updating until the very last moment when AVG decides to stop supporting/updating 7.5 A/V Free and 7.5 Antispyware Free. However, I have not seen any proper/complete instructions as to *how* to update to 8.0 Free if you have the two programs I mentioned above and AVG Anti-rootkit free (which I also have).

In regards to A/V 7.5 Free, I've read different things (and all from the AVG forum). One official post will say that you're supposed to uninstall 7.5 A/V Free completely before installing 8.0 Free (though it doesn't give specific instructions as to how to do this). Their faq says that you let the 8.0 installer uninstall 7.5 A/V (or something like that). And there are no references or instructions as to how/when you're supposed to uninstall Antispyware 7.5 Free or AntiRootkit Free (though I did read you need to uninstall both of those prior to installing 8.0 as well).

I'm thinking it might be good to have a sticky thread describing the proper order with exact step-by-step details as to how to properly and fully update to AVG Free 8.0 if you have AVG 7.5 A/V Free, 7.5 Antispyware Free, and Antirootkit Free. Something for dummies like me so we don't mess up our computers! (I know there are certain things you have to do with disabling parts of the various programs before uninstalling, and things like that -- but I don't know what they are.)

Any thoughts or help with all this would be greatly appreciated! When the time comes for me to update and have to uninstall those three prior programs first, I want to make sure I do it right (and I'm sure others would as well). And you folks are the experts! Thanks!

with AVG 7.5 having been so successful and having had good write-ups and recommendations from those who use it,I find it 'hard to swallow' that the 'powers that be' AT lavasoft/grisoft have seen fit TO withdraw this program

( PS; this thread is pinned specifically FOR the notified date of the end of avg7.5

so folks know where we are at ON that specific issue

maybe we can try to keep ON topic here and use other threads to discuss avg 8.0 )

I just purchased on a renewal basis a 5-user 2 year licence network for AVG anti-virus only as an extension for my 7.5 which was running on all my home machines. One machine is running W2K and the rest are all XP Pro..

The XP Pro machines were all issued with AVG 8.0 without me being offered the chance of keeping 7.5. However, the W2K machine allowed the licence change on ver 7.5; presumably because the 8.0 version was not suitable for W2K. Whatever the rationale I have 7.5 operating on a licence which runs through 2010.

Obviously this is a contractual obligation by Grisoft but I am not actually expecting this situation to run to 2010. The free version is obviously much more vulnerable to unilateral changes from the manufacturer than the paid version. But it may be relevant to note that as of June 2 Grisoft do have a contract to keep 7.5 operational through May 2010. Believe what you may.

And the installation of 8.0 does uninstall 7.5 no problem in the course of the install. There is an exception noted on the website which I don't recall right now but should be read by anyone upgrading from 7.5 to 8.0.

BTW: Grisoft and Lavasoft are not the same organisation. Are they?

I offer the following, for whatever it's worth...

I run AVG 7.5 Free Edition. I'm well aware of the descrepancy between the pop-up that (until today) reflected May 31st as the cutoff for updates and the Dec. 31st cutoff date reflected on AVG's forums.

After downloading this morning's updates, I got a new pop-up reflecting June 25th as the cutoff for 7.5 updates. The AVG forums still show Dec. 31st.

I have no idea why AVG is doing this. I've used AVG Anti-Virus for years and I've been quite happy with it, but I'm not happy with this kind of duplicitousness -- particularly since the pop-up screen has to have been deliberately changed. If the cutoff is still Dec. 31st, why not change the pop-up to Dec. 31st? If it's been moved up to June 25th, why does AVG not say so in their forums?

This does not sit well with me at all. Whatever AVG is up to, I'd rather not be part of it. I'll probably be giving Avast or maybe Avira Antivir a try...

the final decision is 31 december.. but I've read somewhere(on the official avg forum) from an avg employee that they will try to make users upgrade to 8.0 asap..

making the pop ups say "31 june" is one of the ways to make you update to 8.0 I guess..

I just want to add my 2 cents to this topic.
I too have had the AVG popup that refers to the cutoff date as being 5/25/08 and the new popup referring to 6/25/08. Today is 6/26/08 and just out of curiosity I did a check for AVG updates just a few minutes before posting this reply and there was an update available. To me that doesn't make any sense, if the cutoff date was 6/25/08, then why was there an update available the day after the cutoff? I did a check for updates on 6/25/08 also and there wasn't one available, so the update that I received today must have just been released today.
I like AVG so I will be updating it to version 8.0, but I've decided that I am going to wait until I can no longer receive updates for the 7.5 version. Might be a good idea for anyone that may be leary of updating to 8.0 to do the same.
Oh, just a side note, if you don't want the yahoo toolbar that is offered in the 8.0 version, then untick the box!

There is no reason you shouldn't - it now includes AVG's Anti-Spyware application embedded aswell (This use to be a subscription program!).

Also, the SpywareBlaster issue should be fixed soon - it already is for the pay version.

One reason would be that many people are still having issues with the new AVG 8.0. Sounds like enough reason to wait until 7.5 is totally *dead* before deciding to update (or switch). Yesterday they had a new program update to 7.5 (maybe to change the date listed for the updates to end?), which I chose not to update at that time (not knowing what it was for), but today it's gone (and only virus database updates are available). No idea what's going on with that... I posted more details in its own thread.

Is it possible to just use 8.0 as a on demand scanner? Just asking because I have Avast an can't use 2 anti virus programs at a time. Didn't know if there was a way you can not have it run in the background and have it just do on demand scans. [Like AVG 7.5]

I see in Programmes>AVG 7.5, there is an uninstall option, but i was thinking of updating to version 8 sooner rather than later, so would i need to uninstall or would version 8 overwrite 7.5?

My settings too, would they be copied over! or would i have to copy them out & add them to version 8??

Thanks

Couple of answers to a couple of recent queries:
Yes, 8.0 will overwrite 7.5 on install. No uninstall is needed.
Yes, you can turn off Resident Shield in AVG 8.0 paid for version. Not sure about the free version though.

Just a heads up... Looks like they stopped updating definitions for Antispyware 7.5 Free about a week or so ago. I've been unable to connect to the server for updates for that for the past 1-2 weeks. But I've got SAS Free, so that's not *that* big a deal.

Also, it looks like 7.5 AV Free had a program update about a week ago, but it was only offered for a few days (I declined to do that recommended update at the time), and then was gone and never came back (just virus definition updates have been available). So people are probably running two different program versions at this point. Details here:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic154768.html

However, even without that here-then-gone program update, I have not had any reminder popups at all since June 26th.

Any thoughts?

to clarify

as from today( 6/7/2008) AVG Free antivirus 7.5 program is on Internal virus database version 270.4.5/1537 (released 6/7/2008)


you may wish to compare your version with this data?
and said antivirus program is still updating virtually daily with no problems

My 7.5 updates ok, wish i could say same for 8.0.
Anyway, i hear 7.5 is on the go until Dec 31'08??

Wf

to further clarify; we are at present on avg antivirus FREE 7.5 version 7.5.526 with internal database as quoted above

where can i get 7.5.526 from?, it's not on filehippo??

assuming you do not have avg 7.5 antivirus on your computer(?)this

http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=avg is a link to an avg 7.5 exe version 7.5.441(see bottom exe); you need to install that exe then update the definitions to the present version

if you do already have avg7.5 installed it should update to the version and definitions I gave above ; the program has NOT stopped updating ( yet)

First, just to clarify -- I was saying that AVG AntiSPYWARE 7.5 Free was apparently no longer being updated. My program no longer connects to the AVG server to update when I run check for updates. AntiVIRUS 7.5 free is still updating, as we both said.

Second, concerning program versions and virus database versions -- As of today, my virus database is at 270.4.6./1538 (having just updated). So we're on the same page there. However, my PROGRAM VERSION is 7.5.524 *not* 7.5.526. As I stated in that link to my other thread I provided above, when the RECOMMENDED PROGRAM UPDATE (not a PRIORITY update) that came up about a week or so ago to update to 7.5.526 (I believe it had something to do with a banner ad and something else), I did not update but waited to try to find out what the update was for. When I went back after the weekend to update, the RECOMMENDED PROGRAM UPDATE to 7.5.526 was no longer available (though another virus database update was available). So it couldn't have been up there that long (maybe a few days at most).

So I am currently running 7.5.524 (as, I'm guessing, are others who didn't happen to do the program update in that short window of opportunity). I have no idea why they only offered that update for a short period of time and are no longer offering it or what it actually contained.

Any thoughts?

(And any CAPS above are not for yelling for merely for stressing/clarification! )

any thoughts? yes

I have just again (7/7/08)updated the avg 7.5 free antivirus program and am on internal virus database version 270.4.6/1538 and my program version is 7.5.526

and I update via the AVG updater in the program and NOT via the web site

I update the same exact way. I just updated again this morning and am at:

Virus Database 270.4.6/1540

Program Version 7.5.524

So, as I was saying, the *recommended program update* to 7.5.526 was only available through the AVG updater in the program for a few days and then no longer showed up. That's the point I'm trying to get some discussion/comments going on. Why is it no longer available? And was it even important to any degree? Etc.... Thanks!

In addition, looks like the final date for the FREE 7.5 A/V has been moved up unfortunately:



http://freeforum.avg.com/read.php?1,136697,backpage=,sv=