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 Apr 13 2008, 10:41 AM
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Forum Regular  Group: Members Posts: 212 Joined: 19-October 04 Member No.: 3,818  |
I have been trying the paid version.It really is good. The only snag is that in the UK the price is £30 elsewhere it is the equivalent of£20. I really find that annoying. Regards |
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 Apr 14 2008, 11:38 AM
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a forum member Group: Members Posts: 1,797 Joined: 27-August 07 Member No.: 153,171 |
are you discussing avg antivirusFREE program?if so which version are you presently running ?
QUOTE was just wondering if there will be an AVG 8 Free or have we come to the end of the line ? what do you mean by this? if you are XP? then avg 7.5 will continue to be available for you |
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Apr 14 2008, 12:38 PM
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Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 212 Joined: 19-October 04 Member No.: 3,818 |
Let me explain
At the present time there is AVG 7.5 paid version and AVG 7.5 Free.I am talking about Anti Virus. There is also AVG 8.This is a paid version,although it can be tried free for 30 days. This will,i suspect,replace version 7.5 in due course. What i was trying to ascertain is ,will there be a version 8 Free. I am currently putting version 8 through it's paces.It is a real beauty.It is more than just an Anti Virus. Well worth trying,i think. Hope this answers your question |
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 Apr 14 2008, 12:48 PM
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a forum member Group: Members Posts: 1,797 Joined: 27-August 07 Member No.: 153,171 |
I for one have no idea; but try contacting them ?
http://www.grisoft.com/ww.contacts I do know that avg av7.5 are expected to withdraw compatibility support for win 98se computers soon so those of us on that will have to do a rethink 
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Apr 14 2008, 01:21 PM
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 Visiting Alien Group: Members Posts: 4,897 Joined: 20-May 07 From: millenium falcon and rockytop Member No.: 131,963 |
avg 8 has added a nice tool called linkscanner, the problem is it sets your default search to yahoo, this is a bad move for a paid program that shouldn't rely on extra dollars to pay for itself
QUOTE Also to be noted is that AVG Anti-Spyware will no longer be supported as a standalone product after the end of the year. The anti-spyware product will be bundled into AVG anti-virus 8.0. Those who purchased two-year licenses for AVG-AS or, even worse, lifetime licenses, and who currently use an anti-virus superior to AVG anti-virus, (that covers a lot of territory) will have no recourse unless they want to downgrade to AVG anti-virus in order to have access to AVG's anti-spyware product. Frankly, I think that would be pointless as AVG-AS is no longer the product it once was... so, it would make no sense to downgrade to AVG-AV in order to keep using a defanged AVG-AS. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx I would hope the company rethinks this -------------------- Chewy
life is like a box of chocolates and stupid is as stupid does but you can always run |
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Apr 14 2008, 06:11 PM
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Distinguished Member Group: Members Posts: 622 Joined: 20-May 07 Member No.: 131,989 |
So does that mean that if we use AVG AS as a stand alone scanner, we'll have to ditch it? If so, maybe it's time to start talking about alternatives. No need to wait until the last minute.
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Apr 14 2008, 06:33 PM
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Visiting Alien Group: Members Posts: 4,897 Joined: 20-May 07 From: millenium falcon and rockytop Member No.: 131,963 |
AVG is becoming Norton's or McAfee, and there's nothing wrong with that, I have read some very enlightning posts where we are encouraged to support the antimalware industry with our pocketbooks, I agree
Many people need a total protection package, doesn't do them much good when they start P2P and installing malware deliberately tho -------------------- Chewy
life is like a box of chocolates and stupid is as stupid does but you can always run |
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May 15 2008, 12:38 PM
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 15-May 08 Member No.: 209,159 |
Hey Guys, please Check this out
http://free.grisoft.com/ww.download-avg-an...us-free-edition to anyone who may stumble upon this post by mistake.. AVg has got a free version and its effectively hidden.. one of the best AVG versions I've ever seen. |
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May 16 2008, 07:51 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 44 Joined: 29-March 08 Member No.: 199,572 |
QUOTE(vjmailservice @ May 15 2008, 07:38 PM)  AVg has got a free version and its effectively hidden.. what do you wanna say with this? also, this thread has been 'dead' for a month |
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