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 May 6 2008, 03:12 AM
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Edit: Moved topic from General Chat to the more appropriate forum. ~ Animal -------------------- Nobody is perfect & I'm Nobody.
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May 6 2008, 08:19 AM
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I would suggest deleting the quarantined files as a matter of course, especially if they have been in it a week or so and you have had no functional problems with your applications. The reason they are there is to allow you to recoup if a file is placed there erroneously (say, a false-positive).
Cheers, John -------------------- Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one should be silent.
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May 7 2008, 06:29 PM
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QUOTE(jgweed @ May 6 2008, 09:19 AM)  I would suggest deleting the quarantined files as a matter of course, especially if they have been in it a week or so and you have had no functional problems with your applications. The reason they are there is to allow you to recoup if a file is placed there erroneously (say, a false-positive). Cheers, John TRUE Also I use AVG 8.0 as well I think it's very good. Ya what jgweed said delete all your quaritine files. If you want to change to AVG 8.0 that's fine, however; people are having some promblems using AVG 8.0. QUOTE(ruby1) just an aside; be aware that avg 8.0 'antivirus (etc)'holds a bigger punch and material in it than the avgantivirus 7.5 program does ; I have noticed on other forum sites that foks are having problems with this aspect ;so you may well BE having computer conflicts with your other programs as an experiment you MAY wish ( as many others seem to have now done ) to try removing the avg8.0 program and revert to the avg7.5 program pro temp??? Regards, Extremeboy -------------------- With Regards,
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May 8 2008, 04:57 AM
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Member Group: HJT Sophomore Classmen Posts: 71 Joined: 14-April 08 Member No.: 202,943 |
I don't get it. The files in the virus vault are those that for some reason weren't quarantined.I've 31 files in the vault ocupying 1.7 MB of space.Some of the files are healable but when i try to heal them I get an error message that the 'file couldnt be handled properly'.
Virus vault itself has several options, such as, 'wiping', 'healing' and 'restoring' the infected files.I wanted to know that if i wipe off the infected file(s), would it only delete the file(s) from virus vault or remove it completely from my hard disk? Thanks! -------------------- Nobody is perfect & I'm Nobody.
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May 8 2008, 06:56 AM
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Distinguished Member Group: HJT Junior Classmen Posts: 704 Joined: 21-March 08 From: Canada Member No.: 197,892 |
HI,
That's a good question I was wondering about that before too. I think when you delete/wipe I think it deletes the registry key and the file. NOt sure about the file part. IN AVG 8.0 once you delete it within virus vault I am sure the file gets deleted and the registry key because I checked it after I delete the file in virus vault Hope that helps Regards, Extremeboy -------------------- With Regards,
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May 11 2008, 07:31 AM
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as an experiment you MAY wish ( as many others seem to have now done ) to try removing the avg8.0 program and revert to the avg7.5 program pro temp???[/quote]
How would you uninstall version 8? I updated from 7.5 thinking I had to by the end of May and now I seem to have a trial version of 8 that's going to end in 30 days? I would just as soon go back to 7.5 until the end of the year. |
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May 11 2008, 09:36 AM
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Forum Addict Group: Global Moderator Posts: 18,939 Joined: 11-April 04 From: Chicago, Il. Member No.: 113 |
While you may have downloaded something other than the free version, you can uninstall it by using the MS "add/remove programs" in the Control Panel.
Regards, John -------------------- Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one should be silent.
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