[Ham-Computers] AVG

[JV]

    No support for the free program.

-------Original Message-------
 
From: Brian K. Gaskamp
Date: 03-May-09 12:11:56 PM
To: Computers \(or other\) used for amateur radio, communications, or
experimenting
Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] AVG
 
I can remember abt 5 yrs ago, I was a firm Norton AV user and it got the
same way, slowed my machine down, thats when I went to AVG.
 
I can remember maybe 2 yrs roughly, the one version of AVG I had was slowing
the machine down, and if I remember correctly I contacted AVG and asked them
what had happened, I never got a reply, but the next update that came out,
the update seemed to speed things up.
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From: "jeff" <jeffv at op.net>
To: "Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications,or
experimenting" <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2009 10:50 AM
Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] AVG
 
 
> JV wrote:
>>      Installed 8.5 free. Now the computer is as slow as the seven year
>> itch
>> seven yeas behind. Running a Dell Inspiron 1501 with XP and 1Gb of
>> memory.
>> Anyone else having this problem?
>
> I can't remember version numbers but I do remember upgrading a version
> and the computer slowing.  I dumped AVG and went with Antivir.
>
> Part of the slowdown is caused by the antivirus trying to be more than
> an antivirus.  Part of it is just bloat.
>
> When using Windows, I find that with a combination of Antivir, Comodo
> firewall, and surfing w/o javascript, IE, Flash, and cookies, I'm
> generally free of viruses and malware.  When I do malware scans, I come
> up with nothing.
>
>
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