Is AVG free edition a good VIRUS protection?

[Tin_10]

Guys, I installed AVG free edition at work here, and we think we have a virus, running a scan as we speak, i am just wondering if its actually cracked up to what the reviews say it is, since it does update almost daily, any help will be great here!

[djnes]

1) We do have a software forum, where you might get better answers.
2) It does seem to be very good. I have a license for Symantec Corporate for some machines, but for my others, I use AVG and it's caught all the viruses I've attempted to copy there as a test.

[Qwertyman]

well here's proof, i did it today on my sister's laptop and found 11 viruses - they were all removed.

[Tin_10]

1) We do have a software forum, where you might get better answers.
2) It does seem to be very good. I have a license for Symantec Corporate for some machines, but for my others, I use AVG and it's caught all the viruses I've attempted to copy there as a test.

im sorry, but I thought this might need to be put here, anyways, here is what is has found so far.

OLE32ws.dll infected with trojan horse downloader.small.7.az

what do i need to do with this file, anyone know?

[vanquished]

Yeh its good but it does use a massive 24MB of RAM when idle and when all scanners are disabled

[VikingBlade]

Detection-wise AVG is decent. avast! is probably a better freeware AV with detection.

[Tin_10]

now im getting worms, thru the POS-I touch system, I am a manager at a restaraunt here,

I need one thing here, unless we pay $75 per hr to talk to the people at pos-i touch, we are stuck on how to exit the screen to go to the windows background, if anyone knows it will surely save me alot of time and money here.

Also, is it possible to PASSWORD protect programs, such as outlook, Internet Explorer, etc. this is to keep my employees out of the programs and to help stop the infection of viruses

[ohnnyj]

What OS are you running?

[RancidWAnnaRIot]

it's not bad...

i have a friend that had like 26 viruses on her computer.. it got rid of all.. and here computer started working a lot better after..

[Tin_10]

What OS are you running?


for what, the main computer, where i want to password protect the programs is WINXP, the POSITOUCH computers are win200pro

[Laforge]

Yeh its good but it does use a massive 24MB of RAM when idle and when all scanners are disabled


Odd.. on my system it only uses 12 mb... :-)

[darktiger]

Yeh its good but it does use a massive 24MB of RAM when idle and when all scanners are disabled

Mine is using 14mb....It is a pretty good AVG, I install it on peoples computers when I work on them...But I am a NOD32 man....

[primea]

im sorry, but I thought this might need to be put here, anyways, here is what is has found so far.

OLE32ws.dll infected with trojan horse downloader.small.7.az

what do i need to do with this file, anyone know?

you can try deleting it, and copying another from a clean machine ...

[arkmtech]

Detection-wise AVG is decent. avast! is probably a better freeware AV with detection.
QFT - I gave up renewing my Symantec subscription this year in favor of a license of Avast! Pro on my main box, and have since installed the free 'Home' version on several of the other boxen around my apartment. The script blocking that comes with Avast! Pro is great, but even without it, the free 'Home' version is an extremely effective program at blocking/cleaning viruses from the web/e-mail/P2P/IRC/IM clients.

I'd definitely recommend Avast! over AVG or Norton AV any day - but perhaps that's just me. :p

[Tin_10]

QFT - I gave up renewing my Symantec subscription this year in favor of a license of Avast! Pro on my main box, and have since installed the free 'Home' version on several of the other boxen around my apartment. The script blocking that comes with Avast! Pro is great, but even without it, the free 'Home' version is an extremely effective program at blocking/cleaning viruses from the web/e-mail/P2P/IRC/IM clients.

I'd definitely recommend Avast! over AVG or Norton AV any day - but perhaps that's just me. :p


LINK TO THE free download please, thanks for your input!

[Sykil]

LINK TO THE free download please, thanks for your input!
Of Avast? http://www.avast.com/eng/down_home.html

[Qwertyman]

think about it this way i deleted mcafee that my sister foolishly paid for, for avg... its that much better, and no bs either. I'll check out this avast too.

[Tin_10]

just tried avast, and I HATE IT, the desgin, the everything pretty much, AVG is where I am staying

[daba]

At my college they issue Symantec. It's not very good. So I tried AVG. AVG is better than Symantec, but it still wasn't too great. Now I use Kaspersky, and I'm never turning back.

[cigsandalchohol]

AVG has always been good for me. The only thing is, it can't access the "system volume information" folder on the root dir (C). You need to set file permissions as so to enable AVG to delete any virus hiding there, as follows.

GO to my computer, and go to the drive windows is installed on.
CLick on "Tools" in the toolbar, "folder options", and then hit the tab "View".
Check: Show hidden files and folders, uncheck "Hide protected operating system files (recommended)", and uncheck "Use simple file sharing (recommended)".

Now go back to the C drive, and you should be able to see a folder called "system volume information". Right click on it and go to properties.
Click the security tab, click add, type your username (normally displayed in the star menu) and click OK. and OK again on the properties window.
Now run a scan and it may find the viruses it tends to flag but never find on a scan.
Then I think AVG is excellent.