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I love AVG & have on home & all work computers except for one -- it just
won't install properly. Computer freezes, etc.

Is there a good (free, natch!) alternative you could recommend?

TIA -

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"Sherry" <sherry@no_junkfinnmarketing.com> wrote in
news:tLSqb.1328$:

> I love AVG & have on home & all work computers except for one --
> it just won't install properly. Computer freezes, etc.
>
> Is there a good (free, natch!) alternative you could recommend?
>
> TIA -

Avast.

You might want to read through this group also:
alt.comp.anti-virus

With a rumble and a belch Boomer decided to put the World to rights with
this little speech from the heart...

> "Sherry" <sherry@no_junkfinnmarketing.com> wrote in
> news:tLSqb.1328$:
>
>> I love AVG & have on home & all work computers except for one --
>> it just won't install properly. Computer freezes, etc.
>>
>> Is there a good (free, natch!) alternative you could recommend?
>>
>> TIA -
>
> Avast.
>
> You might want to read through this group also:
> alt.comp.anti-virus

Dammit you beat me to it :-0
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slumpy
no more
no less
just slumpy

"slumpy" <> wrote in
news:bogupr$1dsv53$:

> With a rumble and a belch Boomer decided to put the World to
> rights with this little speech from the heart...
>
>> "Sherry" <sherry@no_junkfinnmarketing.com> wrote in
>> news:tLSqb.1328$:
>>
>>> I love AVG & have on home & all work computers except for one --
>>> it just won't install properly. Computer freezes, etc.
>>>
>>> Is there a good (free, natch!) alternative you could recommend?
>>>
>>> TIA -
>>
>> Avast.
>>
>> You might want to read through this group also:
>> alt.comp.anti-virus
>
> Dammit you beat me to it :-0

You're slowing down in your old age. ;o)

"slumpy" <> wrote in message
news:bogupr$1dsv53$...
> With a rumble and a belch Boomer decided to put the World to rights with
> this little speech from the heart...
>
> > "Sherry" <sherry@no_junkfinnmarketing.com> wrote in
> > news:tLSqb.1328$:
> >
> >> I love AVG & have on home & all work computers except for one --
> >> it just won't install properly. Computer freezes, etc.
> >>
> >> Is there a good (free, natch!) alternative you could recommend?
> >>
> >> TIA -
> >
> > Avast.
> >
> > You might want to read through this group also:
> > alt.comp.anti-virus
>
> Dammit you beat me to it :-0
> --
> slumpy
> no more
> no less
> just slumpy
>
>

So.. would you guys think that Avast is better/worse/same as AVG?

Ed said:

> "slumpy" <> wrote in message
> news:bogupr$1dsv53$...
>> With a rumble and a belch Boomer decided to put the World to rights with
>> this little speech from the heart...
>>
>>> "Sherry" <sherry@no_junkfinnmarketing.com> wrote in
>>> news:tLSqb.1328$:
>>>
>>>> I love AVG & have on home & all work computers except for one --
>>>> it just won't install properly. Computer freezes, etc.
>>>>
>>>> Is there a good (free, natch!) alternative you could recommend?
>>>>
>>>> TIA -
>>>
>>> Avast.
>>>
>>> You might want to read through this group also:
>>> alt.comp.anti-virus
>>
>> Dammit you beat me to it :-0
>> --
>> slumpy
>> no more
>> no less
>> just slumpy
>>
>>
>
> So.. would you guys think that Avast is better/worse/same as AVG?

Whatever rings your bell.
The fact that you are properly protected is all that is important.

"Brian H¹©" <> wrote in message
news:QhTqb.1126$...
> Ed said:
>
> > "slumpy" <> wrote in message
> > news:bogupr$1dsv53$...
> >> With a rumble and a belch Boomer decided to put the World to rights
with
> >> this little speech from the heart...
> >>
> >>> "Sherry" <sherry@no_junkfinnmarketing.com> wrote in
> >>> news:tLSqb.1328$:
> >>>
> >>>> I love AVG & have on home & all work computers except for one --
> >>>> it just won't install properly. Computer freezes, etc.
> >>>>
> >>>> Is there a good (free, natch!) alternative you could recommend?
> >>>>
> >>>> TIA -
> >>>
> >>> Avast.
> >>>
> >>> You might want to read through this group also:
> >>> alt.comp.anti-virus
> >>
> >> Dammit you beat me to it :-0
> >> --
> >> slumpy
> >> no more
> >> no less
> >> just slumpy
> >>
> >>
> >
> > So.. would you guys think that Avast is better/worse/same as AVG?
>
> Whatever rings your bell.
> The fact that you are properly protected is all that is important.
>
>

Which is the point of my inquiry. I read somewhere that AVG is free, but
"you get what you pay for" implying that it may not have as robust a
"library" for AV coverage as, say, Norton or McAfee. Of course I'd rather
run the freeware, but if one is a better watchdog than the other that would
be important to know.

TIA

"Ed" <emalphrus@remove_this.yahoo.com> wrote in
news:%fTqb.3061$ m:

> "slumpy" <> wrote in message
> news:bogupr$1dsv53$...
>> With a rumble and a belch Boomer decided to put the World to
>> rights with this little speech from the heart...
>>
>> > "Sherry" <sherry@no_junkfinnmarketing.com> wrote in
>> > news:tLSqb.1328$:
>> >
>> >> I love AVG & have on home & all work computers except for one
>> >> -- it just won't install properly. Computer freezes, etc.
>> >>
>> >> Is there a good (free, natch!) alternative you could
>> >> recommend?
>> >>
>> >> TIA -
>> >
>> > Avast.
>> >
>> > You might want to read through this group also:
>> > alt.comp.anti-virus
>>
>> Dammit you beat me to it :-0
>> --
>> slumpy
>> no more
>> no less
>> just slumpy
>>
>>
>
> So.. would you guys think that Avast is better/worse/same as AVG?

How do you use your computer? Do a lot of downloading? Do you use OE
for e-mail? Do you hvae a firewall? Latest patches from MS?

I've never had a virus near this computer so I can't tell you what
product is better than the other. I'd suggest you check out the sites
of the products and read through alt.comp.anti-virus

AVG should install without problems. Try re-downloading
it (from Grisoft, not any other site), and perform some
computer maintenance BEFORE installing it. Be SURE
to run full surface scandisk, to rule out bad sectors on
the hard drive.

Basic computer maintenance
http://uk.geocities.com/personel44/maintenance.html


On Fri, 07 Nov 2003 19:54:03 GMT, in
<tLSqb.1328$>
Sherry scrawled:

>I love AVG & have on home & all work computers except for
>one -- it just won't install properly. Computer freezes, etc.
>
>Is there a good (free, natch!) alternative you could recommend?
>
>TIA -

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Ed said:

> "Brian H¹©" <> wrote in message
> news:QhTqb.1126$...
>> Ed said:
>>
>>> "slumpy" <> wrote in message
>>> news:bogupr$1dsv53$...
>>>> With a rumble and a belch Boomer decided to put the World to rights with
>>>> this little speech from the heart...
>>>>
>>>>> "Sherry" <sherry@no_junkfinnmarketing.com> wrote in
>>>>> news:tLSqb.1328$:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I love AVG & have on home & all work computers except for one --
>>>>>> it just won't install properly. Computer freezes, etc.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is there a good (free, natch!) alternative you could recommend?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> TIA -
>>>>>
>>>>> Avast.
>>>>>
>>>>> You might want to read through this group also:
>>>>> alt.comp.anti-virus
>>>>
>>>> Dammit you beat me to it :-0
>>>> --
>>>> slumpy
>>>> no more
>>>> no less
>>>> just slumpy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> So.. would you guys think that Avast is better/worse/same as AVG?
>>
>> Whatever rings your bell.
>> The fact that you are properly protected is all that is important.
>>
>>
>
> Which is the point of my inquiry. I read somewhere that AVG is free, but
> "you get what you pay for" implying that it may not have as robust a
> "library" for AV coverage as, say, Norton or McAfee. Of course I'd rather
> run the freeware, but if one is a better watchdog than the other that would
> be important to know.
>
> TIA

AVG is by far, better than Norton or McAfee