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Well, I have AVG on my system and I do the updates at least every other
day... whenever they're available.

I had the HTML Netsky deal on my system and AVG did not detect it... even
after running complete scans.

I used House Call to detect it.

This is just a chime in to agree with Mike that AVG isn't all its cracked up
to be.

"HJB" <> wrote:

>Well, I have AVG on my system and I do the updates at least every other
>day... whenever they're available.
>
>I had the HTML Netsky deal on my system and AVG did not detect it... even
>after running complete scans.
>
>I used House Call to detect it.
>
>This is just a chime in to agree with Mike that AVG isn't all its cracked up
>to be.
>

Regardless of your experience with AVG you have to admit that it is
worth every penny you paid for it.


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
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"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."

"Ron Martell" <> wrote in message
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>| "HJB" <> wrote:
>|
>| >Well, I have AVG on my system and I do the updates at least every
>| >other day... whenever they're available.
>| >
>| >I had the HTML Netsky deal on my system and AVG did not detect
>| >it... even after running complete scans.
>| >
>| >I used House Call to detect it.
>| >
>| >This is just a chime in to agree with Mike that AVG isn't all its
>| >cracked up to be.
>| >
>|
>| Regardless of your experience with AVG you have to admit that it is
>| worth every penny you paid for it.
>|
>|

ROTFL! I can't argue with that, Ron!

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THEY went." ~Will Rogers~

On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 03:01:33 GMT, in
<>
Ron Martell scrawled:

>"HJB" <> wrote:
>
>>Well, I have AVG on my system and I do the updates at least every other
>>day... whenever they're available.
>>
>>I had the HTML Netsky deal on my system and AVG did not detect it... even
>>after running complete scans.
>>
>>I used House Call to detect it.
>>
>>This is just a chime in to agree with Mike that AVG isn't all its cracked up
>>to be.
>>
>
>Regardless of your experience with AVG you have to admit that it is
>worth every penny you paid for it.

I did notice the smiley, and yes it's free, but when you
use it because of recommendations, and then it costs
you time and/or money because it fails to protect your
system, it's not so cheap....


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On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 19:48:38 -0700, in
<>
HJB scrawled:

>Well, I have AVG on my system and I do the updates at least every other
>day... whenever they're available.
>
>I had the HTML Netsky deal on my system and AVG did not detect it... even
>after running complete scans.
>
>I used House Call to detect it.
>
>This is just a chime in to agree with Mike that AVG isn't all its cracked up
>to be.

Yup, it's crappola, ok.

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"°Mike°" <> wrote in message
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On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 19:48:38 -0700, in
<>
HJB scrawled:

>Well, I have AVG on my system and I do the updates at least every other
>day... whenever they're available.
>
>I had the HTML Netsky deal on my system and AVG did not detect it... even
>after running complete scans.
>
>I used House Call to detect it.
>
>This is just a chime in to agree with Mike that AVG isn't all its cracked
up
>to be.

Yup, it's crappola, ok.

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I've been using AVG for 5 years now, and I've never had a problem with
viruses. My Yahoo! account is pretty good at scanning my emails, as well.
Besides, you shouldn't be opening emails from people you don't know. As
someone in this group has said before, you shouldn't place all your eggs in
one basket. In other words, use more than one virus scan!


M2CW,
Hawkeye

"Ron Martell" <> wrote in message
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> "HJB" <> wrote:
>
> >Well, I have AVG on my system and I do the updates at least every
other
> >day... whenever they're available.
> >
> >I had the HTML Netsky deal on my system and AVG did not detect it...
even
> >after running complete scans.
> >
> >I used House Call to detect it.
> >
> >This is just a chime in to agree with Mike that AVG isn't all its
cracked up
> >to be.
> >
>
> Regardless of your experience with AVG you have to admit that it is
> worth every penny you paid for it.
>
LOL Great financial consulting work there, Ron.

On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 00:31:36 -0400, in
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Hawkeye scrawled:

>"°Mike°" <> wrote in message
>news:...
>On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 19:48:38 -0700, in
> <>
> HJB scrawled:
>
>>Well, I have AVG on my system and I do the updates at least every other
>>day... whenever they're available.
>>
>>I had the HTML Netsky deal on my system and AVG did not detect it... even
>>after running complete scans.
>>
>>I used House Call to detect it.
>>
>>This is just a chime in to agree with Mike that AVG isn't all its cracked
>up
>>to be.
>
>Yup, it's crappola, ok.
>
>
>I've been using AVG for 5 years now, and I've never had a problem with
>viruses.

What does that prove?

>My Yahoo! account is pretty good at scanning my emails, as well.

The only viruses you are likely to get in a Yahoo! account are
the well known internet worms, which EVERY antivirus scanner,
that can call itself one, should detect without problem.

>Besides, you shouldn't be opening emails from people you don't know.

I'm not!?

>As someone in this group has said before, you shouldn't place all
>your eggs in one basket. In other words, use more than one virus
>scan!

The subject is the (in)efficacy of one particular scanner ... AVG.

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"°Mike°" <> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 03:01:33 GMT, in
> <>
> Ron Martell scrawled:
>
> >"HJB" <> wrote:
> >
> >>Well, I have AVG on my system and I do the updates at least every other
> >>day... whenever they're available.
> >>
> >>I had the HTML Netsky deal on my system and AVG did not detect it...
even
> >>after running complete scans.
> >>
> >>I used House Call to detect it.
> >>
> >>This is just a chime in to agree with Mike that AVG isn't all its
cracked up
> >>to be.
> >>
> >
> >Regardless of your experience with AVG you have to admit that it is
> >worth every penny you paid for it.
>
> I did notice the smiley, and yes it's free, but when you
> use it because of recommendations, and then it costs
> you time and/or money because it fails to protect your
> system, it's not so cheap....

Any recommendations other than AVG?

"Andrew Foster" <> wrote in message
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> Go for Norton. Not as cheap as that AVG crap, but it does work.

Doesn't it cause problems with other programs and hog the resources of ur
pc?