Re: AVG..?
Posted: 07 Nov 2008, 16:04
For what it's worth I switched from AVG to the free Avast version about a year ago and I have been very happy with it. It is powerful and does the job it is supposed to without being 'bloatware'. It has saved my butt several times during that period as it found viruses in downloads before they were even unpacked. The registration for the free version lasts for 14 months IIRC but all you have to do is re-register the software and you are good to go for another 14 months or so.
The only thing I changed on my set-up from the default was to disable the 'auto update' feature as it would 'call home' to check for updates periodically and if I was flying in FSX at the time the pop up window it displayed to show it had been updated would take priority from FSX until it was closed. By selecting the manual update option I now have to manually update of course which I usually do once a week but if I happen to forget Windows XP pops up a warning message to say the updates are out of date when they reach 14 days old which is useful.
The only thing I changed on my set-up from the default was to disable the 'auto update' feature as it would 'call home' to check for updates periodically and if I was flying in FSX at the time the pop up window it displayed to show it had been updated would take priority from FSX until it was closed. By selecting the manual update option I now have to manually update of course which I usually do once a week but if I happen to forget Windows XP pops up a warning message to say the updates are out of date when they reach 14 days old which is useful.
