Comments on: What’s Wrong With The “New” AVG Anti-Virus?? (Will The Real AVG Please Stand Up) http://zoknowstech.wordpress.com/2008/05/28/avg/ The Future of Innovation Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:07:01 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: nzenx http://zoknowstech.wordpress.com/2008/05/28/avg/#comment-55 nzenx Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:07:01 +0000 http://zoknowstech.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-55 It also hijacks your browsing ... http://nzenx.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/avg-antivirus-plugin-is-a-pile-of-crap/ It also hijacks your browsing …

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]]> By: nicole http://zoknowstech.wordpress.com/2008/05/28/avg/#comment-54 nicole Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:20:54 +0000 http://zoknowstech.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-54 Thank u for posting this! Its been awhile since I've had my own computer and I forgot the REAL website to get AVG. I googled it and found this instead. I'll not be looking for the download. Thanks! Thank u for posting this!
Its been awhile since I’ve had my own computer and I forgot the REAL website to get AVG. I googled it and found this instead. I’ll not be looking for the download. Thanks!

]]> By: DNand http://zoknowstech.wordpress.com/2008/05/28/avg/#comment-50 DNand Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:56:24 +0000 http://zoknowstech.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-50 I also own a Toshiba Satelite like one of the commenters above. But in my case AVG fried my it. Basically it cleaned up a virus, asked me to restart which caused the laptop to enter in a perpetual boot state. I get the Toshiba screen and it reboots. If I hit F8 and select any mode (including safe mode) it results in an instant reboot. No working DVD drive or USB boot options = Killed Laptop.. Thank you very much AVG.. So much for FREE edition. Read the whole ordeal here http://fn9.net/?p=9 I also own a Toshiba Satelite like one of the commenters above. But in my case AVG fried my it.

Basically it cleaned up a virus, asked me to restart which caused the laptop to enter in a perpetual boot state. I get the Toshiba screen and it reboots. If I hit F8 and select any mode (including safe mode) it results in an instant reboot. No working DVD drive or USB boot options = Killed Laptop.. Thank you very much AVG.. So much for FREE edition.

Read the whole ordeal here
http://fn9.net/?p=9

]]> By: DH http://zoknowstech.wordpress.com/2008/05/28/avg/#comment-49 DH Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:01:06 +0000 http://zoknowstech.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-49 It would be better it you could disable most of the stuff, and just have the anti-virus enabled. I hate that flashing ID icon too! - Idiotic idea. AVG was great because it had a simple interface, and didn't demonstrate it was working, and was basically easy to work with. But not now. This thing always happens, a bunch of execs sit in a meeting and conclude they want the "best all rounder anti-virus ever! - with millions of features!"... What do you get? BLOATWARE! It would be better it you could disable most of the stuff, and just have the anti-virus enabled. I hate that flashing ID icon too! – Idiotic idea.
AVG was great because it had a simple interface, and didn’t demonstrate it was working, and was basically easy to work with. But not now.
This thing always happens, a bunch of execs sit in a meeting and conclude they want the “best all rounder anti-virus ever! – with millions of features!”…
What do you get? BLOATWARE!

]]> By: RH http://zoknowstech.wordpress.com/2008/05/28/avg/#comment-44 RH Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:36:18 +0000 http://zoknowstech.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-44 PS: Im liken the Avast ..seems tobe responding quick enough and not a big ol bothersome sqare block with 4 colors on it..Keep you updated on any new events... PS: Im liken the Avast ..seems tobe responding quick enough and not a big ol bothersome sqare block with 4 colors on it..Keep you updated on any new events…

]]> By: RH http://zoknowstech.wordpress.com/2008/05/28/avg/#comment-43 RH Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:55:00 +0000 http://zoknowstech.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-43 Well, Im gad Im not the only one who hates the new AVG 8. I already removed it .My buddy installed it and had internet conn problems among other wierd problems which still seem to exsist after uninstall. Before AVG destroyed a perfectly good antivirus system for years , I always told my friends to install it ..and everyone seem to really like it.I never had any problems with it. Well Im glad we can vent our feelings in here because I think the new AVG 8+ is a pile of diarrea dog shit with tapeworms!!!! People think you shouldnt complain about something for free???? Well...they should be paying me to install that hunk of shit on anyones computer...and that aint going to happen..NOWAY!! I guess Ill be looking for a new antivirus , looks like ill start with Avast see how that worksout.Thanks for this great blog...ahhh I feel better already. Well, Im gad Im not the only one who hates the new AVG 8. I already removed it .My buddy installed it and had internet conn problems among other wierd problems which still seem to exsist after uninstall. Before AVG destroyed a perfectly good antivirus system for years , I always told my friends to install it ..and everyone seem to really like it.I never had any problems with it. Well Im glad we can vent our feelings in here because I think the new AVG 8+ is a pile of diarrea dog shit with tapeworms!!!! People think you shouldnt complain about something for free???? Well…they should be paying me to install that hunk of shit on anyones computer…and that aint going to happen..NOWAY!! I guess Ill be looking for a new antivirus , looks like ill start with Avast see how that worksout.Thanks for this great blog…ahhh I feel better already.

]]> By: Don Macumber http://zoknowstech.wordpress.com/2008/05/28/avg/#comment-42 Don Macumber Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:58:23 +0000 http://zoknowstech.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-42 I have tried to get AVG 7.5 out of my computer but I cannot nstall8.0 nor can I get the repeated screen prompts off my screen. Anybody ..can you advise me how t0 get 7.5 out of my comp. ? DLM Tophill@frontiernety.net I have tried to get AVG 7.5 out of my computer but I cannot nstall8.0 nor can I get the repeated screen prompts off my screen. Anybody ..can you advise me how t0 get 7.5 out of my comp. ?
DLM
Tophill@frontiernety.net

]]> By: x_e_n_ http://zoknowstech.wordpress.com/2008/05/28/avg/#comment-40 x_e_n_ Wed, 20 May 2009 17:18:02 +0000 http://zoknowstech.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-40 here i thought i was the only one. i had even thought i had gotten that worm everyone was talking about. fuck this new version... i CAN'T even update it. IT WON'T LET ME. so, as of NOW this peice of shit is being deleted. here i thought i was the only one. i had even thought i had gotten that worm everyone was talking about.

fuck this new version… i CAN’T even update it. IT WON’T LET ME. so, as of NOW this peice of shit is being deleted.

]]> By: lara http://zoknowstech.wordpress.com/2008/05/28/avg/#comment-36 lara Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:48:08 +0000 http://zoknowstech.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-36 Oh p.s just thinking also I only just got a message from AVG saying I needed to upgrade, my boyfriend hasn't yet, and someone above says they got the message June 2008. Isn't it a bit weird they're sending out messages at different times? What's that all about? Some weird marketing ploy? Oh p.s
just thinking also I only just got a message from AVG saying I needed to upgrade, my boyfriend hasn’t yet, and someone above says they got the message June 2008. Isn’t it a bit weird they’re sending out messages at different times? What’s that all about? Some weird marketing ploy?

]]> By: lara http://zoknowstech.wordpress.com/2008/05/28/avg/#comment-35 lara Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:41:59 +0000 http://zoknowstech.wordpress.com/?p=11#comment-35 Hello! Yup problems problems with Firefox just randomly shutting down - I had thought it was maybe as I just installed windows service pack 2 but having found this post reckon it must be the new free AVG 8.0.1. Also totally disappointed with AVG as had always really liked it - simple, light, easy to use. Will check out Avira or Avast. Which do people think is better? Hello!
Yup problems problems with Firefox just randomly shutting down – I had thought it was maybe as I just installed windows service pack 2 but having found this post reckon it must be the new free AVG 8.0.1. Also totally disappointed with AVG as had always really liked it – simple, light, easy to use. Will check out Avira or Avast. Which do people think is better?

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