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avg anti spyware
4 February 2008, 8:53 AM
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pc
Joined 6 Nov 2007
151 posts
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Hi....just reading about spyware etc. I have got avg antispyware..free edition....what are your views on this?? i had spybot but found it slowed the computer down so much..when i scan for spyware it finds tracking cookies but no real threats..is this good or do i need to worry...like its not doin its job properly and not findin the spyware??? I also have avg anti virus free edition..this too finds nothin when i scan??? any advice please...thanks...caroline...
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avg anti spyware
6 February 2008, 5:51 PM
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streaky
Joined 6 Feb 2008
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hi i too use both these products and on occassion the spyware does pick up more malicious types so feel it is doing its job besides there both free and anti-virus updates automatically daily.Obviously to buy products will add extra protection but is it worth it ? I am happy that these products are giving a level of protection i need! hope this helps a little :)
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avg anti spyware
7 February 2008, 11:30 AM
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Spearmint
Joined 22 Jan 2008
89 posts
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We always use ad-aware the basic is free and it deep scans everything you set it to using the custom scan settings. If you can get hold of pro with ad-watch then thats a bonus. Ive been a loyal Mcafee user for years now yes it costs you(well unless you know where to look lol) but Ive never had a problem with it. Only people who have problems with it is those with substandard factory built pc's which have no power.
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avg anti spyware
7 February 2008, 1:02 PM
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pc
Joined 6 Nov 2007
151 posts
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Hi...i've never heard of ad aware..is it simple to use!! I tried this Nod 32 anti virus thingy few months ago..got a months free trial..that was ok actually..didnt slow computer down..but then it was gonna cost me about £40 or so...so didnt bother at that time. Are these freebies as good as the ones you have to pay for?? Some folk have told me no and some have said yes...whats your views?? Got brother over in Australia whos into computer big time and has been for 40 so yrs.(well its his job) also my brother in law over there says the free ones are just as effective as the paid versions. But i think they can get to different stuff than whats here. suppose at end of day boils down to ones preference eh? .....caroline.....ps...my brother in aus builds his own computers and he has the free versions too!! That oughta tell me somethin eh??!! mind you some of them he tells me about i dont think i would be able to work!! lol
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avg anti spyware
7 February 2008, 7:12 PM
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Spearmint
Joined 22 Jan 2008
89 posts
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Ad-aware along side your virus scan and firewall works well. The pro version only has a few extra features but the free version does the job very adequatly. It is simple to use, when setting the custom scan options you just point it to all the HD's etc you want it to deep scan, once its finished its only the critical files/folders/registry you need to delete, the proggy puts them in quarantine just incase summit that should work doesnt work afterwards but we have never had a problem with that yet.
The free viruscans and firewalls are better than nothing but you do get what you pay for and I wouldnt touch AVG, Norton etc with a bargepole. Mcafee might have a reputation for being a greedy proggy but its thorough and ive never had a problem with it and rarely even get a detection alert because it does its job.
Never tried it myself but Spybot search and destroy is supposedly ok too and you can run it alongside ad-aware apparently.
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avg anti spyware
11 February 2008, 6:00 PM
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pat321
Joined 13 May 2006
6 posts
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I use AVG antivirus and anti spyware, plus spybot occasionaly. If you go on answerbank all the techies on there recommend these.They say they`re as good as ,if not better than most of the paid for ones. They also say never install Norton.
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avg anti spyware
12 March 2008, 11:26 PM
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MR ZR LOVER
Joined 13 Feb 2005
443 posts
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Hi caroline i have lots of protection for my computer and think i might have a little too much,here`s a list of what i got.
Windows Defender from microsoft website.
Internet windows washer from http://www.eusing.com
Free registry cleaner from the same above.
ccleaner by piriform at http://www.ccleaner.com
and last but not least Ad-Aware from Lavasoft at http://www.lavasoft.com
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avg anti spyware
13 March 2008, 2:31 PM
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pat321
Joined 13 May 2006
6 posts
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I use avg free antivirus, it`s found and immunised a few trojans. I Also use avg anti spyware which seems to do the job and zone alarm free firewall.
These three are highly recommended by the techies on Answerbank.
Most of them wouldn`t touch Norton with a bargepole and recommend uninstalling.
I used to have spybot, but uninstalled, as I found it a nuisance. You can always reinstall if necessary, to do a scan if you`re having problems.
Answerbank is an excellent and interesting site, if there`s any of you who`ve never used it, have a look.
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avg anti spyware
17 March 2008, 8:08 PM
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carlos
Joined 2 Jun 2007
102 posts
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hi caroline its me again ,dont bother with spybot it finds things that arnt there you should be able to get windows defender or windows liveonecare free on your computer from the microsoft site because its still fairly new these will thorouly scan and fix any probs free but can take several hours i have used both in past but find defender slow and boring and usually uninstall them as soon as ive sorted computer also as ive said before mccaffee is ok
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avg anti spyware
17 March 2008, 9:12 PM
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Docsavage
Joined 4 Mar 2008
29 posts
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Hi , I would give the thumbs up to avg as it has never let me down, & never noticed it slowing my computer down even if it does I would prefer a slow computer to one that has a virus attack! I also find that zonealarm which is free is a very good firewall, also ccleaner is a free system cleaner which helps repair any errors. Also you could use a proxy server to hide your computer behind & protect it from attacks by downloading proxyway (free) http://www.proxyway.com There is a link on this site that checks how open your computer is on the internet if it can show information about your computer then hackers etc can see it too.
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avg anti spyware
19 March 2008, 7:06 PM
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spacepygmy
Joined 2 Mar 2008
112 posts
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i use pctools spyware doc for scanning ,,,,but turn off when using comp... advanced windows care and glary utilities are must haves and free as well ,,,, check them out at http://www.vnunet.com or http://www.download.com .....gl
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avg anti spyware
26 March 2008, 1:51 PM
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Dave Allan
Joined 25 Mar 2008
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I have had AVG for some years now, and I also run Spybot, have no complaints, both i find do a good job. perhaps I dont use my Comp as much as most, but would def reccommend AVG
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avg anti spyware
26 March 2008, 4:30 PM
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spacepygmy
Joined 2 Mar 2008
112 posts
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ill be honest i thought avg was crap,,, if i didnt have mcafee currently installed ,,,, id have pctools anti virus and firewall installed ( both free ) as i have installed on my wifes ,, daughters ,,,and mothers computer...if i couldnt get pctools,, id go for zonealarm free products....avoid norton and ashampoo.....gl
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avg anti spyware
26 March 2008, 10:44 PM
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sweetbriar6
Joined 5 Nov 2007
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I've used both AVG products for more than a year. Never had any probs apart from the obvious slight slow down as the virus checker looks at new emails. The spyware programme always comes up with lots of medium threat cookies and the occasional high risk one.
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avg anti spyware
4 April 2008, 5:01 PM
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carpetbagger
Joined 4 Apr 2008
1 posts
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AVG free is excellent; for spyware, the free download Windows Defender has excellent reviews, I've been using Ad-Aware, which received a so-so review recently, compared to WD, and though it has earned its keep by finding the occasional 'baddie' , it mostly captures tracking cookies, nothing threatening, and yes slows down the system.
David
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avg anti spyware
17 April 2008, 11:34 PM
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cavemancaptain
Joined 17 Apr 2008
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Dont trust avg by itself... you should get multiple spyware running alongside each other. Usually no conflicts when you do this. Also if you have a genuine windows disk then also use windows security systems. Iknow alot of people slate them but a little extra protection is better than not enough. Protect all your avenue's.
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avg anti spyware
12 June 2008, 7:10 PM
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pat321
Joined 13 May 2006
6 posts
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The new avg8 free seems to be good, only one programme for virus and spyware, is eveyone else finding it ok?
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avg anti spyware
24 June 2008, 7:51 PM
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dj
Joined 30 Nov 2005
44 posts
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AVG8 seems ok, was using 7. Seems ok the first time I used it found loads of spyware, but found nothing since.
Thought it seemed slow at first but then found fast scan and considering it scans for virus and spywere at the same time its not so bad. Just wondering if it is ok as it has not found anymore spywere.
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avg anti spyware
24 June 2008, 9:46 PM
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pat321
Joined 13 May 2006
6 posts
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I`ve found the new AVG ok, I`ve had a couple of warnings about files from limewire and deleted them.
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avg anti spyware
25 June 2008, 12:09 PM
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cavemancaptain
Joined 17 Apr 2008
5 posts
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Good 4 you. Beware of limewire (especially the rude stuff). I found too many viruses and spyware on that site. Other P2P sites also have them hence I don't bother with them.
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