Thanks boogeyman. I'm gonna give that a try.
thanks for the reviews folks, after read them, i dont find any solid feature update over the previous one, guess i'll stick with avast a little longer
oh yeah i might also try that nag less trick for antivir, i was a av user even before old avg:D
I gotta say,....what nag? The 5 second Avira splash screen? That doesn't bother me.
I was once a Avast users till recently i went and tried AVG. i must say the new interface, options and what not aren't to bad at all. i don't know what you guys are saying here. yeah, AVG now has an option to install some useless things like a Toolbar and an Add-On(which the add-on is useful for some or most users). 46MB? that's not a number i would cry about... in all i find AVG 8.0 A OK.
hi, been following this thread and thought i'd share a way to disable antivir nag screen. what a difference it makes. i love the program, small footprint, auto update, and very reliable with the best detection rate...but that NAG screen was terrible.bob
I never expected the "boogeyman" would come in the evening bearing a possible decision tie-breaker.
Thank you for contributing to our thread and growing accumulation of very desirable "work-arounds".
That eliminates one more forced "toolbar" possibility versus forced "nag screen".
With the "gift" and the personal assessment I guess the "boogeyman" isn't so bad after all.
At least I see a concrete alternative to AVG 7.5,if I need one.
I shall sleep better tonight. A ray of light pierces through the darkness.
davey
P.S. Thanks "boogeyman" you are welcome to drop in more often.
Never thought I would ever be saying that.He was the greatest behavior modification threat there was when I was a kid.Still is,at least for me.
I gotta say,....what nag? The 5 second Avira splash screen? That doesn't bother me.
no not that, after you update there comes a nag screen that you have to x out of. thats the one it gets rid of.
I never expected the "boogeyman" would come in the evening bearing a possible decision tie-breaker.Thank you for contributing to our thread and growing accumulation of very desirable "work-arounds".
That eliminates one more forced "toolbar" possibility versus forced "nag screen".
With the "gift" and the personal assessment I guess the "boogeyman" isn't so bad after all.
At least I see a concrete alternative to AVG 7.5,if I need one.
I shall sleep better tonight. A ray of light pierces through the darkness.
davey
P.S. Thanks "boogeyman" you are welcome to drop in more often.
Never thought I would ever be saying that.He was the greatest behavior modification threat there was when I was a kid.Still is,at least for me.
thanks for the invite davey. i hope you can relax now knowing i am here and not there.
Used the nag screen workaround when I first got avira.
As I said earlier in another thread the fix carried over from version 7 to 8 without me having to redo it.
I thinkk I'm gonna stick to AVG 7 it does its job right, isn't bloated like ver8, don't need a built in Spyware when I have Spybot running anyway .... 50min of scan time is way too long when I don't need a spyware scan
A few thoughts on the new AVG 8.
I read the help file, all 100 + pages of it. http://www.grisoft.cz/filedir/doc/AVG_Free...uma_en_80_1.pdf
After doing so I find AVG 8 to be very similar to AVG 7.5. They changed some graphics but the basic structure is very similar and in fact better laid out IMO.
As for bulk/footprint. When I first read the size of the install was 46 MB I was thinking bloat. Than I thought about it.
The AVG 7.5 installer was 35 MB download. It DID NOT include AVG AS as the the new AVG AV does. AVG AS was separate download and was 15 or 20 MB. So if you used AVG AV and AVG AS you are actually getting a smaller package now. Also when I look at the footprint of an app I don't just look at it's physical size on the HD. I look at how many processes it runs and how much CPU and RAM it sucks from my machine.You could have a tiny app that takes up only a few MB of disk space bit it is a massive resource hog. AVG 7.5 was very light on resources and I haven't heard anything different about AVG AV 8 yet.
Many people here used AVG AS. As you know it was only a scanner. No real time protection in the free version. It now appears that you get the real time AVG AS protection built in to the AVG AV 8 for free. There are not may free real time Anti Spyware apps available. Windows Defender and Spyware Terminator are the two I'm aware off.
The only real negative I see with AVG AV 8 is the tool bar which is totally optional.
I don't like blue.
I don't like blue.
Well there is a good reason to dump it
After reading your well constructed post I just had to throw that ditty in there. Sorta like a record scratch.
I get the feeling people are panicking a bit about AVG 8.0 Free. I had my reservations as well. However, on closer inspection its all cool !
and no, there is no expiry of the e-mail scanning, despite all the scaremongering. That was simply confusion over 'Full trial version' and 'Free version'
" But we hate all the bloatware and toobars and clunky site scanning "
For those who prefer, and I recommend it - Strip out the 'Link Scanner' and toolbar options. (see below)
You will be left with the simple antivirus you know and love. The only difference being that you have additional spyware protection.
Since I would always recommend running at least two anti-spyware progs - what's the problem? Run your favourite and have AVG additional protection.
As for sluggish scanning and bloatware; Well, rip out the LinkScanner and it isn't bloated in performance terms. No more a resource hog than v7.5 The scanning is marginally slower than v7.5, but it's scanning for Spyware as well....... besides, my deep scan's are run overnight so I don't care how long it takes.
(1hr 15 on athlon dual 3600mhz 1gb RAM and 200gb H/d - 32 bit Vista)
Should I want to scan individual files/folders AVG 8.0 Free still gives that functionality.
The only bitch is the fact AVG have removed the ability to schedule specific periodic updates. you are restricted to a single user specified time.
So, "How do we strip out the LinkScanner Vambo?" Check out grisoft forums FAQ 1338 : http://free.grisoft.com/ww.faq.num-1241
Or, if you don't want to check out the forum - try copying the installation/setup file to the root of your hard disk and running the following command line ; either through 'Run' or at a command prompt 'cmd'
C:\avg_free_stf_en_8_100a1295.exe /REMOVE_FEATURE fea_AVG_SafeSurf /REMOVE_FEATURE fea_AVG_SafeSearch
(Replace the above with whatever your setup file is named)
Then just 'NEXT' through the rest of the installation and that's it.
AVG Free anti-virus is not done yet........ maybe next year, maybe the year after - but not yet ! version 8.0 is fine just fine
Hey Andavari,
I have a question. How did you make the bar with the Minimize, Maximize and Close button so small? Mine is like 3 times that size. Could you please tell me how you do it?
Hey Andavari,
I have a question. How did you make the bar with the Minimize, Maximize and Close button so small? Mine is like 3 times that size. Could you please tell me how you do it?
That is set in Windows. It's the title bar for all your open apps. You can set the size in the the Display Properties section of Windows. Right click on your desktop and select "Properties" than select the "Appearance Tab". At the bottom right you will see an "Advanced" button. Click it and it opens a dialog. You will see a drop down box called "item". Open the drop down and select "active title bar". You can set the size for the title bar and text in there.
Could you please tell me how you do it?
Like Anthony A stated with the instructions.
These are my exact settings (they're just screenshots):
i am happy with avast right now, but i would give avg a shot if i decide to change it up....
Thanks for the help Andavari and Anthony. Also, in avast! I noticed that it seems to be slowing down the loading of web pages... Is it because of the Web Shield?
Thanks for the help Andavari and Anthony. Also, in avast! I noticed that it seems to be slowing down the loading of web pages... Is it because of the Web Shield?
To my knowledge you have to manually set the WebShield as the proxy server, i.e.; localhost. I tried it and it does indeed slow down browsing tremendously so I removed the proxy settings. This is the tutorial they have to configure the WebShield.
Edit: Nope I'm wrong. According to Avast:
Under certain conditions, it is necessary to bypass the Web Shield's transparent proxy and set things up manually.