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Ian

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2003 9:44 pm
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Hi,
What do I get extra if I subscribe to the AVG pro in place of the free
one that I have?

Regards Ian.

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MJD

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2003 1:23 pm Post subject: Re: AVG free or Pro [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

Live support, and a clear conscience! Also a 'free upgrade' to AVG7 which in my opinion at the moment is not recommended. (Let a few other people report the bugs first!) But I think AVGPro 6 is great! "Ian" <u2m2.RemoveThis@junk.net> wrote in message news:GvIib.5148$cT6.159527@news20.bellglobal.com... > Hi, > What do I get extra if I subscribe to the AVG pro in place of the free > one that I have? > > Regards Ian. > > >> Stay informed about: AVG free or Pro

Jason Spashett

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2003 1:23 pm Post subject: Re: AVG free or Pro [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

"MJD" <MJD DeleteThis @Bigpond.com> wrote in message news:bmfqas$djg$1@otis.netspace.net.au... > Live support, and a clear conscience! .... A clear conscience? How does that work? Have you been indoctrinated? Oh, I see. I forgot to read the small print - "This product is free of charge; you will however, have a guilty conscience unless your buy the retail version." >> Stay informed about: AVG free or Pro

KerplunKuK

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2003 6:46 pm Post subject: Re: AVG free or Pro [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

Email scanning is a big bonus for me. I'm really happy with AVG 7. "Ian" <u2m2.DeleteThis@junk.net> wrote in message news:GvIib.5148$cT6.159527@news20.bellglobal.com... > Hi, > What do I get extra if I subscribe to the AVG pro in place of the free > one that I have? > > Regards Ian. > > >> Stay informed about: AVG free or Pro

jch

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2003 6:46 pm Post subject: Re: AVG free or Pro [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

"KerplunKuK" <kerplunk.DeleteThis@SPAMgreenday.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message news:3f8c3685$0$6621$cc9e4d1f@news.dial.pipex.com... > Email scanning is a big bonus for me. I'm really happy with AVG 7. But you get e-mail scanning with the free version. So, aside from getting an upgrade to AVG7, what is the difference in product, performance, features, etc. between the free version of AVG and the pay-for-it version? Thanks to any one who knows. > "Ian" <u2m2.DeleteThis@junk.net> wrote in message > news:GvIib.5148$cT6.159527@news20.bellglobal.com... > > Hi, > > What do I get extra if I subscribe to the AVG pro in place of the > free > > one that I have? > > > > Regards Ian. > > > > > > >> Stay informed about: AVG free or Pro

Gregg Cattanach

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(Msg. 6) Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2003 7:58 pm Post subject: Re: AVG free or Pro - How about Avast? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

"MJD" <MJD RemoveThis @Bigpond.com> wrote in message news:bmfqas$djg$1@otis.netspace.net.au... > Live support, and a clear conscience! > Also a 'free upgrade' to AVG7 which in my opinion at the moment is not > recommended. > (Let a few other people report the bugs first!) > But I think AVGPro 6 is great! > As a long-time user of AVG I'd like to report I've migrated to Avast ( www.avast.com ) and have found it to be quite a bit more sophisticated than AVG without bogging down my system, and the Home Edition is completely free (without any guilt associated with it!). From their website: "Home edition is a full-featured antivirus package designed for home usage. Our company offers Home Edition free of charge, since in our opinion, it is possible to avoid global virus spreading by efficient prevention. However, many user are not able or do not want to pay for antivirus software. " I like the fact that there are 5 separate modules that you can turn on or off based on how you use your system: Resident Scanner, Internet Mail, Web Mail, P2P and Instant Messenger. It uses heuristic scanning of e-mail attachments, and has a recovery database feature that AVG doesn't have as far as I can tell. (This let's you cleanly repair files corrupted by a virus infection.) They also use incremental definition updates so these are quite small. The virus database and program updates can be fully automated even if you are on dial-up. I did several tests allowing mail containing several viruses to be transmitted to my system and it caught them perfectly. For free I'm quite impressed with Avast! and would recommend it. (I'm not a shill!! promise I just approve of their programming effort. After going through Norton, McAfee, P-Cillin and AVG I think this is 'the one' for me. Gregg C. >> Stay informed about: AVG free or Pro

MJD

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(Msg. 7) Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2003 9:26 am Post subject: Re: AVG free or Pro [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

Sadly, email scanning doesn't work for me as I use an IMAP mailbox. Which OS are you using with AVG7 ? Are you using any firewall such as Zone Alarm? I had the impression that AVG7 didn't work well for me because I'm using 98SE and ZA. "KerplunKuK" <kerplunk.RemoveThis@SPAMgreenday.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message news:3f8c3685$0$6621$cc9e4d1f@news.dial.pipex.com... > Email scanning is a big bonus for me. I'm really happy with AVG 7. > "Ian" <u2m2.RemoveThis@junk.net> wrote in message > news:GvIib.5148$cT6.159527@news20.bellglobal.com... > > Hi, > > What do I get extra if I subscribe to the AVG pro in place of the > free > > one that I have? > > > > Regards Ian. > > > > > > >> Stay informed about: AVG free or Pro

jch

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(Msg. 8) Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2003 9:26 am Post subject: Re: AVG free or Pro [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

I'm using POP3 and no software firewall. E-mail scanning works perfectly on XP-Pro and Win ME machines. "MJD" <mjd RemoveThis @symantec.com> wrote in message news:bmi0pp$n01mk$1@ID-7508.news.uni-berlin.de... > Sadly, email scanning doesn't work for me as I use an IMAP mailbox. > Which OS are you using with AVG7 ? > Are you using any firewall such as Zone Alarm? > I had the impression that AVG7 didn't work well for me because I'm using > 98SE and ZA. > > "KerplunKuK" <kerplunk RemoveThis @SPAMgreenday.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message > news:3f8c3685$0$6621$cc9e4d1f@news.dial.pipex.com... > > Email scanning is a big bonus for me. I'm really happy with AVG 7. > > "Ian" <u2m2 RemoveThis @junk.net> wrote in message > > news:GvIib.5148$cT6.159527@news20.bellglobal.com... > > > Hi, > > > What do I get extra if I subscribe to the AVG pro in place of the > > free > > > one that I have? > > > > > > Regards Ian. > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Stay informed about: AVG free or Pro

KerplunKuK

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(Msg. 9) Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2003 9:26 am Post subject: Re: AVG free or Pro [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

I'm using Win XP, ZA Pro and everything works fine. AVG6 never scanned my email either. "MJD" <mjd DeleteThis @symantec.com> wrote in message news:bmi0pp$n01mk$1@ID-7508.news.uni-berlin.de... > Sadly, email scanning doesn't work for me as I use an IMAP mailbox. > Which OS are you using with AVG7 ? > Are you using any firewall such as Zone Alarm? > I had the impression that AVG7 didn't work well for me because I'm using > 98SE and ZA. > > "KerplunKuK" <kerplunk DeleteThis @SPAMgreenday.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message > news:3f8c3685$0$6621$cc9e4d1f@news.dial.pipex.com... > > Email scanning is a big bonus for me. I'm really happy with AVG 7. > > "Ian" <u2m2 DeleteThis @junk.net> wrote in message > > news:GvIib.5148$cT6.159527@news20.bellglobal.com... > > > Hi, > > > What do I get extra if I subscribe to the AVG pro in place of the > > free > > > one that I have? > > > > > > Regards Ian. > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Stay informed about: AVG free or Pro

Richard Steven Hack

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Since: Jan 15, 2004
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2003 10:36 am Post subject: Re: AVG free or Pro [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 09:26:36 +1000, "MJD" <mjd RemoveThis @symantec.com> wrote: >Sadly, email scanning doesn't work for me as I use an IMAP mailbox. >Which OS are you using with AVG7 ? >Are you using any firewall such as Zone Alarm? >I had the impression that AVG7 didn't work well for me because I'm using >98SE and ZA. > I use Windows 98SE, Kerio Personal Firewall, and Eudora. AVG 6 scans my incoming and outgoing email and places a certification message on it both ways, no problem. Haven't tried 7 since I'm using the free version, so I don't know if it has a problem with S oir firewalls. But I can't imagine a firewall would be a problem since AVG should be intercepting the mail incoming or outgoing long before or after the firewall sees it, if the firewall is installed at the proper low level. Most firewalls today apparently circumvent the OS IP handling process themselves in order to check packets before the OS IP layer does.. Virus scanning is or should be a higher level operation than firewalling which is at Level 3 of the OSI networking model. At Level 3, a virus isn't even in one piece yet, just IP packets. Of course, there could be other resource conflicts involved between a firewall or an OS and the anitvirus. -- Richard Steven Hack "Whatever does not kill me makes me stronger" - and YOU have not killed me! >> Stay informed about: AVG free or Pro

MJD

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(Msg. 11) Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2003 2:49 pm Post subject: Re: AVG free or Pro [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

It does if you're on POP3 and you use AVG6Pro. "KerplunKuK" <kerplunk DeleteThis @SPAMgreenday.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message news:3f8c9905$0$8766$cc9e4d1f@news.dial.pipex.com... > I'm using Win XP, ZA Pro and everything works fine. AVG6 never scanned my > email either. > "MJD" <mjd DeleteThis @symantec.com> wrote in message > news:bmi0pp$n01mk$1@ID-7508.news.uni-berlin.de... > > Sadly, email scanning doesn't work for me as I use an IMAP mailbox. > > Which OS are you using with AVG7 ? > > Are you using any firewall such as Zone Alarm? > > I had the impression that AVG7 didn't work well for me because I'm using > > 98SE and ZA. > > > > "KerplunKuK" <kerplunk DeleteThis @SPAMgreenday.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message > > news:3f8c3685$0$6621$cc9e4d1f@news.dial.pipex.com... > > > Email scanning is a big bonus for me. I'm really happy with AVG 7. > > > "Ian" <u2m2 DeleteThis @junk.net> wrote in message > > > news:GvIib.5148$cT6.159527@news20.bellglobal.com... > > > > Hi, > > > > What do I get extra if I subscribe to the AVG pro in place of the > > > free > > > > one that I have? > > > > > > > > Regards Ian. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Stay informed about: AVG free or Pro

MJD

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(Msg. 12) Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2003 2:51 pm Post subject: Re: AVG free or Pro [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

It must be '98 then. I just made the decision to upgrade my notebook, so I'll upgrade to (7) when that happens. "jch" <JCH.DeleteThis@nospam.com> wrote in message news:Ca0jb.12287$lk1.1294@bignews3.bellsouth.net... > I'm using POP3 and no software firewall. E-mail scanning works perfectly on > XP-Pro and Win ME machines. > > "MJD" <mjd.DeleteThis@symantec.com> wrote in message > news:bmi0pp$n01mk$1@ID-7508.news.uni-berlin.de... > > Sadly, email scanning doesn't work for me as I use an IMAP mailbox. > > Which OS are you using with AVG7 ? > > Are you using any firewall such as Zone Alarm? > > I had the impression that AVG7 didn't work well for me because I'm using > > 98SE and ZA. > > > > "KerplunKuK" <kerplunk.DeleteThis@SPAMgreenday.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message > > news:3f8c3685$0$6621$cc9e4d1f@news.dial.pipex.com... > > > Email scanning is a big bonus for me. I'm really happy with AVG 7. > > > "Ian" <u2m2.DeleteThis@junk.net> wrote in message > > > news:GvIib.5148$cT6.159527@news20.bellglobal.com... > > > > Hi, > > > > What do I get extra if I subscribe to the AVG pro in place of the > > > free > > > > one that I have? > > > > > > > > Regards Ian. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Stay informed about: AVG free or Pro

Anon

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(Msg. 13) Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2003 5:19 pm Post subject: Re: AVG free or Pro [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

"a clear conscience"?? AVG free, is free. I don't use it because I don't like its user interface, but do know its free. "MJD" <MJD RemoveThis @Bigpond.com> wrote in message news:bmfqas$djg$1@otis.netspace.net.au... > Live support, and a clear conscience! > Also a 'free upgrade' to AVG7 which in my opinion at the moment is not > recommended. > (Let a few other people report the bugs first!) > But I think AVGPro 6 is great! > > "Ian" <u2m2 RemoveThis @junk.net> wrote in message > news:GvIib.5148$cT6.159527@news20.bellglobal.com... > > Hi, > > What do I get extra if I subscribe to the AVG pro in place of the > free > > one that I have? > > > > Regards Ian. > > > > > > >> Stay informed about: AVG free or Pro

Ernest T Bass

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(Msg. 14) Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2003 5:58 am Post subject: Re: AVG free or Pro [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

Ian wrote: > Hi, > What do I get extra if I subscribe to the AVG pro in place of the free > one that I have? > > Regards Ian. > > I have used AVG free 6.0 for quite a while, and have been beaten up by viruses. AVG free sux, IMO. I will never use it again. NOD32 trial seems to be much better at 'snatching' email problems. >> Stay informed about: AVG free or Pro

huck

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(Msg. 15) Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2003 7:13 am Post subject: Re: AVG free or Pro [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

AVG will not be free after the first of the new year "Ernest T Bass" <joutlanremovethis.TakeThisOut@adelphia.net> wrote in message news:TPKkb.1910$CE2.1876326@news2.news.adelphia.net... > Ian wrote: > > > Hi, > > What do I get extra if I subscribe to the AVG pro in place of the free > > one that I have? > > > > Regards Ian. > > > > > > I have used AVG free 6.0 for quite a while, and have been beaten up by > viruses. AVG free sux, IMO. I will never use it again. NOD32 trial > seems to be much better at 'snatching' email problems. > >> Stay informed about: AVG free or Pro

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