AVG Anti-Virus and AVG Internet Security Suite version 8.0 released

[mal]

AVG Anti-Virus and AVG Internet Security Suite version 8.0
Released 28th February 2008

AVG 8.0 contains over a dozen new and enhanced features to deliver exceptional threat detection, usability and scanning efficiency.

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You know, this is getting tiresom. These last few months we’ve seen several respectable security programs and some non-respectable take the route into including toolbars with their products. We’ve seen Lavasoft in discussions with Ask.com, Webroot’s SpySweeper including a toolbar and then ZoneLabs doing the same aswell (although some are not the full toolbar, but [...]

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[Basil]

Despite the fact that it is suposed to be easy to uninstall, as soon as/if it appears on my machine, and as a matter of principle, AVG 7.5 comes off.
Ohh, yes....AVG Anti-spyware too.

[mal]

Once again we see a popular security application taking advantage of the end user.

• Taking advantage because the option to install the toolbar is already checked by default.
• There are currently no details on how to uninstall the toolbar.
• The inclusion of Yahoo search is not made clear.

At the time of this post, the toolbar details regarding Yahoo search are..
http://www.grisoft.com/ww.product-avg-toolbar-app

The AVG Security Toolbar provides you with easy access to manage your AVG Search-Shield and AVG Active Surf-Shield protections without having to open the AVG control center. The AVG Security Toolbar also allows a direct search through Yahoo! where the LinkScanner™ technology will flag any dangerous or questionable sites, safe sites will show on Yahoo! as usual.

[Basil]

I also read that it gets installed even if this option is anticked.

I was reading that in F/F it appears as an add on. It can then be uninstalled, like a normal add on.

[juza]

Originally Posted by Basil

I was reading that in F/F it appears as an add on. It can then be uninstalled, like a normal add on.

It can be deactivated, not uninstalled.... (FF3 beta 5)

[Stewart]

Installed version 8 - two issues with it.

1. Can't so far connect to server for updates - "connection failed" (Firewall set to Allow)
2. Had to disable Resident Shield component as it was taking up processing time & slowing everything down.

Still can't connect
Seems lIke Resident Shield does a complete scan at every startup & so far can't disable.

Looks like an uninstall & back to Version 7.5 !

Successful update, at last ! But main issue still remains !

[janeygee]

Stewart,

I have just managed to install AVG8, and have not experienced any problems.
Basil has started a thread about AVG8 and his problem areas were with the initial scan which appears to pick up false positives.

[janeygee]

Stewart,

further to above. Its in the 'Other Security' Forum under AVG 7.5

[Stewart]

Couldn't resist the temptation & installed AVG 8 on my XP Media Centre PC following exactly the same procedure as on my other XP PC i.e.letting AVG 8 uninstall V7 & with same d/l.

Surprise ! Surprise ! Everything is running hunky-dory ! Resident Shield not taking up processing time & updated first time.

With other PC, had to d/l updates & manually install.

[sylviewrig]

can i just download avg 8 ... or must i take the old one out first ! ,
Also thanks for the tip on getting rid of Norton , i did not think i had anything left on this machine ,did a search and there it was , so i ran the prog and it took the residue away ,

[Basil]

Originally Posted by sylviewrig

can i just download avg 8 ... or must i take the old one out first ! ,

Version 8.0 will overwrite AVG antivirus version 7.5...so, you do not need to uninstall 7.5 first.

[sylviewrig]

Thanks Basil.. could you now give me a link to AVG8 please , its been popping up all the time and now that I need it no sign of it . I did download it at one point but had to cancel , it said I had another antivirus and it would cause problems . thats why i ran the link to get rid of norton , Im just hoping thats the one it had problems with ..

[Basil]

AVG Anti-Virus and Internet Security - Upgrade Center

or

AVG Anti-Virus and Internet Security - Gain AVG 8.0 compatible licence number

These are the links I used sylviewrig. I downloaded AVG 8.0 antivirus (despite its name it includes antispyware). I have got the paid version.

The full previous discussion can be found at the "Other Security-Spyware, Adware, Malware etc." forum under the "AVG 7.5" thread.

[sylviewrig]

Thanks again Basil.. now up and running , a little stress involved but that turned out ok ,