AVG free download

[druiaghtagh]

My Norton subscription is about to run out. I am considering AVG, is it any good, will it conflict with Norton if so is Norton easy to get rid of, thankyou in advance

[Buenchico]

AVG is the preferred choice of the majority of the 'regulars' on AB's Technology section. Independent tests regularly give it a 100% rating for identifying and dealing with viruses. It also automatically updates itself daily, so it should always be up to date:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5

You should never have two anti-virus programs running simultaneously, so you need to remove Norton. You can't uninstall it in the usual manner; you need to use the removal tool which can be downloaded from here:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo .nsf/docid/2005033108162039

If you're currently using the Norton firewall, as well as their anti-virus software, you'll need a replacement for that as well. The most popular choice, here on AB, is Zone Alarm Free Edition:
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/ products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp

Chris

[dave1969]

my norton virus ran out and i bought a mcafee it would not work on my laptop that had norton on when i bought it new.I checked this out and was told that if it was installed with norton then carry on with norton the disc worked on another pc but not his one

[peanut]

Buenchico,

Does that free version of avg have a real time scanner? What i mean is does it scan everything you download as you are downloading it or do you have to run a scan on a downloaded file yourself? also have avast home edition and it scans everything as it is being downloaded without me initializing a scan. no I do not have both running at the same time.

[Buenchico]

For Peanut:

Yes, AVG Free Edition incorporates real time scanning. (If you check that link above, you'll see the product description includes "Realtime protection of files and e-mails"). For example, whenever I download e-mails, a message box appears to show that they're being scanned before being transferred to my e-mail client.

Chris

[peanut]

Thank you buenchico. Sorry for hijackin your thread druiaghtagh.

[tweenyb]

AVG is way better than norton and doesnt make your computer run ads slow as norton either
i used to work for a multi national co who used a free version of avg for the entire 3 yr period i worked there

[druiaghtagh]

Thankyou all, now have it installed and running