WMF patch - gdihook.dll infected by trojan?

[98 Guy]

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> Avast4 is the only free AV app still supported in Win9x,
> Sunny.

Sunny wrote:

> Thanks PA Bear, AVG Web Site states that 7.5 support will cease
> on 31 Dec 2008.
> Hope Avast keep Win98 support a bit longer than that.

While technically not free, Norton AntiVirus 2002 might be available via
torrent. It doesn't require activation, and it can still be fully
updated by periodically manually downloading the "Symantec Intelligent
Updater" package. Updates to the scan engine are usually part of the
package.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

That policy applies to the AVG Pro 7.5, not the free version.

Sunny wrote:
> Thanks PA Bear, AVG Web Site states that 7.5 support will cease on 31 Dec
> 2008.
> Hope Avast keep Win98 support a bit longer than that.
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23MPLvu8NJHA.1896@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Avast4 is the only free AV app still supported in Win9x, Sunny.
>>
>> PS: You should check for an install available definition updates at
>> least once a day!
>>
>>
>> Sunny wrote:
>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:uiA737uNJHA.1668@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> Sunny wrote:
>>>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:eIKf3guNJHA.1144@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> Franc Zabkar wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Did you tell them you're running Win98??
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> No.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And are you aware that AVG Free v7.5 is no longer supported in Win98
>>>>>> or
>>>>>> any other Windows version?
>>>>>
>>>>> I am still getting updates for AVG 7.5 on my Win98 PC.
>>>>> (Got another update today)
>>>>
>>>> And another thread is hijacked...
>>>>
>>>> Are you running AVG Free 7.5? (Just because it's working doesn't mean
>>>> it's supported by AVG, Sunny, and there WILL come a time when AVG 7.5
>>>> will not auto-update.)
>>>
>>> Yep it's AVG 7.5 free. I check for updates twice a week.
>>> The Win98 box is connected to two other WinXP computers, through a
>>> router/4 port switch, and I use NetBEUI for file/printer sharing.
>>> Still
>>> need an AV though.
>>> Don't know where to go when AVG Free stops