AVG Anti-Virus

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Pete138

After updating AVG Free the previous day it displays the following
message today: "AVG update downloader has stopped working"
I un-installed AVG and re-installed it again and the same happened
again.
Anybody got an idea how to correct this problem?
Thanks in advance.


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Fyvush Finkel

Maybe you should try AVAST. I have it working without problems on my system
(Vista Ultimate). On another Vista system I have AVG Free and haven't come
across the issue you reported.

Did you do a clean install of Vista or was it an upgrade? What antivirus
solution did you use previously?


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>
> After updating AVG Free the previous day it displays the following
> message today: "AVG update downloader has stopped working"
> I un-installed AVG and re-installed it again and the same happened
> again.
> Anybody got an idea how to correct this problem?
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
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Steve Vogel

AVG has been working fine for me. Did you download/install the latest
version?

SV

Pete138 <Pete138.2t9fzh@DoNotSpam.com> wrote:

>
>After updating AVG Free the previous day it displays the following
>message today: "AVG update downloader has stopped working"
>I un-installed AVG and re-installed it again and the same happened
>again.
>Anybody got an idea how to correct this problem?
>Thanks in advance.
 
T

The poster formerly known as Nina DiBoy

Fyvush Finkel wrote:
> Maybe you should try AVAST. I have it working without problems on my
> system (Vista Ultimate).

PMSL! This is the exact advice Kevin was giving out when he was still
running vista before he got on his Server 2008 kick! I guess he
succeeded in teaching you something after all! LOL.

> On another Vista system I have AVG Free and
> haven't come across the issue you reported.
>
> Did you do a clean install of Vista or was it an upgrade? What
> antivirus solution did you use previously?
>
>
> "Pete138" <Pete138.2t9fzh@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
> news:pete138.2t9fzh@DoNotSpam.com...
>>
>> After updating AVG Free the previous day it displays the following
>> message today: "AVG update downloader has stopped working"
>> I un-installed AVG and re-installed it again and the same happened
>> again.
>> Anybody got an idea how to correct this problem?
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>>
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Andy

"Pete138" <Pete138.2t9fzh@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
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>
> After updating AVG Free the previous day it displays the following
> message today: "AVG update downloader has stopped working"
> I un-installed AVG and re-installed it again and the same happened
> again.
> Anybody got an idea how to correct this problem?
> Thanks in advance.

This was after "Updating" or were you installing from scratch?

Either way, uninstall AVG, delete the Grisoft folder from Program Files and
re-install using the latest version from http://free.grisoft.com

Might have to run As Administrator, though I installed AVS recently and had
no problems.

You could try Avast too, I've heard it's pretty good.

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M

mikeyhsd

there was a MAJOR update recently released.
you might want to try downloading a new copy and give it a try.



mikeyhsd@comcast.net



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After updating AVG Free the previous day it displays the following
message today: "AVG update downloader has stopped working"
I un-installed AVG and re-installed it again and the same happened
again.
Anybody got an idea how to correct this problem?
Thanks in advance.


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Arun

"Pete138" wrote:

>
> After updating AVG Free the previous day it displays the following
> message today: "AVG update downloader has stopped working"
> I un-installed AVG and re-installed it again and the same happened
> again.
> Anybody got an idea how to correct this problem?
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
Now Im using windows vista ultimate, I had a same prodlem wat u said
adove........... AVG doesnot fully support for vista..... some how it will
some support........ U can see it on " Schedule Scan" when it completed It
shows Small dialoge box to click see result ,in that it clearly given
partialy incompatability..................

Avg is not supper antivirus .......... It will allow Virus to ur
computer then it notipy the virus........But AVAST is simply supper .......
It doesnt Allow any virus to ur system ...... In online itself it shows that
virus trying to enter into ur system .. close that
website...................................
 
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Fyvush Finkel

Yes, he did teach me one thing. Don't have any more kids!


"The poster formerly known as Nina DiBoy" <nin@di.boy> wrote in message
news:f6jjt5$u7d$1@aioe.org...
> Fyvush Finkel wrote:
>> Maybe you should try AVAST. I have it working without problems on my
>> system (Vista Ultimate).
>
> PMSL! This is the exact advice Kevin was giving out when he was still
> running vista before he got on his Server 2008 kick! I guess he succeeded
> in teaching you something after all! LOL.
>
>> On another Vista system I have AVG Free and haven't come across the issue
>> you reported.
>>
>> Did you do a clean install of Vista or was it an upgrade? What antivirus
>> solution did you use previously?
>>
>>
>> "Pete138" <Pete138.2t9fzh@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
>> news:pete138.2t9fzh@DoNotSpam.com...
>>>
>>> After updating AVG Free the previous day it displays the following
>>> message today: "AVG update downloader has stopped working"
>>> I un-installed AVG and re-installed it again and the same happened
>>> again.
>>> Anybody got an idea how to correct this problem?
>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Pete138
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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>>> View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=778217
>>>
>>> http://forums.techarena.in
>>>
>>
>
>
>
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>
> Most recent idiotic quote added to KICK (Klassic Idiotic Caption Kooks):
> "They hacked the Microsoft website to make it think a linux box was a
> windows box. Thats called hacking. People who do hacking are called
> hackers."
>
> "Good poets borrow great poets steal."
> - T. S. Eliot
 
M

Mick Murphy

Avast is the best on the Net. It runs rings around the paid for ones like
Norton, etc.
I was using it for a few years on XP put vista and Avast on another comp,
total compatibility.

"Arun" wrote:

>
>
> "Pete138" wrote:
>
> >
> > After updating AVG Free the previous day it displays the following
> > message today: "AVG update downloader has stopped working"
> > I un-installed AVG and re-installed it again and the same happened
> > again.
> > Anybody got an idea how to correct this problem?
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> >
> Now Im using windows vista ultimate, I had a same prodlem wat u said
> adove........... AVG doesnot fully support for vista..... some how it will
> some support........ U can see it on " Schedule Scan" when it completed It
> shows Small dialoge box to click see result ,in that it clearly given
> partialy incompatability..................
>
> Avg is not supper antivirus .......... It will allow Virus to ur
> computer then it notipy the virus........But AVAST is simply supper .......
> It doesnt Allow any virus to ur system ...... In online itself it shows that
> virus trying to enter into ur system .. close that
> website...................................
 
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XS11E

Mick Murphy <MickMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Avast is the best on the Net.

I'd have to disagree, when AVG released their Vista compatible free
version Avast was gone in an INSTANT! replaced with AVG.

> it runs rings around the paid for ones like Norton

Everything runs rings around Norton, McAfee, etc but there are very
good paid for AVs.


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Ken Blake, MVP

On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 08:14:23 -0700, XS11E <xs11e@NOSPAMyahoo.com>
wrote:

> Mick Murphy <MickMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > Avast is the best on the Net.
>
> I'd have to disagree, when AVG released their Vista compatible free
> version Avast was gone in an INSTANT! replaced with AVG.


I'd be interested in reading your views on why you thing AVG is better
than Avast!

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XS11E

Pete138 <Pete138.2tbang@DoNotSpam.com> wrote:

> I installed Vista (clean install), installed AVG. I checked for
> updates, downloaded it and the next time I checked for updates, it
> displayed this message.

Ditto, I just clicked on Update again and it worked fine, said there
were no updates. Since I'd just updated I expected that...


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XS11E

"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote:

> On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 08:14:23 -0700, XS11E <xs11e@NOSPAMyahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Mick Murphy <MickMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Avast is the best on the Net.
>>
>> I'd have to disagree, when AVG released their Vista compatible
>> free version Avast was gone in an INSTANT! replaced with AVG.

> I'd be interested in reading your views on why you thing AVG is
> better than Avast!

Since both detect viruses neither is "better" but I very much dislike
the Avast interface.



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The poster formerly known as Nina DiBoy

Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
> On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 08:14:23 -0700, XS11E <xs11e@NOSPAMyahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Mick Murphy <MickMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Avast is the best on the Net.
>> I'd have to disagree, when AVG released their Vista compatible free
>> version Avast was gone in an INSTANT! replaced with AVG.
>
>
> I'd be interested in reading your views on why you thing AVG is better
> than Avast!
>

My views are that AVG UI is much more user friendly, and AVG also does
not announce to me through my speakers that it has new updates available
(how annoying!) amongst other things.

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http://protectfreedom.tripod.com/kick.html

Most recent idiotic quote added to KICK (Klassic Idiotic Caption Kooks):
"They hacked the Microsoft website to make it think a linux box was a
windows box. Thats called hacking. People who do hacking are called
hackers."

"Good poets borrow great poets steal."
- T. S. Eliot
 
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Julian

"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 08:14:23 -0700, XS11E <xs11e@NOSPAMyahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Mick Murphy <MickMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Avast is the best on the Net.
>>
>> I'd have to disagree, when AVG released their Vista compatible free
>> version Avast was gone in an INSTANT! replaced with AVG.
>
>
> I'd be interested in reading your views on why you thing AVG is better
> than Avast!
>

Here is a comparison of the AV suites, and other stuff.
 
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Bill Yanaire

Funny. The products all look the same from your comparison :)


"Julian" <Julianlzb87@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote in message
> news:s25t8393qjf0utb7p04j04ek7es8nojve1@4ax.com...
>> On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 08:14:23 -0700, XS11E <xs11e@NOSPAMyahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Mick Murphy <MickMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Avast is the best on the Net.
>>>
>>> I'd have to disagree, when AVG released their Vista compatible free
>>> version Avast was gone in an INSTANT! replaced with AVG.
>>
>>
>> I'd be interested in reading your views on why you thing AVG is better
>> than Avast!
>>
>
> Here is a comparison of the AV suites, and other stuff.
 
K

Ken Blake, MVP

On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 12:20:27 -0700, XS11E <xs11e@NOSPAMyahoo.com>
wrote:

> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 08:14:23 -0700, XS11E <xs11e@NOSPAMyahoo.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Mick Murphy <MickMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Avast is the best on the Net.
> >>
> >> I'd have to disagree, when AVG released their Vista compatible
> >> free version Avast was gone in an INSTANT! replaced with AVG.
>
> > I'd be interested in reading your views on why you thing AVG is
> > better than Avast!
>
> Since both detect viruses neither is "better" but I very much dislike
> the Avast interface.


OK, thanks. I'm not crazy about the interface either, but on the other
hand, I hardly ever need to look at it most of what it does it does
in the background. I'm happy with Avast! here.

By the way, I don't really agree with the statement "Since both detect
viruses neither is 'better.' " Even though they both detect viruses,
one could still be better than the other:

1. It could detect more viruses than the other.

2. It could have its virus definitions updated more frequently.

3. It could have other features that make it easier to use.

One of the things I very much like about Avast! is that it updates it
definition automatically and often--sometimes several times a day.
Does AVG match that?

Another very nice feature of Avast! is that you can set it to
automatically do a complete virus scan whenever the screen saver comes
on. I do that, and don't have to worry about running manual, or even
scheduled, scans.

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