AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2011?

Has anyone tried/used this newest version of AVG? I currently have AVG v9.0 and am satisfied with its performance. Would it be advisable to upgrade to this newest one?

Thanks for any input!
~Vicki~

 

The newer version will have had some improvements made so I would say yes, get the upgrade.

 

From Loony Choons I have tried To Update My AVG 2009 TO AVG 2011 But keep rumming into "UNABLE TO INSTALL" Because of A Confflict With "AVG ROOTKIT REMMOVER" I have removed the Rootkit Checker to no avail? I keep getting a Message To remove Rootkit? I have Searched and Removed Everything pertaning. The Download software will not Install?? Also Where is the best site to obtain this Info?? TY LOL Loony Choons

 

Does not like it if you have MSE installed, wants it removed to complete installation

Jac

 

Jac MSE?

If MSE = Microsoft Security Esentials? Then I do not believe that if Have That Installed ? If I do I can Not Find It to Remove It? If I can not download AVG 2011 Then I should like to Reinstal AVG 2009, But am finding it hard to find on the Internet TY loonychoons

 

Hi Loonychoons, this guide will show you how to uninstall MSE including a workaround from the registry.

If you cant find the reg key then you wont have it installed.

http://www.recipester.org/Recipe:Uninstall_Microsoft_Security_Essentials_34215992

And this link will give you the tool to clean out the AVG installation.

http://www.avg.com/es-en/download-tools

 

Downloaded the new update for 2011, but while trying to install it refused to advance unless I uninstalled Microsoft Security Essentials, that was on the wifes laptop, intalled no problems on mine as I don't have MSE installed.

Jac

 

O.K. I no longer Have any AVG Installed? I Also do not have any MSSE OR MSE or any Avg ROOTKIT installed ? I still can not Install the new AVG 2011. Message says that I need to remove AVG ROOTKIT to Continue. I am Going To Try another Couple of things if that will not work I plan To Roll back The Date To Before This Mix Up !!! loonychoons

 

Do you have a file called "vanquish.exe" running? This is the executable for "avg rootkit remover ". If so endtask on it.

Also see:
http://www.avg.com/us-en/faq.num-3617#num-3617

A removal tool avg recommends if you are having installations problems, It's worth a shot.

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Whole shabang provided by AVG site for known install issues:
http://www.avg.com/us-en/faq?num=3262#faq_3262

 

Right On Arie. Finding Big Changes since the last Time that I was posting.

 

TY Persons, For all your help, Goddez1 TY AS WELL . But no I do not have "vanquish.exe" running. I now Have AVG 9 back and I consider the Problem solved as I now have a AVG VIRUS CHECKER ON again, loonychoons

 

Hi

just after AVG2011 installs, it wants to do a full system scan

the defaults settings for this are to "Automatically Heal / Remove" any threats which it finds

now that could be a bit dodgy if AVG falsely identifies something non-malicious as a threat

preferring to make my own decision about what constitutes a threat, I decided to postpone the full system scan, in order to uncheck that setting before the scan runs

when "Automatically Heal / Remove" is disabled, at least you get prompted about what to do if AVG finds something. This gives you the chance simply to send the "threat" to quarantine in the Vault - which is a much safer bet if you want to avoid a possible disaster caused by a false positive.

there are similar settings for the shell extension scan, resident shield, etc.

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one new component in AVG2011 is the "PC Analyser "; this performs the following four tasks:
- prunes out "junk" from the registry;
- prunes out "junk" files;
- mends broken shortcuts;
- defragments the HDD

ummm.

YMMV, but if I want to do those kinds of things, I'd much rather do them myself, at the time of my own choosing

Unfortunately the "PC Analyser" cannot be left out of the installation; you get lumped with it.

But at least you don't have to run it (unlike the first full scan which appears to be mandatory: can be postponed, but not omitted)

HTH & best wishes, HJ.