Is AVG Antivirus good enough?

John_Doe

I'm using version 6 free edition I think, with the newest updated virus database, yet I keep getting these mail viruses from assholes, which avg just let pass through. I just got a mail:
Subject: Re: Excel file
Body: See atached file
Attachment: Document_excel.pif

of cource I've never sent any mail with the topic 'excel file' and this is all fake, but yet shouldn't avg catch this? I don't know for sure, but am pretty suspicous that this is a virus, so I always delete the likes.

I keep getting these shitty mails. =( can't figure out where my mail's been posted. probably on some forum.

The other day I also DID get infected and AVG caught it (pup.exe in my windows directory. think it was something with windows media player cause it had mysteriously dissapared), but I was hoping it would've caught it before it had time to infect me.

Bassline · **Posted:** Sun Apr 18, 2004 11:25 am **Post subject:**

i'm using AVG 7.0 email server edition and have never had any problems with it not finding anything

is the email scanner fully functional and are you sure it's set up correctly?

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Sun Apr 18, 2004 1:41 pm **Post subject:**

I'd label it as "okay".

It normally blocks stuff for me, I got messages saying stuff like "because of the amount of virus sent from this account", but that's because it was spoofing the headers and the arseholes hadn't secured they're mail servers (which incidently is the course of all the worlds spam... dick heads in third world countries that don't know how to use their servers properally :matrix:

). Closed down that account and no more e-mails

AVG has found stuff, sever.exe in the C:\documents and settings... but I'm a bit sus as to how it got their in the first place.

John_Doe · **Posted:** Sun Apr 18, 2004 1:47 pm **Post subject:**

I guess I should perhaps update? Wouldn't think it mattered as long as the reference file was updated though.

anyway, I got these two (cause bother had almost 1000 sources):
ed2k: Avg.Antivirus.Pro.V7.0.143.ShareReactor.rar [7.85 Mb] [Stats]
ed2k: AVG_Antivirus_Network_v7.0.209_+_Crack.zip [9.62 Mb] [Stats]

which should I go with?
You're sure there's no incresed cpu ussage in this new version like it was when I previously updated to norton antivirus 2004

[ Add all 2 links to your ed2k client ]

Bassline · **Posted:** Sun Apr 18, 2004 1:55 pm **Post subject:**

top one as it's been through SR's retired hands so is bound to be verified :wink:

no idea aboot resources though as task manager looks like it's got a few listings for various AVG .exe files but combined (there's 4 that i think are avg's)

aboot 20,000 k dunno if thats good or bad but since the pc runs smoothly enough and i never get dodgy shit i'll leave it running :mrgreen:

TaKYoN · **Posted:** Sun Apr 18, 2004 3:44 pm **Post subject:**

I use AVG 7, and it causes no cpu usage for me, runs at around 20 meg total I think. No issues for me.

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Sun Apr 18, 2004 3:45 pm **Post subject:**

best update then :lol:

Purple.Nightmare · **Posted:** Sun Apr 18, 2004 8:45 pm **Post subject:**

gotta say AVG works a treat 4 me as well, using the SR version. dont use outlook/express 4 yr mail client and U wont get stuffed by most virus atm

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Sun Apr 18, 2004 9:02 pm **Post subject:**

i have to use outlook to sync with my pda.

Bassline · **Posted:** Sun Apr 18, 2004 9:06 pm **Post subject:**

i also use outlook but haven't been mobbed by any dodgy mails

propa · **Posted:** Wed Jun 02, 2004 8:01 pm **Post subject:**

I use version 7 too, and it's really good!

Polityk · **Posted:** Wed Jun 02, 2004 9:09 pm **Post subject:**

Unfortunately, all cracks for v. 7 seem to stop working after some time. :roll:

spudthedestroyer · **Posted:** Wed Jun 02, 2004 9:25 pm **Post subject:**

2005 sometime here :lol:

There'll be version 8 by then.

Bassline · **Posted:** Thu Jun 03, 2004 12:54 am **Post subject:**

i stopped using AVG since they blocked the updates on it....using panda titanium now but lately the updates have not worked unless i uninstalled/re-installed it again :evil:

any other AV's worth a shot that DO actually update with dodgy keys?

random · **Posted:** Thu Jun 03, 2004 1:36 am **Post subject:**

Bassline wrote:

i stopped using AVG since they blocked the updates on it....using panda titanium now but lately the updates have not worked unless i uninstalled/re-installed it again :evil:

any other AV's worth a shot that DO actually update with dodgy keys?

I use avast! antivirus. So far so good. No viruses or anything yet, plus it's got security settings. If you set it on high alert, things will go sluggish, but set it on medium and you won't notice the different. It's free, too.

http://www.avast.com/

Bassline · **Posted:** Thu Jun 03, 2004 7:20 am **Post subject:**

will have a look at that one...cheers :beerchug:

propa · **Posted:** Thu Jun 03, 2004 10:08 am **Post subject:**

I just stop "optional"and "recommanded" auto-updates

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