Jake Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 For the last few days I keep getting an annoying pop-up window saying "AVG free notification" which is nagging me to try AVG Internet Security Suite 8.0 Anyone know how to turn this annoying feature off? (Apart from buying said product, natch) Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-K Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 wow,snap,. mine started to do the same in the last 3 days or so too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Same here AVG is ace though imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelfill Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Wow that's a real coincidence, who would have thought it. It's almost as though it was engineered that way Sorry Jake, I haven't worked out how to stop mine doing it either. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Why not just buy it, Jake? You must have money coming out of your ears by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Uninstall and use Avast instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 I think recommendations are getting to be a waste of time lately. You read group tests and different mags/sites rate AV differently. I was all set to get Avast then read two reviews where it was beaten soundly by AVG and Kaspersky. Yet other reviews rated Avast really high and Kapersky low. I don't think there will ever be a must-have, do-it-all bit of AV software although I really wish there was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazboy Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Dunno but if you work it out mate could you tell me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted April 28, 2008 Author Share Posted April 28, 2008 Why not just buy it, Jake? You must have money coming out of your ears by now.Buy software? Je ne comprends pas ce que tu dis! Dunno but if you work it out mate could you tell me! Can't find jack useful on the intarwebs. Hold on, I'll have a butcher's in the registry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Hold on, I'll have a butcher's in the registry. ..and that was the last anyone ever saw of Jake. His last sentence now rates up there with Custer's 'what Indians?'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 I'm gonna try installing the free version of 8.0... http://free.grisoft.com/ww.download?prd=afe ... have you got that installed already? It did this annoy thing a while back - it opened up a webpage that time. I can't remember if it stopped when I got a new version, or if it just gave up after a while. If a new version doesn't stop it, then I'm just going to turn off automatic updates for a week or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pabs Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 mine does the same too, and the gf's laptop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-K Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Wow that's a real coincidence, who would have thought it. It's almost as though it was engineered that way propper funny that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Just had a look at version 8 and it’s over 45MB! I remember when AVG was about 6MB? I hate how new versions of software inevitably get larger with out really adding any useful features while running slower and slower…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiceRocket Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Saw this on Gadget Show earlier linky Pentagon level protection for £50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Just had a look at version 8 and it’s over 45MB! I remember when AVG was about 6MB? I hate how new versions of software inevitably get larger with out really adding any useful features while running slower and slower…. Not only that, it's taking 50MB ram when 7.5 only used 2 !! Not a popular update... http://forum.grisoft.cz/freeforum/read.php?12,121086,backpage=,sv= Time to find something else. Oh well, it was good while it lasted. At least loading 8.0 seems to have stopped the nags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbleapple Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 ..and that was the last anyone ever saw of Jake. His last sentence now rates up there with Custer's 'what Indians?'. Thanks RedM that made me laugh I uninstalled it but for some reason I get a pop up warning me about AVG still being installed in my outlook. Can't work out how to stop it for the life of me. I hate AVG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willson Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 I'm gonna try installing the free version of 8.0... http://free.grisoft.com/ww.download?prd=afe Yeah that did it for me. I took me a while to find the page though! They are obviously banking on some people upgrading to the not-so-free "suite". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Oh great. Something else for me to look forward to when I get home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiten55 Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Saw this on Gadget Show earlier linky Pentagon level protection for £50 you mean if i install this my pc will be vulnerable to air attacks by extremists in planes with nothing better to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Yeah that did it for me. I took me a while to find the page though! They are obviously banking on some people upgrading to the not-so-free "suite". Interesting. The link on the nag screen only takes you to the "suite" link. I actually had a poke around and concluded that there was no AVG 8.0 free version. Nice find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 As AVG free updates finish at the end of the month, which other program is the free AV of choice these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pabs Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 As AVG free updates finish at the end of the month, which other program is the free AV of choice these days? I wasn't aware the free updates finish, but if they do, that's a good question! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 The updates have been extended to the end of the year now apparently. Is Avast actually any good these days then? Minimal intrusion, low memory usage, and just to scan for viruses not try to do everything else as well are what I need. Sounds like AVG8 does not fit that bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 The updates have been extended to the end of the year now apparently. I didn't realise this as i had another of the pop ups again this afternoon saying they would be finishing on the 31st. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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