Comments on: how efficient and safe is AVG FREE ANTIVIRUS software by GRISOFT? http://www.allfreeantivirus.com/101/how-efficient-and-safe-is-avg-free-antivirus-software-by-grisoft/ Free Antivirus Software Sat, 04 Oct 2008 17:46:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Patrick W http://www.allfreeantivirus.com/101/how-efficient-and-safe-is-avg-free-antivirus-software-by-grisoft/comment-page-1/#comment-392 Patrick W Fri, 15 Feb 2008 05:30:14 +0000 http://www.allfreeantivirus.com/101/how-efficient-and-safe-is-avg-free-antivirus-software-by-grisoft/#comment-392 AVG is efficient, and good, and has few false positives, on the other hand it doesn't catch as much real viruses as Avast or Antivir. look at the video review below Research from those who test Antivirus programs (av comparatives, virus.gr, and other Professional reviews including this video review) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhXZo3dHulc show the highest rated Free Program (Program with the most virus detections during testing) is Avira Antivir http://www.download.com/3120-20_4.html?qt=Antivir&tag=srch&tg=dl-20 Today you are in just as much danger from Spyware I Recommend SuperAntiSpyware http://www.download.com/SUPERAntiSpyware-Free-Edition/3000-8022_4-10523889.html?tag=lst-2 ( I used this to remove spyware from a laptop that adaware would only detect but not get rid of ) You can also Download and Run Advanced Windows Care Personal , http://www.download.com/SUPERAntiSpyware-Free-Edition/3000-8022_4-10523889.html?tag=lst-2 this will tune up your system and show you what starts at bootup, and allow you to edit this. (I recommend you uncheck the Registry tab, but pay close attention to the Spyware, Security and startup tabs and see what is starting up and disable harmful These 3 tools should help you keep your system clean.<br><b>References : </b><br>http://www.av-comparatives.org/ http://virus.gr/portal/en http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhXZo3dHulc http://www.download.com/3120-20_4.html?qt=Antivir&tag=srch&tg=dl-20 http://www.download.com/SUPERAntiSpyware-Free-Edition/3000-8022_4-10523889.html?tag=lst-2 http://www.download.com/Advanced-WindowsCare-Personal/3000-2086_4-10407614.html?tag=lst-1 AVG is efficient, and good, and has few false positives, on the other hand it doesn't catch as much real viruses as Avast or Antivir. look at the video review below

Research from those who test Antivirus programs (av comparatives, virus.gr, and other Professional reviews including this video review)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhXZo3dHulc
show the highest rated Free Program
(Program with the most virus detections during testing) is Avira Antivir
http://www.download.com/3120-20_4.html?qt=Antivir&tag=srch&tg=dl-20

Today you are in just as much danger from Spyware I Recommend SuperAntiSpyware
http://www.download.com/SUPERAntiSpyware-Free-Edition/3000-8022_4-10523889.html?tag=lst-2
( I used this to remove spyware from a laptop that adaware would only detect but not get rid of )

You can also Download and Run Advanced Windows Care Personal ,
http://www.download.com/SUPERAntiSpyware-Free-Edition/3000-8022_4-10523889.html?tag=lst-2
this will tune up your system and show you what starts at bootup, and allow you to edit this.
(I recommend you uncheck the Registry tab, but pay close attention to the Spyware, Security and startup tabs and see what is starting up and disable harmful

These 3 tools should help you keep your system clean.
References :
http://www.av-comparatives.org/
http://virus.gr/portal/en
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhXZo3dHulc
http://www.download.com/3120-20_4.html?qt=Antivir&tag=srch&tg=dl-20
http://www.download.com/SUPERAntiSpyware-Free-Edition/3000-8022_4-10523889.html?tag=lst-2
http://www.download.com/Advanced-WindowsCare-Personal/3000-2086_4-10407614.html?tag=lst-1

]]> By: Sly_Old_Mole http://www.allfreeantivirus.com/101/how-efficient-and-safe-is-avg-free-antivirus-software-by-grisoft/comment-page-1/#comment-391 Sly_Old_Mole Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:59:46 +0000 http://www.allfreeantivirus.com/101/how-efficient-and-safe-is-avg-free-antivirus-software-by-grisoft/#comment-391 How Efficient ? not very; detection rate 82%. How Safe ? not very safe with a poor detection rate, there is a 18% reason you have a virus & AVG would not know. How is its false positive rate ? Very good, with a detection rate of 82%, most times it cannot find a virus, therefore it does not state you have a virus let alone give false positive. More info - AVG stands for anti virus guard but does it guard your computer the answer clearly "NO"; Does it removes virus ? NO again its detection is to low & 9 times out of 10 when it does find a virus it cannot remove it. Only a person with very little knowledge of anti virus programs & computers use AVG AV, there are far better free AV's out there but un like AVG they do there job & there detection rate is a lot & i mean a lot highter than AVG. For the many people who have asked the question on Yahoo Q & A " Help I've Got A Virus & AVG Won't Remove iT" I say you should of found out about antivirus programs before following the sheep using AVG.<br><b>References : </b><br> How Efficient ? not very; detection rate 82%.

How Safe ? not very safe with a poor detection rate, there is a 18% reason you have a virus & AVG would not know.

How is its false positive rate ? Very good, with a detection rate of 82%, most times it cannot find a virus, therefore it does not state you have a virus let alone give false positive.

More info – AVG stands for anti virus guard but does it guard your computer the answer clearly "NO"; Does it removes virus ? NO again its detection is to low & 9 times out of 10 when it does find a virus it cannot remove it.

Only a person with very little knowledge of anti virus programs & computers use AVG AV, there are far better free AV's out there but un like AVG they do there job & there detection rate is a lot & i mean a lot highter than AVG.

For the many people who have asked the question on Yahoo Q & A " Help I've Got A Virus & AVG Won't Remove iT" I say you should of found out about antivirus programs before following the sheep using AVG.
References :

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