Re: Need recommendations on security
"anon" <[email protected]> Fri, 12 May 2006 21:37:13 -0700
| Newsgroups | gmane.mail.spam.spamcop.geeks |
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| Organization | SpamCop |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
"Anonymous" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]... > "anon" <[email protected]> wrote in message > news:[email protected]... > >> AVG may be a free download but there is a $20-$30 'signup' fee to be paid >> at the sites before you can download the program. - There IS a 'free' >> older version but who wants an older antivirus program? >> >> I do not see anything about updating the virus definitions on any of the >> sites. Again there is an annual or a lifetime fee to enter the site. > > Then you're going to the wrong site... and probably getting something > other than the legitimate AVG antivirus program... in other words, if you > downloaded anything from the site you mention, you've probably got a virus > or spyware now. > > The correct site: > http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5 > That's the latest version. > You are correct - I did not find THAT site. thanks. The others sure looked legitimate. -- A SpamCop user and forum reader, Not Admin > AVG automatically updates the virus definition files once a day, for free. > > There's a comparison of the commercial and free AVG antivirus programs > here: > http://www.grisoft.com/filedir/presale/cmpsheets/mm_pfp_cmp_us_1_20050726.pdf >