AVG 8 Free Better Than 7.5 After Tweaking in Security http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20471075 en Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:27:42 EDT Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:27:42 EDT Re: AVG 8 Free Better Than 7.5 After Tweaking http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20674632 anon : After installing AVG 8.x, and running scan I have removed it
due to the following issues:
It flagged 17 files in my unzipped folder of "UBCD for WIN"
(Ultimate boot CD for Windows) as malware, then proceeded
to delete several of the files as well as move the rest to
the virus vault, with no apparent way to tell AVG that I
didn't want those files removed. :mad:

I should be given the final call as to which legitimate tools are malware and should be removed, not AVG.

So, it has been uninstalled and I've gone back to ver 7.x,
where this is not an issue.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20674632 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:24:47 EDT Re: AVG 8 Free Better Than 7.5 After Tweaking http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20656938 clydedell10 : Can these same tactics be done with the pro version as well?I didn't mean to ask this question in the free section.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20656938 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:16:23 EDT Re: AVG 8 Free Problems http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20654403 anon : Anyone encounter screen freezes since installing AVG8? This is on XP. Frustrating, losing data not saved! Any advice appreciated. AVG may not be the problem but I'm suspicious since the problem seems only to have occurred since I switched to AVG8. I see there's an AVG8.01 - will that be better, I wonder?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20654403 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:15:07 EDT Re: AVG 8 Free Problems http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20654402 anon : Anyone encounter screen freezes since installing AVG8? This is on XP. Frustrating, losing data not saved! Any advice appreciated. AVG may not be the problem but I'm suspicious since the problem seems only to have occurred since I switched to AVG8. I see there's an AVG9.01 - will that be better, I wonder?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20654402 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:15:04 EDT Re: AVG 8 Free Better Than 7.5 After Tweaking http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20639649 Finger2208 : Well glad it worked out for you!! Now I just wish I knew what exactly happened on my laptop fiasco :huh:]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20639649 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:13:01 EDT Re: AVG 8 Free Better Than 7.5 After Tweaking http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20636418 Slammajamma : I have it set to auto update every morning at the same time. Funny thing happened last night though. It looks like it updated at about 10:30 pm and was sucessful and now i just manually updated it and it worked again. Don't ask me what happened to get it working again because i haven't done anything to fix it but i'm not complaining.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20636418 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:15:12 EDT Re: AVG 8 Free Better Than 7.5 After Tweaking http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20634548 Finger2208 :
said by Slammajamma See Profile :

Anyone getting the error message "invalid binary file" when trying to update? I haven't been able to update for about a week now and i don't now what to do. Also i don't have the fre version of AVG 8 but a registerd paid version.
No, on my AVG8 Pro I'm using on this machine I've had no errors when updating at all. Are you trying to auto update it, or using the button in the app?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20634548 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:25:45 EDT Re: AVG 8 Free Better Than 7.5 After Tweaking http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20633345 j2 : After reconfiguring AVG8 it still slows down my p4 so when it comes to protection AVG8 is better than AVG 7.5 but when it comes to the performance AVG 7.5 is much better for an older pc's]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20633345 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:30:07 EDT Re: AVG 8 Free Better Than 7.5 After Tweaking http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20632362 Slammajamma : Anyone getting the error message "invalid binary file" when trying to update? I haven't been able to update for about a week now and i don't now what to do. Also i don't have the fre version of AVG 8 but a registerd paid version.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20632362 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:48:51 EDT Re: AVG 8 Free Better Than 7.5 After Tweaking http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20631050 Finger2208 : As promised I have an update on the install of AVG8 plus Firewall on my Inspiron laptop. After running around with Dell regarding the hard drive I finally purchased one outside of Dell and got it all freshly installed with XP SP3. BTW, I would love to choke the crap out of the "Dude, you should have got a Dell" guy....I now remember why I'm not a Dell fan! It was a complete pain messing with them.

In any event I got everything installed properly (drivers, etc.) without the Dell bloatware and running great. I proceeded to install AVG8 plus Firewall. At the end of the install I received a fatal error and the laptop rebooted. Upon reboot my wireless was bricked!! AVG8 had only partially installed, and I had no wireless access, and was unable to fix the issue. It had pancaked my wireless adapter, making it impossible to even connect to my router via wireless, much less run the thing.

I was able to fix the issue by going back to a prior restore point. Then installed AVG 7.5 plus Firewall and all is great. But just being honest here....I did have major issues with the AVG8 plus Firewall on install. I believe it was the firewall portion of the install that crapped.

So I have had 2 very different experiences with AVG8. On my custom tower all is well with AVG8 Pro, while the laptop choked on the AVG8 plus Firewall install. I can't really state how AVG8 ran on the laptop, as I was unable to get the laptop to the point of being able to actually run the thing with AVG8. Back to AVG 7.5 plus Firewall does fix my issue for now.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20631050 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:53:47 EDT Re: AVG 8 Free Better Than 7.5 After Tweaking http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20629154 OverBurn :
said by major marco See Profile :

said by OverBurn See Profile :

Good point, but I've used AVG for a long time and I don't mind doing a little tweaking. I'm a tweaker, whether it's a car or a PC, I have to tweak every setting or any part that's tweakable. Takes me weeks to get my PC setup the way I want it after a fresh install. ;)

I've used AVG for the past 9 yrs and am not in the slightest bit inclined to jump throught the hoops you've jumped through in order to get the app working to your satisfaction. The other guy got it right: It should work out of the box. And, I might add, I shouldn't have to be a freakin' coder in order to "tweak" it. AVG is dead to me now.
Did you read the entire thread or just stop there?
I've already stated, after further review, all that didn't fix the problems.

I've moved on to Avira. Still have to jump through a few hoops to get Avira working to my liking, as with most software these days.

Everyone has to choose what works best for them. Just passing along some info, hoping to safe other people some frustration. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20629154 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:34:56 EDT Re: AVG 8 Free Better Than 7.5 After Tweaking http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20626434 traveler55 : I found after checking into the new d/l for free avg, if you do a custom install, you get to uncheck boxes for the safe search, email, and plugins. So, you don't really have to do any tweaking except to get rid of the nag and that is easy. :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20626434 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:41:46 EDT Re: AVG 8 Free Better Than 7.5 After Tweaking http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20626095 major marco :
said by OverBurn See Profile :

Good point, but I've used AVG for a long time and I don't mind doing a little tweaking. I'm a tweaker, whether it's a car or a PC, I have to tweak every setting or any part that's tweakable. Takes me weeks to get my PC setup the way I want it after a fresh install. ;)

I've used AVG for the past 9 yrs and am not in the slightest bit inclined to jump throught the hoops you've jumped through in order to get the app working to your satisfaction. The other guy got it right: It should work out of the box. And, I might add, I shouldn't have to be a freakin' coder in order to "tweak" it. AVG is dead to me now.
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So,,, for those who have given up on AVG 8,,,,what are you planning to use? And is it free?

Help/knowledge would be appreciated.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20625987 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:14:01 EDT Re: AVG 8 Free Better Than 7.5 After Tweaking http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20572625 Jan Janowski : If anyone is encountering an issue with an HP Network printer not printing in Vista IE V7 (Unless you turn off Protected Mode in IEV7), and you are running AVG V8... read this thread: »[Vista] Printer that prints test page--but won't print in IE

The problem was AVG V8!!!

Problem went away when AVG V8 was removed!
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said by SoonerAl See Profile :

said by OverBurn See Profile :

To get rid of the "Dropdown Notification" all you have to do is change 2 files in the "AVG8" folder located in "Program Files".
Change avgresf.dll to> avgresf.dll.bak
Change avgmwdef_us.mht to> avgmwdef_us.mht.bak
Thanks for that...

The notification dropdown was driving me insane fast... :D
Mee Too...Thanks NHRA! ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20560691 Thu, 29 May 2008 21:32:50 EDT Re: AVG 8 Free Better Than 7.5 After Tweaking http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20560319 danny9 : No need to change the title.
You tried to do something to fix what was wrong and to help others do the same.
Nothing wrong with that. :)
I also moved on to Avira and am quite pleased with it.
Good Luck!
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said by caliFRAGi :

Nothing wrong with your PC.

If you google avgrsx you'll find many people have the same problem (me too).

I'm very dissapointed. I've used AVG for years, recommend it to other people, but now it have that "100% CPU performance" problem :(
Yep, I know it's not my PC, AVG8's problems are wide spread. I've moved on to Avira Free and it seems to work very well.

I wish I could change the title of this thread and add (I spoke to soon) but the edit function is gone. Good luck to everyone finding what works best for them. I would give AVG another chance if they would fix the numerous problems, I like the new interface. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20560073 Thu, 29 May 2008 19:35:54 EDT Re: AVG 8 Free Better Than 7.5 After Tweaking http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20557418 ironwalker : Don't bother as mentioned resident shield brings cpu to 100% while browsing internet, opening explorer, and opening winzip/rar if heuristics is on in resident shield options.

I tried everything, still no go, except, now I use my spyware doctore with antivirus for resident shield and turned avg8's off....avg 8 is now strictly a backup scanner.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20557418 Thu, 29 May 2008 11:48:34 EDT Re: AVG 8 Free Better Than 7.5 After Tweaking http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20553328 EvilByDesire : gonna try 8 again right now because of this..
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Below are my main system specs in a little more detail. Although the rig runs well and I game online competitively with it, it is by no means a powerhouse by current standards. BTW, all my boxes except my Inspiron laptop are custom built by me.

Mobo = Asus P4T-533C (latest release BIOS)
CPU = P4 3.06 (533 FSB)
Ram = 1 GB Kingston rev. 2 pc1066 rdram (@ 1066 Mhz)
Video = eVGA 6800GS CO (nVidia 84.56 forceware drivers - AGP 4X)
Onboard RealTek sound
Onboard Intel LAN
Nothing O/C'ed
XP Pro SP3 (3 year old install)

So obviously it's not a screamer, but does run well. Very well for what it is....well enough that I've not been forced to build a new one.

I will be upgrading (hopefully) my Inspiron next week to AVG 8. I am waiting on a new HDD for it as mine failed. I will post as to how it goes on the laptop, whether it runs well or craps it out. I'm now very curious as to what's going to happen! Right now I haven't a clue after reading some of the posts :huh:]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20551737 Wed, 28 May 2008 12:34:55 EDT Re: AVG 8 Free Better Than 7.5 After Tweaking http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20551415 anon : Nothing wrong with your PC.

If you google avgrsx you'll find many people have the same problem (me too).

I'm very dissapointed. I've used AVG for years, recommend it to other people, but now it have that "100% CPU performance" problem :(]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20551415 Wed, 28 May 2008 11:38:40 EDT Re: AVG 8 Free Better Than 7.5 After Tweaking http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20521566 Finger2208 : Good luck! I hope you find an AV app that runs well on your Dell.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20521566 Thu, 22 May 2008 02:08:47 EDT Re: AVG 8 Free Better Than 7.5 After Tweaking http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20520345 OverBurn :
said by Finger2208 See Profile :

said by OverBurn See Profile :

Maybe I spoke to soon, after tweaking I thought everything was fine. I may have to find another AV program, because the behavior of AVG 8 is unacceptable.

Now I have random problems when opening the start menu. Program shortcuts do not respond, it's like the menu delay is turned on the slowest delay setting, when I have it set to the fastest.

I know it's caused by AVG 8, cause "avgrsx.exe" goes to 100% CPU usage while the menu is hung. As soon as "avgrsx.exe" goes back to zero the menu opens. It seems like forever, but probably a 5-15 second delay at times, depending on the size of the shortcut folder. Also noticed desktop icons go blank and refresh randomly and it's caused by avgrsx also. I set the paths to all program shortcuts to be ignored by AVG, but it makes no difference, avgrsx still scans these files and causes long menu delays. Turning off the resident shield fixes the problem, but what's the point of a AV that you can't leave turned on.

The PC that is having these problems is not a blazing fast new dual core PC, but it's not bad either (P4-3.4, 4-GB Memory) Dell 8400. This is a clean, new install with SP3 that seemed to be very fast, till the AVG 8 problems.
Yeah, it definitely shouldn't be doing that. I'm running a slower CPU, P4 3.06 with 1 GB of rdram. My rig is not a Dell, but a custom (Asus mobo, etc.) I simply disabled the AVG Safe Surf in IE7 and have had none of those types of issues, with an install of XP that is 3 years old now! And yes, I have SP3 as well.

I'm kind of wondering if the 4 GB of ram is messing with it somehow, as it is the top limit for a 32 bit install. If it doesn't bother you to go inside the box I would try and remove a stick of ram and see if the problem persists. Just a thought...
Thanks for the reply. I've never had problems with any programs due to using 4GB of RAM. I really don't think the RAM is the cause, I'm about 99.9% sure it's AVG 8 and I will not down grade hardware to make something work that should work anyway. 4GB really helps my VMWare virtual machines.

And no driver problems, I have the latest from Dell. The same drivers that have worked for several years with no problems. This is not my first rodeo, I fix other peoples PC's on a regular basis. The only thing new beside SP3 is AVG 8 and I've not any problems with SP3 on at least 8 difference PC's. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20520345 Wed, 21 May 2008 21:09:37 EDT Re: AVG 8 Free Better Than 7.5 After Tweaking http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20520293 Finger2208 : NHRARacer,

Sorry, but another thought here. You say the rig with issues is a Dell with a "fresh" install of XP. When you installed, did you also use your Dell resource CD and install all the needed drivers? I'm curious, as my daughter crapped her Latitude's hdd about a year ago. She attempted to install the OS herself, and installed incorrect drivers from the Dell website. Her laptop was extremely laggy, to the point that she made the three hour drive home from college for me to fix it. Another format and reinstall of the OS, along with installing the correct drivers, fixed her issue.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20520293 Wed, 21 May 2008 21:01:51 EDT Re: AVG 8 Free Better Than 7.5 After Tweaking http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20520216 Finger2208 :
said by OverBurn See Profile :

Maybe I spoke to soon, after tweaking I thought everything was fine. I may have to find another AV program, because the behavior of AVG 8 is unacceptable.

Now I have random problems when opening the start menu. Program shortcuts do not respond, it's like the menu delay is turned on the slowest delay setting, when I have it set to the fastest.

I know it's caused by AVG 8, cause "avgrsx.exe" goes to 100% CPU usage while the menu is hung. As soon as "avgrsx.exe" goes back to zero the menu opens. It seems like forever, but probably a 5-15 second delay at times, depending on the size of the shortcut folder. Also noticed desktop icons go blank and refresh randomly and it's caused by avgrsx also. I set the paths to all program shortcuts to be ignored by AVG, but it makes no difference, avgrsx still scans these files and causes long menu delays. Turning off the resident shield fixes the problem, but what's the point of a AV that you can't leave turned on.

The PC that is having these problems is not a blazing fast new dual core PC, but it's not bad either (P4-3.4, 4-GB Memory) Dell 8400. This is a clean, new install with SP3 that seemed to be very fast, till the AVG 8 problems.
Yeah, it definitely shouldn't be doing that. I'm running a slower CPU, P4 3.06 with 1 GB of rdram. My rig is not a Dell, but a custom (Asus mobo, etc.) I simply disabled the AVG Safe Surf in IE7 and have had none of those types of issues, with an install of XP that is 3 years old now! And yes, I have SP3 as well.

I'm kind of wondering if the 4 GB of ram is messing with it somehow, as it is the top limit for a 32 bit install. If it doesn't bother you to go inside the box I would try and remove a stick of ram and see if the problem persists. Just a thought...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20520216 Wed, 21 May 2008 20:51:31 EDT Re: AVG 8 Free Better Than 7.5 After Tweaking http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20519802 OverBurn : Maybe I spoke to soon, after tweaking I thought everything was fine. I may have to find another AV program, because the behavior of AVG 8 is unacceptable.

Now I have random problems when opening the start menu. Program shortcuts do not respond, it's like the menu delay is turned on the slowest delay setting, when I have it set to the fastest.

I know it's caused by AVG 8, cause "avgrsx.exe" goes to 100% CPU usage while the menu is hung. As soon as "avgrsx.exe" goes back to zero the menu opens. It seems like forever, but probably a 5-15 second delay at times, depending on the size of the shortcut folder. Also noticed desktop icons go blank and refresh randomly and it's caused by avgrsx also. I set the paths to all program shortcuts to be ignored by AVG, but it makes no difference, avgrsx still scans these files and causes long menu delays. Turning off the resident shield fixes the problem, but what's the point of a AV that you can't leave turned on.

The PC that is having these problems is not a blazing fast new dual core PC, but it's not bad either (P4-3.4, 4-GB Memory) Dell 8400. This is a clean, new install with SP3 that seemed to be very fast, till the AVG 8 problems. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20519802 Wed, 21 May 2008 19:30:06 EDT Re: AVG 8 Free Better Than 7.5 After Tweaking http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20500813 jabarnut : Thanks for the tips on tweaking AVG 8 guys.

I've been complaining in a lot of threads about the change, but now I'm happy with it. (I agree, you shouldn't really have to "tweak it" to get it to work right, but it was easy and well worth it in my opinion).

If you're really bored (and I mean REALLY bored), further details in another post.
»Re: AVG 8?????
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How dare they change anything? I want my money back! Oh, yeah...it was free... ;)
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Now they're not so mad at me !

Hey, at least it's not an old TR-3 with twin SU Carbs ! ( Now THAT was tweaking - using a toilet paper tube to sinc the carbs ! )]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20478051 Tue, 13 May 2008 21:10:25 EDT Re: AVG 8 Free Better Than 7.5 After Tweaking http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20477663 OverBurn :
said by danny9 See Profile :

Thanks for the tips but my question is why any user should have to go thru all this bs just to get it to work right?
It should work right out of the box.
To many other good av's out there to chose from.
Just my opnion. :)
Good point, but I've used AVG for a long time and I don't mind doing a little tweaking. I'm a tweaker, whether it's a car or a PC, I have to tweak every setting or any part that's tweakable. Takes me weeks to get my PC setup the way I want it after a fresh install. ;)

falcon04, thanks for the expanded info, should be more helpful to people. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20477663 Tue, 13 May 2008 20:05:08 EDT Re: AVG 8 Free Better Than 7.5 After Tweaking http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20477167 danny9 : Thank you ZZZZZZZ. :)
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said by The Penguin See Profile :

Well, I've happily used AVG for a long time. A couple of days ago I installed their latest version 8, as support disappears for 7.5 at the end of this month.
From what was said by admins on the AVG Free forum, that May deadline is incorrect or a marketing ploy. AVG 7.5 should be supported till Dec.

To the OP, thanks for the tips - I'll try them if I give 8 a whirl. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20477080 Tue, 13 May 2008 18:04:47 EDT Re: AVG 8 Free Better Than 7.5 After Tweaking http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20476949 mark5019 : i installed avg 8 free and lo and behold it works no problems

i had to remove ewido tracks but wasnt any hardship

its free costs nada to use avg 8]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20476949 Tue, 13 May 2008 17:42:08 EDT Re: AVG 8 Free Better Than 7.5 After Tweaking http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20476933 ZZZZZZZ :
quote:
Thanks for the tips but my question is why any user should have to go thru all this bs just to get it to work right?
It should work right out of the box.
To many other good av's out there to chose from.


Thats the smartest statement anyone has said with AVG in the topic. :)
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said by OverBurn See Profile :

To get rid of the "Dropdown Notification" all you have to do is change 2 files in the "AVG8" folder located in "Program Files".
Change avgresf.dll to> avgresf.dll.bak
Change avgmwdef_us.mht to> avgmwdef_us.mht.bak
Thanks for that...

The notification dropdown was driving me insane fast... :D
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These mods provide a "bare-bones" installation, without the LinkScanner, E-mail Scanner, or MS Office plugins which IMHO defeat the purpose of a free & straightforward AV and AS application.

--------------------------------- cleanup prior to install -------------------------------------

Using "Add/Remove Programs", Uninstall AVG 7.5

Using "Add/Remove Programs", Uninstall AVG AntiSpyware

Remove any registry entries that refer to "Ewido" if you've had Ewido AntiSpyware or AVG AntiSpyware installed.

( I use RegSeeker for this, YMMV )

------------------------------ download installer & install ---------------------------

Download the AVG 8.0 Free Edition installation file "avg_free_stf_en_8_100a1295.exe" from:

»www.grisoft.cz/filedir/inst/avg_···1295.exe

Save to disk C:\ ( Root directory ) ( MUST BE in C:\ for the following to work properly )

Start -> Run

Copy & Paste the EXACT following line in the "Open:" space:

c:\avg_free_stf_en_8_100a1295.exe /REMOVE_FEATURE fea_AVG_SafeSurf /REMOVE_FEATURE fea_AVG_SafeSearch

Hit "Enter"

Follow the install instructions, BUT:

Do not install E-mail scanner.

Do not install MS Office plug-ins.

------------------------------------- Updates -----------------------------------------------

In "Tools > Advanced Settings > Schedules > Scheduled Scan", uncheck "Enable this task".

In "Tools > Advanced Settings > Schedules > Program Update Schedule", uncheck "Enable this task".

In "Tools > Advanced Settings > Schedules > Virus Database Update Schedule", check "Enable this task" and "Run on computer startup if task has been missed",

and set "Run at specific time" to 3:00 AM

Use Windows Scheduled Tasks to do as many silent updates as you want - I do noon and 6:00 PM, YMMV.

Task Scheduler "Run:" line is:

"C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8\avgupd.exe" /sched=

( the /sched= caused the update to be silent )

Task Scheduler "Start In:" line is:

"C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8"

The foregoing causes AVG to update when I turn the computer on in the morning, and then to do other silent updates outside of the programs one-time limitation.

Leaving the Virus database update enabled in this fashion avoids the tray icon warning and achieves a startup update. The Program Update schedule can be disabled as I assume program updates will be infrequent and well publicized, and I want only one updater working within the program )

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Disable ( by renaming ) avgmwdef_us.mht and avgresf.dll to eliminate the update nag drop down. ( the default location for these files is C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8 )

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In "Tools > Advanced Settings > Schedules > LinkScanner", uncheck everything. ( This may be redundant since linkscanner was not installed, but the GUI still shows it, FWIW. )

These issues and steps are truly a poor reflection on the AVG folks - an installation should not be so hard !]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20475633 Tue, 13 May 2008 13:36:40 EDT Re: AVG 8 Free Better Than 7.5 After Tweaking http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20473920 HA Nut :
said by danny9 See Profile :

Thanks for the tips but my question is why any user should have to go thru all this bs just to get it to work right?
It should work right out of the box.
To many other good av's out there to chose from.
Just my opnion. :)
This is the key. Most AV users that had AVG in the past did a default install and had good results. Now they must customize the installation to have a usable system? Sorry, but that's just wrong. AVG 7.5 is now on my niece's PC. Thankfully, she called me before upgrading to 8.0. What a problem that would have been! Needless to say, it's coming off as soon as I have time...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20473920 Tue, 13 May 2008 05:45:30 EDT Re: AVG 8 Free Better Than 7.5 After Tweaking http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20473916 The Penguin : Well, I've happily used AVG for a long time. A couple of days ago I installed their latest version 8, as support disappears for 7.5 at the end of this month.
Result is, after much messing around, I am now switching to another AV program. :(
For some reason I just cannot get this latest version of AVG to scan my incoming emails even after following their 'help' FAQ's and configuring the settings. Also, my browser (Firefox) has frozen a few times since installing this latest version. I don't know if this is just a coincidence but others on the AVG forum also report this problem.
I disabled LinkScanning as this seemed to slow things up too.
V8 also suddenly came up with warnings for several trojans etc (200+) which I eventually traced to being caused by AVG detecting reg entries that had been inserted by SpywareBlaster.
Overall, I think AVG seems to be going the way of some other previously good user friendly programs by trying to become too 'clever'.
I'm switching to Avast in the meantime and may try AVG again when a later version has hopefully ironed out its apparent problems.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20473916 Tue, 13 May 2008 05:35:57 EDT Re: AVG 8 Free Better Than 7.5 After Tweaking http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20473398 j2 : So what happens if u get infected by unknown malware and malware disables your AV? Will u see any notifications by AVG?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20473398 Tue, 13 May 2008 00:32:45 EDT Re: AVG 8 Free Better Than 7.5 After Tweaking http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20473135 danny9 : Thanks for the tips but my question is why any user should have to go thru all this bs just to get it to work right?
It should work right out of the box.
To many other good av's out there to chose from.
Just my opnion. :)
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VoicePulse 07/29/04]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20473135 Mon, 12 May 2008 23:23:39 EDT Re: AVG 8 Free Better Than 7.5 After Tweaking http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20473028 rugmankc : Any drawbacks to making those changes. I am a computer dummy on most things.

Let us know if the changes cause any problems.

Ken]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20473028 Mon, 12 May 2008 23:01:42 EDT Re: AVG 8 Free Better Than 7.5 After Tweaking http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20472765 FiOS Dan : Thanks for the tips. May have to try them soon. :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20472765 Mon, 12 May 2008 22:12:48 EDT AVG 8 Free Better Than 7.5 After Tweaking http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20471075 OverBurn : I was disappointed with AVG 8 Free at first, but after some searching and tweaking I like it better. I hated the Link Scanner and the "Dropdown Notification" in the main User Interface window.

IMO it has a much better interface than any of AVG's previous versions. It has the same number of running services (4) and only takes 13MB more running memory and includes spyware scanning. After tweaking it runs just as good or better than 7.5 with no noticeable hit to performance at all.

To get rid of the "Dropdown Notification" all you have to do is change 2 files in the "AVG8" folder located in "Program Files".
Change avgresf.dll to> avgresf.dll.bak
Change avgmwdef_us.mht to> avgmwdef_us.mht.bak

To install AVG 8 without the Link Scanner at all. Run the installation with these parameters:
/REMOVE_FEATURE fea_AVG_SafeSurf /REMOVE_FEATURE fea_AVG_SafeSearch

To disable Link Scanner or more detailed info on installing without the Link Scanner: »free.grisoft.com/ww.faq.num-1241#faq_1241 ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20471075 Mon, 12 May 2008 17:00:54 EDT