AVG Free Email Virus Protection

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In version 6.x the help section stated that email protection was only
provided to Outlook Express while in version 7.x several supported
programs are mentioned but Netscape is not listed. Can anyone confirm
that Netscape is covered? Or not?

Thanks

Glenn
 
In version 6.x the help section stated that email protection was only
provided to Outlook Express while in version 7.x several supported
programs are mentioned but Netscape is not listed. Can anyone confirm
that Netscape is covered? Or not?

Thanks

Glenn
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Yes, it is--at least Ver. 4.8 that I'm using. Don't know about newer
versions. Also, you may find the E-mail scanner a bit clunky and
intrusive. I'm thinking about dropping it for that reason.

Grizzly Bear
 
The voice of "Glenn" drifted in on the cyber-winds,
from the sea of virtual chaos...
In version 6.x the help section stated that email protection was only
provided to Outlook Express while in version 7.x several supported
programs are mentioned but Netscape is not listed. Can anyone confirm
that Netscape is covered? Or not?
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Just go with the lates version...

http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_avg6_termination.php

The free version of AVG v7.x.x is available at:

http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/ (bottom of the page)

Protection for all email programs is automatically installed, but you
may have to manually setup some email clients to use it.
 
Yes, it is--at least Ver. 4.8 that I'm using. Don't know about newer
versions. Also, you may find the E-mail scanner a bit clunky and
intrusive. I'm thinking about dropping it for that reason.

Grizzly Bear
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Can you elaborate on "clunky and intrusive"?

Norm
 
Thanks to those who responded. I have v 7 up and running.
Unfortunately, I can't pick up my email now without shutting down
ZoneAlarm. No setting in ZoneAlarm allow Netscape to access to my
ISP's mail server, it has to be shut right down. What a pain! Any
thoughts on this revolting developement?

Glenn
 
NoMoreMrNiceGuy said:
Can you elaborate on "clunky and intrusive"?

Norm
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As it should, it scans every incoming E-mail--that's OK. (Scanning of
incoming and outgoing can be individually enabled/disabled) It seems
much slower than the Ver. 6 E-mail scanner. It also displays an icon
and small window in the bottom right of the screen while scanning.
That, in itself is OK, but just a bit different to get used to. The
display can be turned off, however. So, perhaps "intrusive" may not
have been a good choice of words. Clunky, it definitely is--from the
prescan connect to one's ISP Mail Server, to the scan of individual
messages. It seems so much slower. Perhaps because it tells more about
what it is doing.

I had been thinking of disabling the mail scanner altogether, but today
it earned it's keep. Wifey received a message, ostensibly from a
sister, that she would most likely have allowed Mailwasher to pass on to
the mail program. Well, it contained 3 baddies, which AVG promptly
whisked off to the Virus Vault. Serious problem averted, AVG mail
scanning proved worthwhile.

Bear
 
The voice of "" drifted in on the cyber-winds,
from the sea of virtual chaos...
Thanks to those who responded. I have v 7 up and running.
Unfortunately, I can't pick up my email now without shutting down
ZoneAlarm. No setting in ZoneAlarm allow Netscape to access to my
ISP's mail server, it has to be shut right down. What a pain! Any
thoughts on this revolting developement?
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Oh a few, but none of them good. It's a bit of a "mixed stew" when
juggling firewalls, Antivirus software, and apps trying to get out.

I suggest you allow AVG Internet server privileges, since your email
will be passing thought it, and you might as well turn off ZA
attachment renaming too (it'll just confuse AVG).

Beyond that, best of luck to you...
 
Thanks to those who responded. I have v 7 up and running.
Unfortunately, I can't pick up my email now without shutting down
ZoneAlarm. No setting in ZoneAlarm allow Netscape to access to my
ISP's mail server, it has to be shut right down. What a pain! Any
thoughts on this revolting developement?

Glenn
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I am running AVG7Free with Sygate Personal Firewall on WinXP Pro SP2
with no problems whatsoever.
 
When I first gave AVG a try, I found it resource and memory hungry, and
intrusive concerning what it injected into system and setup files -- all
without telling the reader, or letting him/her choose what was scanned
and how. My ISP already provides both spam detection and virus scanning
with decent programs on their server side. So I do not really need these
services.

I would reconsider AVG if their documentation told me what code they
were placing where, and I had more choice in what I wanted the thing to
do.
 
When I first gave AVG a try, I found it resource and memory hungry, and
intrusive concerning what it injected into system and setup files -- all
without telling the reader, or letting him/her choose what was scanned
and how. My ISP already provides both spam detection and virus scanning
with decent programs on their server side. So I do not really need these
services.

I would reconsider AVG if their documentation told me what code they
were placing where, and I had more choice in what I wanted the thing to
do.
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I found that the latest version had memory leaks also. I'm much happier
with Avast..
 
I found that the latest version had memory leaks also. I'm much happier
with Avast..
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Avg7 on my server has been running for 60 days and no leaks that I can detect?
 
My ISP already provides both spam detection and virus scanning
with decent programs on their server side. So I do not really need these
services.
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I hope your ISP does better than SBC Yahoo - they regularly let
virus-laden spam email through to my account. Frequently they attach
a message saying their AV caught and cleaned the email - when in fact
it didn't, as AVG tags it again when it hits my in-box.

I don't trust ISP AV's because they have too much incoming to check
and some of it is bound to get through just on the odds. You only
need one to hit you. You only need one to slip through your local AV
as well, but from an ISP you'll likely get a lot more than one so you
really do need an onboard AV.
I would reconsider AVG if their documentation told me what code they
were placing where, and I had more choice in what I wanted the thing to
do.
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On my Windows 2000, I recently put the latest free AVG and according
to Task Manager, there are three processes taking up about 16MB of
memory out of my 512MB. Haven't noticed any slowdown of the system
either on my AMD Athlon 2GHz. Haven't noticed much difference between
it and Ver 6 except the revamped GUI.
 
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