AVG question

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I have the free AVG program which indicates that my e mail is protected.
However, the readme file says it is not. I don't see the certification
message that normally appears at the end of emails I send. I am using OE
6.0. The readme file also says "To support all e-mail program based on the
POP3/SMTP protocols a new program AVG EMS has been created. You can download
it from the URL http://www.grisoft.cz/beta/avgemc/avgemc_en.htm." When I
get there it refers to <pre-release 18>, etc., and I don't understand how to
proceed with the download.

Any help from more experience people with this program would surely be
appreciated.

Roy
 
Quoth the raven Roy:
I don't see the certification message that normally appears at the
end of emails I send.
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...and that is a good thing. It is only an advertisement, and cannot in
any way 'certify' that your mail is virus free. You should be happy it
doesn't appear. Your recipients will as well. Keep in mind that any
virus not in its database could still be attached to your mail without
your knowledge.

Besides, most of the new viruses and worms use their own engine to
send infected mail, not your OE program.

Why not upgrade to a modern mail/news client, such as Thunderbird?
Browser as well, if you're using IE. Any new program will not have the
security risks of OE and IE.
 
I have the free AVG program which indicates that my e mail
is protected. However, the readme file says it is not. I
don't see the certification message that normally appears
at the end of emails I send. I am using OE 6.0. The readme
file also says "To support all e-mail program based on the
POP3/SMTP protocols a new program AVG EMS has been created.
You can download it from the URL
http://www.grisoft.cz/beta/avgemc/avgemc_en.htm." When I
get there it refers to <pre-release 18>, etc., and I don't
understand how to proceed with the download.

Any help from more experience people with this program
would surely be appreciated.

Roy
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Hi Roy,

avgemcXXX page (other lagueages) give rather convoluted
explanation of the "certification" (what you called "my e mail
is protected"). That verbiage might be correct but it is not
worth reading.

If I may ask/suggest: why would you want to protect your
outgoing email insted of thinking about protecting your PC from
malware?

If you don't see certification messages at the end of your
outgoing messages: that's _good_. The recipients will appericate
that you don't send out worthless marketing drivel. ;)

In re download: the x-lat is somewhat confusing; they use the
term "pre-relase" as a "name" (or an a.k.a). For example,
6.0.474 Pre-Release 19,
6.0.481 Pre-Release 20,
6.0.483 Pre-Release 21, etc.

Installation: the packages (whatever.exe, starting with ver.
"6.0.455 Pre-Release 18") include installer which will
automatically start all required applications (whatever that
means). WAG: run the installer; it will do the "Manual
procedure" steps 1 through 4 for you.

J
 
Roy said:
I have the free AVG program which indicates that my e mail is protected.
However, the readme file says it is not. I don't see the certification
message that normally appears at the end of emails I send. I am using OE
6.0. The readme file also says "To support all e-mail program based on the
POP3/SMTP protocols a new program AVG EMS has been created. You can download
it from the URL http://www.grisoft.cz/beta/avgemc/avgemc_en.htm." When I
get there it refers to <pre-release 18>, etc., and I don't understand how to
proceed with the download.

Any help from more experience people with this program would surely be
appreciated.

Roy
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I think you should try Avast
http://www.avast.com/index.html
it has better e-mail scan then AVG.It adds a little note
also if you wish.You can create your own.(see my sig)
For better protection try Thunderbird instead of OE6.
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

--
Programs that I use and recommend:

Spybot Search and Destroy 1.3
http://www.safer-networking.org/

Spyware Blaster
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

Spyware Guard
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html

Ad-Aware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

Sygate Personal Firewall
http://soho.sygate.com/products/spf_standard.htm

Avast! For Home
http://www.avast.com/i_idt_1016.html

Eraser 5.3
http://www.tolvanen.com/eraser/

CwShredder
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html

HijackThis
http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html

This message is virus free as far I can tell
Change nomail.afraid.org to neo.rr.com so you can reply
(nomail.afraid.org has been set up specifically for
Use in Usenet. Feel free to use it yourself.)
 
I have the free AVG program which indicates that my e mail is protected.
However, the readme file says it is not. I don't see the certification
message that normally appears at the end of emails I send. I am using OE
6.0. The readme file also says "To support all e-mail program based on the
POP3/SMTP protocols a new program AVG EMS has been created. You can download
it from the URL http://www.grisoft.cz/beta/avgemc/avgemc_en.htm." When I
get there it refers to <pre-release 18>, etc., and I don't understand how to
proceed with the download.
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The downloads are at the bottom of the page. Choose which language you
want there.
Any help from more experience people with this program would surely be
appreciated.
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Your email is already protected if you are running the real-time scanner.
Any virus in email will be detected as soon as you save it to disk or try
to run it.

The Personal Email Scanner (AVG EMS) adds an additional level of security
by detecting viruses in email before you save them to disk or execute them.
It is probably not really necessary, but is more of a marketing tool. Other
popular AV programs such as Norton have it, so AVG offers it as an option.

If you decide to install it, I recommend turning of the "This message is
certified virus free" footer on outgoing email as it tends to piss people
off.
 
The downloads are at the bottom of the page. Choose which language you
want there.


Your email is already protected if you are running the real-time scanner.
Any virus in email will be detected as soon as you save it to disk or try
to run it.

The Personal Email Scanner (AVG EMS) adds an additional level of security
by detecting viruses in email before you save them to disk or execute them.
It is probably not really necessary, but is more of a marketing tool. Other
popular AV programs such as Norton have it, so AVG offers it as an option.

If you decide to install it, I recommend turning of the "This message is
certified virus free" footer on outgoing email as it tends to piss people
off.
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I agree.Personally though i prefer the footers as many friends use avg and
avast who are not so security conscious , and the footer does indicate thier
current virus database as well as the ad ,and whther theyve been updating.
me
 
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