AVG8 loads avgrsstx.dll inside of each loaded process!

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But then, Malke brings a ton of credibility -- something you are sorely
lacking!

Malke has years of experience on 100's or 1000's of pc's. And you...

Disclaimer: Not affiliated with, etc -- personal experience available on
request.

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Carey said:
Well Barney, you are a user that apparently is quite
knowledgeable of computing and will take measures
to secure your PC. But what about those users who
are not so computer literate and haven't a clue
about securing and maintaining their PC? I have
several friends who use computer programs better
than I, but cannot grasp the importance of PC security
and safe internet surfing habits. For those folks,
a comprehensive OneCare installation fits the bill!

Cost of OneCare? If you shop around like I do, you
can purchase OneCare from third-party sources such
as amazon.com and get it for $19.99. That's $19.99
for three (3) computers or $6.67 per computer per year!

So for $6.67, I do not have to worry about my friend's
computers not having proper Microsoft Updates, not
having a good antivirus, antispyware or firewall, and not
having a disk cleanup or defrag performed on a regular basis.
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Carey,

I'm not a One Care fan, but it's certainly one program to consider....

It's basically pointless to even respond to folks like Barney
(Rubble?).... Just put him in your "kill" file and move on. At one point
I was a charter member of the Dell Bot society... ;-) IIRC, I also was a
"Dell wh*re... ;-)

Basically, if you have (MVP) in your sig and you have the temerity to
endorse a Microsoft program, you are a "shill". I think that Barney has
a basic dislike of MS and anyone who dares to support them.

There are times I'd love to let them peek at some of the threads in the
MVP private ngs. Might surprise them the comments they see... ;-)

I'm putting this thread in the "Ignore" category and Barney in my Kill
File...

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Regards,
Hank Arnold
Microsoft MVP
Windows Server - Directory Services
 
Basically, if you have (MVP) in your sig and you have the temerity to
endorse a Microsoft program, you are a "shill". I think that Barney has
a basic dislike of MS and anyone who dares to support them.
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Sorry, Hank old boy. You couldn't be more wrong.

I'm quite the "fanboy" of MS products dating all the way back to the
days of DOS. I even attended a special rollout of DOS 5.0 at a
downtown Chicago Hotel (The Bismark) when Bill Gates was shown on huge
projection TV screens all over the country (satellite transmission).
Commemorative t-shirts were given to all attendees and we were able to
buy the boxed version at the event.

I'm just not a fan of Carey and his recommendation.
 
Carey Frisch said:
If you are unhappy with AVG8, then uninstall it.

Install a robust, comprehensive, security program,
such as Windows OneCare, and you'll not have to
worry about those issues. You can try it FREE
for ninety (90) days. This is a brand new version
and is very robust! Uses very little system resources!
http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-us/default.htm
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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows Vista Enthusiast

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AVG8 loads avgrsstx.dll inside of each loaded process i.e. in every
process
there's a pointer of 4K to avgrsstx.dll (It uses 4K x number of
processes).
Why this horrible design in AVG8?

NB. Use SysInternals Process Explorer to see these DLLs injected on all
processes!
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Inquiring minds would like to know some specifics indeed Carey.

That's only an opinion.This site at least seems fare and independent.
http://www.consumersearch.com/www/software/antivirus-software/microsoft-windows-live-onecare.html
Again, seems to be your opinion.
Same as above.

Whoa, now that's were I start having trouble with this automatic crap. You
mean you trust any program to tune up your system without knowing what goes
on behind the scenes.

Well for XP I guess that's a feature, but Vista already has this, so why pay
again?

Nothing new here at all and again another useless service you have to pay
for?

No big deal here either. If they backup to the hard drive it's not safe and
if a USB most forget to take it out and store in a safe place. Automatic
backups has been around for a long time, so again nothing new.


Huh? you're saying it wasn't designed to work exceptionally well before?

Wow now that's something new :>)

Paper will lay and let you write what you will on it.

I've come close to commenting before Carey about your broiler plate replies,
but held off. Now someone has broke the ice I thought I have a say as well.
Nothing wrong with posting what you believe in Carey, but for this product
you seem to go really overboard, sorry but that's just the way it seems to
me. If you like a product that much that's fine, just don't expect others to
jump right onboard with you.


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All the best,
SG

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Just type in Microsoft
 
Carey Frisch said:
Not at all! I would just like some clarification of
some statements made which were general in nature.
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Carey, in all fairness you also make general statements about One Care
without any verification that they are correct. It's not only a negative
claim that needs verification, positive ones do also. The first version of
this package was horrible, it was simply useless. I'm sure they've improved
but there are still free applications that are available that do as good or
better a job than One Care does.
 
Carey Frisch said:
Well Barney, you are a user that apparently is quite
knowledgeable of computing and will take measures
to secure your PC. But what about those users who
are not so computer literate and haven't a clue
about securing and maintaining their PC? I have
several friends who use computer programs better
than I, but cannot grasp the importance of PC security
and safe internet surfing habits. For those folks,
a comprehensive OneCare installation fits the bill!

Cost of OneCare? If you shop around like I do, you
can purchase OneCare from third-party sources such
as amazon.com and get it for $19.99. That's $19.99
for three (3) computers or $6.67 per computer per year!

So for $6.67, I do not have to worry about my friend's
computers not having proper Microsoft Updates, not
having a good antivirus, antispyware or firewall, and not
having a disk cleanup or defrag performed on a regular basis.
Click to expand...

I can't argue with that cost but it's still more expensive than "free".

What still surprises me is the level of apathy among users when it comes to
security threats. I'm amazed at times of some users lack of knowledge when
it comes to this. I recall having to fix a firends computer after her
nephew got through using it. IT was infected beyond belief. I asked her if
she had kept her antivirus and antispyware applications updated and the
answer was "I have to update them?" The subscriptions had run out well over
a year ago. I rid the machine after hours of work and loaded on AVG and
antispyware software. For good measure I told her to keep her nephew away
from her system for added protection.
 
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