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Thanks, Art. :)

This had to be a PITA for XP users for sure! So much for 3rd party maintenance programs. I'll stick with Defender in 8 and MSE for my 7 side. :)
 

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Thanks, Art. :)

This had to be a PITA for XP users for sure! So much for 3rd party maintenance programs. I'll stick with Defender in 8 and MSE for my 7 side. :)

Likewise for me. I have tried AVG,Avast! and others, only to come back to MSE and Windows Defender. The only BSOD I ever had was due to Avast! I decided then not to mess around with 3rd Party Anti-virus Programs. When I first started using a PC , I had many problems with Norton, but quickly dropped them also. I know people knock Microsoft, but they have caused me less problems than the others.
 

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I tried AVG once a long time ago on an XP computer. The problem is that ever since a Microsoft option came out, it's been trashed by anti-virus vendors terrified that suddenly they're obsolete. The truth is internet and computer security were something Microsoft had to address and now they are doing so. It was always risky to use a third party program that benefits and profits from a continued state of computer vulnerability and worry. Norton is my least favourite because it chugs system resources. You should use the protection designed for your operating system.


But this is insane of AVG to have screwed up this badly with an operating system this old. This is just laziness pure and simple and there's no excuse for it.
 

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I feel AVG has come a long way in the past few years. I however feel that they focus to much on advertising and getting their product out there (maybe Avast being so popular these days have caused this?) and don't put as much effort into their actually product. I'm no Avast fan, but I feel its a lot better then AVG and they don't make mistakes like this.
 

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even the #1 rated BitDefender antivirus software ,had 1 false positive out of 250,000 files scanned in recent test by PC-World magazine .an important stat for sure , but also a important stat is how well a antivus program cleans up the infected computer after the attack,
 

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ever since avast fixed the BSOD issue I've never had a problem :)
 

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I have gone back to Windows Defender as AVG2013 started running too many back ground processes.
 

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That's the thing with 3rd party. Resources. The first thing I do when fixing someone's Windows PC is to strip out the AV, do a temp file clean & registry fix with CCleaner, and load FREE MS SE. Boom! A lot faster system, especially on older machines.

A glorious day for me when MS released SE and now Defender with 8. It's caught any crap I've encountered. :)
 
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That's the thing with 3rd party. Resources. The first thing I do when fixing someone's Windows PC is to strip put the AV, do a temp file clean & registry fix with CCleaner, and load FREE MS SE. Boom! A lot faster system, especially on older machines.

A glorious day for me when MS released SE and now Defender with 8. It's caught any crap I've encountered. :)
Yes Tony, agreed.
 

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That's the thing with 3rd party. Resources. The first thing I do when fixing someone's Windows PC is to strip put the AV, do a temp file clean & registry fix with CCleaner, and load FREE MS SE. Boom! A lot faster system, especially on older machines.

A glorious day for me when MS released SE and now Defender with 8. It's caught any crap I've encountered. :)
Yes Tony, agreed.

me to!
 

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Hi there
Why do W8 users even BOTHER with 3rd party AV software -- they are just redundant in W8 now. In any case comparative studies are totally useless since a virus could technically appear at ANTY TIME so all the statistics are essentially well out of date by the time they are published.

For home users the W8 security system built in to the kernel is more than enough -- and if you DO become infected it's 99.99% certain you've been accessing dubious websites, downloading software from torrents or just making basic stupid mistakes like opening email attachments from senders you don't know or downloading things like registry cleaners, system / driver scanners etc etc.

Cheers
jimbo
 

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Right on. :thumbup:

I'm my best AV via common sense and good surfing habits.
 

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Right on. :thumbup:

I'm my best AV via common sense and good surfing habits.

how true ,local computer repair shop fixes lots of infected computer and most ,not all, admit to surfing porn [for laughs or pleasure ]or downloading files from peer to peer ,or trying different sites to get free TV on there computer
 

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3rd party

Hello

Would you consider Defender with Win native firewall and a router enough and drop MBAM?

I also use Secunia and File Hippo Update Checker they seem to function differently one for vulnerabilities and the other for being current. Macrium is my image program. As needed, I use Revo or Iobit to remove programs cleanly when they do not have an uninstaller. I use Ccleaner's 'Windows' only and the 'Startup' feature.

Would you keep or drop any of these as I would like to avoid 3rd party programs that are dangerous or harmful?

My level is not skillful so advice welcome.

Thank you

Peter
 

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