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Posted by Tom Cole on June 26, 2008, 5:40 pm
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>>> After using AVG for years, I'm ready to move on. The latest one is
>>> just so much flash and dash and less substance than before in some
>>> ways. I can't even tell at a glance when it's scanning anymore. But
>>> even more importantly, despite carefully setting options, it doesn't
>>> start scanning reliably, i.e., upon computer startup if time missed.
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>>> And I set up that scan to avoid a large drive and yet, it still goes
>>> ahead and scans the drive yet, plain as day, that drive letter is
>>> missing from the drives to scan.
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>>> So looking for an alternative as it's time to move on. What other
>>> freeware app have people use that they can recommend? thx ::g::
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>>AVG 7.5 always used to ignore the "dont scan at startup if daily scan
>>missed"....
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>>I have been checking out the alternatives. Avira is good but has a couple of
>>drawbacks:
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>>i) Its update mechanism is incredibly unreliable (ie, it doesnt)
>>ii) When it does update it pops up an absurd screen with a mildy threatening
>>series of pictures and sentences designed to shock customers into buying
>>their other products. The claims are quite intimidating.
>>iii) When it carries out the scan, if it comes across what it thinks is a
>>virus, the scan stops and you have to make a choice. You cannot just leave
>>it to scan and deal with all the issues at completion.
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>>Gaz
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>The last is a problem. But I'll keep it in mind. Thanks.
No it's not a problem. If you go into the Avira configuration options
you can change this to, for example, move to virus vault without
stopping.
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