Anyone still using AVG Free?

Post #405,353 by scoenye 10/14/15 6:40:17 PM Reply	Anyone still using AVG Free? http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/10/14/avg_anon_data_brokering_analysis/ Now may be he time to run far, far away... AVG let users know beforehand that it may sell “non-personal” customer data to third-party advertisers in order to bankroll its freemium security software products. This non-personal data, including browsing and search history, advertising IDs, applications on a device and ISP used Good luck anonymizing all that. And it is opt-out, of course.
Post #405,369 by lincoln 10/15/15 11:14:44 AM Reply	what other free anti-virus programs are out there? Satan (impatiently) to Newcomer: The trouble with you Chicago people is, that you think you are the best people down here; whereas you are merely the most numerous. - - - Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar" 1897
Post #405,372 by boxley 10/15/15 12:06:05 PM Reply	clamav? you can kill people for America at age 18 but need to be 21 to buy a beer
Post #405,389 by scoenye 10/15/15 8:07:09 PM Reply	There's a few Avira, MSE, Trendmicro, Panda. Avast has jumped the shark as well. They're starting a collection program similar to AVG's, plus with the amount of pop-up it plasters over the screen, it has gotten worse than some of the stuff it is supposed to prevent.
Post #405,400 by pwhysall 10/16/15 1:36:32 AM Reply	Nope Removed it from a friend's Windows 7 laptop, replaced it with MSE. Instant performance boost. 3rd party AV is pretty much pointless these days. Defender is good enough. "Detection rates" are meaningless because it's the 0-day that'll fuck you over. Block ads. Browse safe. Don't click links in junk mail. Let Windows Defender do its thing. That's all I do, and it's all you need to do. If you want to go spelunking into the nether regions of the interwebs - well, that's what VMs are for.
Post #405,402 by Another Scott 10/16/15 7:24:03 AM Reply	I thought they dropped their own AV stuff... And MSE had some weird licensing for "free", it looks like: Wikipedia: Future[edit] Main article: Windows Defender Microsoft Security Essentials does not run on Windows 8, which has its own security subsystem. On 13 September 2011, at Build conference in Anaheim, California, Microsoft unveiled the developer preview of Windows 8, which had a security component capable of preventing an infected USB flash memory from compromising the system during the boot process.[36][37] On 15 September, Windows 8 developer's blog confirmed that Windows Defender in Windows 8 would take over the role of virus protection. In an included video, Jason Garms of Microsoft showed how Windows Defender is registered with Action Center as an AV and spyware protection tool, and how it blocks drive-by malware.[38] On 3 March 2012, Softpedia reviewed the consumer preview of Windows 8 and noted the similarity in appearance of Windows Defender and Microsoft Security Essentials 4.0 Beta. According to Softpedia, Windows 8 Setup requires Microsoft Security Essentials to be uninstalled before upgrading Windows 7.[39] Licensing[edit] Screen dump The product's license agreement allows home users to download, install and use it on an unlimited number of computers in their households free of charge, so long as each computer has a legitimately licensed copy of Microsoft Windows.[6] Since October 2010, small businesses have also been allowed to install the product on up to 10 devices,[40] but use in academic institutions and governmental locations is forbidden, as is reverse-engineering, decompiling or disassembling the product or working around its designed limitations.[6] MSE requires no registration or personal information to be submitted during installation;[41] however, the validity of the operating system's license is verified during and after installation using the Windows Genuine Advantage system. If said license is found to be invalid, the software will notify the user and will cease to operate after a period of time.[6] FWIW. Agreed about the other suggestions, of course. ;-) Cheers, Scott. (Who uses SEP via work and hasn't kept up with MS's stuff.)
Post #405,407 by pwhysall 10/16/15 9:29:49 AM Reply	You thought wrong :) MSE is incorporated within Defender. I bet the restrictions on .edu and .gov locations is due to pressure from other vendors of AV software.

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