[bobber]

Just got a popup from AVG 7.5 telling me that after 5/31 the free program will end and that I have to upgrade to ver 8 to continue.
Looks like it's time to check out some other free antivirus programs...

[Gizzy]

Have you tried v8? there's a free version of that one,
http://free.grisoft.com/ww.download?prd=afe

if you have and didn't like it then another good free AV would be avast.
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

though I would still reccomend avast over avg since both free versions come with an anti-virus and anti-spyware but only the free version of avast comes with an anti-rootkit.

[bobber]

Thanks! I was totally unaware that AVG offered its' version 8 for free too!

[Noyb]

AVG 8.0 >> http://free.grisoft.com/ww.download?prd=afe

You might try uninstalling 7.5 first and shut down ALL programs before installing 8.0 ..
There's some reports of problems installing 8.0 ..
http://forums.techguy.org/general-se...-avg-will.html

[green_sleeves]

make sure to completely delete your old avg and avg antispyware before installing! I had a heck of a time (ended up being a file from old avg still running in my task manager.

[smeegle]

Drat!! Is there a program available that will delete all traces of AVG?

[green_sleeves]

I doubt it.. [PDF] AVG Template 2006 File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
1. Introduction. This AVG 7.5 Anti-Virus Free Edition user manual offers a general overview of. the tasks and detection technologies provided by AVG Free. ...
http://www.sel.cam.ac.uk/computing/s...ma_en_75_8.pdf
(I hope this is allowed here, I googled (avg free edition user manual pdf) and got this for you. It would be good to read up on the installation process before jumping in! I sure wish I did.....
Sorry, I just had to edit my post because the link doesn't work. You will need to google for the user manual so you can go through the installation without a hitch! Lots of people have absolutely no problem- I was one that did end up having a horrid time with the install.
Good luck!

[smeegle]

Thanks, Green Sleeves.
Bobber, I checked my computer when I got home yesterday for any popups about AVG. I didn't see anything. Where did you get your information?

[bobber]

Originally Posted by smeegle

Thanks, Green Sleeves.
Bobber, I checked my computer when I got home yesterday for any popups about AVG. I didn't see anything. Where did you get your information?

I think it came up right after it updated itself.