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Old 09-08-2006   #9 (permalink)
BChat


 
 

Re: Free anti virus program for RC1

Thanks Sascha,

I know this is still a beta, problems are to be expected.
I have Vista on a separate HD and can afford to fool around with it a lot -
fun factor very high.


"Sascha Benjamin Jazbec" <sbj77@gmx.de> wrote in message
news:%23xkvbV70GHA.3900@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> The problem with AVG is not really UAC, but the Windows Defender is
> blocking this program on autostart.And even manually allowing it does not
> help.
>
> The same as to AVG is happening to Avira Antivir, which here in germany is
> the number one free virus-scanner.
>
> The last Avast Home and Norton AntiVirus also not working by some other
> misbehaviour and so on..
>
> there is really something wrong with the Antivirus-program-support in this
> Vista-Version.
>
> It is a rumour going on that Microsoft has set some virus-programs on the
> blacklist by accident.
>
>
> "BChat" <Bchat@smile.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:%238pRjN70GHA.1256@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>I have the latest AVG Free - it will not start up on reboot if UAC is
>>turned on - so I have to manually start it - or leave UAC off.
>>
>>
>> "William" <woogles@charter.net> wrote in message
>> news:3FE75B0D-C657-4A5F-B15F-706DABF97631@microsoft.com...
>> AVG Free Edition runs in Vista RC1.
>>
>> William
>> "Will Schuitman" <willsch@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
>> news:E2EFBA41-C67C-4D35-AC6B-1468DD2BA4A1@microsoft.com...
>> Does anyone know of a free full version anti virus program for RC1 ?
>> everything Ive tried so far has compatiblity issues

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