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684802 2008-07-02 23:52:00 Hi there,

Does anyone know if the problems with auto updates on AVG 8.0 free on dialup have been fixed yet?

Cheers,

GorCh
GorCh (13021)
684803 2008-07-02 23:53:00 Not fixed yet.

Avast Home, which is also free, and a lot better than AVG, works on dial up fine.
wratterus (105)
684804 2008-07-03 00:39:00 Did you try this:
Change the AVG configuration to be able to update.

You can set this the following way:
- open AVG Free
- go to menu Tools - Advanced settings - Update - Dial-up

- enable the option "Use dial-up connections"
- confirm settings with OK


But I'd agree Avast is better.
pctek (84)
684805 2008-07-03 20:53:00 If you look at AVG forums you will find
that updates, both auto and manual have
been a problem for many users-see posts.
Grisoft have issued a an updated version
of AVG 8 this week (from 8.134 to 8.135)
I am now using 135 and it seems to have
remedied the updating problem.
Don't know if it will help on Dialup but it's
worth a try. www.filehippo.com or grisoft.com
blanco (11336)
684806 2008-07-06 22:47:00 Thanks all,

I agree regarding Avast, but for this person AVG is more convenient, mainly because of the lack of scheduled scans in Avast. Unless this has been updated?

GorCh
GorCh (13021)
684807 2008-07-06 22:56:00 Just as an aside, the latest version of AVG uses far more of your data bandwidth than previous versions; what it does is for each page you request, it opens every single link on that page and checks it for malware.

So for example if you did a google search, AVG will load every search result, regardless of whether you clicked on it or not, and search it for malware. It will burn through your data cap in no time.

www.theregister.co.uk
utopian201 (6245)
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