I'm not sure if dropbox wouldn't also be blocked if the virus is interfereing with downloads.

Probably what your best off doing is getting an installer on a memory key or similar and running it from there.

When I got a virus on this machine, I couldn't download anything at all, so had to download avg on my laptop, stick the installer on a memory key, stick it into my desktop and run it from there.

Glad to know about the ui business good one michel. You might also mention to them that avg pc tuneup is similarly accessible.

I actually am slightly surprised that they didn't know already about the access, given that they were first recommended to me by dolphin.

As for updates and sounds, you have to configure them yourself, but you can do it, look for the sounds item in the property sheet, you use the dropdown to find an event and tie it to the playing of a sound file on your harddrive.

I've actually never bothered with this though myself, sinse basically just looking on the interface will tell you when the program last updated, and unless you've mucked about with the scheduling it's quite cabable of updating itself anyway.

I actually have the full version, so it also scans for spyware and does other useful things like link and download scanning, and the update business works just the same.

Really, I only actually open the ui when I want to check something, or manually scan an item.

Hi,
Use avira
http://www.sendspace.com/file/7rzg3p
Accessible for us.

i just have concerns, it is not updating automatically. i was checking yesterday the interface, and it told me, that it was updated day before. then i updated it myself, and it downloaded the updates. how strange.

well it is at 5 p.m, but nothing.

Yep, I actually first downloaded avg because I got a virus from a dodgy e mail which I opened by accident (it was my own fault entirely), which avg munched up in seconds.

I also recently ran it on my mum's pc and it destroyed two viruses quite successfully there too.

Buclee, on the main interface of avg it says when it last updated. if I remember rightly, some scheduling options are not available in the free version, especially sinse the fully paid up version also downloads deffinitions and scans for things like spyware and rootkips.

I'd actually recommend getting the full license for avg, just because it's such a useable program.

When I replace my laptop I'll get a license for it there as well.

Eddit: funnily enough I just got an example of this today, sinse in a program I downloaded avg detected a virus instantly and moved it to the vault.

I think it is likely this particular virus is a false positive, but stil it's a relief to know avg can grab and deal with things that quickly.

@sid: yep i had avast for a veery long time too myself. it was good, untillll, they released a 5.1 versions things, which became worse actually. lets take for example the uninstallation process: if i dont had anyone sighted with me, i cant remove this avast thing myself. the user has to click quickly on "yes", thing, that you want to allow to uninstall, and you are not any virus or something like that. when you miss the "yes" thing, it will say something by meaning like, "sorry, product wasnt uninstalled correctly". it is quite frustrating. so i got rid of it.

İ disagree about free programs
they are usually better than payed stuff
for example look at avira it has the best detection rate
and 9.0 is totally accessible and it only uses 14 mb max of ram
but usually lower
like 1.4 mb or something
i use it myself and recommend it

I am open to the idea of finding a good free anti virus program. I didn't mean to say all free programs were out of the question. But i wonder how effective they would be at removing persistent things like tracking cookies, trojans and worms. I am a safe internet user, but i have heard of some pretty nasty stuff out there. I think as technology advances, hakers are way more persistent.

I agree. However, what about updating definitions not to mention the team of ingineers behind comercial products are probably more relyable than just a random free program. Free AVG VS full Version. I am sure the full version offers more protection and different features. Your paying for better relyability and quality. Now don't assume i mean each and every program you pay for is good. There are obveously going to be duds. No argument intended here, its just good to shop around and do research before you just jump on a supposedly highly recomended program.

Most of the time I'd agree with lucas. I for instance would say 7zip is the hands down best program for ding what it does, and there is no need to for instance, pay for winrar or winzip.

However, with Viruses I happen to agree with Arq.

it doesn't matter how good the actually scanning routines are, unless it's being updated by a bunch of people constantly researching then it's not going to be as useful as an update tool.

Also, quie often free programs only do one thing, meaning you'd need to use several in order to protect against for instance viruses and addware.

Avg does both, pluss, unlike several free programs I tried such as spybot search & destroy and add aware, it has an auto update manager, which is really important sinse updating all components, deffinitions, program updates and goodness knows what can be a pain in the behind.

Sid, I actually wonder if your update of free avg was successful for this precise reason.

Imho a good antivirus is rather like what they used tosay about a good butler, the best ones are so invisible you rarely know they're there.

I have heard of things getting successfully throuh avast, but it sees qute often this depends as muchon where the user is going, what they're doing and how often the software is updated as anything else.

I will say though I'm very happy with avg and glad I paid for it, likewise with it's tune up program.

As I said buclee, partly it's about what it does, partly it's about the time being spent on it.

if it's got all these things for free, how much time have the developers used to find virus deffinitions etc?

Also, how easy is it to use and update?

mcaffi apart from being the worst antivirus on the planet, was also a nightmare to use due to lack of auto update features and it's habbit of taking over most of what your computer did at startup, not to mention blocking things for no reason.

Just because something says it is free doesn't mean it's good, just as much as because something's commercial doesn't mean it's good either.

Case in point, Termite torpedo from American printing house for the blind, a space invaders game which is by all acounts really pathetic (I've never even got it o work n about three different machines), as compared to Dark destroyer, a free space invaders game which is cool, ---- then however you have judgement day a commercial space invaders game which is also cool!