AVG woes

aeromed202

aeromed202

SOH-CM-2014
Ok I've been watching the laptop about the events in the Pacific so I'm not insensitive. But as I was getting the daughters desktop up to speed (used Dell with XP Home), I have never had such trouble with AVG getting mangled, I think by the barrage of MS updates. The AVG self-installer to remove the messes would not work no matter what, so I suspected there were files and bits of files foiling my attempts. So as my trusty Revo uninstaller could not latch onto a target, I found a site that had of all things an AVG uninstaller tool. Seems I am not alone. The tool did the job of erradicating all the ort from the previous AVG install(s). A quick run of CCleaner and a fresh AVG download installed fine but I still have 50+ MS updates to go. If others have been noticing their AVG mysteriously becoming inert and un-removable this is the link for the removal tool

http://www.avg.com/us-en/download-tools

Just choose your OS, 32bit or 64bit. As the tool will warn, be sure nothing else is running since it will initiate a restart when it is done.
 
I quit using AVG when 2011 came out, just seemed like it was to system intensive compared to AVG 9.. Switched over to the free version of Avast.
 
I too dumped AVG once the 2011 version came out...it was very resource hoggish and seemed a lot buggier and less secure than previous versions. I now run Microsoft Security Essentials and recommend it to others looking for free AV protection.

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Except when you're a Corporate CEO with money to spare and OTHERS to work on your PC's: AVG = no-no :icon_lol:

Get something more secure and less intrusive, like Avast! Especially if you use your PC for flight simulator !
 
I quit using AVG a few years ago and switched to Avast!. AVG used to be good, but Avast! seems to be better.
 
The reason you saw such a change in AVG was they were bought by Norton or Symantec. That is why AVG 2011 became a resource hog.
 
Since I installed Microsoft Security Essentials over a year ago, I quit using AVG all together. I've had no problems whatsoever.
 
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