Loading Problem With Free AVG

[c***@right.here.com]

I'm giving up on paid AV products because of their ridiculous prices.
I have 5 computers, and the cost each year for an AV product has
become too much.

I'm using XP SP 3. I initially tried the Free AVG. It never would
load on boot. I had to manually load it each time. I uninstalled it
after a few days. I then tried Kaspersky Free. Kaspersky was too
annoying with it's pop ups regarding Web page certificates, plus my
newsreader Agent wouldn't download bodies unless I turned off
Kaspersky.

I got rid of Kaspersky and tried AVG again. Same problem as the first
time. It had to be manually loaded after a boot. Which, I think,
leaves my machine unprotected during boot. Right?

Is anyone else using XP having such problems? AVG is supposed to be
able to work with XP. Kaspersky isn't, but I thought I'd try it since
that is the one I've always subscribed to. On top of all this, from
what I read in Amazon reviews, lots of people are having all kinds of
problems even with the ones they spent money for.

Any XP users have a suggestion about a freebie AV that works with XP?

[Ernie B.]

Post by c***@right.here.com
Any XP users have a suggestion about a freebie AV that works with XP?

Avast! <https://www.avast.com/en-us/free-antivirus-download>

[c***@right.here.com]

On Sat, 27 Oct 2018 12:41:12 -0500, "Ernie B."

Post by Ernie B.

Post by c***@right.here.com
Any XP users have a suggestion about a freebie AV that works with XP?

Avast! <https://www.avast.com/en-us/free-antivirus-download>

Avast owns AVG. It's probably as big a pain in the butt as is AVG.
Avast is also too nosey. It insisted on too much personal info before
it would activate. I did not like the privacy section in the
multi-mulit pages of their security and privacy statements. I think
they want to load tons of your doing's into their cloud.

I now find that AVG's uninstall proggie won't uninstall AVG. It's
maddening how these bums take over one's computer. I cannot get rid
of AVG even at the command line. I now have to use my Acronis True
Image to reload a previous backup of XP. That's going to take eleven
hours. I've seven more hours to go.

Ridiculous is what these AV programs have become. It used to be so
simple to install/uninstall their software. On top of that they now
want to screw around with one's "Web Safety" and a bunch of other
stuff. All I would like is an anti virus, not an intrusive pain in
the butt which is constantly finding something or other wrong that
isn't wrong.

[Shadow]

Post by c***@right.here.com
I'm giving up on paid AV products because of their ridiculous prices.
I have 5 computers, and the cost each year for an AV product has
become too much.
I'm using XP SP 3. I initially tried the Free AVG. It never would
load on boot. I had to manually load it each time. I uninstalled it
after a few days. I then tried Kaspersky Free. Kaspersky was too
annoying with it's pop ups regarding Web page certificates, plus my
newsreader Agent wouldn't download bodies unless I turned off
Kaspersky.
I got rid of Kaspersky and tried AVG again. Same problem as the first
time. It had to be manually loaded after a boot. Which, I think,
leaves my machine unprotected during boot. Right?
Is anyone else using XP having such problems? AVG is supposed to be
able to work with XP. Kaspersky isn't, but I thought I'd try it since
that is the one I've always subscribed to. On top of all this, from
what I read in Amazon reviews, lots of people are having all kinds of
problems even with the ones they spent money for.
Any XP users have a suggestion about a freebie AV that works with XP?

AVs usually have a way to turn off email, web and cloud
"protection". Well, they used to. Annoyance gone.

As to loading, just copy whatever link you click on to load
AVG here:

\Documents and Settings\<User Name>\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\

( All users instead of user name if you are not the only one to login)
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