AVG no longer free?

Mr. Anderson · 26 Oct 2009 at 18:48

Is this right? Apparently AVG9 is out, but i can't see it for free!

osc89er · 26 Oct 2009 at 18:49

Does it matter? Why not use Avast or Avira?

fornowagain · 26 Oct 2009 at 18:49

http://free.avg.com/gb-en/download?prd=afg

Mr. Anderson · 26 Oct 2009 at 18:50

Because i like avg, also yeh i found the link after a lot of looking.

Deleted member 77746 · 26 Oct 2009 at 19:01

Mr. Anderson said:
Because i like avg, also yeh i found the link after a lot of looking.

Microsoft Security Essentials?

mithrandir · 26 Oct 2009 at 19:02

optitech-uk said:
Microsoft Security Essentials?

+1 Having used Avira, I tried MS SE on the Win7 rc and it is very nice.

Deleted member 77746 · 26 Oct 2009 at 19:06

AOL Active, Avast, AVG, Avira, AVZ, BitDefender, BullGuard, CA Anti-Virus, ClamWin, Comodo, Dr. Web CureIt, F-Prot
F-Secure, Fortinet FortiClient End Point Security, G DATA, Graugon, Kaspersky, McAfee, ESET NOD32, Norman, Panda Cloud, PC Tools
Sophos, Symantec, Trend Micro, Vba32Antivirus, Sunbelt, Webroot, ZoneAlarm Antivirus

^^ Are no longer..... since MSE came out... Nobody knows their own operating system like MS.

james.miller · 26 Oct 2009 at 19:09

optitech-uk said:
AVG, Avast, Symantec, Avira, Bit Defender, Kaspersky, Nod32, Webroot, F-Secure, Mcafee, G-Data, Trend

^^ Are no longer..... since MSE came out... Nobody knows their own operating system like MS.

rubbish, mse is promising but still playing catchup. until they do, no. it isnt better (or as good as) other alternatives out there.

Deleted member 77746 · 26 Oct 2009 at 19:14

james.miller said:
rubbish, mse is promising but still playing catchup. until they do, no. it isnt better (or as good as) other alternatives out there.

Why is it rubbish, once people cotton on that it's FREE unless MS are to charge for it in the near future then why would someone choose another AV over one that MS produce?

Burnsy2023 · 26 Oct 2009 at 19:14

james.miller said:
rubbish, mse is promising but still playing catchup. until they do, no. it isnt better (or as good as) other alternatives out there.

Except that falls apart when you look at a pile of crap like AVG.

james.miller · 26 Oct 2009 at 19:17

optitech-uk said:
Why is it rubbish, once people cotton on that it's FREE unless MS are to charge for it in the near future then why would someone choose another AV over one that MS produce?

because avira is better. it detects more and prevents more, which makes it a better product. it's also free, as is avast. so what reason is there to use mse? unless you're just curious, none

Except that falls apart when you look at a pile of crap like AVG.

hey i never said anybody should use AVG

Deleted member 77746 · 26 Oct 2009 at 19:20

james.miller said:
because avira is better. it detects more and prevents more, which makes it a better product. it's also free, as is avast. so what reason is there to use mse? unless you're just curious, none

Just gunna stop you right there..... you acctually have to pay for Avira with the kind of protection you get from MSE......

Burnsy2023 · 26 Oct 2009 at 19:30

optitech-uk said:
Just gunna stop you right there..... you acctually have to pay for Avira with the kind of protection you get from MSE......

But it's the same product pretty much :confused:

Columbo · 26 Oct 2009 at 20:30

Got MSE on my Laptop and perfectly happy with it tbh, seems to be unintrusive, easy to use and have a small footprint.

Of course on my main comp Ive got NOD32 and would never consider anything else for it.

james.miller · 26 Oct 2009 at 21:35

optitech-uk said:
Just gunna stop you right there..... you acctually have to pay for Avira with the kind of protection you get from MSE......

no you dont lol

Sp00n · 26 Oct 2009 at 21:40

ManCuBuS said:
Got MSE on my Laptop and perfectly happy with it tbh, seems to be unintrusive, easy to use and have a small footprint.

Of course on my main comp Ive got NOD32 and would never consider anything else for it.

This, MSE is a good lightweight AV for my business and everyday use, NOD32 is sitting pretty on the home pc though

spikey57 · 26 Oct 2009 at 21:58

I've got MSE installed. It's been flawless and is light on resources too which is a bonus.

Kennysevenfold · 26 Oct 2009 at 21:59

optitech-uk said:
Microsoft Security Essentials?

This.

Rainmaker · 26 Oct 2009 at 22:14

MSE is great until it happily lets known trojans through to your machine, while MS email you back to say if you'd PAID them for a different AV product, the virus would have been caught as they've known about it since June 2009.

Avira Free offers all the same protection as MSE, and it doesn't allow year-old trojans through.

raptormonkey · 26 Oct 2009 at 22:14

MSE is superb. Best i have tried for a very long time. Plus its free!!!