avg securty question

[peter richards]

hi guys , a few of you sugested the avg , so i instaled it on my pc , free .
now im getting e mails telling me its going to run out on the 15 jan 07.
ive deleted the norton which was on the pc , do i now have to find another source or is there a way around the avg problem
thanks peter

[imi]

if you downloaded the free version then its free for personal use. I tend to ignore the pop ups...

[peter richards]

ok imi thanks mate ill see what happens on the 15th

[DaveK]

hi guys , a few of you sugested the avg , so i instaled it on my pc , free .
now im getting e mails telling me its going to run out on the 15 jan 07.
ive deleted the norton which was on the pc , do i now have to find another source or is there a way around the avg problem
thanks peter

I think you have the old version. I've been using AVG for a year or so, and started getting pop ups like that recently. If you follow the link it will take you to the update (7.5 I think it is). It's still free - but I think they are planning to stop supporting the "old" version in Jan - which I guess means no more virus updates.

[MrRalphMan]

Yeah, I had 7.1 on my PC and the pop ups started.
D/L 7.5 and installed it no problems..

Shame it won't install on my server 2003 machine like 7.1 did..
Oh well time to try something else.

[michael]

The free version you have isn't going to be supported but the new one they have available will be, they are just trying to get people to opt for the paid version with scare tactics and by hiding the free one:

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1

Just click the next link and install this over your current version:

http://free.grisoft.com/softw/70free/setup/avg75free_432a861.exe

[ivan]

I've got a licence good for another 18 months. ;)

[Shovels]

I think the problem is that you, by the sounds of it, have downloaded the internet security version - it's got all the bells and whistles, but they only give you a 30 day trial.

Download just the avg free ed. see michael's links. You won't get the firewall or the spam filtering, just anti-virus.

AVG do do a seperate anti-spyware program also available at the same link above. but this has limited functionality after 30 days.

if you want a firewall then either zone alarm (free ed) or kerio.

[juanchan]

Cheers guys. Couldn't find the new free version when I was searching their website, so thanks for the link!

[peter richards]

thanks michael just done it ,:)