AVG Corrupt? Anti-virus

[Smokeyjr2]

My friend who is vary smart with computers and stuff told me that AVG is corrupt. Supposedly someone has hacked AVG and installed viruses in AVG itself. Has anyone else heard anything about this? I uninstalled AVG and installed my free McAfee.(Because i use comcast i get this for free)

[psyren]

New AVG is shit. Use avira or avast or something else.

EDIT: McAfee is also shit.

[NaRu]

NEVER USE McAfee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are better off not having an Anti virus and telling people your ip address while giving people permission to install viruses on your computer.....and yes the new AVG is crap

[zat0x91]

No point of an anti virus, unless you share a computer with people who don't know what they're doing.

I used to have Kaspersky, but that was a fucking system hog.  I stopped using it for the past two years, never had a single virus.  Just stay away from bad sites, trackers, etc.  You should never need an anti virus unless you start randomly downloading shit that's probably not safe.

[BakaBT]

Originally posted by Malus:

i use nod32. its been good to me so far.

also heard of this

http://www.cloudantivirus.com/en/

friend of mine uses it ... don't know if it's reliable lol.

anyone here uses cloud?

[Lupin]

My friend who is vary smart with computers and stuff told me that AVG is corrupt. Supposedly someone has hacked AVG and installed viruses in AVG itself. Has anyone else heard anything about this? I uninstalled AVG and installed my free McAfee.(Because i use comcast i get this for free)

AVG itself isn't corrupt. Malware modified it's settings allowing more malware to get in.

Avoid the new version of AVG. It's too intrusive and uses more resources.

[Smokeyjr2]

Ok thx for your replys

[fohfoh]

AVG 9 was a nightmare. Not only was it a nightmare to get it from 8.5 TO 9.0... it's one very screwy piece of software.

I concur. I used to advertise AVG and Avira for "free versions" but now, I might consider going with Avira again. (Once I get off my lazy ass to actually tediously uninstall this abomination.

EDIT: Gotta toss out some hate vs Nod32. Unless you actually know how to use the damn thing, the settings lock you out of certain programs, or don't scan certain media programs. I recall having nod32 for a good 5 months or so, realizing my computer was slow as shit, checking this and that and realizing I must have had a virus. Did probably 30 scans (literally) could not catch anything. Uninstalled and installed AVG 8.0 (Back in the old days) and AVG caught it right away. It's why I don't recommend Nod32 to people especially if they're computards.

[Pzc]

Although I agree with zat0x91 to a certain
degree I do like having some anti virus
around, updated and ready to do its stuff.
Have a look at Bit Defender Free Edition
it's quite good.

[xShadow]

I would actually suggest Norton 2010, if you can spare a bit of change, because it's probably quite good.

I used to use Norton 2009, and it was great. Didn't use that many resources, wasn't intrusive, etc. It was just all around great; 2010 is supposed to be even better.

That being said, I'm using Avast and the default Windows Firewall right now, because I don't want to pay for something that really isn't a problem here. From what I can tell, I haven't really had any viruses or anything. Heck, Avast hasn't detected a single thing for me... like... ever. Either the viruses I have right now don't do anything at all (and Avast isn't picking them up...), or I'm just not being enough of an idiot for it to actually do something.

Oh, and Avast is pretty good. It kind of stays out of your hair...
... Maybe a little too much. Sometimes I don't know if it's actually doing something besides detecting a random false positive every now and then. The only thing it does these days is pop up that little blue notice up and go "Your virus database has been updated". >_>;

[vuzedome]

Kaspersky 2010, its got Jackie Chan!

[suhaib]

Kaspersky 2010, its got Jackie Chan!

+1
this programme has proven to be the BEST of the BEST !

[fohfoh]

Kaspersky 2010, its got Jackie Chan!

I don't want no old drunk guy watching my comp. He might kick the ass of the wrong individual to come trundling in.

[Meomix]

Nod32.

End of story.

[Proin Drakenzol]

I like Avast.

It's good and the name speaks to the sea-goer in me.

<_<

[SirSkyRider]

You can never escape the possibility of your anti-virus program being infected itself. If you really need an anti-virus scanner, get one of those Knoppix Live Discs with a proper scanner, then boot from your CD/DVD-Drive and scan your harddisks. You can download the ISOs to these discs off the web - a practical solution I use when checking up the computers from my father's workplace.

[Smokeyjr2]

Well along with McAfee i use Spybot & destroy what ever McAfee dont pick up the spybot will.

[Proin Drakenzol]

Well along with McAfee i use Spybot & destroy what ever McAfee dont pick up the spybot will.

WRONG. Spybot only picks up spyware and malware, not actual viruses.

[Lord of Fire]

AVG and Avast = fail; Norton and McAfee = epic fail. Whatever you can get from the paid AVs, you can get from the free ones and more (to a certain extent anyway).

Avira has been my AV for nearly 8 years. Its not perfect, but it beats the other two.

[xShadow]

AVG and Avast = fail; Norton and McAfee = epic fail. Whatever you can get from the paid AVs, you can get from the free ones and more (to a certain extent anyway).

Avira has been my AV for nearly 8 years. Its not perfect, but it beats the other two.

AVG, sure, but where's your evidence for Avast?