Oh, gosh, no! Don't fall into the Norton trap. It is not even liked by sighted computer experts due to how it pervades so much of your operating system and overloads the CPU processing. I tossed Norton over 4 years ago and have never regretted it. It (version 2005) was very inaccessible to JAWS so I could not set it up for my needs and could only helplessly have it run in default. I'm using AVG Free version 8 and have had no notifications at all. You report that it is constantly scanning. I only scan when I request, so that's something you can change in the settings. Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: Alan Dicey To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 12:23 PM Subject: AVG 8.5 Hello Friends, Well, for a few weeks now, every day when I first turn my computer on, I receive a message from AVG stating that I must switch to version 8.5 by April 12, as my current version will no longer receive the latest definitions by that date. I am not sure what to do. It does not mention any charge! If I have to pay $35, I might as well add 14 and make it $49 and go with off the shelf Norton. I used it for 10 years with JAWS, granted I had to route JAWS to PC to read most of the dialog boxes, but that was so rare, Norton took care of itself, and my computer also, it caught a few viruses, and in 10 years, I never had an issue with infections or such. I think I did have some one help me with the original Install, but after that, renewing the annual charge for renewal of the definitions downloads was not a problem with JAWS. With Best Regards, Alan Miami, Florida Alan Dicey, President United States Braille Chess Association - USBCA http://www.crisscrosstech.com/usbca/ ----- Original Message ----- From: C Gaffney To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 2:52 PM Subject: Re: not really OT: new AVG free Hello Alice, Where did you get 8.5 free? When I clicked on the update it said you had to pay $35. Cathy ----- Original Message ----- From: alice dampman To: jaws-users-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 1:01 PM Subject: not really OT: new AVG free Has anyone downloaded the new AVG free 8.5? I did, and now, it seems that AVG is running scans for hours every day. I guess this should make me feel all safe and protected from viruses and other goodies, but while this is going on, JAWS stutters and hitches up and locks up, and it's really hard to get anything done. Anyone else noticing this? Are there any settings I can change to encourage JAWS to keep performing even when these scans are running in the background? Thanks, Alice alicedh@xxxxxxxxxxx -------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.40/2039 - Release Date: 04/03/09 06:19:00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.557 / Virus Database: 270.11.40/2039 - Release Date: 4/3/2009 6:19 AM