According to the AVG web site, AVG 8.5 free edition does not offer email spam protection. Check it out for a comparison of features between the free and paid versions of AVG. Pay particular attention to the heading "What You Don't Get With AVG 8.5 Free": http://free.avg.com/download-avg-anti-virus-free-edition Gerald ----- Original Message ----- From: alice dampman To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 4:06 PM Subject: Re: not really OT: new AVG free I'm not quite sure. I did not manage to find it myself, but the person who helped me with it said the link to the free one was mislabelled But it's out there! Here's the message that now appears at the bottom of my e-mails in the inbox now. Maybe the link there will work? Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.285 / Virus Database: 270.11.40/2039 - Release Date: 04/03/09 06:19:00 . alicedh@xxxxxxxxxxx ----- 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 - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.285 / Virus Database: 270.11.40/2039 - Release Date: 04/03/09 06:19:00