Here are a list of some limitations of AVG free versus AVG pay.There are some limitations with AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0 compared to the commercial versions of AVG products. These limitations include:
Less protection - AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0 provides only base level protection against viruses, spyware and safe searching. It does not provide safe surfing (drive-by download protection) nor protection from hackers, keyloggers, spam, phishing attacks and malicious file downloads that can come through instant messaging and attachments from seemingly friendly sources. This protection is only available in the commercial versions of AVG products. Slower updates - AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0 receives updates via a lower priority service. Priority updating via high-speed servers is only available for the commercial versions of AVG products. No telephone or e-mail technical support - There is no telephone or e-mail technical support provided by AVG for users of AVG Free Edition products anywhere in the world. AVG Free Edition users have access to support via the self-help AVG Free Forum. No customisation - Scheduling options in AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0 are very limited (only one scheduled update per day, one scheduled scan per day etc.). The AVG Resident Shield configuration is limited with no exclusion settings. AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition does not offer advanced testing options, password-protected archives reporting, adjustment of scan process priority and many other features. No server support - AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0 cannot be installed on server operating systems (such as Windows Server 2003), nor can it be used for the scanning of network drives.
-- An accessible captcha solution that does not take into account the needs of the deaf-blind is no acceptable solution at all. Bruce Toews Skype ID: o.canada E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: KetchupBoy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx LiveJournal: http://masterofmusings.livejournal.com Web Site (including info on my weekly commentaries): http://www.ogts.net Info on the Best TV Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.com On Sun, 25 May 2008, Yardbird wrote:
Chris, thanks. Everyone was talking this one up on the other lists a few weeks ago, and it did strike me as interesting. By the way, has anybody tog a knowledgeable opinion about how effective the new AVG Version 8 is in its new anti spyware functionality? As I said, I'm already running Spyware Blaster (though it doesn't seem to be updating very often, lately) and Windows Defender. Is it possible that the AVG anti spyware factor may, added to these other would , be good enough already? Thanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Hallsworth" <christopherhallsworth71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 11:27 AM Subject: Re: Not to mention AdAware, too Hi Yardbird, why not give Super Antispyware a try. Fully accessible out of the box. Go to www.superantispyware.com and download the free edition, which should be enough if all you want to do is manually scan for spyware and check for updates. The Professional (shareware) edition provides real-time protection, automatic updates, scheduled scanning, and more. Hope that helps. -- Chris Hallsworth E-mail: christopherhallsworth71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx MSN: ch9675@xxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Yardbird" <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 7:10 AM Subject: Re: Not to mention AdAware, tooyep. I was kind of coming to that conclusion. I thought I'd heard someone saying that this 2008 version had just replaced the 2007 version that seems to have come out only in December or so and was not accessible. Somehow I got the impression that 2008 had remedied the accessibility problem. guess not. Any interesting jaws friendly options you know of? I'm already running Spyware Blaster and Windows Defender, but AdAware still was catching some items when I updated it manually and ran the scan, this morning (before uninstalling it and installing the new one). I can always reinstall V. 1.06 from the install file I have, and update it, but those updates have got to stop being provided one of these days, I'm afraid. Thanks. Going to turn in, now. Thanks again. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Harmon" <rharmon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2008 10:36 PM Subject: Re: Not to mention AdAware, too That program is not accessible and there are no scripts for it at this time. Rick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Yardbird" <yardbird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "JFW List" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 1:21 AM Subject: Not to mention AdAware, too May as well say I also installed AdAware 2008 and I can't "see" a thing in the interface with the tab key or arrow keys, not a thing. If I switch to the Jaws cursor, it reads as many lines as fit in whatever space it's restricted to at that point, but it's just words. I can't find any controls to use or anything like that. totally useless. 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