-=PCTechTalk=- Re: AVG HELP PLEASE
- From: Jo Ann <bookworm54@xxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:34:07 -0400
GMan,
I have AVG 8 on both my desktops, and so far, no problems.
Jo Ann
Gman wrote:
> Cristy,
> On my system, ZA would take a while to start up. After about 3 minutes
> or so, a warning box appears telling me that a control is modifying the
> registry. Well, of course there is. It's Symantec AV starting up one of
> its modules There is no check box for me to tick to tell ZA that it's ok to
> allow it from now on, so it comes up on every boot. To add insult to
> injury, I still can't do anything but stare at my screen until a second
> warning box shows up about 5 minutes later to tell me that the same entry is
> being modified again. That would be Symantec sending an "All Ready" signal
> to the rest of the OS. Again, there is no box to tick to make this all
> happen automatically. I just got fed up with it after a while and decided
> to try something else. I wasn't about to give up my newly found friend
> Symantec AV Corp, so I decided to really give the Windows firewall a workout
> and see if it was as bad as the MS baskers had said. Of course, they were
> talking about the pre-SP2 version, so the test wasn't really about that. It
> turns out that the built in firewall is all I need as long as I have all of
> the other security apps in place around it. I was very happy with that
> realization and haven't looked back since.
>
> Everyone could benefit from WinPatrol. It adds a guard dog to the
> doorway of your virtual house and lets you know when something tries to
> enter unannounced. It also watches your registry, browser add-ons, etc.
> without getting in the way at all. Since it works as a real time monitor,
> it also starts up with Windows, so there's no need to try and remember to
> run it. As I mentioned earlier, there's a lot more to the utility than just
> watching your back, but that's the main purpose of the program.
>
> Peace,
> Gman
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