Has AVG free died?

My AVG free started screwing up today. Would start an update, then stop, say
Bin file missing and warn that it was not working. Tried a couple times. Un
installed it, re installed it, same thing. I finally gave up and un
installed it and took one from PC tools. has AVG gone the same was as Zone
Alarm?
--
911 = Dial a prayer
1911= real protection

On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 19:23:52 -0700, Alex Clayton wrote:

> My AVG free started screwing up today. Would start an update, then stop, say
> Bin file missing and warn that it was not working. Tried a couple times. Un
> installed it, re installed it, same thing. I finally gave up and un
> installed it and took one from PC tools. has AVG gone the same was as Zone
> Alarm?

Yes, it seems AVG lost its lustre.

An excellent alternative is:
Avira AntiVir® Personal - FREE Antivirus
http://www.free-av.com/

Prior installing AntiVir ensure AVG is removed *completely*.
How to remove AVG Free Antivirus.
http://askabouttech.com/how-to-remov...ree-antivirus/
--and/or--
Revo Uninstaller
http://www.revouninstaller.com/

Re: ZA
http://zonealarm.donhoover.net/uninstall.html
--and/or--
Revo Uninstaller
http://www.revouninstaller.com/

Good luck

"Alex Clayton" <> wrote in message
news: ...
> My AVG free started screwing up today. Would start an update, then stop,
> say Bin file missing and warn that it was not working. Tried a couple
> times. Un installed it, re installed it, same thing. I finally gave up and
> un installed it and took one from PC tools. has AVG gone the same was as
> Zone Alarm?
> --

The AVG forum has posted a notice about this problem.
http://freeforum.avg.com/read.php?12...,backpage=,sv=

"Spikey" <.> wrote in message news:...
>
> "Alex Clayton" <> wrote in message
> news: ...
>> My AVG free started screwing up today. Would start an update, then stop,
>> say Bin file missing and warn that it was not working. Tried a couple
>> times. Un installed it, re installed it, same thing. I finally gave up
>> and un installed it and took one from PC tools. has AVG gone the same was
>> as Zone Alarm?
>> --
>
> The AVG forum has posted a notice about this problem.
> http://freeforum.avg.com/read.php?12...,backpage=,sv=
>
>

Ok glad it was not just me. I figured it was not since I tried several
things to fix it. When I went to CNET to look for an alternative I noticed
they do not even mention AVG any more so I figured something must be up.
Loaded the top recommended one they had (PC tools) and let it run, it found
nothing and seems simple enough to me to set up. I guess since AVG and Zone
A were free, and worked for many years I have nothing to complain about.
--
Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. --Benjamin
Franklin

Many people are seeing the same symptom, myself included. It's most likely
just a bad edition of the update file and should be cleared up with the next
update. It does not seem to affect AVG's ability to scan using the previous
signature data.

(like your sig!)

"Alex Clayton" <> wrote in message
news: ...
My AVG free started screwing up today. Would start an update, then stop, say
Bin file missing and warn that it was not working. Tried a couple times. Un
installed it, re installed it, same thing. I finally gave up and un
installed it and took one from PC tools. has AVG gone the same was as Zone
Alarm?
--
911 = Dial a prayer
1911= real protection

RE: You Should Convert Over 2 Avast Home Edition, It Works On Both 32 And 64
Bit Windows (It's Free 2), Just FYI.

Currently Running Avast Pro Edition On Dell OEM Windows Vista Service Pack 1
Ultimate Edition, Just FYI.

P.S. Avast Works Great On 32 Bit Open Source Linux As Well (.rpm, .deb, and
..tar Install Files Are Available).


"Alex Clayton" <> wrote in message
news: ...
> My AVG free started screwing up today. Would start an update, then stop,
> say Bin file missing and warn that it was not working. Tried a couple
> times. Un installed it, re installed it, same thing. I finally gave up and
> un installed it and took one from PC tools. has AVG gone the same was as
> Zone Alarm?
> --
> 911 = Dial a prayer
> 1911= real protection

"Val" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Many people are seeing the same symptom, myself included. It's most
> likely
> just a bad edition of the update file and should be cleared up with the
> next
> update. It does not seem to affect AVG's ability to scan using the
> previous
> signature data.
>
>
Ok. I had already un installed it and tried a different one before I started
asking since I was at work. The Two computers at home are XP, don't know if
that will make a difference, will see when I get home.

> (like your sig!)
>
>
It's one of my favorites, but as with all of them I can't take credit for
it, I saw someone else with it and liked it too.
--
Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer.
Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does
not go nearly as well with pizza. --Dave Barry

<> wrote in message
news:e0TXT%...
> RE: You Should Convert Over 2 Avast Home Edition, It Works On Both 32 And
> 64 Bit Windows (It's Free 2), Just FYI.
>
>


What's the difference? When looking at CNET I noticed someone warning not to
use it, and they did not mention it either.

--
GUN CONTROL: The theory that a woman found dead in an alley, raped and
strangled with her panty hose, is somehow morally superior to a woman
explaining to police how her attacker got that fatal bullet wound.

"Alex Clayton" <> wrote in message
news: ...
> My AVG free started screwing up today. Would start an update, then stop,
> say Bin file missing and warn that it was not working. Tried a couple
> times. Un installed it, re installed it, same thing. I finally gave up and
> un installed it and took one from PC tools. has AVG gone the same was as
> Zone Alarm?
> --
> 911 = Dial a prayer
> 1911= real protection

Go to the AVG website and manually download the latest update. Open the AVG
console and select update from directory. It will update just fine. It's
only an error in automatic download file -- a one-off that, almost
certainly, will be fixed in a day or so.

On Aug 16, 8:02*pm, Kayman <kaymanDeleteT...@operamail.com> wrote:
>
> Yes, it seems AVG lost its lustre.
>

I still use AVG at a lot of site. Mostly the bought version since I
can control pop-ups about updates, and whether phishing is on. But
some sites don't want to pay and just have the latest free version.
Seems to work well. A couple of other sites recently had infections
when running old versions of Symantec that didn't have spyware
protection included. The AVG knocked it right out.