New info about AVG 8.0: It does come with a neat feature which rates
webpages generated by search engines as to their safety rating (doesn't
work with their installed Yahoo toolbar though). Not sure how they come
up with this or how accurate it is, but it does present a certain
comfort level when guessing at whether one should click or not.
Richard P.
Have them upgrade to AVG Free 8.0. AVG puts this warning up every time
they do a major upgrade. The links they provide tend to steer you
toward the pay product but you can find the free version if you dig
around a bit. I upgraded this afternoon. The only problem I had was
installing their optional AVG Security Toolbar which includes its
mandatory Yahoo toolbar. While I don't mind using Yahoo as a search
engine, with this new version, I have yet to find a way to delete its
search history. I ended up modifying the installation to lose the
toolbars and just keep AVG. For them, just un-check it during the
setup. Here's a direct link:
http://free.grisoft.com/ww.download?prd=afe
My In-laws are getting a popup message from AVG that 7.5 is going
obsolete and they should update to 8.0 (which of course is for pay).
Any reason they can't keep using the free version? Should they
download the latest version of whatever's free? -PJM
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