AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition Problem

Discussion in 'Software' started by Jud149, Apr 15, 2008.

  1. Jud149

    Jud149 First Sergeant

    Just recently, when ever my system (XP Pro, SP2) sits idle for a while at my desk top, the AVG Security Status opens up. It can be closed immediately but it is kind of a pita. I uninstalled the program and reinstalled the latest version but it does the same thing. I've used this program for several years and this has never happened before. Anyone know anything about this?
     
  2. dlb

    dlb MajorGeek

    Never heard of this, seems like it's not a big deal, but I can see how it might get annoying. Check with Grisoft (the folks the develop AVG) and see what they have to say. Here's the link to their support page: http://www.grisoft.com/ww.support Try searching the FAQ's or contacting tech support directly.

    Good luck!
     
  3. Jud149

    Jud149 First Sergeant

    Thanks!
     
  4. muymalestado

    muymalestado Private First Class

    'nother new habit of AVG Free seems to be to get the new stuff each morning like a good little boy, then grey itself wanting daddy to reboot the PC before it starts to work! Everyday! This past month or so. Can't complain really - it works well, it is free. BUT!
     
  5. joelsz

    joelsz First Sergeant

    Occasionally mine will grey out and give me a pop up saying it needs to be rebooted, but I've never seen exactly what you're describing.
     
  6. Jud149

    Jud149 First Sergeant

    I just sent a email to AVG customer support so will see what they say.
     
  7. thesmokingun

    thesmokingun MajorGeek

    mine will grey out when i don't have an internet connection, and it doesn't get the days' update.
     
  8. muymalestado

    muymalestado Private First Class

    Well, tsg, I've done that - don't suppoe I actually knew what that panel was saying. We'll see how it goes. Many thanks.
     
  9. plodr

    plodr Major Geek Super Extraordinaire

    I have mine set for manual and it waits for 7 days before the icon turns gray. I don't turn some computers on everyday.
     
  10. MTHall51

    MTHall51 Specialist

    Is your AVG working like you want it to now? So far, I haven't had anything like that happen with mine. For what it's worth, although a bit off topic, is I recently ran AVG manually and ran Spybot manually for a few days, and Spybot kept coming up with stuff AVG didn't and vice versa. Don't know if this means anything, but now I just each manually every few days or so.
     
  11. MTHall51

    MTHall51 Specialist

    You are right about the two programs looking for different things. I have got to learn to enter my posts when I am not distracted.
    I almost always get several different things found by Spybot but not much with AVG. However, I have done a lot of clicking on hyperlinks lately.
     
  12. muymalestado

    muymalestado Private First Class

    For me - yes - I ticked/unticked the boxes and I get no grey AVG, so I had been doing it wrong.
     
  13. Jud149

    Jud149 First Sergeant

    I got an email from AVG regarding my original question and topic of this thread and they advised they do not answer any questions regarding the free version and directed me to the FAQ site. The nerve!
     
  14. plodr

    plodr Major Geek Super Extraordinaire

  15. Jud149

    Jud149 First Sergeant

    I said "The nerve" in jest. I'm quite content to avail myself to all the freeware available and truly appreciate it very much. :)
     
  16. Jud149

    Jud149 First Sergeant

    Thanks for the tip. I just don't understand why no one else is experiencing this problem. I think perhaps it might be a ad to upgrade to 8.0 as there is big section on which to click with no mention of any cost. I can live with it, though. Thanks again. :)
     
  17. plodr

    plodr Major Geek Super Extraordinaire

  18. Jud149

    Jud149 First Sergeant


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