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1 stars
Version: AVG Anti-Virus 9.0.704
Pros: I found no pros with 9.0
Cons: Installed on 10 stations all have had major problems since. Blue screen fatal error on a couple of computers. Interent freezes. Computers wont shut down. Dont buy this product.
Summary: Unistalled so no comment on functions read more
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1 stars
Version: AVG Anti-Virus 9.0.704
"AVG wants your computer all to itself"
Pros: can't find any.
Cons: Never finished a pass; ran till almost done, then hung. Never deleted or quarantine stuff found.
Search plugin could not be gotten rid of.
System hog.
Did not uninstall completely, still runs hoggy background skeleton, daily prompts me to upgrade.Summary: It slowed my system down so badly, I often had to cancel it because I needed to use the computer too. Occassionally, I would schedule time for it, because I wanted to assure my system was clean. It would take a full morning to get to the last directo... read more
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
1 stars
Version: AVG Anti-Virus 9.0.704
"I use to like this program..."
Pros: The con issue below far out weights and pros, this use to be a helpful program... AVOID this version of it you can not shut it off easily.
Cons: No program shut down. Cant exit tray icon or shut off AVG, now it has to to run all the time in the back ground and you can only manually disable certain features, it really sucks, this new version is terrible and I uninstalled it.
Summary: WORTHLESS
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
2 stars
Version: AVG Anti-Virus 9.0.704
"Blue screen problems on XP SP3 since upgrading to ver9"
Pros: Free, traditionally had been one of the best anti-virus programs out there. Been reliable in the past.
Cons: Most software gets better with age, AVG to me has gotten worse over time.
Summary: This blue screen problem on XP SP3 makes it unusable for me. Happens about 1 out of ever 5 times the computer sleeps (on a Vostro 200). Version 8 did not do this. I haven't had a blue screen on this computer for a few years until upgrading to ... read more
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
2 stars
Version: AVG Anti-Virus 9.0.704
Pros: Still a decent piece of antivirus software
Cons: Conflicts with other software make it difficult installation, then you have to re- install all the stuff you have had to take off.
Summary: I found; it easier to use Avast and stopsign, leaving this out. AVG still haven't sorted out the installation after all these years. read more
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