BTW, if you decide to try Avast, download and save the installation file to your Hard drive.

After it is done downloading, disconnect from the internet.

Uninstall AVG(important), REBOOT

Install Avast--Reboot

Now you can connect to the internet.

I never had AVG update automatically. If there was a way, I couldn't figure it out.

But as suggested by someone in another forum, AVAST! antivirus DOES auto update. I have been using AVAST instead of AVG since 9-10-04, and am pleased with it..

And it has a free version, which I use.

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Lawnmowerguy,

  I use AVG free as my anti-virus and I have it set to update automatically. It took me awhile to figure out how to make it work, but I finally got it.

Open Update Manager, you will see Scheduled Download of Update Files From the Internet, then, you should have a check in Allow scheduled update.  Then, Update will start at whatever time you desire, example 7:00AM. Then, Update if database is older than 1 day, yours probably says 14 days. Then, If not successful, then repeat in 1 day.  I use DSL, but I have a check in User confirmes dial-up connection, I guess it doesn't hurt anything.  I get my updates every morning when there is updates. If it updates the definitions, the AVG screen will be on your desktop. I always check to make sure that the Virus Database & Release Date has changed.

Hope this helps you. I really like AVG & the price is certainly good!

CJ

      I haven't had much success with AVG's updating capability.  Mine is set to check for updates every day at 10:01am ET, and if unsuccessful, to try again a day later.  At 10:29am today I checked to see if anything had been updated.  Nothing.  So I ran a manual update and new definitions were downloaded.  I suppose it's possible the new files could have been released after 10:01am this morning, but I suspect the updating process is not functioning properly.  I can't contact AVG because they don't have tech support for the free version.

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@lawnmowerguy wrote:
      I haven't had much success with AVG's updating capability.  Mine is set to check for updates every day at 10:01am ET, and if unsuccessful, to try again a day later.  At 10:29am today I checked to see if anything had been updated.  Nothing.  So I ran a manual update and new definitions were downloaded.  I suppose it's possible the new files could have been released after 10:01am this morning, but I suspect the updating process is not functioning properly.  I can't contact AVG because they don't have tech support for the free version.

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It may possibly be a Firewall, either a third party firewall, or Windows Firewall.

My only guess.

       I'm using Windows Firewall.  If it was blocking AVG, I'm assuming I'd be notified.

       I suppose I could add AVG to the Windows Firewall exception list, but I never had to do that with eTrust EZ Antivirus.

 

Message Edited by Lawnmowerguy on 09-27-2004 11:38 AM

      I decided to uninstall AVG Free Edition and go back to eTrust EZ Antivirus.  It updates on its own with no problem.

I have used AVG 6.0 Free Edition & now use the payed-for AVG 7.0 Pro. Both update automatically & are fine pieces of software in my opinion - 7.0 is very reasonably priced & well worth paying for.

I am using AVG again, because I reverted my PC from a Ghost image file(long story) and found AVG WILL auto-update, but it has an irritating behavior:

I am on Dial-up, and checking "user confirms dial-up connection" causes a change in my connections in internet options.

If I set it to "never dial a connection", AVG will revert it to

"Dial when a network connection is not present" on each bootup and everytime I voluntarily connect to the internet.


So, what happens is, when I boot-up Windows, it will show a dial-up dialog and start dialing. I don't want it to dial out and soon as I boot-up.

So, I unchecked "User conforms dial-up connection" and my connection option "Never dial a connection" stays the same.

I'll check check manually everyday.

Avast is nice, but AVG is a lot simpler, and just as good. (I think)