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AVG 2011 Update Causes Widespread Problems For 64-Bit Windows

Posted by timothy on from the now-that's-a-bricking dept.

phx_zs writes "Last night's mandatory update of AVG 2011 Free edition has caused most 64-bit Windows 7 PCs to fail while loading Windows. On their website they have an FAQ with instructions on how to repair the problem using a boot CD or USB device."

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  1. Microsoft Security Essentuals by Enderandrew · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I used to recommend AVG as the free anti-virus solution to people, but Microsoft Security Essentials has a much smaller footprint, it doesn't harass you to upgrade to a paid version, and it has a better detection rate.

    AVG isn't particularly great when comparing free or paid products these days.

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  2. Re:AVG? Feh. by JeffSpudrinski · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I've been discouraging my friends/customers from using it for about 18 months now.

    Agreed that it was once awesome, but they took a dive when they starting including that crappy IE plugin tool that pre-verifies all the results of your searches.

    They also make it nigh on impossible to find the free version on their site (or it was hard last time I looked, which has been a while).

    While all AV programs are prone to screwing something up, this one won't help their already soured reputation.

    I've been using Avast and Sophos for a while now and had little issues with either of them.

    -JJS