Is AVG antivirus reliable?

[sean2002]

I just downloaded AVG antivirus and I must say that I really like the interface and the fact that it's only using 1208k of memory, but how reliable is this product at actually catching viruses?

 

[Spacehead]

I've never used it but i've heard plenty of good things about it on the About.com AV forums.

 

[stockjock]

I've been using it for about 3 months now...I love it and it so easy to use. It has caught a couple of viruses already. I give it 2 thumbs up!

 

[Workin']

I've been using it since WinXP came out and so far it's been A-OK.

 

[hoihtah]

i use it.
been using it for about 3-4 months.
after a clean install.

it's been great.
i have it scheduled to run at 5 am everyday.
and haven't had a virus problem since.

 

[Mem]

I`ve been using it about a year now on both my XP and 98 PCs,anyway no viruses yet,AVG is rock stable & works great.

 

[hoihtah]

it's rare for a shareware to be as good as AVG.

 

[Workin']

Originally posted by: hoihtah
it's rare for a shareware to be as good as AVG.

Make that freeware!

 

[Homebrew]

Another thumbs up here also, better than NAV from a stability standpoint.

Havnt nabbed one yet (6 mo's) with it.

 

[TheWart]

been a happy user for a year, no problems and plenty of updates.

 

[Biggs]

Very reliable and the small footprint is a big plus, IMO.

 

[Crackabot]

I tried it and thought it worked great... but at one point it told me a file contained a virus that I was sure couldn't have, so I installed my NAV 2002 patched it up and checked, it said the file was clean... I don't know what the deal was, but as far as I know nobady else that DL'd the same file from the same place reported it containing a virus....., I'm not at all saying it's bad... but it made me wonder.

 

[resinboy]

here's a question for all that has it working: I tried the install, and checked the option to have the " certified virus free" signature included in all my in/ out emails. I tried sending a couple of test emails to my 2nd email address, and they never have the signature , and I see no signs of an inbound/ outbound scan being done. Any clues??

Resinboy

 

[Whitecloak]

i used both avg & nav and am neutral between both. of course, avg is free.

 

[43st]

resinboy... You need to attach a file to the email to get the "certified" stamp.

 

[resinboy]

so unlike NAV, you won't actually see a splash screen, but just a stamp on the message, and ONLY if there is an attachment??

Resinboy

 

[43st]

Right. No splash screen. Without a file attached there's nothing to certify, right?

You can set it up to either certify incoming attachments or outgoing attachments. Or both.