If any of you have decided to download this new version of AVG, you might want to disable the link scanner for now. So far it has not been real good at deciding the good links between the bad ones. Webkinz for one will not come up with the link scanner enabled, along with most other flash games. When I installed AVG I just clicked on custom install and disabled everything but the anti-virus, that way I didn’t have to dis-able anything once it was installed (if you wait to dis-able after it is installed it leaves an irritating msg all the time that you are not fully protected). Another thing you will want to do before using AVG 2011 is to go to “change your scan settings”. Once in there make sure to check the box next to tracking cookies, and then click on “Save settings”. AVG does great with eliminating spy-ware. I am not real happy with the route AVG seems to be going but I still believe it is the best free anti-virus out there. When I first downloaded AVG, I was irritated by how un-user friendly it was to install and setup compared to past versions, and the size of it has grown to over 100 MB. I have always recommended this software to users who could not afford to have an anti-virus on their system but needed protection. They were able to easily install and use it. Now, it is a little more complicated. Once you do the couple things I suggested above, it runs nice and clean. All this being said, and after going out there again and exploring other alternatives, I still believe AVG is the best free anti-virus out there. One final thing; I always use Spybot Search & Destroy and Malwarebytes alongside AVG. If one doesn’t get something the others will. They play well together.
