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On 28-August-2015 1:38 PM, Rod Speed wrote:
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> "felix_unger" <me@nothere.biz> wrote in message 
> news:d49mrrFqqvaU1@mid.individual.net...
>> On 28-August-2015 6:24 AM, Rod Speed wrote:
>>>
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>>> "felix_unger" <me@nothere.biz> wrote in message 
>>> news:d46sscF5e5nU3@mid.individual.net...
>>>> On 25/08/2015 4:48 AM, Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Max <max@val.morgan> wrote
>>>>>> Is Windows Defender (formerly Microsoft Security Essentials) an 
>>>>>> adequate security solution for Windows?
>>>>>
>>>>> Yep.
>>>>
>>>> better than AVG?
>>>
>>> Not as good IMO.
>>>
>>> The main problem with AVG is that its not great
>>> to recommend to other people because it fucks
>>> them around by installing the trail version even
>>> if you tell it to install the free one
>>
>> no
>>
>>> and only when
>>> you tell it to uninstall that does it offer to install
>>> the free one. Arseholes.
>
>> It's also getting very intrusive with popups, and continually asking 
>> to upgrade from the free version, etc.,
>
> I don’t find that. I might get that once a month or so
> and it doesn’t actually ask you to upgrade, just tells
> you what its found virus wise and offers the upgrade.

AVG PC tuneup keeps popping up the message that your PC is no longer 
tuned up if you have done the free tuneup but not bought it

>
>> with no way to turn that off afaik; at least there's no setting to 
>> turn off notifications on the mobile version.
>
> Can't say I have ever seen that on the mobile version.
> What mobile platform are you seeing that with ?

Android

>
>> (haven't checked with the dektop version tho) but with my phone I can 
>> stop it from sending notifications with system settings for apps.
>
> True.


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