Re: Windows Defender

From	"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	aus.computers
Subject	Re: Windows Defender
Date	2015-08-28 19:35 +1000
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"felix_unger" <me@nothere.biz> wrote in message 
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> On 28-August-2015 1:38 PM, Rod Speed wrote:
>>
>>
>> "felix_unger" <me@nothere.biz> wrote in message 
>> news:d49mrrFqqvaU1@mid.individual.net...
>>> On 28-August-2015 6:24 AM, Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "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

I've never been stupid enough to run it at all.

>>> 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

Never seen it on mine.

>>> (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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