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Security software company AVG can now sell your search and browser history to advertisers
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article published on 21 September, 2015
Security software company AVG has updated their privacy policy giving the company the rights to sell search and browser history data to advertisers.
The company does not charge for their free antivirus software, but will now be able to make some revenue from your "non-personal data."
Some privacy experts believe that move makes the software spyware now, although other software companies ... [ read the full article ]
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21. September 2015 @ 21:52 |
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Um, do they realize a subscription wouldn't keep the software free, right?
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22. September 2015 @ 10:31 |
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I uninstalled it about two weeks ago. Was getting constantly hounded to upgrade it for $$'s. Installed anti-virus software from another competitor. We'll see how this one works out, so far so good.
"Do not underestimate the power of an enemy, no matter how great or small, to rise against you another day." - Atilla
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jjstccean
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22. September 2015 @ 10:37 |
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Rubbish software would not think of installing it on my computer.
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narm050
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22. September 2015 @ 19:19 |
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Originally posted by Semperfipal:
I uninstalled it about two weeks ago. Was getting constantly hounded to upgrade it for $$'s. Installed anti-virus software from another competitor. We'll see how this one works out, so far so good.
Curious what you switched to. I've never used free security software even though some of them have good/excellent detection ratings (I think AVG was pretty good iirc). I just don't want any ads and I'm willing to pay for the lack thereof, as long as the alternative is good detection and lightweight. I've been an ESET user for many years, but I'm not against switching if a better alternative presents itself.
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22. September 2015 @ 23:57 |
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MalwareBytes Pro & uBlock plugin with some common sense is all you really need anymore to avoid Mal/Adware.
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ddp
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23. September 2015 @ 22:51 |
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Menion, what about viruses?
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jjstccean
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24. September 2015 @ 03:12 |
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Kaspersky! frankly.
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narm050
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24. September 2015 @ 19:29 |
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25. September 2015 @ 09:17 |
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I quit using AVG way back around '09 when they were trying to transition people from the popular free model to the subscription based one. AVG was really good back then and most people would just use the free edition. Then they started installing nag screen code during "updates". You could break the nag screens by renaming or deleting the folders the code called on but they kept changing that every other week so I ditched then for MSE and finally MBAM along side MSE.
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ilikefree
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30. September 2015 @ 04:22 |
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I think the last version of AVG that was any good was 7.5
I use Avast,QFX Key Scrambler,MalwareBytes, MalwareBytes Anti-Exploit and they seem to be keeping me safe from most. There is always the NSA spyware in the hard drive firmware but that is well hidden and would be unknown if it wasn't for Mr Snowden and others.
shit doesnt just happen theres always an arsehole involved
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30. September 2015 @ 06:28 |
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I use Bitdefender Total Security which includes my cell phones. I too gave up AVG many years and I was using their paid version, they just took too many of my options away so I moved on. I can't say I like most protective services out there so it's a toss-up on who is the best in my opinion.
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ilikefree
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30. September 2015 @ 07:05 |
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Originally posted by Mr-Movies:
I use Bitdefender Total Security which includes my cell phones. I too gave up AVG many years and I was using their paid version, they just took too many of my options away so I moved on. I can't say I like most protective services out there so it's a toss-up on who is the best in my opinion.
Is that a paid for program or free?
shit doesnt just happen theres always an arsehole involved
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1. October 2015 @ 06:12 |
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Originally posted by ilikefree:
Originally posted by Mr-Movies:
I use Bitdefender Total Security which includes my cell phones. I too gave up AVG many years and I was using their paid version, they just took too many of my options away so I moved on. I can't say I like most protective services out there so it's a toss-up on who is the best in my opinion.
Is that a paid for program or free?
The version I mentioned is paid like any total security package that includes a firewall but just like AVG they have a free antivirus version too.
http://www.bitdefender.com/solutions/free.html
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ronatola
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2. October 2015 @ 22:58 |
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I dumped avast years ago due to the nags as well and switched to AVAST - free version and it works great.
Does anyone know if AVAST gathers browsing data?
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ilikefree
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3. October 2015 @ 16:06 |
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I use Private Firewall and can see what goes in and out of my computer, only thing I see from Avast (free version) is the updates
shit doesnt just happen theres always an arsehole involved
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