AVG fixes antivirus software skewing Web site statistics
Posted by Daniel Fleshbourne on 07 July 2008 - 16:49 · 19 comments & 4676 views
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#1 Posted by X'tyfe on 07 Jul 2008 - 17:14
- sorry AVG, a little too late
the new bloated version of your software cant hold a candle to previous versions
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#1.1 Posted by
markjensen on 07 Jul 2008 - 17:38
- Oh. And I moved on to Linux more than 5 years ago. Both stories are utterly fascinating, are they not? But neither deals with the article.
As for AVG, they let this problem go on since December of last year? Nice that they fixed it, but you think that a quick update to the link scan timings could have been done much sooner.
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#2 Posted by ec4912 on 07 Jul 2008 - 17:42
- I'm disappointed with AVG 8.0. It seems to use the processor rather heavily when the computer boots up. I have a Pentium M 2.0 GHz and it's pegged at a solid 100% for the first 5 mintues. Makes DVDs unwatchable. My others are dual-cores, so it's not so bad, around 30%, but still, what the hell is it doing? And the SafeSearch for FireFox, when did it ask me to install that? Very sad.
I'm also getting tired of the constant asking of restarts. I just ignore it from now on. -
#2.1 Posted by Fourjays on 07 Jul 2008 - 21:39
- Which process is getting run at 100% on boot? Is it an svchost.exe? Only ask as I've recently noticed my computer running an svchost.exe at full speed for a good 5-10 minutes and I've been wondering what is causing it.
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#3 Posted by +M2Ys4U on 07 Jul 2008 - 18:29
- I've been replacing AVG with avast on all machines I maintain, in part because of this very issue.
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#4 Posted by X'tyfe on 07 Jul 2008 - 18:58
- the link scanner plugin for firefox would slow down browsing speed by alot as well
im happy with avast now
seems to have alot more features too
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#5 Posted by Screaming Slave on 07 Jul 2008 - 19:06
- I've been using AVG 8.0 since release, and I have never encountered any issues with system performance or website "hammering." I also can't relate to those poor folks that are nagged with constant restarts. The Update Manager module is ****ty though, so I guess I'll give the haters that much to chew on.
If you check TweakGuides.com's forums, the owner posted a mini guide about configuring AVG 8 to improve performance. Hopefully that will be enough to convince the "switchers" to give it another try.
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#6 Posted by sisiphus on 07 Jul 2008 - 19:53
- after trying so much anti-virus iŽll stay with avg 8.0...for this time i never found any problems,just runs in the background silently and never annoys me.glad they resolved the linkscanner issue
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#7 Posted by HaTeTaTeLLyA on 07 Jul 2008 - 20:03
- Prior to this update you could actually install AVG Free without LinkScanner by following these steps. Then, if you do manage your own website, a simple modification to your htaccess file will direct all the bogus LinkScanner traffic back to the AVG website.
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#9 Posted by ]SK[ on 07 Jul 2008 - 22:42
- They release the update to the free version before paying customers? I guess they are working on the majority, whom are free edition users.
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#11 Posted by Shiranui on 08 Jul 2008 - 01:27
- I wish they'd get rid of the [!] icon in the systray that appears if you disable even one feature.
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#12 Posted by +James7 on 08 Jul 2008 - 07:24
- I am glad they fixed that as I have to set up a relative's Windows machine and they need free antivirus and AVG gets good marks from many people, except for this issue which they have now fixed.
The behavior of AVG's LinkScanner caused much animosity toward the Czech-based company, including a Web site dedicated to the issue, despite the popularity of its free security software. Web site owners complained LinkScanner was hitting their sites repeatedly, using up the bandwidth they paid for and causing their Web analytics programs to suddenly record high numbers of visitors. AVG acquired LinkScanner's maker, Exploit Prevention Labs, in December 2007.