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I am a little confused. Didn't they make a free avg spyware

program for windows 98?

 

I look at their system requirement. It did not say windows 2000/NT or

Xp. It just gave the very minimum requirements and did not list

the operating system.

 

What did they stop support for windows 98 spyware? (I do not like XP

or Vista)

 

I also notice

http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Spyware/3000-8022_4-10610898.html

 

That on this page it list 98.

 

So for it to work, you must use the paid version. Am I correct?

 

I just hope a don't have to go back using f-prot for dos for my virus

protection. That would suck.

 

 

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Guest glee

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Re: Free avg spyware.

 

Replies inline....

 

"Greg Rozelle" <invaild@invaild.com> wrote in message

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>I am a little confused. Didn't they make a free avg spyware

> program for windows 98?

 

 

No. AVG Anti-Spyware (AVG-AS) was originally ewido Anti-Spyware before Grisoft

bought it, and it never installed on or ran on Windows 98 or ME.

 

> I look at their system requirement. It did not say windows 2000/NT or

> Xp. It just gave the very minimum requirements and did not list

> the operating system.

 

 

Have a look here:

Supported Platforms:

http://www1.grisoft.com/doc/products-avg-anti-spyware/us/crp/2#details

and

http://www.ewido.net/en/download/

 

 

> What did they stop support for windows 98 spyware? (I do not like XP

> or Vista)

 

 

They never had it.

 

> I also notice

> http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Spyware/3000-8022_4-10610898.html

>

> That on this page it list 98.

 

 

They are wrong, which is not unusal for them.

 

> So for it to work, you must use the paid version. Am I correct?

 

 

No, it does not work on any Win9x platform, never did....free or paid. The

Supported Platforms I linked above is for the paid and free versions.

 

> I just hope a don't have to go back using f-prot for dos for my virus

> protection. That would suck.

 

 

What does virus protection have to do with anti-spyware? They are two different

types of program that do completely different things.

 

F-Prot for DOS' days are numbered:

http://www.f-prot.com/products/home_use/dos/

 

Once a Windows operating system is no longer supported by Microsoft, vendors usually

start dropping support over a period of time. Some will still work but not be

officially supported by the vendor; others will just stop working or installing on

the older platforms.

--

Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+

http://dts-l.org/

http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

Guest bobster

Guest bobster

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Re: Free avg spyware.

 

OOPS!

 

Sorry -- misread your post. Thot you were looking for Anti-Virus software.

 

That being said, Avast! is a very good free AV if you should need one. I

replaced my paid My-eTrust with it and find it to be superior.

Guest MEB

Guest MEB

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Re: Free avg spyware.

 

If your looking for Spyware protection try:

 

Spyware Blaster [protects against some access/installations, ActiveX,

immunization {sites, etc.}].

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/

 

SpyBot Search and Destroy [search and remove, and immunization {sites,

etc.}].

http://www.spybot.info/ - choose your language

http://www.safer-networking.org/

Spybot-S&D 1.4 is not runnning on Windows 95. The next version will again be

fully compatible. Please use Spybot-S&D 1.3; Winsock update necessary

http://www.spybot.info/en/download/index.html

http://www.spybotupdates.com/files/spybotsd14.exe

 

The two together do a fairly good job, depending upon your Internet use of

course.

It might also be advisable to donate something to both of these parties,

more donations [with a comment on the OS you're using], perhaps longer

support for *dead* OSs.

 

--

MEB

http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

________

 

 

"glee" <glee29@spamindspring.com> wrote in message

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| Replies inline....

|

| "Greg Rozelle" <invaild@invaild.com> wrote in message

| news:au7vi.493$i75.255@newssvr19.news.prodigy.net...

| >I am a little confused. Didn't they make a free avg spyware

| > program for windows 98?

|

|

| No. AVG Anti-Spyware (AVG-AS) was originally ewido Anti-Spyware before

Grisoft

| bought it, and it never installed on or ran on Windows 98 or ME.

|

|

| > I look at their system requirement. It did not say windows 2000/NT or

| > Xp. It just gave the very minimum requirements and did not list

| > the operating system.

|

|

| Have a look here:

| Supported Platforms:

| http://www1.grisoft.com/doc/products-avg-anti-spyware/us/crp/2#details

| and

| http://www.ewido.net/en/download/

|

|

|

| > What did they stop support for windows 98 spyware? (I do not like XP

| > or Vista)

|

|

| They never had it.

|

|

| > I also notice

| > http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Spyware/3000-8022_4-10610898.html

| >

| > That on this page it list 98.

|

|

| They are wrong, which is not unusal for them.

|

|

| > So for it to work, you must use the paid version. Am I correct?

|

|

| No, it does not work on any Win9x platform, never did....free or paid.

The

| Supported Platforms I linked above is for the paid and free versions.

|

|

| > I just hope a don't have to go back using f-prot for dos for my virus

| > protection. That would suck.

|

|

| What does virus protection have to do with anti-spyware? They are two

different

| types of program that do completely different things.

|

| F-Prot for DOS' days are numbered:

| http://www.f-prot.com/products/home_use/dos/

|

| Once a Windows operating system is no longer supported by Microsoft,

vendors usually

| start dropping support over a period of time. Some will still work but

not be

| officially supported by the vendor; others will just stop working or

installing on

| the older platforms.

| --

| Glen Ventura, MS MVP Shell/User, A+

| http://dts-l.org/

| http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

|

Guest MEB

Guest MEB

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Re: Free avg spyware.

 

 

Platform

[Operational System] AVG Anti-Spyware Free Edition

NON supported [red X]:

 

MS Windows 98

MS Windows Me

MS Windows NT

MS Windows NT Server 4.0

MS Windows 2000 Server

MS Windows 2003 Server

MS Windows 2003 Server x64 Edition

Linux i386

FreeBSD

Symbian

 

Applications NOT supported

 

MS Exchange Server 5.x

MS Exchange Server 2000/2003

MS Exchange Server 2007

Lotus Domino (MS Windows)

Lotus Domino (Linux i386)

PostFix

QMail

SendMail

Exim

 

Languages NOT supported

 

Danish

Dutch

Hungarian

Japanese

Polish

Serbian

 

--

MEB

http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com

________

 

 

"bobster" <fauxie@bogus.net> wrote in message

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| Try this. Free and W98 compatible

|

| http://free.grisoft.com/doc/download-free-anti-spyware/us/frt/0

Guest bobster

Guest bobster

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Re: Free avg spyware.

 

OOPS! Goofed again!

 

AVG anti-virus supports Win 98. AVG anti Spyware does not.

Guest Dan

Guest Dan

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Re: Free avg spyware.

 

The AVG antivirus supports Windows 98. I think the issue is a

miscommunication. Perhaps, the expanded options of AVG are not supported on

Windows 98. In addition, I read that AVG may be discontinuing support of

Windows 98 in August 2008. Unfortunately, more and more companies will stop

supporting Windows 98 since it had the end of its Microsoft support effective

July 11, 2006.

 

"bobster" wrote:

> This source has a free download of AVG and states that it supports Win98

>

> http://free.grisoft.com/doc/29124/us/frt/0

>

Guest Greg Rozelle

Guest Greg Rozelle

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Re: Free avg spyware.

 

On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 09:36:00 -0700, Dan

<Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>The AVG antivirus supports Windows 98. I think the issue is a

>miscommunication. Perhaps, the expanded options of AVG are not supported on

>Windows 98. In addition, I read that AVG may be discontinuing support of

>Windows 98 in August 2008. Unfortunately, more and more companies will stop

>supporting Windows 98 since it had the end of its Microsoft support effective

>July 11, 2006.

>

>"bobster" wrote:

>

>> This source has a free download of AVG and states that it supports Win98

>>

>> http://free.grisoft.com/doc/29124/us/frt/0

>>

 

 

Are they going to get rid of Virus protection to for 98se? Even

F-prot still support windows 98se and dos.

 

Avast also support Windows 95 with IE 4 installed.

 

Greg Rozelle

Guest Dan

Guest Dan

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Re: Free avg spyware.

 

Well, the site says older operating system will be supported to August 2008

as a minimum. I am not sure of the language but I think it means that AVG

will be supported until at least August 2008 and perhaps later. Here is the

site.

 

http://www.grisoft.com/doc/24/us/crp/0

 

The exact wording from the website is below:

 

Important notice

Anti-Spyware on-access scanner is available only on Windows 2000 SP4 +

Update Rollup 1, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Pro x64 Edition SP1 and Windows

Vista/Vista x64 Edition.

* Some older operating systems such as Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft

Windows NT and Microsoft Windows 98 will only be supported until August 2008

as a minimum.

 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

 

"Greg Rozelle" wrote:

> On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 09:36:00 -0700, Dan

> <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>

> >The AVG antivirus supports Windows 98. I think the issue is a

> >miscommunication. Perhaps, the expanded options of AVG are not supported on

> >Windows 98. In addition, I read that AVG may be discontinuing support of

> >Windows 98 in August 2008. Unfortunately, more and more companies will stop

> >supporting Windows 98 since it had the end of its Microsoft support effective

> >July 11, 2006.

> >

> >"bobster" wrote:

> >

> >> This source has a free download of AVG and states that it supports Win98

> >>

> >> http://free.grisoft.com/doc/29124/us/frt/0

> >>

>

>

> Are they going to get rid of Virus protection to for 98se? Even

> F-prot still support windows 98se and dos.

>

> Avast also support Windows 95 with IE 4 installed.

>

> Greg Rozelle

>

>

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