I had to reinstall Windows recently. For fun I thought I'd try a new
virus scanner instead of old reliable (avg). I decided to try Avira
AntiVir.

Here's a tip for people considering the same thing: don't bother!
Avira pesters you with popup ads harassing you to give them money,
every single day (everytime it updates). Big huge advertisement/popups
that claim to be from "Mr Hacker" - telling me I should buy Avira...
LOL.. I'm sooooo going to do that.... I LOVE POPS... I nearly ALWAYS
listen to them... especially ones from "mr hacker"! /sarcasm off

Great sales pitch, morons.

Enough is enough - stop nagging me Avira!!! You're so
annoying!!!! /uninstall


AVG > AVIRA

From: "Dennis" <dennispublic@hotmail.com>

| I had to reinstall Windows recently. For fun I thought I'd try a new
| virus scanner instead of old reliable (avg). I decided to try Avira
| AntiVir.
|
| Here's a tip for people considering the same thing: don't bother!
| Avira pesters you with popup ads harassing you to give them money,
| every single day (everytime it updates). Big huge advertisement/popups
| that claim to be from "Mr Hacker" - telling me I should buy Avira...
| LOL.. I'm sooooo going to do that.... I LOVE POPS... I nearly ALWAYS
| listen to them... especially ones from "mr hacker"! /sarcasm off
|
| Great sales pitch, morons.
|
| Enough is enough - stop nagging me Avira!!! You're so
| annoying!!!! /uninstall
|

Tsk, tsk...

There are ways to stop the Pop-Up but...
The quality of Avira AntiVir is worth the "slight" annoyance.

Hint: Don't let "avnotify.exe" execute :-)

--
Dave
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On Thu, 22 May 2008 18:39:46 -0700 (PDT), Dennis wrote:

<snip>
http://www.elitekiller.com/files/dis...ntivir_nag.htm
or
Windows XP:
Boot into Safe Mode (tap F8 repeatedly after you restart the computer)
Log in using the Administrator account
Go to C:\Program Files\(Avira)\AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic\avnotify.exe
Right-click avnotify.exe==> properties==> security==> advanced
Under the Permissions folder you will see all of the users. Start with the
first user¡K.
Edit==> Traverse Folder / Execute File==> deny==> OK
Now perform step 6 for all of the other users==> apply==> YES/OK==> close
all open windows
Reboot the computer into Normal Mode (start==> shutdown==> restart)
Good luck

On 5/22/2008 9:48 PM, David H. Lipman after much thought,came up with
this jewel:
that I click countless OK boxes daily.
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Change nomail.afraid.org to gmail.com to reply by email.

You are okay if every piece of software you runs pesters you with
popups? You're okay with popups that claim to be from "Mr Hacker" and
say stuff like "I read your email"? You put your trust in a company
like this?

Goodluck.

I'll stick with AVG, which I've used for 5+ years on three computers
(do the math guys: thats 5475 popups I didnt have to deal with?
Hmmmm... tough choice......).

I respect AVG and have purchased their "Pro" product on my small-
office machines because they have been so reliable with their freeware
versions on my home machines........ Avira has a lot to learn if they
seriously want to compete with AVG using "Mr Hacker" Popups..........
please..... it's pathetic.... AVG wins hands down......

On Fri, 23 May 2008 21:10:20 -0700 (PDT), Dennis wrote:

<snip drivel>

No, not at all! You are plain silly.

On May 23, 6:49*am, Kayman <kaymanDeleteT...@operamail.com> wrote:
blahblahblah.....

Explain WHY i would bother doing this when I can just get something
else that is LESS ANNOYING?

We've used AVG on 3+ computers for 5+ years here. These computers are
used heavily.... we download a large amount of 'questionable' 3rd
party executables.... AVG+Spybot+Windows Defender+updates+firewall
+router has protected us 110%......... 110%...... avg has stopped
HUNDREDS of viruses/emails/applets in that time.... ZERO have gotten
through.....

Here's the best part: no popups... and not having to boot into safe
mode to trick some inferior av product

On Fri, 23 May 2008 23:21:39 -0700 (PDT), Dennis wrote:

You appear to have a zealots mindset.


I responded to you because you were posting something that I had a response
to. I don't care who you are, who you believe you are or if you are
mentally challenged. This is a newsgroup; Discussion on topics, getting
various opinions out there, posting experiences and assistance on the
matter and deciding on your own what you wish to believe/do/respond
to/ignore.
Enjoy it the way you desire - I made no 'debate challenge' - I only gave
you a couple of options to rid you of a perceived problem. If you took it
as something else - not my issue. Ignore the advice! And stop your childish
ranting and go on with your pitiful life.
--
Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game because
they almost always turn out to be (or to be indistinguishable from)
self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time.
(Neil Stephenson, author of "Cryptonomicon")

Dennis <dennispublic@hotmail.com> wrote in news:d1d18301-e7d8-4164-a357-
cccb85208984@w7g2000hsa.googlegroups.com:

I recently switched over to Avira on test machines here as well. The new
AVG isn't so reliable.

Why not? It seems to be a very friendly program, with an amusing GUI that
is actually newbie friendly.

Ah well, it's free software, they'd like for you to support them by
buying the "full version" which doesn't do the advertising. Do you by
chance use msn chat client? If so, it too has ads that scroll across the
bottom of it's screen, and it's crash prone. I hate the software,
however one of my "jobs" requires that I use it.

Anyways, back to the point, the problem you seem to have is the
advertisements... So, just... *shrug* disable them? avnotify.exe, rename
it, remove it, do whatever you like to it, and those annoying
advertisements that bother you so much will go away.

Well, they do require people to have a sense of humour; Obviously some
don't fit the criteria.

In the time it took you to post this rant, you could have googled about
your problem, and easily taken care of it. Likely with several minutes to
spare...




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