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Help! Unprotected from viruses[ Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#1)
by Anonymous User on Tue Jun 24, 2008 at 07:08:22 AM PDT

This isn't related to the story above, but it's urgent, and it's also a gripe about misbehaving software or software companies.

I have AVG, and this morning it suddenly lost the ability to update itself. I know that they're discontinuing updates for AVG 7, but that's not it -- I'm using AVG 8, and suddenly it claims there is "an error" whenever it tries to update itself, and whenever I tell it to update immediately.

Since I haven't changed anything, and I most certainly have not made any error, the only conclusion I can draw is that one of the following severe problems is true:

  1. AVG 8 contains a severe, showstopping bug that eventually makes it incapable of remaining up to date, and then you're doomed.
  2. Or, the AVG company has decided to stop providing updates, and every last one of their customers is doomed.

How do I fix this FAST? I have a red exclamation mark in my systray that obviously cannot be allowed to persist, or my system may get infected and destroyed!

Also -- who did this to me, and why??? I've done nothing wrong!

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WFM[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#3)
by Anonymous User on Tue Jun 24, 2008 at 12:51:21 PM PDT

It works for me. Make sure your firewall isn't blocking it because it's changed due to the last update you did.

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Child spam post deleted[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#15)
by sconeu on Sun Jul 27, 2008 at 03:07:47 PM PDT

Which of the following is not a word?
2YFK9R, Gray, Virginia, Blue, Kia, Jaguar

Besides the "correct" answer, Virginia and Kia.  Both are proper names.

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I am not merely a "consumer" or a "taxpayer". I am a Citizen of the United States of America.
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fdgg[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#23)
by Anonymous User on Fri Oct 31, 2008 at 09:32:54 AM PDT

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ffgb[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#30)
by Anonymous User on Sat Nov 01, 2008 at 08:41:39 AM PDT

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fkoo[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#37)
by Anonymous User on Sun Nov 02, 2008 at 09:42:37 AM PDT

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okmm[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#44)
by Anonymous User on Mon Nov 03, 2008 at 08:50:06 AM PDT

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jdhh[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#50)
by Anonymous User on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 06:35:01 AM PDT

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mkoo[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#57)
by Anonymous User on Wed Nov 05, 2008 at 12:17:21 AM PDT

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gfbb[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#64)
by Anonymous User on Fri Nov 07, 2008 at 01:10:55 AM PDT

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fvbb[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#71)
by Anonymous User on Sat Nov 08, 2008 at 02:41:54 AM PDT

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ggfd[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#78)
by Anonymous User on Sun Nov 09, 2008 at 05:43:36 AM PDT

,fff^SEX逆援

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kkdi[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#87)
by Anonymous User on Sun Nov 16, 2008 at 11:23:27 PM PDT

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okmm[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#93)
by Anonymous User on Tue Nov 18, 2008 at 12:15:22 AM PDT

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dfrr[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#98)
by Anonymous User on Wed Nov 19, 2008 at 09:19:42 PM PDT

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AVG Updates[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#5)
by Anonymous User on Tue Jun 24, 2008 at 09:37:01 PM PDT

I had the same symptom.  Downloaded a new copy of AVG 8 Free, uninstalled the old one and then reinstalled the new.  Works fine now.

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fdgg[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#25)
by Anonymous User on Fri Oct 31, 2008 at 09:33:13 AM PDT

SEX,ff,,おっぱ,,

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ffgb[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#32)
by Anonymous User on Sat Nov 01, 2008 at 08:42:22 AM PDT

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fkoo[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#39)
by Anonymous User on Sun Nov 02, 2008 at 09:43:23 AM PDT

,ff,,SEX逆援

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okmm[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#46)
by Anonymous User on Mon Nov 03, 2008 at 08:51:01 AM PDT

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jdhh[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#52)
by Anonymous User on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 06:35:11 AM PDT

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mkoo[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#59)
by Anonymous User on Wed Nov 05, 2008 at 12:17:44 AM PDT

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gfbb[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#66)
by Anonymous User on Fri Nov 07, 2008 at 01:11:13 AM PDT

,fff^,f熟女

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fvbb[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#73)
by Anonymous User on Sat Nov 08, 2008 at 02:42:04 AM PDT

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ggfd[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#80)
by Anonymous User on Sun Nov 09, 2008 at 05:44:06 AM PDT

,fff^SEX逆援

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kkdi[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#89)
by Anonymous User on Sun Nov 16, 2008 at 11:24:02 PM PDT

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okmm[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#95)
by Anonymous User on Tue Nov 18, 2008 at 12:15:43 AM PDT

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dfrr[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#100)
by Anonymous User on Wed Nov 19, 2008 at 09:19:52 PM PDT

,ff,,童貞熟女

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fdgg[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#21)
by Anonymous User on Fri Oct 31, 2008 at 09:09:04 AM PDT

SEX,ff,,おっぱ,,

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ffgb[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#28)
by Anonymous User on Sat Nov 01, 2008 at 08:18:17 AM PDT

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fkoo[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#35)
by Anonymous User on Sun Nov 02, 2008 at 09:07:29 AM PDT

,ff,,SEX逆援

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okmm[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#42)
by Anonymous User on Mon Nov 03, 2008 at 08:31:32 AM PDT

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jdhh[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#48)
by Anonymous User on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 06:18:51 AM PDT

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mkoo[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#55)
by Anonymous User on Wed Nov 05, 2008 at 12:10:11 AM PDT

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gfbb[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#62)
by Anonymous User on Fri Nov 07, 2008 at 01:02:08 AM PDT

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fvbb[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#69)
by Anonymous User on Sat Nov 08, 2008 at 02:34:44 AM PDT

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ggfd[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#76)
by Anonymous User on Sun Nov 09, 2008 at 05:35:50 AM PDT

,fff^SEX逆援

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ffvb[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#82)
by Anonymous User on Mon Nov 10, 2008 at 11:23:50 PM PDT

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kkdi[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#85)
by Anonymous User on Sun Nov 16, 2008 at 11:15:22 PM PDT

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okmm[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#91)
by Anonymous User on Tue Nov 18, 2008 at 12:07:18 AM PDT

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dfrr[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#96)
by Anonymous User on Wed Nov 19, 2008 at 09:12:37 PM PDT

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frtt[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#101)
by Anonymous User on Thu Nov 20, 2008 at 09:21:18 PM PDT

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