I've actually been warned of a virus and the page has stopped loading when on the internet, so I would advise that you be careful how many alerts you turn off. I was using Firefox, but I think this would hold true with IE as well.
On Fri, 5 Sep 2008 09:30:28 -0400, you wrote: >Chris >In IE, go to Tools and then take the Manage Add-Ons options. In the Manage >Add-Ons dialog box you can disable the AVG Add-On. > >Hope this helps, >Russ > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Chris Hallsworth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 4:17 AM >Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Anti-virus: Avast vs. AVG > > >> When my father goes on the internet, that's when the alerts appear. >> >> -- >> Chris Hallsworth >> E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Skype: chrishallsworth7266 >> Klango: chrishallsworth >> FTP: ftp://blindsoftware:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Website: www.chrishallsworth.co.nr >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Jacob Kruger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 8:37 AM >> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Anti-virus: Avast vs. AVG >> >> >>> Which ones specifically? Tooltips? >>> >>> The one thing I normally disable straight away is the scanning of >>> incoming >>> emails, as well as the marking as 'checked by AVG' of outgoing ones. >>> >>> Always reckon that I don't need it to check incoming emails since I >>> wouldn't >>> open a threatening attachment without first scanning it myself, and no >>> need >>> to add extra content to any email that you didn't want to be there in the >>> first place. >>> >>> Stay well >>> >>> Jacob Kruger >>> Blind Biker >>> Skype: BlindZA >>> '...Fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Chris Hallsworth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 9:11 AM >>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Anti-virus: Avast vs. AVG >>> >>> >>>> Hi, how do you stop those annoying resident protection alerts? My >>>> father's >>>> annoyed with them so thought I'd ask. Thanks! >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Chris Hallsworth >>>> E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> Skype: chrishallsworth7266 >>>> Klango: chrishallsworth >>>> FTP: ftp://blindsoftware:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> Website: www.chrishallsworth.co.nr >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Jacob Kruger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 8:01 AM >>>> Subject: [Blind-Computing] Anti-virus: Avast vs. AVG >>>> >>>> >>>>> Just to let you know that although I don't seem to find the interface >>>>> of >>>>> AVG >>>>> 8.2 terribly accessible, it's found quite a few trojan horse/malware >>>>> things >>>>> on my computer - mostly in the temporary internet files - that avast >>>>> didn't >>>>> 'know' were there. >>>>> >>>>> Have now cleaned up this machine, and will just have to get rid of >>>>> avast >>>>> on >>>>> the other one and then it'll hopefully stop messing up the performance, >>>>> or >>>>> else AVG will also find some other stuff running on that one. >>>>> >>>>> FWIW, Avast's database was updated as well, so not sure why it hadn't >>>>> found >>>>> these things, but anyway... >>>>> >>>>> Stay well >>>>> >>>>> Jacob Kruger >>>>> Blind Biker >>>>> Skype: BlindZA >>>>> '...Fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >>>>> http://www.jaws-users.com >>>>> Visit the Blind Computing home page at: >>>>> http://www.blind-computing.com >>>>> Address for the list archives: >>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the >>>>> subject >>>>> or body of a blank message to: >>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> Use the following address in order to contact the management team >>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >>>>> following address: >>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >>>> >>>> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >>>> http://www.jaws-users.com >>>> Visit the Blind Computing home page at: >>>> http://www.blind-computing.com >>>> Address for the list archives: >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>>> To post to this group, send email to >>>> [email protected] >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject >>>> or body of a blank message to: >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> Use the following address in order to contact the management team >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >>>> following address: >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >>> >>> >>> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >>> http://www.jaws-users.com >>> Visit the Blind Computing home page at: >>> http://www.blind-computing.com >>> Address for the list archives: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>> To post to this group, send email to >>> [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject >>> or body of a blank message to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Use the following address in order to contact the management team >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >>> following address: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >> http://www.jaws-users.com >> Visit the Blind Computing home page at: >> http://www.blind-computing.com >> Address for the list archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject >> or body of a blank message to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Use the following address in order to contact the management team >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >> following address: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG - 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