Ian, Seriously stupid question here but...............have you updated AVG to the latest updates???? If you have then that is rather weird, as AVG on WinXP here works wonderful. ~~~~~~~~~~~ TTFN - Vic "To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a little better; whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is the meaning of success." -Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~~~~~~~~~~ > -----Original Message----- > From: PCSOFT - Personal Computer software discussion list > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ian Porter > Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 2:24 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [PCSOFT] XP and AVG AntiVirus > > > I'm straying into unfamiliar territory here so perhaps some > kind person might put me straight. > > My experimental install of XP Pro has gone very well - so > well I might even keep it, instead of waiting for a possible > second edition, as I'd promised myself. > > Anyway, while the spirit of experimentation was on me, I > thought I'd try the free AntiVirus prog, AVG. > > The install of that went extremely well also, these guys are > to be complimented on the presentation and useability of > their program. > > However, downloading mail has presented me with a problem. I > received 2 mails which are obviously virus carriers. I say > obviously, because I've received dozens in the last few > months, and these two fit all the parameters. Both are > carrying attachments - one a pif and a text file, the other a > .scr and an htm file. > > I'd guarantee these are both malicious. > > But AVG made not a bleep or a whimper, either when these > mails arrived, or when I previewed them and their attachments > (single click). > > Whereas on my other drive, running W98SE and Norton AV2002, I > would have got a pop-up Norton window immediately the > infected mail header downloaded, warning me of the bug and > prompting for action. > > So I'm not sure what to do next. I ran an AVG scan of the > Windows folder (as I couldn't find and single out the XP > mailbox) and that got a clean bill of health. > > And I could delete the 2 mails but I'm not going to learn > anything that way. > > Informed comment would be most welcome. > > TIA > > Ian Porter > Computer Guys > Arrowtown > New Zealand The NOSPIN Group is now offering Free PC Tech support at our newest website: http://freepctech.com