Advanced Plus Security oldschool's 2020 laptop setup

[oldschool]

What's your initial impression?

Good performance and protection, fast scans, On/Off switch for HTTPS scanning.

and why did you choose AVG?

It's @McMcbrad 's fault. Plus, I have a soft spot for AVG.

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[ForgottenSeer 89360]

That’s weird. Maybe the issue is related to network scanner? I do not know. I am not using AVG on my main device now, so I can not check whether the issue is fixed or not. Maybe it was a temporary fix for the activation issue. Regarding the issue you are having with the GUI, I had it months ago and was able to fix it by running a programme repair. I do confirm the second bug regarding showing the latest update. Anyway, in my experience with AVG, it is better and safer to download the offline installer.

You need to disable fake websites shield

This is not related to phishing, as this phishing is blocked by webshield,. This alters your DNS settings to prevent redirection to fake websites, when you type a real one.

 

[Pat MacKnife]

Its not the best version of AVG , installed it twice and it was always delayed detection when i tested @amtso test
warnings detections came after one minute... tested the same thing with avast and all was good (strange almost the same product, but it behaves different)
But i'm not an avast fan.... but i might give it another spin lol.
Installed KSC free yesterday and this works better than previous builds ( i guess they fixed several bugs)

 

[ForgottenSeer 89360]

Its not the best version of AVG , installed it twice and it was always delayed detection when i tested @amtso test
warnings detections came after one minute... tested the same thing with avast and all was good (strange almost the same product, but it behaves different)
But i'm not an avast fan lol.
Installed KSC free yesterday and this works better than previous builds ( i guess they fixed several bugs)

Hi, maybe it's been a temporary bug.

Video - AVG Internet Security 20.9 Web Blocker Test

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You can see there is no such behaviour (now at least) in the video I shared.

 

[oldschool]

on Brave Browser you use default filter list to block ads or you have added custom filters?

Only Easy List - Cookie List from brave://adblock

Built-in ablocking enables you to keep a lower browser profile.

 

[Pat MacKnife]

Ok thanks that is possible , but it was not funny that it didn't detect and warnings came very late....

 

[YuanJiawj]

Only Easy List - Cookie List from brave://adblock

Built-in ablocking enables you to keep a lower browser profile.

Thanks! these tricks coming from Mr. Brave are useful

 

[ForgottenSeer 89360]

Ok thanks that is possible , but it was not funny that it didn't detect and warnings came very late....

Regarding the AMTSO tools, the drive-by test doesn't seem to work, maybe it has been designed to exploit behaviour that is now blocked in browsers. Everything else triggered instant notification on my test just now.
Cloud lookups test doesn't work either, it's supposed to download a file, but it doesn't download anything.

Update: Cloud lookups test works in Edge, but not in Chrome. Same is with the drive-by test.

On this window you can see it blocks the file so quick, it couldn't even be copied from the cache.

 

[oldschool]

it was always delayed detection when i tested @amtso test

I got some delayed detection

Regarding the AMTSO tools, the drive-by test doesn't seem to work, maybe it has been designed to exploit behaviour that is now blocked in browsers. Everything else triggered instant notification on my test just now.
Cloud lookups test doesn't work either, it's supposed to download a file, but it doesn't download anything.

Update: Cloud lookups test works in Edge, but not in Chrome. Same is with the drive-by test.

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I had mixed results in Brave, but it mostly worked. Brave handled a couple upon "Save".
None of this bothers me. I'm happy just the same.

@Pat MacKnife We are like kids in the sandbox!

 

[oldschool]

Thanks! these tricks coming from Mr. Brave are useful

You're welcome. We all share whatever knowledge and experience we have. After all, we are friends in today's not-always friendly world.

 

[ForgottenSeer 89360]

Are you AVG guys aware of the geek area settings?
You open "settings" and in the search bar you type geek:area (similar to chrome:flags)
You'll see many advanced settings. I am not sure if I mentioned that in my review.

It works on Avast as well.

 

[oldschool]

Are you AVG guys aware of the geek area settings?

I've been aware of this for some time. I see you started a separate thread for it.

 

[Divine_Barakah]

You need to disable fake websites shield

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This is not related to phishing, as this is blocked by webshield, it alters your DNS settings to prevent redirection to fake websites, when you type a real one.

Thank you for your advice. Do you know anything about Active DNS?

Edit
My router is managed by my ISP and they give me user permissions and not admin one, so I cannot change the DNS in my router’s settings. If I change the DNS in the router settings, will it get changed by AVG?

 

[oldschool]

As much as I like AVG, my trial has been discontinued due to web browsing issues. I tried it with HTTPS and QUIC/HTTP3 scanning off. Too many delays and timeouts.

I honestly don't remember having these issues in the past.

Microsoft Defender just works.

 

[Pat MacKnife]

I'am running avast for a week, haven't had any issues so far.

 

[oldschool]

I'am running avast for a week, haven't had any issues so far.

Do you have HTTPS and QUIC/HTTP3 scanning on or off?

 

[ForgottenSeer 89360]

I also have everything enabled and have no issues.
I have been testing Avast and now AVG for months now.

I have also installed AVG on a low-end system that was protected by McAfee and the way I have configured it, it works better than before, with McAfee installed.

 

[Pat MacKnife]

HTTPS and QUIC/HTTP3 scanning is ON
haven't change that , browsing is good.

 

[oldschool]

Cloudfare DNS may have been causing irregular page loads, so I changed to Adguard DNS, reinstalled AVG and things seem OK. I may have jumped the gun and should have tried more troubleshooting earlier.

 

[ForgottenSeer 89360]

Cloudfare DNS may have been causing irregular page loads, so I changed to Adguard DNS, reinstalled AVG and things seem OK. I may have jumped the gun and should have tried more troubleshooting earlier.

It happens even to the best of us