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From: Bigfoot048 on 15 Jul 2009 15:28
W98SE, 128 mb memory

I have been using AVG which is no longer supporting W98. I downloaded
AVAST and then found that I could not remove AVG. I turned AVG off and
then installed AVAST, but it is too much for my system. I uninstalled
AVAST and now need to know what to use with this system which only has
128 mb memory. Also, I see that others have had problems getting AVG
off their computers and the solution is to reinstall AVG and then
uninstall. I will need to get the installation file for that old
version of AVG if any such file still exists, I guess.
From: NormC on 15 Jul 2009 20:10
Bigfoot048 wrote:
> W98SE, 128 mb memory
>
> I have been using AVG which is no longer supporting W98. I downloaded
> AVAST and then found that I could not remove AVG. I turned AVG off and
> then installed AVAST, but it is too much for my system. I uninstalled
> AVAST and now need to know what to use with this system which only has
> 128 mb memory. Also, I see that others have had problems getting AVG
> off their computers and the solution is to reinstall AVG and then
> uninstall. I will need to get the installation file for that old
> version of AVG if any such file still exists, I guess.


What do you mean by 'support'? No new virus files? I doubt that there
will be any new viruses written for an old, old OS.

Here's what I would do. Uninstall whatever you wish using one of the
following methods, in priority order: (1) the app's own uninstall file,
often found in its Program Files folder, sometimes available from
Start/Programs, (2) Control Panel/Add-Remove Programs, (3) manually.

If you are familiar with modifying the registry, remove all references
to the removed apps, OR use a registry cleaner.

Then, to determine your options for an AV, use ASK (great search engine)
where to find anti-virus for 98/98SE.

HTH. Good luck. Let us know the outcome.
From: 98 Guy on 15 Jul 2009 22:11
Bigfoot048 wrote:

> W98SE, 128 mb memory

Do yourself a favor and bring your memory up to 512 mb.

> I have been using AVG which is no longer supporting W98.

1) Most malware (viruses, trojans, worms, etc) today will not run
properly on a win-98 system. The system vulnerabilities that
are leveraged by "drive-by" malware to infect a windows system
are found in NT-based OS's (like 2K, XP, Vista, etc) and not
win-9x/me.

2) If you use a NAT-router, a third-party HOSTS file, innoculate
your browsers using Spybot SD, periodically update your
JAVA JRE (and un-install all old JRE versions) then you're
going to close many vulnerabilities that your system might
have.

3) If you still want to run an AV program, then I suggest you
download (via torrent) a copy of NAV 2002 (Norton Anti Virus)
or Norton System Works 2002 (which includes NAV 2002). Then
obtain the Symantec Intelligent updater package to bring the
definition files up to date. An alternative to NAV 2002 is
Symantec Corporate Antivirus (version 9 or 10) which runs
on Win-98. If you can't find either one I could probably put
them up on a torrent if you want them.
From: Alan Edwards on 15 Jul 2009 23:59
I have Avast on Win98 SE with only 64mb memory on one machine and 128
on another. I see no problems with it.

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.com/index.htm


On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:28:06 -0500, in alt.windows98, Bigfoot048
<Bigfoot048(a)nospam.com> wrote:

>W98SE, 128 mb memory
>
>I have been using AVG which is no longer supporting W98. I downloaded
>AVAST and then found that I could not remove AVG. I turned AVG off and
>then installed AVAST, but it is too much for my system. I uninstalled
>AVAST and now need to know what to use with this system which only has
>128 mb memory. Also, I see that others have had problems getting AVG
>off their computers and the solution is to reinstall AVG and then
>uninstall. I will need to get the installation file for that old
>version of AVG if any such file still exists, I guess.
From: Auric__ on 16 Jul 2009 13:55
On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:28:06 GMT, Bigfoot048 wrote:

> W98SE, 128 mb memory
>
> I have been using AVG which is no longer supporting W98. I downloaded
> AVAST and then found that I could not remove AVG. I turned AVG off and
> then installed AVAST, but it is too much for my system. I uninstalled
> AVAST and now need to know what to use with this system which only has
> 128 mb memory. Also, I see that others have had problems getting AVG
> off their computers and the solution is to reinstall AVG and then
> uninstall. I will need to get the installation file for that old
> version of AVG if any such file still exists, I guess.

I consider OldVersion.com trustworthy:
http://www.oldversion.com/AVG-Anti-Virus.html

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