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Old 09-23-2008, 11:31 AM
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I want to update avg antivirus software of my home. But my home pc is not connected with the internet. My office pc has internet connection. I want to download the avg antivirus updated file and then update to the home pc. Can any body help me what i have to do now??



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Here is where you can download the updates manually and put them on a cd or thumb drive.
AVG Free - Download update
Here are instructions on how to update from a directory.
AVG Free - FAQ



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I want to update avg antivirus software of my home. But my home pc is not connected with the internet. My office pc has internet connection. I want to download the avg antivirus updated file and then update to the home pc. Can any body help me what i have to do now??
I have to ask.....

If you are not connected to the internet at home....then you do not need the antivirus program at all...so why worry about updating it?



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I have to ask.....

If you are not connected to the internet at home....then you do not need the antivirus program at all...so why worry about updating it?
Ahhhhhh! but the OP may have friends / rellies, that bring the occasional cdr / dvd around with the latest piece of uber L€€7 software on it that they have leeched from a p2p site.

If AVG is up todate it may save the OP from getting a virus or malware infection....



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Ahhhhhh! but the OP may have friends / rellies, that bring the occasional cdr / dvd around with the latest piece of uber L€€7 software on it that they have leeched from a p2p site.

If AVG is up todate it may save the OP from getting a virus or malware infection....
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yes........... internet is the only way for viruses to enter to ur pc....... u dont need any kinda antivirus if u r not connected to internet......forget abt pen drives, floppies....... thats a answer of a very good tech .... am i right Mr. Lurkswithin and MR. Wombat......u fatas****



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The internet is not the only way for a virus to get on your computer. Currently internet and e-mail is the most common, because it's the easiest and fastest. But they were spread around on floppy disks long before the wide use of internet we have today.
Currently there are quite a few of flash memory specific virus's that live on portable drives. flash drive virus - Google Search So there is a chance of getting a virus, but not enough of one that I would recommend a virsus scanner. Just know what you are putting into your computer and scan it at work if necessary.



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