- Installing the AVG Antivirus Software
- Removing
existing
- Vermilion Parish Public Schools now have about 6000 licenses for AVG antivirus software from Grisoft. It is FREE for us and home use. Checkout http://www.grisoft.com to download the anti-virus at home. All computers in the parish running Windows 95 / 98 / 2000 or NT should have this software installed on them. We no longer have a license for SOPHOS. Please follow the instructions for removing SOPHOS or any other anti virus software if it is installed on your computer and install AVG.
- Monthly updates of new virus definitions will be automatic like Sophos. Once the AVG software is installed on a networked computer, the program will automatically update the software when the machine logs onto the network.
- It is imperative that all networked computers are assigned a local school domain so that software installation and upgrades will be possible. A procedure will be outlined.
Removing
Sophos or other anti virus software:
- The AVG software is available on your local school servers. Before you can install it onto your computer please follow the steps listed to uninstall any other virus protection programs such as Sophos, McAfee, or Symantec.
- Click on the Add/Remove icon in the control panel and remove any anti virus software already installed. Do not restart your computer yet if prompted.
2. On Windows 95, 98, or Me
computers all that is necessary for installation is that you are logging onto
the Parish domain.
Windows XP Professional computers
must first be joined to the Parish domain and your network username must have
Administrative privledges
so that the installation will be
successful.
3. You will probably have to restart the
computer at least once to obtain the latest virus definitions for the program.
If you do not get updated virus
definitions on a regular basis launch the
AVG program. This most often prompts the program to retrieve them from the
server.
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Occasionally, AVG will detect a virus but will not be able to remove it or to isolate it to the "Virus Vault". If this happens, contact Jude or Donald for help.