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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: January 05, 2009
- Total Downloads: 227,465,042
- Downloads last week: 1,737,919
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A newer version of AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition is available.
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 19750 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: Seth Rosenblatt on November 08, 2008
This antivirus program offers rock-solid protection. AVG Free provides the bare necessities, including a real-time shield to prevent infections, anti-virus and anti-malware wrapped up in one engine, and a link scanner for Web surfing with care.
By default, the application is set to search for new virus definitions daily, but you always can use the scheduling tool to change this. Should a virus create serious system problems, AVG creates a rescue disk to scan your computer in MS-DOS mode. The program doesn't tax your system when scanning or when running in the background and always proved effective in our tests. The new interface is much easier to navigate than in previous version, with tabbed navigation on the left assisting users in drilling down to the tools they need.
Though the free version of this program will suffice for average folks, those who demand more control should certainly consider AVG Anti-Virus Professional.
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Publisher's description
From AVG Technologies USA :AVG Free Edition is the well-known antivirus protection tool. AVG Free is available free of charge to home users for the life of the product. Rapid virus database updates are available for the lifetime of the product, thereby providing the high level of detection capability that millions of users around the world trust to protect their computers. AVG Free is easy to use and will not slow your system down (low system resource requirements. Highlights include automatic update functionality, the AVG Resident Shield, which provides real-time protection as files are opened and programs are run, free Virus Database Updates for the lifetime of the product, and AVG Virus Vault for safe handling of infected files.
Version 8.0.176 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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User reviews of AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0.176
- Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 19750 votes
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Version: AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0.176
"i need AVG for my beloved PC !"
Pros: love it because it's free ,easy ,and able to keep my PC clean .
Cons: is there any annoying action using AVG ?
Summary: this is my first time using AVG as protector of my PC .but i see my daddy as long as he uses AVG , his PCs kept clean ,i guess i need to try this also .
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Version: AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0.176
Pros: It's free and it keeps my PC clean
Cons: What is there to dislike
Summary: As a pensioner on min; money,it is welcome to get a great product free and mesns I do not have to woory about getting a virus, Thank you AVG.
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Version: AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0.176
"I wouldn't start my computer without it!"
Pros: It does it's job totally.
It continually tells you when an update is ready, for your computers protection.
I have not had a problem ever with it and it's been consistent, on my computer for nearly a year now.
Another pro is it is free!Cons: N/A as none known*
Summary: I highly recommend it to all my friends and to you too.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0.176
Pros: Free version
1. Contains features that are neccessary the the paid version also have
2. Doesn't lag/slow down the system
3. Won't really conflict with other anti virus that you might also useCons: Paid version
1. "Over secure" and therefore contains too much features that are not neccessary
2. Conflict with other anti virus that you might use
3. Hence Point 1, Slow down and lags the systemSummary: The free version of 8.0 is pretty good for people that are going to use more than 1 anti virus on their system but the paid version will be ideal for people that are going to be using only one anti virus for their system
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0.176
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