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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: January 29, 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 19762 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 8.0.233 includes wide array of bug fixes and improvements, included a revamped UI that allows easier management via keyboard.
What's new in this version:
Version 8.0.233 Fixes: Fix of process path hijacking. Fix of scanning files on different file system (e.g. samba shares). Fixed problem of specific setup crash on fat32 filesystems. Fixed healing of W32/Elkern virus. ZPerm false alarm on some packers removed. Fixed long processing of some .bmp files by scanning engine. Fix possibility of corrupting Opera cookies during healing process. Fixed slow scan of some .ini files by resident shield. Fix of crash on some .chm archive types. Fixed possible ... see all new features
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User reviews of AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0.233
- Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 19762 votes
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Version: AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0.233
"simplicy is the best quality"
Pros: auto updates
Cons: I did not find any
Summary: I cannot think of one now.
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Version: AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0.233
"very good for me to protect my pc"
Pros: this product will protect my pc from virus
Cons: why not i like it, it is so good
Summary: it is free which is good for me, and it help me to protect my pc from all kind of virus
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0.233
"Great program if it would update virus definitions!"
Pros: Tells you whether websites are safe or not. Highly rated.
Cons: Every time it tries to update, I get an error message.
Summary: For a couple of weeks, AVG has shown an error message each time it tries to update. I've reinstalled it twice and still runinto this problem. I am uninstalling it now. The designers should surely fix suxh a problem more promptly.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0.233
"New Version Won't Update...No Matter What"
Pros: Like the previous versions well enough...wish I never updated to this new version. But I foolishly thought new meant improved.
Cons: Running NT and this version won't update, no matter how many restarts I do, as advised to overcome this problem. AVG is aware of this problem, but their "fix" of restarting my computer isn't working for me.
Summary: This problem should have been discovered beforehand or fixed right away, at the very least. Do I download the same version all over again and hope it works? Probably not. Time to look elsewhere.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0.233
"Says Comodo Firewall is a virus"
Pros: none right now
Cons: When I finally got it to install and scan, it identified Comodo firewall as a virus. I'm going back to my old antivirus.
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