- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: March 02, 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 19740 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 8.5 now includes LinkScanner's Active Surf-Shield to check every Web page for threats at the only time that matters--when you're about to click on the link.
What's new in this version:
Version 8.5 now includes LinkScanner's Active Surf-Shield to check every Web page for threats at the only time that matters--when you're about to click on the link.
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User reviews of AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.5.278
- Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 19740 votes
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Version: AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.5.278
"Scan log corruted.It just won't scan."
Pros: I used it exclusively for years. It never failed me. It was easy to understand
Cons: Scan log corruted.. I uninstall I reinstall, back it comes, It just won' scan. I look for help and get instructions on how to run the scan. Not the issue. It's getting the scan to finish when it begins,
Summary: I want my dependable AVG back...
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Version: AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.5.278
Pros: Easy to use
Cons: difficult to download
Summary: Free
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Version: AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.5.278
"Good free anti-virus program."
Pros: Free, regularly updated virus scanner. Covers the hard drive, email. and - new in this edition - web links. Does not load the system as much as others.
Cons: Lots of popup-tells you all about updates and scans.
Summary: Best of the free.
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Version: AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.5.278
Pros: This is the only anti virus programme i use for quite a few years and never have i had an attack.No need to look for upgrades,all is automatic and never bothers me while working in the background and has a excelent email scanner and protecter.
Cons: There is nothing i dont like
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Version: AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.5.278
"I like that it is free, that it works well"
Pros: keeps up to date`
Cons: not completely thorough
Summary: great product
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