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- Price: Free to try (30-day trial); $54.99 to buy (Buy it now)
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 143 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
AVG Internet Security 8.0 has many new features including Linkscanner technology, which AVG Technologies acquired with its recent purchase of Exploit Prevention Labs. Overall, the product falls flat as an Internet security suite.
Missing from the suite is adequate antiphishing protection beyond e-mail blocking. AVG Internet Security 8.0 flags malicious Web sites, however, unlike the standalone version of Linkscanner there is no additional information provided about a threat. We also found the AVG suite to be resource heavy and produced false positives.
AVG installs Yahoo as the default search engine in up to two locations within your Internet browser, depending upon your installation choices. We were able to download and install AVG Internet Security 8.0 on a Dell XPS machine running Windows XP SP2 with no difficulty and without rebooting. If you are upgrading from a previous version of AVG, you must uninstall that version first before installing version 8.0.
AVG provides a fully functional 30-day trial. There are searchable FAQs on AVG's Web site with a handful of useful questions and answers. There is also a downloadable 172-page PDF users' manual that lacks a comprehensive index. AVG also doesn't provide telephone technical support or a free online user's forum.
Publisher's description
From AVG Technologies USA :AVG Internet Security is complete security protection against all of the most serious Internet threats, including viruses, worms, trojans, spyware, adware, hackers, and spam. Compatible with Windows Vista, AVG Internet Security is light on system resources, unobtrusive with no aggravating pop-ups.
The powerful AVG Resident Shield provides maximum protection by scanning every file opened, executed, or saved. It also prevents the opening or executing of infected files and provides silent/fast protection. Version 8.0.81 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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Version 8.0.81 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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Version: AVG Internet Security 8.0.81
"Great at anti-virus, updates. Firewall can block wrong"
Pros: Updates frequently, catches just about everything. Doesn't take over the machine like Symantec and McAfee, marks websites safety.
Cons: Firewall sometimes misbehaves and blocks stuff when it shouldn't - usually laptops on the move.
Summary: We do data recovery and virus removal. Seldom see machines with AVG Internet Security come in for malware problems. The exploit detection has saved me more than once.
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