- Quick specs
- Price: Free to try (30-day trial); $54.99 to buy
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: June 21, 2009
- Total Downloads: 1,799,727
- Downloads last week: 8,618
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A newer version of AVG Internet Security is available.
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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 8.5 adds new identity theft protection to help prevent unknown threats from stealing your personal information like bank and credit card details.
What's new in this version:
Version 8.5 adds new identity theft protection to help prevent unknown threats from stealing your personal information like bank and credit card details.
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User reviews of AVG Internet Security 8.5.409
- Average user rating: 3.3 stars out of 143 votes
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Version: AVG Internet Security 8.5.409
Pros: easy program scans all programs and it is the best I have tried
Cons: length of time to scan
Summary: I kike tis product for it`s easy of use the updates and the best antivirus program I have tried
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Version: AVG Internet Security 8.5.409
Pros: i like it dough
Cons: it cant detect some viruses, why?
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Version: AVG Internet Security 8.5.409
"As good as the bought version, and I have had both."
Pros: As good as the bought version, and I have had both.
Cons: I have to use other malware, spyware programmes etc, to catch what AVG doesn't.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: AVG Internet Security 8.5.409
Pros: It's free.
Cons: It didn't find two viruses on my computer.
Summary: I had two seperate infections, requiring two trips to the computer shop. AVG 8.5 never found WIN32/Virut.a or HTML:IFrame-JE when it was the only AV on my computer. I downloaded avast, and immediately found them both.
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Version: AVG Internet Security 8.5.409
"Very Good Compared to OTHERS"
Pros: I downloaded this b4, then was told that this wasn't good enough. I downloaded comodo, and when it did a scan I onoly had 1 sm. glitch. After the other dl., the next day I had 45????
Cons: Nothing wrong at all
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