It’s always been our philosophy at AVG that everyone has the right to basic computer security at no charge. And our 80 million users think we’re doing a pretty good job. So if you’re planning to spend time online and you regularly exchange files with friends, check us out.
- Surf, and search with confidence, while LinkScanner keeps you safe from harmful sites
- Get online and offline protection from viruses, spyware, and other nasties
- Enjoy consistently high-speed PC performance with our new enhanced virus scanner
- Automatic updates keep your protection current
- Compatible with Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7
NOTE:
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition may only be used on one computer for personal use.
Here are some key features of "AVG Free Edition":
· Surfing and searching the web and in your social networks
LinkScanner Active Surf-Shield:
· Ensures every web page you visit is safe – even before you go there.
LinkScanner Search-Shield:
· Applies safety ratings to your Google, MSN and Yahoo search results.
Phishing Protection:
· Checks to make sure web pages really are what they appear to be.
· Emailing, Instant Messaging and downloading music and files
E-mail Scanner:
· Keeps you safe from dangerous attachments and links in your e-mail.
· Whether you’re online or offline
Anti-Virus:
· Makes sure you can’t get or spread a virus, worm, or Trojan horse.
Anti-Spyware:
· Prevents unauthorized information access by spyware and adware.
Basic Anti-Rootkit protection:
· Ensures basic protection against sophisticated hidden threats.
Update Manager:
· Makes sure you’re always safe from the latest threats – automatically.
Requirements:
· Intel Pentium 1.8 GHz processor or faster
· 550 MB free hard drive space (for installation)
· 512 MB RAM
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
Improvements :
· Small improvements in installation process.
· Improvements in Resident Shield scanning.
Fixed Bugs :
· Fixed problem with missing help in Rescue Disk Wizard (Windows 98 and ME only).
· Fixed problem with displaying Resident Shield notification windows in some cases.
· Fixed wrong saving of proxy_host value in advanced AntiSpam settings.
· Fixed problem with default Resident Shield extension list settings after installation.
· Fixed problem with cleaning files with read-only attribute.
Reasons why this program is marked as ad-supported:
· Offers to download or install AVG Security Toolbar that the program does not require to fully function.
· Is trying to change your default search engine to Yahoo.