Let’s face it; there are many free antivirus packages that you can download. But without question at the top of the heap has always been the AVG Anti-Virus Free. In May this old standard received a new upgrade which has been the talk of many PC magazines and anti-virus websites. Not only did it improve on what was already pretty good, but the current edition only came out a few months after the commercial version so what you are getting is useable today and not already antiquated.
Based on the same AV technology that the retail version had, without a few of the “extras” that are for paying customers only, but within reason you are getting almost the same retail product without paying the high price. True, you don’t get support but considering this is such an easy product to download and support, you probably don’t even need it.
What you do get is a new LinkScanner feature that marks some of the questionable sites that are returned by a search engine hunt. You also get an anti-virus software that integrates with your email to stop the mail-borne malware that has become increasingly popular. With a much easier to use interface, on the surface it seems like a great product – and again, it’s completely free!
Here are some of the highlights of the AVG Anti-Virus 8.0 free edition are:
• Automatic update functionality – it only updates 1 time rather than 4 as found in some previous editions
• Free virus database updates for the lifetime of the product
• The AVG virus vault for safe handling of infected files
• Low system resource requirements
• The AVG resident shield provides real time protection as files are opened and programs are run.
For the ultimate in virus protection at absolutely no cost to home users, downloading the latest version of AVG Anti-Virus is a very smart choice.
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