AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition Editor's Review
Malware protection at a price that can't be beaten.
In
essence AVG Anti-Virus Free is the same as the paid version, but
without a few inessential features, which makes it a pretty good product
for the princely sum of $0.
Bear in mind that AVG Anti-Virus is
not an all-in one computer protection package. Rather, it is only for
anti-virus use, so without a firewall or antispam feature you will need
to seek out other programs for full protection. This is a bit of an
inconvenience, however it does mean that the software does not make
heavy use of your computer's resources.
AVG Anti-Virus does
offer excellent protection from the threats that it does cover. Also, if
you use Internet Explorer or FireFox, the LinkScanner tool will give
you advance warning of suspicious sites that may come up in search
engine results.
The interface is nicely unobtrusive, without
constant exhortations to upgrade. It will place a toolbar in your
browser and ask to change your homepage, but both of these options are
easy to disable.
Pros: Very close to paid
version, very sparing on computer resources.
Cons: Only
updates once daily, no support offered in the free version, anti-virus
capabilities only.
Conclusion: While AVG
Anti-Virus does its job well and LinkScanner is a welcome tool, it does
not offer full protection for your computer. If all you are looking for
is a free anti-virus tool then it is a must-have, but if you are looking
for an all-in-one malware solution AVG Free is not for you.
Version reviewed: 12.0
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