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License:
Free
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Downloads:
152,064,671
- Requirements:
Windows 2000/XP/Vista
- Limitations:
No limitations
- Date Added:
December 01, 2008
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Publisher's description of AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition
AVG Free Edition is the well-known antivirus protection tool. AVG Free is available free of charge to home users for the life of the product. Rapid virus database updates are available for the lifetime of the product, thereby providing the high level of detection capability that millions of users around the world trust to protect their computers. AVG Free is easy to use and will not slow your system down (low system resource requirements. Highlights include automatic update functionality, the AVG Resident Shield, which provides real-time protection as files are opened and programs are run, free Virus Database Updates for the lifetime of the product, and AVG Virus Vault for safe handling of infected files.
Version 8.0.176 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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Editor's review of AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition
5.0 stars
- "Don't get burned"
This antivirus program offers rock-solid protection. AVG Free provides the bare necessities, including a real-time shield to prevent infections, anti-virus and anti-malware wrapped up in one engine, and a link scanner for Web surfing with care.
By default, the application is set to search for new virus definitions daily, but you always can use the scheduling tool to change this. Should a virus create serious system problems, AVG creates a rescue disk to scan your computer in MS-DOS mode. The program doesn't tax your system when scanning or when running in the background and always proved effective in our tests. The new interface is much easier to navigate than in previous version, with tabbed navigation on the left assisting users in drilling down to the tools they need.
Though the free version of this program will suffice for average folks, those who demand more control should certainly consider AVG Anti-Virus Professional.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 17207 votes
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Version: AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0.176
"The only software in the world you will ever need"
Pros: Swift, doese not stop the Internet working exellent software.
Cons: Neads PHP files to help download to acer note books
Summary: I love it, just needs to be updated for Acer notebooks.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0.176
"Download only gives me a PHP file - and that won't run"
Pros: Can anyone tell me how to get the rest of the download to work?
Cons: Help me please!!!
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Version: AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0.176
Pros: finds viruses and tracking cookies
everythingCons: Nothing, I really like this program.
Summary: I used to use this program and I really like it but now I use Onecare because I get it free from my ISP. I would recomment this program to everyone.
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Version: AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0.176
"Doesn't slow down your PC and its free!"
Pros: Its free and uses the least amount of computer resources!
Cons: Still looking!
Summary: It has never let me down as a tech and I have installed mit on hundreds of PC's!
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.0.176
"Unable to install this program...."
Pros: I couldn't find any...
Cons: I couldn't install this antivrus software as it shows an error
(Error: Action failed for file avgwdsvc.exe: starting service....Error 0x800736b1) - See all 98 user reviews Write review
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