AVG AntiVirus 2017
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$23.99 $39.99
1-Year / 1-Device(PC)
Product Activation: Worldwide
Platform: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
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Exceptional anti-virus protection
Anti-virus protection that automatically updates to protect you from continually evolving threats. As hackers develop new techniques, AVG's research labs are constantly processing web data to provide new defenses to keep you automatically protected.
Anti-Virus, Anti-Malware, Anti-Spyware
Our Anti-Virus technology protects you from falling victim to (or unwittingly spreading) a virus, worm, or Trojan horse. The first layer of protection is traditional anti-virus, which keeps known threats out of your system by matching them to a database. AVG Anti-Spyware protects you from Spyware and Adware that can keep track of your personal information. AVG Resident Shield provides an additional layer of protection by examining files for threats as they are being copied opened or saved and prevents you opening infected files.
AVG Protective Cloud Technology
Emerging threats are identified "in the cloud" and prevented from infecting your computer via AVG's automatic updates to your anti-virus software.
AVG Community Protection Network
Information about the latest threats is collected from customers who choose to participate, enabling us to constantly identify new threats, supporting everyone in the AVG community and helping us to provide superior anti-virus protection.
AVG Identity Protection
AVG Identity Protection goes way beyond the typical identity theft protection software. Not only will we keep you safe from online threats - we're also able to see when anything potentially bad might be happening on your PC, and stop it before it can do any damage.
Gaming and surfing without interruptions
Get on with your surfing and gaming without interference. Scans operate when you are away from your PC, and it also knows when you are gaming and ensures that the security operates in the background only, leaving you free to play.
AVG Smart Scanning
Our intelligent and lightweight smart scanning technology operates in high-priority mode while you're away from your PC and drops into low-priority mode when you move your mouse or strike a key. AVG Smart Scanning ignores files it has scanned in the past and already knows are safe, enabling vast improvements in scan times.
Game Mode
AVG's Game Mode provides non-stop protection during non-stop action in multi-player games like Call of Duty without annoying lags and freezes caused by scheduled updates and scans. AVG safeguards your digital profile against teams of hackers who are crawling the web, specifically looking to steal your game rewards and sell them for real money.
Auto-Fix
AVG 2017 constantly monitors your protection level and reports back to our labs team if it detects a security risk. Next to the flagged alert message you will see an Auto-Fix button -- once click resolves the problem. The Auto-Fix button in AVG 2015 will automatically correct errors and set itself back to the best protection mode.
Safe downloads
Files are checked before you download them without you having to do a thing. AVG Anti-Virus will also protect you when exchanging files through popular instant messaging like MSN and Yahoo.
AVG Online Shield
AVG Online Shield checks files before you download them and ensures online chat links are safe. It checks files against both AVG's Scanning Engine and our own LinkScanner technology. Instant Messaging Protection also makes sure you are safe when exchanging files using ICQ, MSN and Yahoo! instant messenger.
Surf and search the web safely
You want to search and surf, but you don't ever want to go to any infected websites. AVG helps you out by clearly alerting you to threats and keeping you clear of them.
LinkScanner Search-Shield
AVG LinkScanner shows safety ratings in your search engine results, allowing you to assess the safety of a site before you go there. Search-Shield works with Google, Yahoo!, Bing and other popular search providers, by placing a safety rating next to each link, letting you know which sites can be trusted and which are to be avoided. Sites are rated in four categories, each of which is colour-coded for easy recognition.
LinkScanner Surf-Shield
AVG Surf-Shield actively checks web pages in real-time at the only time it matters - before you land on that page. If it detects something suspicious, it prevents you from visiting the site. Surf-Shield protects you both when you click a link to a web page and every time you enter a web address directly into your browser. In AVG 2011 we have improved LinkScanner further to give our best detection rates ever.
Share your life on Facebook, not viruses
With AVG protecting your system, you can chat and message your friends on Facebook and other social networks in the knowledge that each web page and link is checked for safety. You won't pick up a malicious link from your friends - and you won't send one either!
AVG Social Networking Protection
AVG Social Networking Protection is powerful in AVG 2015 and is unique to AVG. Links that are exchanged within Facebook, Twitter and MySpace are automatically checked in real-time so that you and your friends are safe. AVG Social Networking Protection will activate as soon as you install AVG - there's no need to bother with cumbersome account or application settings.
Free support from techies that care
AVG understands the need to stay safely connected to the web no matter your geographical location or time of day - our mission is to provide ongoing peace of mind on a 24/7 basis.
AVG Support
We have a team of experts that you can turn to at anytime for technical support. Regardless of being an installation query, a product configuration or an AVG technical related question we are here to take the stress out of your life and make sure you are fully protected.
AVG Advisor
AVG Advisor is a new proactive service that constantly monitors the computer and advises the user with solutions on various computer problems they may have. We know that many of our customers have browsers and other applications open for many hours without knowing these applications are constantly consuming the available memory of their PC. Over time, the available memory becomes low and causes the computer to slow down. AVG Advisor will help with such problems by advising you of the potential issue and helping you to rectify it.
Technical Specifications
| Segment | Home |
| License Type | New License |
| Device Users | 1 |
| License Term | 12 months |
| Operating System | Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 |
Protection
AVG provides many layers of protection in its antivirus software. The first is general antivirus protection, which matches known threats to a database. Next, AVG Anti-Spyware protects against spyware and adware. In addition, AVG includes their Resident Shield, which analyzes files as they are being saved, copied, or opened and prevents the user from running infected files.
Social networking
In addition, AVG features active protection when searching and surfing the web, as well as social networking protection.
Search engines
The Link Scanner component of the AVG AntiVirus block dangerous websites and the Surf Shield mode highlights dangerous links in search engine results.
Effectiveness
A good set of results overall for this antivirus offering. AVG AntiVirus has received certifications from all of the major lab tests, including ICSA Lab and West Coast Labs, for virus detection. West Coast has, in addition, given the program a checkmark certification for virus removal. AVG has also received VB100 certification in 10 out of the last 10 tests by Virus Bulletin.
AV-Comparatives.org rated AVG as standard, the lowest passing grade, in an on-demand test, but it fared much better and was rated as advanced in the AV-Comparatives whole product dynamic test, in which the software must protect systems from ever-changing, up-to-the-minute threats.
Scans & updates
We found a good degree of flexibility in choice of scan and security updates. For more experienced users, AVG has quite a few scan options that can be set through the advanced settings of the program. For less experienced users, it may be easier to use the three main options in the top scan menu. A whole computer scan takes care of everything with a single click, which is great if you want the program to take care of things on its own. And as a bonus, we found the full scan to be quick compared with many competitors - around 16 minutes for a first scan. AVG can also scan specific files and folders, and finally, an anti-rootkit scan can be performed although you need to remember that the rootkit scan is separate.
The AVG antivirus software updates new virus signatures from its database automatically, helping the program to recognize the latest threats.
Features
AVG AntiVirus has its fair share of good features. Auto-Fix reports detected threats back to AVG labs, and then the program gives you a one-click solution to any problem found. Once Auto-Fix solves the problem, it sets AVG Anti-Virus back to optimal protection mode.
Gamer mode: Gamer Mode protects computer gamers as they play, while at the same time not causing lags or freezes in the middle of the game. Gamer Mode serves as protection against hackers who prowl game servers in order to steal rewards from legitimate gamers.
Ease of use
AVG features a simple and easy-to-use interface with a handy tool bar that is fairly straightforward for any user. Specifically for people with less time or interest in antivirus scanning, you can access a one-click solution to scan and repair your computer without having to deal with any complicated terminology or processes.
AVG Smart Scanning allows the program to operate in high priority mode while the computer is inactive, then switches to low priority mode when a key or the mouse is touched. In addition, Smart Scanning flags already scanned files as safe, saving time and system resources the next time a scan is run.
Help & support
AVG offers support 24/7 directly through its website, either through a toll free number to speak to a representative over the phone, or through a chat option. Customer support is very visible on the AVG website and we found it easy to access, with clear and useful advice given.
In addition to support through the website, the AVG software itself contains the AVG Advisor, a service that monitors the user's system as long as the antivirus software is running. The advisor recognizes problems and can advise the user on how to rectify them. This is a useful addition and inexperienced users in particular will find it helpful.
Overall
Just because it's free, doesn't mean it works badly. With AVG AntiVirus you can enjoy protection superior to many of its paid competitors. And when it's time to pay to upgrade, you won't feel cheated. AVG AntiVirus is a truly all-encompassing security suite with strong, multi-layered protection that works for ever-day users and hardcore gamers and web surfers alike.