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“Simple and effective free antivirus for Windows”
AVG Anti-Virus has gone through many changes over the years but is still one of the handiest free antivirus programs available for personal users.
Despite being a free security tool, AVG Anti-Virus is as good as any paid anti-virus app. It features a bunch of dedicated modules to protect you from antivirus, spyware and rootkits and spam, and also includes the so called LinkScanner – an extra layer of protection that checks search results and web links to make sure they’re safe. In recent years, the developers have added more intrusive featuresthat try
Pros
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AVG Anti-Virus has gone through many changes over the years but is still one of the handiest free antivirus programs available for personal users.Despite being a free security tool, AVG Anti-Virus is as good as any paid anti-virus app. It features a bunch of dedicated modules to protect you from antivirus, spyware and rootkits and spam, and also includes the so called LinkScanner – an extra layer of protection that checks search results and web links to make sure they’re safe. In recent years, the developers have added more intrusive featuresthat try
Pros
- Works silently in the background
- Frequent automatic updates
- Includes anti-spyware tool, email protection and web browsing filter
- Provides social network protection
- Desktop widget
Cons
- Nagging registration window
- Doesn't include all the features of the Professional version
- Tries to modify browser settings during installation
- No Firewall
