Free AVG is probably the best-known free antivirus on the internet. A simple Google search for “antivirus” will answer anyone’s question if they are unaware of this fact. Girsoft offers many different versions of security software in addition to AVG antivirus. The little known AVG Internet Security offers a lot of benefits over the free versions. The addition of a firewall, Web shield, anti-rootkit protection, and helpful system tools are just some of the increased functionality available. With the release of version 9, AVG Internet Security promises increased security comparable to Norton etc. We will now see how AVG stacks up against the competition.
Installation:
The installation of AVG Internet Security 9 was an average experience when compared to other antivirus installations. As always, I chose the custom installation to see the guts of the program. As with Avira, AVG Internet Security gives the user the option to selectively disable antivirus components. This is helpful if a user already has desired protection (i.e. antispam). The next step of the installation is the AVG link scanner toolbar. Unfortunately, there is an option to make yahoo the homepage and default search engine etc. While I can understand including the advertising in the free version, if they are going to provide it in the internet security product, I think they should also provide a free license. The next option is to configure the definition update frequency. I was kind of bummed that the most frequent update option was only every 4 hours especially because “increased update frequency” is an advertised function of the Internet Security version. On the other hand, Norton Internet Security can update in as little as every 5 to 10 minutes because of the company’s extensive corporate network. The final configuration option was to select the role of the computer. There are two options and a user must select whether the computer is a laptop or a desktop. However, AVG will not configure itself to save battery life (ala Bitdefender Internet Security) rather, it just simply configures the firewall for “extra” protection if a notebook connects to a hotspot.
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