AVG FREE EDITION 2015.0.5941 LATEST VERSION FREE DOWNLOAD

AVG Anti-Virus (Free Edition) is an anti-virus scanner that offers basic anti-virus protection as well as several additional tools, including the AVG LinkScanner, E-Mail Protection, Identity Protection and a system analyzer to scan for registry errors.

AVG Free Edition has previously been responsible for popup ads advertising the non-free versions of AVG Anti-Virus and AVG Internet Security, which claim to provide more comprehensive levels of protection.AVG Anti-Virus 2015 Free Edition users are now also subject to a daily pop-up advertising campaign for a "recommended upgrade" to AVG Internet Security. A "manager" on the AVG free version forum states that this advertisement appears once per day for one month each year.

AVG paid license version will intermittently display popup ads advertising additional AVG products such as AVG's Quick Tune product. This advertising cannot be disabled.

The AVG license agreement includes a clause authorizing AVG to collect, from your computer, any personal information they desire and to share it with their business partners anywhere in the world. It also authorizes AVG to track your computer usage.

Comfortable interface and multiple scan modes

AVG adopts the Windows 8 UI look with flat buttons while keeping the interface neatly organized. The entire computer, removable drives or custom files and folders may be submitted for scanning. It is also possible to search for rootkits only, as well as to quickly scan selected files, folders and drives via the Windows Explorer context menu. Scan tasks may be scheduled.

Scans Mode

Just as expected from a self-respectable av product, AVG has a well-structured default configuration to ensure first-time users with optimal performance. At the same time, it makes room for customization concerning the entire scanning behavior, a feature sought by advanced users. Settings can be altered when it comes to automatic virus removal, PUP and spyware reports, tracking cookies, archives, heuristics, the system environment, deep scans, rootkits, exceptions, scan speed, automatic PC shutdown and file extensions, among others.

Email, web browsing and identity protection

The email protection module verifies incoming and outgoing emails for malware, and it also filters spam. It supports POP3, SMTP and IMAP protocols. Online browsing and network traffic are secured by LinkScanner, while the identity protection component keeps track of applications' behavior and immediately blocks any suspicious programs that can lead to identity theft.

Performance and conclusion

Thanks to the adjustable scanning speed, users may enable fast scans that hog system resources, or decrease their speed and spare RAM consumption. AVG Antivirus Free delivers very good results regarding virus detection ratio, placing it amongst the least intrusive av products out there, and this is definitely appreciated by anyone.

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