AVG is probably the best-known free anti-virus program, as well as a perennial favourite of ours. Fortunately, the latest version of the software continues that trend and offers excellent protection. In our tests just one virus out of 50 (two per cent) compromised our test system, meaning that AVG defended against 98 per cent of our test files. It was very good when it came to false positives, producing no warnings about harmless files and only blocking two of our test programs. The interface hasn't changed much in the last year or so, although the main icons have been spruced up a little bit. From the front page, you can view the status and click through for more details about each of AVG's core components. These include the main anti-virus engine, the LinkScanner, which warns you about potentially unsafe web pages among your search results and on Facebook, email virus scanning, a dedicated Rootkit scanner and Identity Protection, which uses heuristic monitoring to ...
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