AVG Free Edition Reviews
Overall 
4.88 of 5
(by 17 users)
AVG Free Edition Review Summary
Anti-virus software, it is essential in today’s ever increasing bug infested environment, so an excellent anti-viral program is a must. And our community of computer users highly recommends AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition. All of our reviewers praised AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition, with one stating, "Try it. You have nothing to lose, and everything to gain." While another reviewer stated: "When the viruses are hitting left and right I know that AVG is going to stop them." AVG markets a paid version of the software for $34.99, but offers the basic version free of charge with life-time virus signature updates. The paid version of AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition includes Spyware, Spam-ware, a Firewall utility, and other advanced tools, but the basic version’s anti-virus protection has won our community of reviewers over. Read what our community has to say about this product!
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PC owner, Budget-Conscious
I was too cheap to get virus protection for my computer so I was thankful to read about AVG Free Edition on email lists. This free anti-virus protection is at http://free.grisoft.com/ and is easy to download. It constantly updates and lets you know if something needs to be done. It is represented by a box on the desktop, and the icon is normally different colors. It turns dark when it needs your attention. AVG just recently alerted me to a virus when I visited a website. Since I've had it, I've probably been notified of five viruses. It will also scan email. Sometimes, you will get emails…
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a IT Professional
As an IT professional, i've dealed with a lot of antivirus programs in the past. Most of them, filled with spyware, very resource-heavy, slow, expensive... — — AVG free is the magic solution for all of this. — It provides free automatic updates. Runs on almost every machine and OS. It's quiet (ideal for those persons who get panicked when a "VIRUS DETECTED" window appears!) and effective. It provides integration with most e-mail programs. It doesn't consume many resources. It can do a full scan of your computer in half the time of almost every other antivirus... What else…
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appreciative of good service, PC owner, pc-user, avid reader, Every day computer user, Open-minded, married
This is the best virus protector I have ever used plus it's free! It has found and gotten rid of more viruses on my computer than the other ones I have used, Norton being one of them. No spyware has it's pros and cons. I just use a spybot occasionally to scan mine. I also like that it is easy to turn my firewall off and on as needed. I have already recommended this to my friends and have most of them using it. It gets a big five stars with…
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Open-minded, practical, value conscious, comfortable with technology, Every day computer user, PC owner, a bargain hunter, a PC user
The AVG Free Edition is the well-known antivirus protection tool. The AVG Free is available free of charge to home users for the life of the product. — The Rapid virus database updates are available for the lifetime of the product, thereby providing the high level of detection capability that millions of users around the world trust to protect their computers. — The AVG Free is easy to use and will not slow the computer system down (low system resource requirements). Its highlights and what I like the most is that it includes automatic update…
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practical, willing to pay for quality, a pet owner, Every day computer user, expecting good, fair service, married, value conscious, into trying new things
It was suggested to me 2yrs ago and I haven't looked back since. I downloaded the program onto a cd so I didn't have to go looking for it when I needed it. I've used Norton's and McCaffee and they don't compare to AVG. When the viruses are hitting left and right I know that AVG is going to stop them. I had Norton on my laptop before I installed this and it let a virus through that I did not know about. When I installed AVG it found the virus right away. — I have all my family and friends using this software now and they are just as pleased as I am. — Highly recommend it.…
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a PC user, appreciative of good service, Budget-Conscious, avid reader, expecting good, fair service, value conscious, willing to give things a try, love to travel
A friend of mine, who is a computer "geek", told me about this and downloaded it into my computer. I had Norton Anti-virus before and every time it was time to re-new the price would go up. I have had AVG on my computer for several years now and have never had any type of virus. My son recently bought a laptop and the first thing I did for him was download AVG. I also subscribe to a computer newsletter written by a lady who builds and repairs computers. She highly recommends AVG…
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a technology geek, love computers, PC owner, pc-user, willing to pay for quality, comfortable with technology, computer geek, good with networking
The latest Version of AVG free antivirus is a excellent value. It does real time scanning, email scanning, ahd gives you automatic updates. It does all this with a much smaller drain on the system Resouces the Norton or Macfee. I definitly suggest it if you are running an old computer as the other two Antiviruses can bring older computers to a crawl. I believe a n antivirus is a program that should protect a Computer without draining all the resources while doing it and AVG free fits the…
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Every day computer user, a PC user, practical
AVG's free anti-virus program is just simply the best. It works in the background without being obtrusive and using up my computer's resources. The control panel is easy to use and informative. I have bought and used other anti-virus software in the past. Most were adequate but they eventually became costly and charged for updates. AVG has free updates and is the one I would recomend to anyone. The best thing about it...it's…
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comfortable with technology, a PC user, Every day computer user, tech geek, a pet owner, PC owner, a fan of Windows XP, not rich
I have had AVG Antivirus for awhile now and can honestly say it delivers. I don't understand while anybody would pay for antivirus software when theres AVG, an effective easy to use antivirus program. If your looking for an antivirus program that will work and prevent malicious activity on your computer, go with AVG. Dont spend money on norton. Norton will slow your computer WAY done and McAfee just blows period. McAfee seemed ineffective when i used…
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a IT Professional
Free AVG antivirus is by FAR the best free anti-virus on the market. It's detection rates are decent, and does not hog all your system resources. It's automatic update system isn't the greatest, but it works, and you definitely can't argue with the price. It does have some scheduling ability and flexibility, and also is compatible with internet email in outlook and other popular email programs. If you're looking for a serviceable AV program that free, look no further. —…
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Every day computer user
After purchasing a competitors software for spyware, one of the IT guys taught me about AGV free. I love it!!! I have both the AGV free & the AGV spyware & they keep my system running smoothly. I didnt renew my other spyware. Why bother to fill their pockets when you can get this quality software free. When its recommended by professionals in the field over other software, thats a great endorsment in my opinion. —…
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PC owner, a bargain hunter, married, Open-minded, pc-user, comfortable with technology
Avg is one of the best Antivirus out. I have talked to a number of techie people who recommand AVG free. I am a techie and i have also recommand this program. it works with vista which is good but for now i dont know good it works because i havent had any virus with vista YET. i love that its free and that it stays uptodate. If you don't have an antivirus then this is the one for you. How can you beat…
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Every day computer user, married, pc-user, a bargain hunter, value conscious
I have had AVG for about 2 and 1/2 years. I have not had a virus since (knock on wood). I have put it on my friends and my in-laws computers as well. The free version does not have a firewall or spyware but I've installed other free versions of those to. My computer is virus free and I recommend AVF free edition to…
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practical, Open-minded, not rich, a fan of Windows XP, Every day computer user, PC owner, a bargain hunter, a PC user
Avg is the best virus protection you can get for free. I know it works because it caught a Trojan Horse back door virus and eliminated it. I would recommend everyone to get this free download. AVG automatically updates and scans email. It works wonders with the computer and the best thing of all IT'S…
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a PC User, Every day computer user
i love this program. works great and finds a lot of…
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