AVG Free Edition is the well-known anti-virus protection tool. AVG Free is available free-of-charge to home users for the life of the product! 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. AVG Free is easy-to-use and will not slow your system down (low system resource requirements).
Highlights include:
* Automatic update functionality
* The AVG Resident Shield, which provides real-time protection as files are opened and programs are run
* The AVG E-mail Scanner, which protects your e-mail
* The AVG On-Demand Scanner, which allows the user to perform scheduled and manual tests
* Free Virus Database Updates for the lifetime of the product
* AVG Virus Vault for safe handling of infected files
Change log:
Improvements
- Improved detection for some types of infections.
Fixed bugs
- Files are moved into Recycle bin on Windows 2000 with FAT32 partitions without delay.
- Fixed problem with some dial-up adapters detection.
- RAR Multi-volume archives are released correctly after test is finished.
- Fixed possible problems with scanning some types of archives.
- Fixed problem with blocking sending/receiving emails on Windows Vista.
- Fixed possible vulnerability in RAR archives unpacking (reported by Thierry Zoller, n.runs AG).