Windows only: Popular freeware anti-virus application AVG Free recently updated to AVG Free 2008. Aside from a general interface overhaul and faster performance, the updated anti-virus scanner has added several new features with a focus on web security. AVG is always at the forefront of the freeware anti-virus category, so unless you don’t run anti-virus software, it’s a great alternative to crappy Windows software.
Peter
Friday, May 9, 2008 at 12:48 PMI loved AVG 7.5 but Version 8 has made me leave and go to Avast, Version 8 of AVG has slowed my system down and thats not good, so bye bye AVG, why do people always change things when they are running well.
Luke
Monday, July 7, 2008 at 3:01 PMFor Australian customers there’s a local version of this at http://www.avgfree.com.au.
aggravated avg user
Monday, September 8, 2008 at 2:20 PMim just really frustrated with avg at the moment. why is there NOT a option to “ignore forever” when resident shield detects something it “thinks” is a virus? this is really really turning me off and i will be looking for different protection from now on.
Arkansas
Sunday, November 2, 2008 at 12:55 AMMost free anti virus are disabling my browsers. I use both IE7 and Firefox and they both hang once I load antiviruses. Please advise ???
Haris
Saturday, November 15, 2008 at 11:35 AMFor all those who have the complaint of AVG slowing down their computers, especially browsers, that is because, during installation, you must have checked on LINK SCANNER installation. the best thing to do is, either disable link scanner in avg settings, or re-install avg, and uncheck the link scanner installation, and only install AVG ANTIVIRUS component.
AVG 2008 is by far the best anti-virus program (in freeware category).
Ros Rodriguez
Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 5:00 AMAVG 8 free, keeps finding conflict with inexisting ewido program. Has any one had the same problem, and found the way around it?
Karl Stewart
Monday, September 6, 2010 at 7:20 PMinformative stuff, thanks