avg free query

memeandmark

is avg free a free anti virus you download or do u pay for it...is it only a trial edition will it expire after awhile or can it be freely updated...bit confused...i will need it for home use...and not sure what to download on grisoft website...any help much apreciated...

aidan_walsh

Its free antivirus.

Khannie

yeah, free.grisoft.com, get the free version, it actually is just free antivirus.

Steffano2002

Free for life! One of my all-time favourite softwares!

memeandmark

Thank you for this..i was just a bit confused with the site as well dont know which thing to download...do i run it first or save it

Ruu_Old

Either way, you can save it to the Desktop then run the downloaded file. When its installed, you can delete the downloaded file.

Steffano2002

If you're running Windows, click this link. You can either or Run as Ruu said...

vertek

avast anti virus is better

Steffano2002

vertek wrote:

avast anti virus is better

Friend of mine had problems with his PC and I asked him which AV he was using. he said Avast. Asked him to download AVG and run virus scan. Come up with 6 viruses... Will stick to AVG!

kaizersoze

I'm running Avast on Vista 'cause it doesn't appear to like AVG but I much prefer AVG. Used it for years and installed it for loads of customers, never had a problem. The registration requirement for Avast is also a pain in the hole.
Btw, download, save and install is always a better option tha running from the web.

vibe666

another vote for avg here. one quick note too. i'm not one that's big on paying for software, i'll take free if i can, but the avg internet security suite is top notch.

avg pro, firewall, anti-spam and anti-spyware all in one lump managed from the one single little console with integrated updates etc. very easy to manage the whole thing, i like it very much.

only problem at all so far is that the firewall doesn't play well with sandboxie, but apart from that it's perfect imho. low footprint of hdd, cpu and ram too, compared to the juggernaut's that are norton and mcafee. wouldn't touch either with a barge pole. i like to refer to them as the methodone of the AV world, because the 'cure' is often as bad or worse than the disease as far as pc stability and performance goes.

Steffano2002

vibe666 wrote:

i like to refer to them as the methodone of the AV world, because the 'cure' is often as bad or worse than the disease as far as pc stability and performance goes.

LOL Good one vibe