AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition

AVG Free is the most popular free solution available at no cost to home users and provides the high level of detection capability that millions of users around the world trust to protect their computers.

• Easy to use, low system resources
• Automatic update functionality
• Real-time protection as files are opened and programs are run
• AVG’s Virus Vault for the safe handling of infected files

AVG Anti-Virus Free is only available for single computer use for home and non commercial use.

Features

• 100% virus detection — AVG's scanning engine has received numerous awards for its excellent detection of "in the wild" viruses, including the VB100% award. Its unique combination of detection methods provides full protection against viruses, worms, and trojans.
• Full on-access protection — The powerful AVG Resident Shield provides maximum protection by scanning every file opened, executed, or saved. It also prevents the opening or executing of infected files.
• Full e-mail protection — The AVG Personal E-mail Scanner checks every e-mail sent or received, providing full protection from e-mail-borne threats. AVG supports all leading e-mail clients, including MS Outlook, The bat!, Eudora, and all other SMTP/POP3-based e-mail clients, such as Outlook Express. Encrypted connections using SSL are also supported.
• Automatic threat handling — AVG can automatically heal or remove infected files and other threats such as trojans and worm.

Limitations

• Less protection — AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition does not detect potentially unwanted programs.
• No server support — AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition cannot be installed on server operating systems (such as Windows Server 2003), nor can it be used for the scanning of network drives.
• No customization — Scheduling options in the AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition are very limited (only one scheduled update per day, one scheduled scan per day etc.). Also the Resident Shield configuration is limited with no exclusion settings. AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition does not offer advanced testing options, password-protected archives reporting, adjustment of scan process priority and many other features.
• Slower updates — AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition receives updates via a lower priority service. Priority updating via high-speed servers is only available for commercial versions.
• No technical support!

Minimum system requirements

• CPU Intel 486 133 MHz
• 30 MB free hard drive space (for installation)
• 32 MB RAM

Support

• AVG’s world-class professional, technical product support is only available to registered customers of commercial AVG versions.
• The AVG Free Advisor Web site provides free help resources, including online documentation, FAQ, and an AVG Free Forum.

Licensing

• AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition is for private, non-commercial, single computer use only. The use of AVG Free within any organization or for commercial purposes is strictly prohibited.
• AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition is not for use with any type of OEM bundling with software, hardware components, or any other services.
• Your use of AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition shall be in accordance with and is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition License Agreement that accompanies AVG Free.

Installation Files
Name : avg75free_516a1225.exe
Version : 7.5.516
Type : exe
Date : December 20, 2007
Size : 31.5 MB

Documentation
Name : AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 7.5
Version : 75.9
Type : pdf
Date : September 26, 2007
Size : 580.5 kb


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