AVG Internet Security 8.0

Manufacturer: AVG Technologies

Platform

  • Mac
  • No
  • Windows
  • Yes
  • Web-based
  • Yes

Overview

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The good:
  • Includes Linkscanner technology to block malicious Web sites
The bad:
  • Resource heavy
  • Flags some legitimate programs as potentially harmful
  • Doesn't provide additional information on malicious software
  • Doesn't provide adequate antiphishing protection
  • Installs the Yahoo search engine
The bottomline:

AVG Internet Security 8.0 provides strong protection against malicious Web sites, but its full-system scans sometimes tax system resources and produce false positives.

RRP: AU$101.95

Editors’ rating:

6.5/10

Related topics:

internet security, avg, virus scanner, avg internet security 8

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