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AVG Anti-Rootkit

Version: 1.1.0.42

Downloads Count: 179,221

License Type: Free

Price: Free

Date Added: Jun 28, 2007

Operating Systems: Windows XP

File Size: 414 KB

Author: Grisoft.com

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  • Reviewed by: romeo1790305

    04-15-2008

    Duration of ownership: 6 Months

    Strengths: well avg anti root kit says its good by removing rootkits from you system and all but be ware some people in othere forums dont use avg at all because of a weakness in all its produts espially the avg antivirus

    Weaknesses: weaknes well dosent find them says it dos give the use a false sence of security by saying it is gone so how do you really no because tell me who nows what a rootkkit looks like average person cant describe them so how do they really now

    Overall Evaluation: my overall judgement is comparing and whatching how my pc acts and comparing it to the avg anti rootkit its ok just ok but never does what it says by removing rootkits just like spyware and antivirus scanner how do you really really no they removed the threat like avg antirootkit says it works wonders but in comparison whith otheres avg failed alot of people like it because it is free and free stuff is were the problems happen oh they say its free like the anrivirus free but has a 60 percent detection rate for a anti rootkit or any software the detection rate must be high whith in the 80 and up then so as i said everybody likes a frre stuff and that were all the problems happen some say it works good but as i sayed early how do you really really no becase average user dosent no what a root kit looks like or a virus or spyware only software says it foud it and took it off but really how do you no for sure

  • Reviewed by: hippodance

    03-14-2008

    Duration of ownership: 1 Days

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  • Reviewed by: CrimsonFox

    11-23-2007

    Duration of ownership: 3 Weeks

    Strengths: Easy to run. Provides a last line of defence for those nasty rootkits that get through

    Weaknesses: Quite a few false positives. No LIVE protection in free version.

    Overall Evaluation: So...I have installed a virus scanner, a firewall, and spyware protection. Sure, I feel safe but it's nice to have a program that looks for a specific piece of malware that may have got through. For rootkits, AVG does the trick. It does a great job finding and removing rootkits although the free version has no real-time protection. One must also use caution as I frequently have received false postives on perfectly legit programs like Iolo's System Mechanic.

  • Reviewed by: ptrcrowder

    08-09-2007

    Duration of ownership: 1 Days

    Strengths: very easy to install and scan with this free tool.

    Weaknesses: none noted.

    Overall Evaluation: I have only did one scan, a deep scan, and no rootkits were found on my computer, however I do not doubt that it will be just as effective as all AVG products. Does not appear to be any conflicts with any of my other security tools that I have on my system, eg: anti-virus, adware protection. Think I will be keeping it.

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