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Grisoft AVG Free Edition 7.1

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Good
  • Pros
  • Free
  • Cons
  • Mediocre heuristics
Performance
PerformancePerformance: Fair
WildList viruses100%
AV-Test zoo threats80%
Heuristic detection with one-month-old signatures8%
Heuristic detection with two-month-old signatures4%
Scan speed (in seconds)354
Outbreak response time: Time it took to release signature updates to new, major malware outbreaks averaged over a period of eight months in 2005 for 16 major outbreaks.8 to 10 hours
Support and reliability
Telephone supportNo
Toll-free supportNot applicable
Cost of phone supportNot applicable
Weekday support hoursNot applicable
Saturday support hoursNot applicable
E-mail or Web supportYes
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User Reviews for Grisoft AVG Free Edition 7.1

  • Reviewed by: PCWorld

    Duration of ownership: 2 Months

    Strengths: test

    Weaknesses:

    Overall Evaluation:

  • Reviewed by: Stevechur

    Duration of ownership: 1 Year

    Strengths: It's Free. I also get updates daily. I'm thinking of trying the paid version.

    Weaknesses: Most of the features are in the paid version, but what do want for free!

    Overall Evaluation: My ISP gave me McAfee which constantly shut down its firewall, so I removed it or least tried. It is almost impossible to completely remove McAfee. I also bought a new laptop with Norton installed which shut off windows security and is hard to uninstall. AVG free may not be the prettiest Anti-Virus out there but I've had bad experiences with the two big ones. If I decide to go with a suite I know that I will pass on both Norton and McAfee from having used both of them in the past. BTW I've tried to get rid of both of the big two and replace them with freeware.

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