AVG Antivirus Free 2014 released for download Razvan Serea News Reporter Neowin Sep 3, 2013 16:36 EDT Hot! With 4 comments AVG Anti-Virus FREE Edition is the well-known anti-virus protection. Get 30 days of PC protection for free. (no credit card needed) Recommended product for you: AVG TuneUp. Keep your devices running their best. Tune up your PC. Speed up PC performance, remove junk to free up space, and fix issues before they become problems with automatic maintenance. Clean up your Mac.
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In essence AVG Anti-Virus Free is the same as the paid version, but without a few inessential features, which makes it a pretty good product for the princely sum of $0.
Bear in mind that AVG Anti-Virus is not an all-in one computer protection package. Rather, it is only for anti-virus use, so without a firewall or antispam feature you will need to seek out other programs for full protection. This is a bit of an inconvenience, however it does mean that the software does not make heavy use of your computer's resources.
AVG Anti-Virus does offer excellent protection from the threats that it does cover. Also, if you use Internet Explorer or FireFox, the LinkScanner tool will give you advance warning of suspicious sites that may come up in search engine results.
The interface is nicely unobtrusive, without constant exhortations to upgrade. It will place a toolbar in your browser and ask to change your homepage, but both of these options are easy to disable.
Pros: Very close to paid version, very sparing on computer resources.
Cons: Only updates once daily, no support offered in the free version, anti-virus capabilities only.
Conclusion: While AVG Anti-Virus does its job well and LinkScanner is a welcome tool, it does not offer full protection for your computer. If all you are looking for is a free anti-virus tool then it is a must-have, but if you are looking for an all-in-one malware solution AVG Free is not for you.
In essence AVG Anti-Virus Free is the same as the paid version, but without a few inessential features, which makes it a pretty good product for the princely sum of $0.
Bear in mind that AVG Anti-Virus is not an all-in one computer protection package. Rather, it is only for anti-virus use, so without a firewall or antispam feature you will need to seek out other programs for full protection. This is a bit of an inconvenience, however it does mean that the software does not make heavy use of your computer's resources.
AVG Anti-Virus does offer excellent protection from the threats that it does cover. Also, if you use Internet Explorer or FireFox, the LinkScanner tool will give you advance warning of suspicious sites that may come up in search engine results.
The interface is nicely unobtrusive, without constant exhortations to upgrade. It will place a toolbar in your browser and ask to change your homepage, but both of these options are easy to disable.
Pros: Very close to paid version, very sparing on computer resources.
Cons: Only updates once daily, no support offered in the free version, anti-virus capabilities only.
Conclusion: While AVG Anti-Virus does its job well and LinkScanner is a welcome tool, it does not offer full protection for your computer. If all you are looking for is a free anti-virus tool then it is a must-have, but if you are looking for an all-in-one malware solution AVG Free is not for you.
Version reviewed: 12.0
AVG antivirus is a very good antivirus program, by AVG Technologies. But in some cases there is the need to completely uninstall AVG in order to reinstall it from scratch or to install another antivirus product on our computer. This article is written for such situations or when you face problems using the normal uninstall method.
How to completely uninstall AVG Antivirus or AVG Internet Security
Method 1: Normal uninstall
Method 2: Uninstall AVG product using the AVG remover utility.
If you’re still using Windows XP, it’s time to upgrade. While Microsoft ended its security updates for Windows XP in 2014, AVG AntiVirus FREE continues to protect Windows XP owners with regular virus definition updates. However, we no longer provide program updates, new features, bug fixes, or support for Windows XP. Download AVG Free 2014. The basic and free protection from AVG is not at all less and can be sufficient for majority of the users. The free product includes the basic Anti-Virus, Link Protection and File Shredder. Download the full offline installers below. AVG Free 2014 32-bit.
First of all try the normal uninstall method to remove AVG products from your computer.
Method 1. Normal Uninstall AVG applications from Windows Control panel.
1. To do this, go to:
- Windows 8/7/Vista: Start > Control Panel.
- Windows XP: Start > Settings > Control Panel
2. Double click to open
- Add or Remove Programs if you have Windows XP
- Programs and Features if you have Windows 8, 7 or Vista.
3. From the programs list, select the AVG application that you want to remove and click “Uninstall”.
4. Ask “Yes” to UAC warning message (if it appears) to continue.
5. At AVG Uninstaller options press the “Uninstall” button.
6. Uncheck the “Keep me protected with AVG LinkScanner” check box and hit “Next”.
7. Check the “Remove user settings” & “Remove Virus Vault contents” checkboxes and press “Next”.
8. Check the “Activate Windows Firewall” checkbox and hit “Next”.
9, Press “Next” again at Uninstall Survey screen.
10. Wait until the AVG removal process is completed.
11. When AVG uninstall is completed, press the “Restart now (recommended)” button to complete the uninstallation.
12. After your computer has restarted, log on to Windows and open “Add or Remove programs” (or “Programs and Features” in newer versions of Windows) to confirm that AVG products is not listed there anymore.
Method 2. Manual Uninstall AVG products using AVG Remover.
Use this method when you cannot uninstall (or if you are having problems when you try to uninstall) AVG products.
1. Navigate to AVG Utilities Download Center and download the AVG Remover utility according to your Windows version (e.g. 32 or 64bit)* & your AVG product version (e.g. 2012, 2013, etc.)
* To find your operating system's version, 'Right Click' on your computer icon, choose 'Properties' and look at 'System Type' section.
For this example, let's suppose that we have Windows 64bit operating system on our computer with AVG 2014 installed on it. So we go to download the “AVG Remover(64bit) 2014” utility.
2.Save the AVG remover utility to your computer.
3. When the download is completed, close all open programs & press “Run” to immediately start the removal of AVG from your computer.
4. Ask “Yes” to UAC warning message (if it appears) to continue uninstalling AVG.
5. Now a “command” window will open and an “AVG Remover – Warning” message appears on your screen.
Press “Yes” to continue.
6. Wait until AVG remover utility finishes removing AVG products from your computer.
Note: At this point, your computer may perform a restart to complete the uninstall process. If so, please answer to run “AVG Remover utility” if asked.
7. Once the removal process is completed, restart your computer again.
That’s it!
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