A Look at Grisoft AVG Anti-Virus
Overview
Wondering what happened to Grisoft Anti-Virus products? Not to worry, Grisoft is alive and well but with a different name, AVG Technologies. The Grisoft brand of AVG has long been popular and well respected. The name change takes advantage of the name recognition that the AVG products have created.
Features
The latest version of Grisoft’s AVG Anti-Virus blends both virus and spyware into one package. This product provides users with comprehensive protection at a reasonable yearly price. With real-time protection, computer users can use the Internet with confidence knowing that they are protected from:
- Computer viruses
- Spyware programs, adware, and identity thieves
- Rootkits
- Malicious websites
AVG (Grisoft) Anti-Virus provides users with automatic updates and unobtrusive scanning. In addition to protecting the computer from viruses and malware that arrive via email, it also protects against other transmission types such as instant messaging, downloaded files, and P2P file sharing.
Benefits
Because Grisoft has bundled both antivirus and anti-spyware technology into one product, users no longer need separate software programs for these threats. The company behind the AVG brand has been in existence since 1991 and has extensive backing by Intel. Millions of users have used and trusted AVG products including the free and commercial editions.
Real-time protection protects the computer from spyware, viruses, Trojans, worms, and malware continuously with deep scanning that takes place in the background further ensuring detection and removal of malicious programs. Frequent, automatic updates occur without user intervention further protecting the computer.
How it works
Grisoft’s reputation speaks for itself and offers both a free and commercial version of AVG Anti-Virus. The free edition from AVG is a slimmed down version offering fewer protections. The commercial version is offered using a one or two year subscription. This same product can be downloaded and used as a trial version for 30 days. Licenses for one or multiple computers are available with discounts for each additional computer. For example, you don’t have to pay twice as much to protect two PCs; the second license is a fraction of the cost of the first one.
Recommendations
If you’re looking for both anti-virus and anti-spyware protection, Grisoft’s AVG Anti-Virus program is an excellent choice. Download the trial version and see how well this software actively protects your computer from various threats including spyware, viruses, Trojans, and other threats in real time. For the budget minded computer user, the free edition of AVG Anti-virus provides a decent first defense against computer viruses.
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admin | October 24th, 2008
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