[Old Article] AVG Anti-Virus promoting new upgrade which most people don’t need
Advertisements in AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition have recently began promoting their new AVG Internet Security 8.0. In my opinion most people don’t need the additional features that AVG Internet Security 8.0 provides since most of the additional features are redundant or free from other sources. I list specific examples below, as well as a screen shot of the AVG website which compares the free and paid versions.
- AVG Anti-Spyware and Anti-Rootkit are available separately in a free versions.
- Anti-Spam is provided by many e-mail services, and the AVG program doesn’t filter spam in web mail.
- Windows already has a built-in incoming firewall.
- There are similar free products to “Web Shield” and “LinkScanner”. This type of protection is as only good as their list of known bad websites which are increasing faster than the protection programs can keep up. Your best protection against bad websites is behavioral by practicing safe internet surfing habits.
At this time for most people I recommend just keeping AVG Anti-Virus 7.5 Free Edition. Eventually they may offer 8.0 in a free version, and I will post updated advice if and when the time comes.
