AVG recently released version 8.5 of their popular security products. We often recommend and install AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition on customer’s computers. Computers with AVG Anti-Virus 8.0 or earlier have started to receive an upgrade notice on the screen. This is also AVG’s opportunity to advertise and sell people their paid products with more features, however we still recommend the free version for most computers. “Internet Security” suites use more system resources which slows computer performance and adds unnecessary and redundant extra programs.
AVG places an icon on your desktop showing which version you have installed. If you have AVG Free 8.0 or earlier on your computer, please follow the update information below:
After you see an update notice on your screen, you may bypass the advertisements for the paid products that AVG offers and follow the instructions to download and install AVG Anti-Virus 8.5 Free Edition.
Alternatively you may download/save the installation file from the AVG website. After it’s finished downloading, run the installation file to install the program. During installation a screen will prompt you with 3 choices: Add/Remove features, Repair or Uninstall the program – choosing “Repair” will update AVG to the new version. On the following screen I suggest UNchecking the box to install the AVG Security Toolbar, then proceed with the rest of the installation.
Since a large number of people around the world are downloading the new version, it’s possible that the download may take a long time or fail. If so, try again at a later time.
In the near future earlier AVG versions will be completely phased out and no longer receive updates.