AVG Antivirus is one of the best Anti Virus and Malware removal tools on the internet today. Whether its the free version or the retail version, AVG is ranked high against the competition online today. Now dont take this advice and go buy AVG thinking you can do anything you want online. That is not what I mean at all. When compared to others, AVG comes out near the top, however that is not a very tough position to attain. In the following, I will discuss the reasons that I and many others feel AVG is one of the best free virus removal tools online today and why the retail version is even better.
If you compare AVG to a majority of the other antivirus software, AVG comes out being the winner in the amount of computer resources it uses. AVG needs only a Pentium 1 with 300MHz in order to run. This means it could run on a computer built in 1998 and still be fine. You would be hard pressed to run McAfee or Norton since both take 5 times the hard drive space and the RAM needed to run them. Norton Antivirus recommends 512MB in order to run while AVG a lowly 128MB recommended. As you can see there is a vast difference and I believe you will notice a vast difference when you begin to run AVG if you are converting from either Norton or McAfee.
On a second note, the virus detection rate of AVG is very high, higher than retail antivirus programs in fact. AVG is boasting an amazing detection rate of 93%. That means it will find 93 out of every 100 viruses. That is an average between the retail version and the free version. Yes it still misses some but no virus protection is perfect. AVG still manages to outperform McAfee and Norton Antivirus and find viruses that they missed every time.
Thirdly, and the best fact about AVG is that it’s FREE! AVG free has been shown to beat many retail antivirus programs as well as many other free ones. So it would seem that the retail version of AVG should be great and well it is. It beats its own free version by increasing speed and efficiency plus a few more features. Now, you don’t necessarily need the retail version if you know your way around a computer. You can just combine it with Spybot or Malwarebytes Anti Malware and be fine! If you aren’t so good with computers I would recommend the retail version. It is much nicer to have protection than to get a hacker stealing your identity!
Finally, there are a number of programs that AVG is not compatible with. I just want to list those out here so if you have these on your computer you either need to not install AVG or remove the other program in order for it to work correctly. Webroot Spysweeper, ICQ toolbar, Session Manager 0.6.1.13 add-on, StumbleUpon Toolbar, System Protect, Dell Network Assistant, and Contafiscal 2000 are not compatible with various parts of AVG and having both on the same machine should be avoided.
In conclusion, AVG is excellent software that I highly recommend to anyone who is looking for a free solution to antivirus. It requires and uses fewer resources than many other antivirus programs, it detects approximately 93% of viruses and other malware, it has a FREE version, and there are only a few programs that it is not compatible with. So, if you are looking for an excellent addition to your computer security collection consider AVG Free. If you arent too good with computers and would like to keep the money currently in your bank account out of the hands of hackers, I would recommend paying for the retail edition.
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