AVG Free Antivirus and Internet Security line is a follow up of the previous year’s highly ranked internet security suite. It has incorporated tweaks to the front and back ends while pushing towards personal management of data as well as privacy utilities that assist in preventing unwelcome access to you data.
Some threats are still there, but security programs like AVG Anti Virus are striving to encompass all the areas concerning private security options. Once, the most pressing threat to the private user was the external virus that tried to force its way into the PC. Nowadays, this threat has changed from viruses to people who are trying to enter you computer with malicious intent.
AVG Anti Virus has tried to adopt ad remix the present UI movement which represents an all-encompassing push for creating and maintaining an up to date and streamlined security regime. An average PC user does not differentiate between an anti virus and an anti malware product. He simple installs it and assumes that it will keep him safe from everything.
Attaining equilibrium between an easy to use but also empowering at the same time. Modern UI is visually appealing, but it fails to invoke the sense of security that is the hall mark of powerful security software.
AVG decided to reduce the number of steps involved in the installation process. The toolbar offer is still there and offers some really useful security options including the “Do not track” feature.
The standalone version is available free of cost on Chrome and Firefox in their stores.
As of now, just about every reputable maker of software security has adopted the latest UI look and AVG has kept its original look almost intact. The main screen has its original visuals and features the main areas of protection including your PC, browser, and identity and e-mail protection. The extras are found in the second row in case you choose to buy the premium version. The design is the same as the last years. The previous settings for scan are still usable.
Despite all the improvements in make, design and look, the AVG free Antivirus, like the rest of its peers, continues to dress a Windows application rather than assimilating into the modern UI environment.
There are two latest additions to the AVG free Anitvirus: the File Shredder and Data Safe. The File Shredder feature makes sure that the files are permanently deleted without leaving any trails for recovery. Windows does not delete the files even after you have cleared the recycle bin. The File Shredder feature makes sure that the files cannot be retrieved by any possible means.
The Data Safe option allows you to create an essentially secured partition within your native location which the help of AVG’s own folder encryption. Yu can use a password to unlock these files. It is a practically usable option for all those people who must share their PCs with other people and do not want to create separate profiles.
Obviously, the AVG Free Antivirus does not offer the kind of protection and quality that you would expect from a paid product, however, it does offer many features that will not only keep all your information safe but will also dispose off it permanently when you so desire.
