AVG Free Anti-Virus 2013 (2013.0.3345) – Freeware Review

The Rating Scale Breakdown:

• 0  – 0.5 – Abysmal
• 1.0 – 1.5 – Terrible
• 2.0 – 2.5 – Poor
• 3.0 – 3.5 – Average
• 4.0 – 4.5 – Great
• 5.0 – Excellent

• Undetermined – Too soon to tell or lacking evidence to provide a solid answer
• Not Tested – Has yet to be requested or there is some limitations to prevent accurate test results

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Price: Free

A. Installation AVG - 3.0 “Average“ – This aspect of AVG has almost completely collapsed, in on itself. I am very sad to report that all thou AVG Free Anti-Virus 2013 is way better in the installation department. Then AVG Internet Security 2013.  Which without any reservations is an huge epic fail. On most systems.

B. Uninstalling AVG – 3.0 “Average” – AVG Free Anti-Virus is very sloppy un-installer.

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C. Stability Of Program – 4.5 “Great” – The UI (User Interface) is still can be slow to load up.

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D. Has AVG Free Been Compromised By Hackers Or Virus – 3.0 “Average” – Still quite a few issues reported. But mostly on older operating systems such as XP and Vista. Also a very common false positive has been fixed. That issue being the Auto-run Trojan when inserting new unformatted USB sticks.

E. Speed of Scan – 5.0 “Excellent“ – Very quick on most computers.

F. Updating - 3.5 “Average” – Automatic updating is fine. But if you want to manually update your AVG. Expect some epic slowness. I’m still not sure why. I have often run into times where it will stall on 30%, or 50% and it seem like forever before you get the 100% completed notice.

G. Does AVG Free Do Automatic Updates By Itself Without Any Issue - 5.0 “Excellent“ – Yes, you can now with, no doubt. But leave the manual update option alone unless you want to invite stability related issues.

H. Internet Browser Cookie Detection Rate And Removal Test – 2.0 “Poor“- You are way better off with something like SUPERAntiSpyware or CCleaner that is more dedicated to removal of Internet cookies. AVG Internet cookie detection rate is terrible even with the option active and checked off.

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1. Anti-Virus Detection Rate Test:

1A. Windows XP – 2.0 “Poor“

1B. Windows Vista – 3.0 “Average“

1C. Windows 7 – 3.0 “Average“

1D. Windows 8 – 4.0 “Great“

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2. Residential Shield Test - 3.0 “Average“ – I still find AVIRA and AVAST seems to grab the virus way before AVG does.

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Computers Protection

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3A. Anti-Virus Scanner - 3.5 “Average” – AVG is barely scoring an average in this respect. And that should tell you a lot.

3B. Anti-Rootkit Scanner – 4.0 “Great” – Great option. Works well.

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Web Browsing Protection

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4A. Link Scanner – 4.5 “Great“ – Not a fan. But it can be very useful to some.

4B. Online Shield – Not available In the Free Version

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Identity Protection

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5A. Identity Protection - Not available In the Free Version

5B. Identity Alert – Not available In the Free Version

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E-mail Protection

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6A. E-mail Scanner – 3.0 “Average” – Utterly baseline and average. I found no use for it.

6B. Anti-Spam - Not available In the Free Version

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Firewall

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7. Firewall - Not available In the Free Version

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Extra Features

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8. Fix Performance (AKA. PC Analyzer) – 0.5 “Abysmal“- If you don’t mind that you only can fix your errors for free once then great. But if you are like me and you probably feel this options is both somewhat misleading and out right bait to buy this extremely expensive add-on. Then you are probably with me on my conclusion.

9. Mobile Protection – N/A – This option is pretty much just a bullet point reminder. As you can download the AVG Free Smart Phone app from the Google Play Store.

10. Speed Test - 5.0 “Excellent” - I found this addition to be very useful and very accurate as well. If only all speed tests apps/programs and or sites were this worry free.

11. AVG Direct Support – 0.5 “Abysmal” – With only a free forum and a phone number to call for support.

You will often find yourself ether being told to go to the free forum or they will recommend you go to further specialized support via Tech Buddy. Which like I said above is a MONEY GRAB. Completely worthless as well as falsely advertised and very overall misleading.

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My Overall Score: 62/100

62 % = C

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My Final Verdict - AVG Free Anti-Virus 2013 takes what it once was good and flips it on its head. It presents itself as a new more user friendly version of its past AVG iterations. This version of AVG and I’m talking about all AVG 2013 versions. Are clearly tailored first to Windows 8 and then to Windows 7. If you don’t have ether. Then you maybe as disappointed as I was. When I first upgraded and switched over to AVG 2013.

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Kirbe

AVG FREE Tablet AntiVirus Security (3.1.3) – Free Android App Review

The Rating Scale Breakdown:

• 0  – 0.5 – Abysmal
• 1.0 – 1.5 – Terrible
• 2.0 – 2.5 – Poor
• 3.0 – 3.5 – Average
• 4.0 – 4.5 – Great
• 5.0 – Excellent

• Undetermined – Too soon to tell or lacking evidence to provide a solid answer
• Not Tested – Has yet to be requested or there is some limitations to prevent accurate test results
• N/A – Not Available and or Not Applicable to this program

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V. 6.0 - “AVG FREE Tablet AntiVirus Security for Android” Review Template

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Tested On A: Asus Nexus 7 (Model: ME37OT)

Operating System: Android (V4.2.2)

Price: Free (Google Play App Store)

A. Installation AVG Mobile Anti-Virus Free - 5.0 “Excellent” – Very easy just click on AVG Anti-Virus Free  App icon and press Install.

B. Uninstalling AVG Mobile Anti-Virus Free – 4.5 “Great“ – It could be a little easier to remove. Just follow the steps below to un-install your AVG App.

B1. Go to your “Settings“

B2. Then go to “Applications“.

B3. Then choose the “Anti-Virus App“.

B4. The press and hold your finger on the app

B5. There should be a screen that appears where you can uninstall the AVG App.

B6. Wait a few seconds till the App is fully uninstalled

B7. Then your good to go

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C. Stability Of Program - 5.0 “Excellent” – No crashes or freezing. Since I downloaded the app.

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AVG FREE Tablet AntiVirus Security - Protection

D1. App(s) Protection – 5.0 “Excellent” – AVG will tell you is the app is rouge and not affiliated with the Android App store. It does an excellent job at this. Thus far it has warned me 3 times.

D2. Settings Protection – 5.0 “Excellent” – This option is very simple yet very important. It makes sure in your options to install and download apps of “unknown sources” will not be allowed to occur. Other then that super important job. I saw no other reason for this Protection option.

D3. Content Protection – 4.0 “Great” – This feature is by no means outstanding. But I have had a few “AD” detection’s. I’m assuming that means “AD”-ware. But I can’t be sure at this point.

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E. Real Time Scanner – 5.0 “Excellent” – This feature works like a charm. You can ever see it in action.

E1. SD Card Scanner - 3.5 “Average” - Nothing special here. This is pretty much an external drive scanner. In this case your SD card.

E2. File Scanner – 5.0 “Excellent” - This feature works like a charm.

E3. Safe Web Surfing – 3.5 “Average” – Nothing special here. No detentions or warning. I’m still unclear as to what this protection is suppose to do.

E4. Deep File Scanner - 3.5 “Average” – Nothing special here. No detentions or warning.

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AVG FREE Tablet AntiVirus Security - Performance

F1. Task Killer - 3.0 “Average“ - This option is exactly what you would expect and nothing else.

F2. Battery Consumption – 3.0 “Average” – This option could of been so much more then. Here your phone or tablet is at ##%.

F3. Data Usage - 4.0 “Great” – Great, if you are on a set data plan.

F4. Storage Usage - 4.5 “Great” – A really great option to check on both your Internal Memory and your SD card memory stats.

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AVG FREE Tablet AntiVirus Security - Privacy

F. App Locker – N/A – Not available in Free version

FF. App Backup - N/A – Not available in the Free version

F1. Wipe Device  (Factory Re-set) - 4.0 “Great” – Great tool for people who unwittingly corrupted their device.

F2. Wipe SD Card – 5.0 “Excellent” – Great for when you are upgrading your devices memory or if you wish to trade or sell your SD card.

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AVG FREE Tablet AntiVirus Security - Anti-Thief

G. Anti-Theft – Not Tested

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H. Speed of Scan – 4.0 “Great“ – A little slow. But what do you expect with very limited Smart phone system resources.

I. Updating – 3.5 “Average“ – It needs to be updated manually and it won’t always update. The first time.

J. AVG Support – Not Tested

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My Overall Score: 80/95

76.0 % = B

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My Final Verdict -Part 1- The main difference between AVG 2013 for the PC and AVG for the Android Tablet. Is that is it setup into 4 different layers of protection.

The 1st layer would be your - Protection

1. Apps -This is where the scanner will pick up any rouge apps. That are not certified via the Google Play Android App store.

2. Content – This is where you’ll find out if you downloaded or transferred a virus on to your tablet. Via Wi-Fi, USB or Bluetooth.

3. Settings – Is also very important and often overlooked when people first get their phone. Often there are settings with in setting that make your smart phone less then secure. Such as letting unknown or un-certified apps (We Are Talking About Non-Google Play App Store Certified/Approved)  to your private data, or transmitting your location without your permission..

The 2nd layer is the AVG Anti-Virus FREE for Android - Performance

1. Task Killer

2. Battery Consumption

4. Wipe Personal Data

5. Data Usage

6. Storage Usage

The 3rd layer is the AVG Anti-Virus FREE for Android - Anti-Theft

1. Device Locater

The 4th layer is the AVG Anti-Virus FREE for Android - Privacy

1. App Locker – Only 10 day limited trial

2. App Backup – Only 10 day limited trail

3. Wipe Device

4. Wipe SD Card

My Final Verdict -Part 2- Now performance wise. This is no watered down version of the full blow PC version. Yes, there are less options and scanning is a little slower. Due to tablet limitations. But other then that you get what you would expect. A rather good free Anti-Virus program.

**As per the norm it is highly recommend that you upgrade to the newest version of AVG FREE Tablet AntiVirus Security for Android when available / promted. Also important is to update your AVG virus definitions as often as possible. Which in the case of this app there are new virus definition updates nearly everyday.

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Here is a link to download AVG FREE Tablet AntiVirus Security
for Android

1. 
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.antivirus.tablet
(Google Play Store)

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Remy “Se7en”

AVG AntiVirus FREE for Android (3.2.3) – Free Smart Phone Android App Review

The Rating Scale Breakdown:

• 0  – 0.5 – Abysmal
• 1.0 – 1.5 – Terrible
• 2.0 – 2.5 – Poor
• 3.0 – 3.5 – Average
• 4.0 – 4.5 – Great
• 5.0 – Excellent

• Undetermined – Too soon to tell or lacking evidence to provide a solid answer
• Not Tested – Has yet to be requested or there is some limitations to prevent accurate test results
• N/A – Not Available and or Not Applicable to this program

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V. 6.0 - “AVG Anti-Virus FREE Smart Phone App“ Review Template

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Tested On A: Samsung Galaxy Q (Model: SGH-T589R)

Operating System: Android (V2.2.2)

Price: Free (Google Play App Store)

A. Installation AVG Mobile Anti-Virus Free - 5.0 “Excellent” – Very easy just click on AVG Anti-Virus Free  App icon and press Install.

B. Uninstalling AVG Mobile Anti-Virus Free – 4.5 “Great“ – It could be a little easier to remove. Just follow the steps below to un-install your AVG App.

B1. Go to your “Settings“

B2. Then go to “Applications“.

B3. Then choose the “Anti-Virus App“.

B4. The press and hold your finger on the app

B5. There should be a screen that appears where you can un-install the AVG App.

B6. Wait a few seconds till the App is fully un-installed

B7. Then your good to go

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C. Stability Of Program - 5.0 “Excellent” – No crashes or freezing. Since I downloaded the app.

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AVG Anti-Virus FREE for Android – Protection

D1. App(s) Protection – 5.0 “Excellent” – AVG will tell you is the app is rouge and not affiliated with the Android App store. It does an excellent job at this. Thus far it has warned me 3 times.

D2. Settings Protection – 5.0 “Excellent” – This option is very simple yet very important. It makes sure in your options to install and download apps of “unknown sources” will not be allowed to occur. Other then that super important job. I saw no other reason for this Protection option.

D3. Content Protection – 4.0 “Great” – This feature is by no means outstanding. But I have had a few “AD” detection’s. I’m assuming that means “AD”-ware. But I can’t be sure at this point.

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E. Real Time Scanner – 5.0 “Excellent” – This feature works like a charm. You can ever see it in action.

E1. SD Card Scanner - 3.5 “Average” - Nothing special here. This is pretty much an external SD card memory scanner.

E2. File Scanner – 5.0 “Excellent” - This feature works as expected.

E3. Safe Web Surfing – 3.5 “Average” – Nothing special here. No detentions or warning. I’m still unclear as to what this protection is suppose to do.

E4. Deep File Scanner -  5.0 “Excellent” - This feature works as expected.

E5. Text Message Scanner - 3.5 “Average” – Nothing special here. No detentions or warning.

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AVG Anti-Virus FREE for Android – Performance

F1. Task Killer - 3.0 “Average“ - This option is exactly what you would expect and nothing else.

F2. Battery Consumption – 3.0 “Average” – This option could of been so much more then. Here your phone or tablet is at ##%.

F3. Data Usage - 4.0 “Great” – Great, if you are on a set data plan.

F4. Storage Usage - 4.5 “Great” – A really great option to check on both your Internal Memory and your SD card memory stats.

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AVG Anti-Virus FREE for Android - Privacy

F. App Locker – N/A – Not available in Free version

FF. App Backup - N/A – Not available in the Free version

F1. Wipe Device  (AKA. Factory Re-set) - 4.0 “Great” – Great tool for people who unwittingly corrupted their device.

F2. Wipe SD Card – 5.0 “Excellent” – Great for when you are upgrading your devices memory or if you wish to trade or sell your SD card.

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AVG Anti-Virus FREE for Android - Anti-Thief

G. Anti-Theft – Not Tested

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H. Speed of Scan – 4.0 “Great“ – A little slow. But what do you expect with very limited Smart phone system resources.

I. Updating – 3.0 “Average“ – It needs to be updated manually and it won’t always update the first attempt.

J. AVG Support – Not Tested

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My Overall Score: 84.5/100

84.5 % = A -

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My Final Verdict -Part 1- The main difference with AVG Anti-Virus FREE Smart Phone App. Is that is it split into 4 different layers of protection.

The 1st layer would be your - Protection

1. Apps -This is where the scanner will pick up any rouge apps. That are not certified via the (Google Play App Store).

2. Content – This is where you’ll find out if you downloaded or transferred a virus on to your smart phone. Via Wi-Fi, USB or Bluetooth.

3. Settings – Is also very important and often overlooked when people first get their phone. Often there are settings with in setting that make your smart phone less then secure. Such as letting unknown or un-certified apps to collect your private data, Or transmitting your location without your permission (Also known as Geo-tagging).

The 2nd layer is the AVG Anti-Virus FREE Smart Phone App - Performance

1. Task Killer

2. Battery Consumption

4. Wipe Personal Data

5. Data Usage

6. Storage Usage

The 3rd layer is the AVG Anti-Virus FREE Smart Phone App - Anti-Theft

1. Device Locater

The 4th layer is the AVG Anti-Virus FREE Smart Phone App - Privacy

1. App Locker – Only 10 day limited trial

2. App Backup – Only 10 day limited trail

3. Wipe Device

4. Wipe SD Card

My Final Verdict -Part 2- Now performance wise. This is no watered down version of the full blow PC version of AVG. Yes, there are less options and scanning is a little slower. Due to mobile phone limitations. But other then that you get what you would expect. A rather good free Anti-Virus program.

**As per the norm it is highly recommend that you upgrade to the newest version of AVG Anti-Virus FREE Smart Phone App when available. Also important is to update your AVG virus definitions as often as possible. Which in the case of this App there are new virus definition updates (Nearly) everyday.

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Here are 2 links to download AVG Anti-Virus FREE Smart Phone App:

1.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.antivirus
(Google Play App Store)

2. http://free.avg.com/us-en/for-mobile (AVG’s Main Site)

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Remy “Se7en”

AVG AntiVirus FREE for Android (3.2.1) – Free Smart Phone Android App Review

The Rating Scale Breakdown:

• 0  – 0.5 – Abysmal
• 1.0 – 1.5 – Terrible
• 2.0 – 2.5 – Poor
• 3.0 – 3.5 – Average
• 4.0 – 4.5 – Great
• 5.0 – Excellent

• Undetermined – Too soon to tell or lacking evidence to provide a solid answer
• Not Tested – Has yet to be requested or there is some limitations to prevent accurate test results
• N/A – Not Available and or Not Applicable to this program

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V. 6.0 - “AVG Anti-Virus FREE Smart Phone App“ Review Template

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Tested On A: Samsung Galaxy Q (Model: SGH-T589R

Operating System: Android (V2.2.2)

Price: Free (Google Play App Store)

A. Installation AVG Mobile Anti-Virus Free - 5.0 “Excellent” – Very easy just click on AVG Anti-Virus Free  App icon and press Install.

B. Uninstalling AVG Mobile Anti-Virus Free – 4.5 “Great“ – It could be a little easier to remove. Just follow the steps below to un-install your AVG App.

B1. Go to your “Settings“

B2. Then go to “Applications“.

B3. Then choose the “Anti-Virus App“.

B4. The press and hold your finger on the app

B5. There should be a screen that appears where you can un-install the AVG App.

B6. Wait a few seconds till the App is fully un-installed

B7. Then your good to go

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C. Stability Of Program - 5.0 “Excellent” – No crashes or freezing. Since I downloaded the app.

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AVG Anti-Virus FREE for Android – Protection

D1. App(s) Protection – 5.0 “Excellent” – AVG will tell you is the app is rouge and not affiliated with the Android App store. It does an excellent job at this. Thus far it has warned me 3 times.

D2. Settings Protection – 5.0 “Excellent” – This option is very simple yet very important. It makes sure in your options to install and download apps of “unknown sources” will not be allowed to occur. Other then that super important job. I saw no other reason for this Protection option.

D3. Content Protection – 4.0 “Great” – This feature is by no means outstanding. But I have had a few “AD” detection’s. I’m assuming that means “AD”-ware. But I can’t be sure at this point.

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E. Real Time Scanner – 5.0 “Excellent” – This feature works like a charm. You can ever see it in action.

E1. SD Card Scanner - 3.5 “Average” - Nothing special here. This is pretty much an external SD card memory scanner.

E2. File Scanner – 5.0 “Excellent” - This feature works as expected.

E3. Safe Web Surfing – 3.5 “Average” – Nothing special here. No detentions or warning. I’m still unclear as to what this protection is suppose to do.

E4. Deep File Scanner -  5.0 “Excellent” - This feature works as expected.

E5. Text Message Scanner - 3.5 “Average” – Nothing special here. No detentions or warning.

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AVG Anti-Virus FREE for Android – Performance

F1. Task Killer - 3.0 “Average“ - This option is exactly what you would expect and nothing else.

F2. Battery Consumption – 3.0 “Average” – This option could of been so much more then. Here your phone or tablet is at ##%.

F3. Data Usage - 4.0 “Great” – Great, if you are on a set data plan.

F4. Storage Usage - 4.5 “Great” – A really great option to check on both your Internal Memory and your SD card memory stats.

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AVG Anti-Virus FREE for Android - Privacy

F. App Locker – N/A – Not available in Free version

FF. App Backup - N/A – Not available in the Free version

F1. Wipe Device  (AKA. Factory Re-set) - 4.0 “Great” – Great tool for people who unwittingly corrupted their device.

F2. Wipe SD Card – 5.0 “Excellent” – Great for when you are upgrading your devices memory or if you wish to trade or sell your SD card.

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AVG Anti-Virus FREE for Android - Anti-Thief

G. Anti-Theft – Not Tested

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H. Speed of Scan – 4.0 “Great“ – A little slow. But what do you expect with very limited Smart phone system resources.

I. Updating – 3.0 “Average“ – It needs to be updated manually and it won’t always update the first attempt.

J. AVG Support – Not Tested

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My Overall Score: 79.5/100

84.5 % = A -

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My Final Verdict -Part 1- The main difference with AVG Anti-Virus FREE Smart Phone App. Is that is it split into 4 different layers of protection.

The 1st layer would be your - Protection

1. Apps -This is where the scanner will pick up any rouge apps. That are not certified via the (Google Play App Store).

2. Content – This is where you’ll find out if you downloaded or transferred a virus on to your smart phone. Via Wi-Fi, USB or Bluetooth.

3. Settings – Is also very important and often overlooked when people first get their phone. Often there are settings with in setting that make your smart phone less then secure. Such as letting unknown or un-certified apps to collect your private data, Or transmitting your location without your permission (Also known as Geo-tagging).

The 2nd layer is the AVG Anti-Virus FREE Smart Phone App - Performance

1. Task Killer

2. Battery Consumption

4. Wipe Personal Data

5. Data Usage

6. Storage Usage

The 3rd layer is the AVG Anti-Virus FREE Smart Phone App - Anti-Theft

1. Device Locater

The 4th layer is the AVG Anti-Virus FREE Smart Phone App - Privacy

1. App Locker – Only 10 day limited trial

2. App Backup – Only 10 day limited trail

3. Wipe Device

4. Wipe SD Card

My Final Verdict -Part 2- Now performance wise. This is no watered down version of the full blow PC version of AVG. Yes, there are less options and scanning is a little slower. Due to mobile phone limitations. But other then that you get what you would expect. A rather good free Anti-Virus program.

**As per the norm it is highly recommend that you upgrade to the newest version of AVG Anti-Virus FREE Smart Phone App when available. Also important is to update your AVG virus definitions as often as possible. Which in the case of this App there are new virus definition updates (Nearly) everyday.

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Here are 2 links to download AVG Anti-Virus FREE Smart Phone App:

1.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.antivirus
(Google Play App Store)

2. http://free.avg.com/us-en/for-mobile (AVG’s Main Site)

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Remy “Se7en”

AVG FREE Tablet AntiVirus Security (3.1.2.1) – Free Android App Review

The Rating Scale Breakdown:

• 0  – 0.5 – Abysmal
• 1.0 – 1.5 – Terrible
• 2.0 – 2.5 – Poor
• 3.0 – 3.5 – Average
• 4.0 – 4.5 – Great
• 5.0 – Excellent

• Undetermined – Too soon to tell or lacking evidence to provide a solid answer
• Not Tested – Has yet to be requested or there is some limitations to prevent accurate test results
• N/A – Not Available and or Not Applicable to this program

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V. 6.0 - “AVG FREE Tablet AntiVirus Security for Android” Review Template

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Tested On A: Asus Nexus 7 (Model: ME37OT)

Operating System: Android + (V4.2.2)

Price: Free (Google Play App Store)

A. Installation AVG Mobile Anti-Virus Free - 5.0 “Excellent” – Very easy just click on AVG Anti-Virus Free  App icon and press Install.

B. Uninstalling AVG Mobile Anti-Virus Free – 4.5 “Great“ – It could be a little easier to remove. Just follow the steps below to un-install your AVG App.

B1. Go to your “Settings“

B2. Then go to “Applications“.

B3. Then choose the “Anti-Virus App“.

B4. The press and hold your finger on the app

B5. There should be a screen that appears where you can uninstall the AVG App.

B6. Wait a few seconds till the App is fully uninstalled

B7. Then your good to go

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C. Stability Of Program - 5.0 “Excellent” – No crashes or freezing. Since I downloaded the app.

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AVG FREE Tablet AntiVirus Security - Protection

D1. App(s) Protection – 5.0 “Excellent” – AVG will tell you is the app is rouge and not affiliated with the Android App store. It does an excellent job at this. Thus far it has warned me 3 times.

D2. Settings Protection – 5.0 “Excellent” – This option is very simple yet very important. It makes sure in your options to install and download apps of “unknown sources” will not be allowed to occur. Other then that super important job. I saw no other reason for this Protection option.

D3. Content Protection – 4.0 “Great” – This feature is by no means outstanding. But I have had a few “AD” detection’s. I’m assuming that means “AD”-ware. But I can’t be sure at this point.

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E. Real Time Scanner – 5.0 “Excellent” – This feature works like a charm. You can ever see it in action.

E1. SD Card Scanner - 3.5 “Average” - Nothing special here. This is pretty much an external drive scanner. In this case your SD card.

E2. File Scanner – 5.0 “Excellent” - This feature works like a charm.

E3. Safe Web Surfing – 3.5 “Average” – Nothing special here. No detentions or warning. I’m still unclear as to what this protection is suppose to do.

E4. Deep File Scanner - 3.5 “Average” – Nothing special here. No detentions or warning.

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AVG FREE Tablet AntiVirus Security - Performance

F1. Task Killer - 3.0 “Average“ - This option is exactly what you would expect and nothing else.

F2. Battery Consumption – 3.0 “Average” – This option could of been so much more then. Here your phone or tablet is at ##%.

F3. Data Usage - 4.0 “Great” – Great, if you are on a set data plan.

F4. Storage Usage - 4.5 “Great” – A really great option to check on both your Internal Memory and your SD card memory stats.

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AVG FREE Tablet AntiVirus Security - Privacy

F. App Locker – N/A – Not available in Free version

FF. App Backup - N/A – Not available in the Free version

F1. Wipe Device  (Factory Re-set) - 4.0 “Great” – Great tool for people who unwittingly corrupted their device.

F2. Wipe SD Card – 5.0 “Excellent” – Great for when you are upgrading your devices memory or if you wish to trade or sell your SD card.

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AVG FREE Tablet AntiVirus Security - Anti-Thief

G. Anti-Theft – Not Tested

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H. Speed of Scan – 4.0 “Great“ – A little slow. But what do you expect with very limited Smart phone system resources.

I. Updating – 3.0 “Average“ – It needs to be updated manually and it won’t always update the first attempt.

J. AVG Support – Not Tested

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My Overall Score: 79.5/90

88.3 % = A

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My Final Verdict -Part 1- The main difference between AVG 2013 for the PC and AVG for the Android Tablet. Is that is it setup into 4 different layers of protection.

The 1st layer would be your - Protection

1. Apps -This is where the scanner will pick up any rouge apps. That are not certified via the Android App store.

2. Content – This is where you’ll find out if you downloaded or transferred a virus on to your phone or tablet. Via Wi-Fi, USB or Bluetooth.

3. Settings – Is also very important and often overlooked when people first get their phone. Often there are settings with in setting that make your smart phone less then secure. Such as letting unknown or un-certified apps to your private data, Or transmitting your location without your permission..

The 2nd layer is the AVG Anti-Virus FREE for Android - Performance

1. Task Killer

2. Battery Consumption

4. Wipe Personal Data

5. Data Usage

6. Storage Usage

The 3rd layer is the AVG Anti-Virus FREE for Android - Anti-Theft

1. Device Locater

The 4th layer is the AVG Anti-Virus FREE for Android - Privacy

1. App Locker – Only 10 day limited trial

2. App Backup – Only 10 day limited trail

3. Wipe Device

4. Wipe SD Card

My Final Verdict -Part 2- Now performance wise. This is no watered down version of the full blow PC version. Yes, there are less options and scanning is a little slower. Due to tablet limitations. But other then that you get what you would expect. A rather good free Anti-Virus program.

**As per the norm it is highly recommend that you upgrade to the newest version of AVG FREE Tablet AntiVirus Security for Android when available. Also important is to update your AVG virus definitions as often as possible. Which in the case of this App there are new virus definition updates nearly everyday.

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Here is a link to download AVG FREE Tablet AntiVirus Security

1. 
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.antivirus.tablet
(Google Play Store)

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AVG Free Anti-Virus 2013 (2013.3258) “HotFix SP1″ Official Change Log

Dear Readers,

Here Is The Official Change Log For AVG Free Anti-Virus 2013 (2013.3258).

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FIXES & IMPROVEMENTS

• Anti-Rootkit: Fixed rare BSOD during Anti-Rootkit scan.
• AntiSpam: AntiSpam white/black lists support both e-mail addresses, and domains.
• Core: Fixed issue with script emulator freezing.
• Core: Optimized scan length on Mass Mailing documents in Office 2010.
• Email Scanner: Correct upgrades of e-mail servers settings arranged.
• Email Scanner: Fixed issue with certification text display in e-mail messages after AVG update.
• Email Scanner: Fixed IMAP issue with ‘{‘ in informational fields.
• Email Scanner: Fixed issue with display of statistics for scanned e-mails.
• Kernel: Fixed issue with Virus Vault detections stating “The end of the stream has been reached during the operation”.
• Online Shield: Performance improvements in TDI driver.
• Online Shield: Fixed possible BSOD in TDI driver.
• Online Shield: Fixed temporary files leak when browsing on Windows 8.
• Outlook Addin: Fixed issue with AntiSpam white/black lists functionality on Exchange account.
• Resident Shield: Fixed issue with Resident Shield file exceptions.
• Resident Shield: Fixed possible hang-on while copying files from/to Novell network.
• Setup: Error message occurres if resume cannot proceed.
• Setup: Presence of Kaspersky Endpoint Security 8 for Windows blocks AVG installation.
• Setup: Error handling during setup initialization improved.
• Setup: Cyber Scrub products do not block AVG installation.

Go to the update page

Source:
http://free.avg.com/us-en/avg-release-notes#tba1

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William

How To: Find What Version Of AVG Anti-Virus 2013 You Are Running

Dear Readers,

People have been asking me how to find what version of AVG Anti-Virus 2013 they are running.

Follow These Steps Find What Version Of AVG Anti-Virus 2013 You Are Running:

1A. Open AVG with right click of the mouse on the AVG tray icon

2. Select OPEN AVG USER INTERFACE

3. You should notice a very faded (Almost invisible to the naked eye) version code on the bottom left hand corner of the main AVG 2013 User Interface. It should look like this

“2013 build 2889″ without the quotation marks.

1B. Or Double Click with your Left Mouse Button on the AVG 2013 Desktop Icon

3. Then select OPTIONS on the top upper right hand corner

4. Click

5. Then select ABOUT AVG (It should be the very last option on the drop down menu.)

6. Click on it

7. Then choose the PRODUCT tab from there it should display your version code that should look like this (2013.0.2899). It will also show you who AVG is registered to and when your version will expire. If you are using the paid version of AVG 2013.

 

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AVG AntiVirus FREE for Android (3.1.1) – Free Android App Review

The Rating Scale Breakdown:

• 0  – 0.5 – Abysmal
• 1.0 – 1.5 – Terrible
• 2.0 – 2.5 – Poor
• 3.0 – 3.5 – Average
• 4.0 – 4.5 – Great
• 5.0 – Excellent

• Undetermined – Too soon to tell or lacking evidence to provide a solid answer
• Not Tested – Has yet to be requested or there is some limitations to prevent accurate test results
• N/A – Not Available and or Not Applicable to this program

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V. 5.0 - “AVG AntiVirus FREE for Android” Review Template

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Tested On A: Samsung Galaxy Q (Model: SGH-T589R) & Asus Nexus 7 (Model: ME37OT)

Operating System: Android (V2.2.2) + (V4.2.2)

Price: Free (Google Play App Store)

A. Installation AVG Mobile Anti-Virus Free - 5.0 “Excellent” – Very easy just click on AVG Anti-Virus Free  App icon and press Install.

B. Uninstalling AVG Mobile Anti-Virus Free – 4.5 “Great“ – It could be a little easier to remove. Just follow the steps below to un-install your AVG App.

B1. Go to your “Settings“

B2. Then go to “Applications“.

B3. Then choose the “Anti-Virus App“.

B4. The press and hold your finger on the app

B5. There should be a screen that appears where you can uninstall the AVG App.

B6. Wait a few seconds till the App is fully uninstalled

B7. Then your good to go

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C. Stability Of Program - 5.0 “Excellent” – No crashes or freezing. Since I downloaded the app.

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AVG Anti-Virus FREE for Android – Protection

D1. App(s) Protection – 5.0 “Excellent” – AVG will tell you is the app is rouge and not affiliated with the Android App store. It does an excellent job at this. Thus far it has warned me 3 times.

D2. Settings Protection – 5.0 “Excellent” – This option is very simple yet very important. It makes sure in your options to install and download apps of “unknown sources” will not be allowed to occur. Other then that super important job. I saw no other reason for this Protection option.

D3. Content Protection – 4.0 “Great” – This feature is by no means outstanding. But I have had a few “AD” detection’s. I’m assuming that means “AD”-ware. But I can’t be sure at this point.

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E. Real Time Scanner – 5.0 “Excellent” – This feature works like a charm. You can ever see it in action.

E1. SD Card Scanner - 3.5 “Average” - Nothing special here. This is pretty much an external drive scanner.

E2. File Scanner – 5.0 “Excellent” - This feature works like a charm.

E3. Safe Web Surfing – 3.5 “Average” – Nothing special here. No detentions or warning. I’m still unclear as to what this protection is suppose to do.

E4. Deep File Scanner – Not Tested

E5. Text Message Scanner - 3.5 “Average” – Nothing special here. No detentions or warning.

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AVG Anti-Virus FREE for Android – Performance

F1. Task Killer - 3.0 “Average“ - This option is exactly what you would expect and nothing else.

F2. Battery Consumption – 3.0 “Average” – This option could of been so much more then. Here your phone or tablet is at ##%.

F3. Data Usage - 4.0 “Great” – Great, if you are on a set data plan.

F4. Storage Usage - 4.5 “Great” – A really great option to check on both your Internal Memory and your SD card memory stats.

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AVG Anti-Virus FREE for Android - Privacy

F. App Locker – N/A – Not available in Free version

FF. App Backup - N/A – Not available in the Free version

F1. Wipe Device  (Factory Re-set) - 4.0 “Great” – Great tool for people who unwittingly corrupted their device.

F2. Wipe SD Card – 5.0 “Excellent” – Great for when you are upgrading your devices memory or if you wish to trade or sell your SD card.

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AVG Anti-Virus FREE for Android - Anti-Thief

G. Anti-Theft – Not Tested

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H. Speed of Scan – 4.0 “Great“ – A little slow. But what do you expect with very limited Smart phone system resources.

I. Updating – 3.0 “Average“ – It needs to be updated manually and it won’t always update the first attempt.

J. AVG Support – Not Tested

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My Overall Score: 79.5/95

83.6 % = A -

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My Final Verdict -Part 1- The main difference with AVG Anti-Virus FREE for Android. Is that is it setup into 4 different layers of protection.

The 1st layer would be your - Protection

1. Apps -This is where the scanner will pick up any rouge apps. That are not certified via the Android App store.

2. Content – This is where you’ll find out if you downloaded or transferred a virus on to your phone or tablet. Via Wi-Fi, USB or Bluetooth.

3. Settings – Is also very important and often overlooked when people first get their phone. Often there are settings with in setting that make your smart phone less then secure. Such as letting unknown or un-certified apps to your private data, Or transmitting your location without your permission..

The 2nd layer is the AVG Anti-Virus FREE for Android - Performance

1. Task Killer

2. Battery Consumption

4. Wipe Personal Data

5. Data Usage

6. Storage Usage

The 3rd layer is the AVG Anti-Virus FREE for Android - Anti-Theft

1. Device Locator

The 4th layer is the AVG Anti-Virus FREE for Android - Privacy

1. App Locker – Only 10 day limited trial

2. App Backup – Only 10 day limited trail

3. Wipe Device

4. Wipe SD Card

My Final Verdict -Part 2- Now performance wise. This is no watered down version of the full blow PC version. Yes, there are less options and scanning is a little slower. Due to mobile phone and tablet limitations. But other then that you get what you would expect. A rather good free Anti-Virus program.

**As per the norm it is highly recommend that you upgrade to the newest version of AVG Anti-Virus FREE for Android when available. Also important is to update your AVG virus definitions as often as possible. Which in the case of this App there are new virus definition updates everyday.

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Here is a link to download AVG Anti-Virus FREE for Android:

1. http://free.avg.com/us-en/for-mobile (AVG’s Main Site)

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AVG Free Anti-Virus 2013 (2013.0.2897) – Freeware Review

The Rating Scale Breakdown:

• 0  – 0.5 – Abysmal
• 1.0 – 1.5 – Terrible
• 2.0 – 2.5 – Poor
• 3.0 – 3.5 – Average
• 4.0 – 4.5 – Great
• 5.0 – Excellent

• Undetermined – Too soon to tell or lacking evidence to provide a solid answer
• Not Tested – Has yet to be requested or there is some limitations to prevent accurate test results

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Price: Free

A. Installation AVG - 3.0 “Average“ – This aspect of AVG has almost completely collapsed, in on itself. I am very sad to report that all thou AVG Free Anti-Virus 2013 is way better in the installation department. Then AVG Internet Security 2013.  Which without any reservations is an huge epic fail. On most systems.

B. Uninstalling AVG – 3.0 “Average“ – AVG Free Anti-Virus is very sloppy uninstaller.

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C. Stability Of Program – 4.0 “Great” – AVG free is way better off. Then AVG Internet Security 2013 with respect to both stability and the UI (User Interface) glitchy-ness.

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D. Has AVG Free Been Compromised By Hackers Or Virus – 2.0 “Poor” – Many issues reported. But mostly on older operating systems such as XP and Vista.

E. Speed of Scan – 5.0 “Excellent“ – Very quick on most computers.

F. Updating - 3.5 “Average” – Automatic updating is fine. But if you want to mainly update your AVG. Your in for some headaches. Crashes , Glitches , Stalls you name it. I’ve probably run into it or had it reported to me.

G. Does AVG Free Do Automatic Updates By Itself Without Any Issue - 5.0 “Excellent“ – Yes, you can now with, no doubt. But leave the manual update option alone unless you want to invite stability related issues.

H. Internet Browser Cookie Detection Rate And Removal Test – 2.0 “Poor“- You are way better off with something like SUPERAntiSpyware or CCleaner that is more dedicated to removal of Internet cookies. AVG Internet cookie detection rate is terrible even with the option active and checked off.

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1. Anti-Virus Detection Rate Test:

1A. Windows XP – 2.0 “Poor“

1B. Windows Vista – 2.0 “Poor“

1C. Windows 7 – 3.0 “Average“

1D. Windows 8 – 4.0 “Great“

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2. Residential Shield Test - 3.0 “Average“ – I still find AVIRA and AVAST seems to grab the virus way before AVG does.

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Computers Protection

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3A. Anti-Virus Scanner - 3.0 “Average” – AVG is barely scores an average in this respect.

3B. Anti-Rootkit Scanner – 3.5 “Average” – Nothing special here. But much better of a scanner then the main Anti-Virus Scanner.

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Web Browsing Protection

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4A. Link Scanner – 4.5 “Great“ – Not a fan. But it can be very very useful to some.

4B. Online Shield – Not available In the Free Version

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Identity Protection

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5A. Identity Protection - Not available In the Free Version

5B. Identity Alert – This feature appears to need a further upgrade. Beyond your main purchase of AVG Internet Security 2013.

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E-mail Protection

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6A. E-mail Scanner – 3.0 “Average” – Utterly baseline and average. I found no use for it.

6B. Anti-Spam - Not available In the Free Version

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Firewall

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7. Firewall - Not available In the Free Version

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8. Fix Performance (AKA. PC Analyzer) – 0.5 “Abysmal“- If you don’t mind that you only can fix your errors for free once then great. But if you are like me and you probably feel this options is both somewhat misleading and out right bait to buy this extremely expensive add-on. Then you are probably with me on my conclusion.

9. Mobile Protection – N/A – This option is pretty much just a bullet point reminder. As you can download the AVG Free Smart Phone app from the Google Play Store. Again let me make it clear even thou you have paid for AVG Internet Security 2013. You don’t get AVG Pro Smart Phone app.

10. Speed Test - 5.0 “Excellent” - I found this addition to be very useful and very accurate as well. If only all speed tests apps/programs and or sites were this worry free.

11. AVG Direct Support – 0.5 “Abysmal” – With only a free forum and a phone number to call for support.

You will often find yourself ether being told to go to the free forum or they will recommend you go to further specialized support via Tech Buddy. Which like I said above is a MONEY GRAB. Completely worthless as well as falsely advertised and very overall misleading.

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My Overall Score: 58.5/100

58.5 % = C -

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My Final Verdict - AVG Free Anti-Virus 2013 takes what it once was good and flips it on its heads. It presents itself as a new more user friendly version of its past AVG iterations. This version of AVG and I’m talking about all AVG 2013 versions. Are clearly tailored first to Windows 8 and then to Windows 7. If you don’t have ether. Then you should give AVG a pass (Both Free and Paid versions).

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How To: Find The AVG Anti-Virus 2013 “Virus Vault”

Dear Readers,

People have been asking me how to find the AVG Anti-Virus “Virus Vault” in the new 2013 version. So here you go the full blow by blow. Please feel free to comment if this is not clear enough.

Follow These Steps To Find The AVG 2013 Virus Vault:

1A. Open AVG with right click of the mouse on the AVG tray icon

2. Select OPEN AVG User Interface

1B. Or Double Click with your Left Mouse Button on the AVG 2013 Desktop Icon

3. Select the 6th on the drop down OPTIONS menu

4. Click

5. You should see an option called Virus Vault

6. Click on it

7. The VIRUS VAULT should open up

8. Click one of the following options. (These options will only be visible if you have a virus listed. Otherwise it will give you a “?” question mark with a circle around it and the option to close the Virus Vault.)

RESTORE: To send the file back to your computer. Because it is not a virus

RESTORE AS: Multiple items at a time; highlight them in the list and press the respective button. If some of the selected items are not restored successfully, these will remain highlighted in the list.

DETAILS: This button only applies to threats detected by Identity Protection. Upon clicking, it displays synoptic overview of the threat details

DELETE: To remove the virus forever

EMPTY VAULT: To get rid of everything in The Virus Vault

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