Product Description

AVG Internet Security provides complete security protection against all of the most serious Internet threats, including viruses, worms, trojans, spyware, adware, hackers, and spam. Plus, it's compatible with Windows Vista!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3663 in Software
• Color: 1-user
• Brand: Grisoft
• Model: ISW5N24SENS001
• Released on: 2007-07-03
• Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows 2000, Windows XP
• Format: CD-ROM
• Dimensions: 8.00" h x 1.50" w x 6.00" l, .20 pounds

Features

• Complete security protection from serious Internet threats
• Defends against viruses, worms, trojans, and spam
• Prevents spyware and adware; protects against hackers
• Automatic firewall profile switching for improved security
• Easy to use--install and forget; free 24/7 technical support

From the Manufacturer
AVG Internet Security provides complete security protection against all of the most serious Internet threats, including viruses, worms, trojans, spyware, adware, hackers, and spam. Plus, it's compatible with Windows Vista!

Includes:

• Anti-Virus protects from viruses, worms, and trojans
• Anti-Spyware protects from spyware, adware, and other malicious programs
• Anti-Spam filters spam and protects against phishing attacks
• Firewall protects from hackers

• All-in-one, easy-to-use protection--install and forget
• New program versions and updates, for free, throughout the license duration
• Quality proven by all major antivirus certifications
• 24/7 technical support provided at no extra cost
• Improved virus detection based on better heuristics and NTFS data streams scanning
• Unique automatic threat-removal anti-spyware engine
• Automatic firewall profile switching for improved security and usability

• 100-percent virus detection: AVG’s scanning engine has received numerous awards for its excellent detection of "in the wild" viruses. Its unique combination of detection methods provides full protection against viruses, worms, and trojans.
• Cutting-edge anti-spyware technology: Using the latest state-of-the-art detection technology, AVG detects spyware, adware, DLL-trojans, keyloggers, and much more. Malware hidden in data streams, archives, or the Windows registry is also detected.
• Full on-access protection: The powerful AVG Resident Shield provides maximum protection by scanning every file opened, executed, or saved. It also prevents the opening or executing of infected files.
• Flexible intelligent scanning: the AVG Resident Shield can include/exclude files from being scanned based on individual file extensions and can handle exceptions for potentially unwanted programs such as adware.
• Full email protection: AVG checks every email sent or received, providing full protection from email-borne threats. AVG supports all leading email clients, including MS Outlook, The bat!, Eudora, and all other SMTP/POP3-based email clients, such as Outlook Express. Encrypted connections using SSL are also supported.
• Email spam and phishing filtering: AVG checks every email received, using the latest technology and up-to-the-minute spam signatures to ensure maximum detection rates for spam and phishing attacks.
• Automatic threat handling: AVG can automatically heal or remove infected files and other threats such as trojans, worms, and spyware.
• Control over all network access: The AVG Firewall monitors all communication to and from the computer, blocking external attacks and preventing trojans from exporting confidential data. The AVG Firewall configuration wizard automatically creates access rules for all popular software. In addition, the firewall can switch profiles automatically, based upon the current connection type, ensuring seamless changeover for notebooks.
• Powerful scheduling: AVG automatically provides recommended daily schedules for scanning and updating, and also allows you to create custom-scheduled events.
• Multiple language support: no need to buy a special language version.

Customer Reviews

Best PC Security Suite I've Used ... No Performance Impact!!
I like AVG for many reasons but all that aside, I noticed a performance improvement on my PCs as soon as I installed this. I've used Norton and Kaspersky for years and without incident but I guess I got used to the overhead or performance hit I got.

I'm pleased with this product all around and here's why:

- Integrated Package: firewall/anti-virus/anti-spyware/anti-spam protection in a simple to train and integrated package. I downloaded it and had it up and running in just a few minutes.

- Performance: AVG doesn't cause a performance impact on my PCs; I noticed the difference immediately - wow! Also, the easiest Firewall Training process I've seen.

- Cost: AVG deserves my money since I've used their free virus software for so many years. But, seriously, they're an award winning vendor year after year and typically only $60-70 for a 2-year license - that's tough to beat and more than fair. All products can be downloaded from their site and you can easily install and try them for free for 30-days.

Trying not to sound too preachy: I like that Grisoft and ZoneAlarm offer free and excellent product versions to the general public so that folks who need this software can get it even if they can't afford it - it's in everyone's best interest really so that problems don't spread across the Net like a wildfire - but few companies take the route of giving away something for free to attract customers - giving away something of value that is.

I highly recommend to friends and clients.

Edit: I've had problems with BitTorrent working - firewall is too tight - I just could not tweak the firewall to get it to work. I exchanged about 5 emails with the tech support at GriSoft and they were extremely responsive and helpful. They gave me a number of settings to try.

They confirmed after some testing that BitTorrent just doesn't work so they suggested switching to uTorrent because it's more flexible - and voila, they were right and all is good now. I'm very impressed with the support I received. Keep in mind all this help and troubleshooting from Grisoft came while I was using the "trial" version and hadn't even bought it yet. Wow. How's that for customer support - I'm amazed. I've been a customer of other products like Packet8, to name one, for over two years and when I submit a technical issue through their website the response takes weeks!!!!! I'm not sure why I still use Packet8 now that I think of it.

FINALLY! A SECURITY SUITE THAT DELIVERS!
I have been through the lot! THIS IS THE BEST COMPREHENSIVE SECURITY SUITE I EVER HAD! And I had them all...(well, almost)

For years I sweared by NORTON - until two years ago it got so heavy and demanding it slowed my computer to a crawl. Then I gave McAFEE Internet Security a try which, although lighter, pestered me with pop-up messages. When that license expired I gave KASPERSKY Internet Security a try: real secure feeling and detailed settings control; however, a number of internet applications, although given full internet access, were slowed to a trickle.

About a month ago I downloaded the AVG INTERNET SECURITY as a 30-day trial. Not two weeks had passed and I decided that THIS IS THE ONE!

Light, heuristically effective (it even found a malware that KASPESKY failed to locate - and KASPERSKY has the best reputation on cleaning out everything!), no conflicts, email integration (although not with ThunderBird yet, a minor glitch), excellent AI and quiet.
This Suite contains the legendary AntiVirus that blew the whistle on BIOSHOCK's RootKit.

It may seem a bit pricey, yet keep in mind that it comes with a 2 YEAR license, not the usual 12 months that most other Security applications come with.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

UPDATE [April 26, 2008]: AVG offered the FREE option to upgrade to v8.0 for the remainder of the license to every customer that had bought v7.5. Now, THIS is a company that knows how to built customer loyalty!

Works perfectly, every time, every install, on all of my computers.
I read the other reviews and am baffled by what they are complaining about. I have never had any of those problems when installing this program. I have installed in on over 20 different computers, from a Pentium 3 to a Core 2 Duo and an AMD X2. It has worked for me every time, on every install.

The program requires a respectable amount of system resources; not too much for what it is doing for me. I have even run it on an old Dell Latitude C510 laptop with a Pentium 3 and only 512mb of RAM and had no problem. If you are planning on running this program on anything less/older than this, you will probably have problems.

Killing viruses? Never had it ask more than once. I recommend you look through the setup and configure it to your liking. Mine is set to annoy me at every little change, and has the firewall shut down near-completely, asking me for every little action to pass through it. You don't have to get so extreme and this thing will run smoothly, and efficiently without you knowing it is there.

Go through the setup and fine tune it to your liking. There are forums out there to help you configure it. Lastly, I'd question the other reviewers that had so many problems. Read the IT blogs and forums and you will see that AVG is one of the most popular on their personal machines, if not THE most popular. Kinda says something, doesn't it?