AVG Antivirus scored well in our lab tests for malware protection, though it still struggled to stop several viruses, Trojans and rootkits before they started downloading to our computers. Usually it stopped and quarantined malware before it embedded into our system, but there were a few instances when the threat snuck through. During full system scans, AVG Antivirus was able to ultimately find and quarantine these threats, too. One feature we liked about AVG Antivirus FREE is the warning messages noted exactly what the threat was that it blocked and quarantined. This is different from most antivirus software that simply gives a generic warning or block message without giving more details about exactly what it is protecting you from.
This antivirus software doesn’t use browser extensions. It uses pop-up messages to let you know when a site you’re trying to access is malicious. This makes the software easier to use since you don’t have to take extra steps to be protected from online threats. But it also can get annoying to have pop-up messages interrupt your online work, especially since AVG displays a lot of pop-up ads to tempt you to purchase other AVG products. It also means you need to keep a sharp lookout for the pop-up notifications, which are easy to miss if you’re not watching for them.
AVG places infected files in quarantine so you can’t open them until you’ve had a chance to read the warnings and know exactly what’s in them. If the program quarantines a file you know is safe, you can tell the software to return it to your computer before deleting the rest of the threats. We discovered during our tests that some of the quarantined threats weren’t permanently deleted from our system, but rather placed in our computer recycle bin. This is dangerous since there is a possibility for files that are not permanently or securely deleted to accidentally re-infect your computer.
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