AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 9.0
No-frills protection to meet your basic security needs
It’s always been our philosophy at AVG that everyone has the right to basic computer security at no charge. And our 110 million users think we’re doing a pretty good job. So if you’re planning to spend time online and you regularly exchange files with friends, check us out.
- Surf, and search with confidence, while LinkScanner® keeps you safe from harmful sites
- Get online and offline protection from viruses, spyware, and other nasties
- Enjoy consistently high-speed PC performance with our new enhanced virus scanner
- Automatic updates keep your protection current
- Compatible with Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7
Free support is available from other AVG users in our dedicated forum at forums.avg.com/avg-free-forum
Here’s how AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition compares with our paid protection:
Protection Level |
AVG |
AVG |
AVG |
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| DOWNLOADFree* | DOWNLOAD 30-day trial | DOWNLOAD 30-day trial | |
| Banking and shopping online | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AVG Identity Protection Keeps your private information safe from known and unknown threats. |  | ||
| Surfing and searching the web and in your social networks | |||
| LinkScanner® Active Surf-Shield Ensures every web page you visit is safe – even before you go there. |  |  | |
| LinkScanner® Search-Shield Applies safety ratings to your Google, MSN and Yahoo search results. | | | |
| Phishing Protection Checks to make sure web pages really are what they appear to be. | | | |
| Enhanced Firewall Prevents hackers from seeing inside your computer. | | ||
| Emailing, Instant Messaging and downloading music and files | |||
| Anti-Spam Blocks spammers and scammers from clogging your system. | | ||
| Online Shield Lets you download and exchange files without risking virus infections. | | | |
| E-mail Scanner Keeps you safe from dangerous attachments and links in your e-mail. | | | |
| Whether you’re online or offline | |||
| Anti-Virus Makes sure you can’t get or spread a virus, worm, or Trojan horse. | | | |
| Anti-Spyware Prevents unauthorized information access by spyware and adware. | | | |
| Advanced Anti-Rootkit protection Ensures even the toughest and most sophisticated hidden threats are kept out. | | | |
| Basic Anti-Rootkit protection Ensures basic protection against sophisticated hidden threats. | | | |
| Game Mode Keeps you safe without interrupting you while you’re playing. | | | |
| Update Manager Makes sure you’re always safe from the latest threats – automatically. | | | |
| System Tools Optionally customize how AVG protection works with your system. | | ||
| Expert Technical support Free technical assistance whenever you need it. | | | |
| DOWNLOADFree* | DOWNLOAD 30-day trial | DOWNLOAD 30-day trial | |
* AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition may only be used on one computer for personal use.
Get more information on our paid protection products
Important – here’s what you don’t get with AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition:
- Protection against identity theft
- Protection against hacker attacks
- Protection against infected instant-message exchanges
- Protection against spam
- Protection against sophisticated rootkits
- Protection for business computers, networks and servers
- Free support from AVG’s expert technicians
Protection against identity theft
AVG’s unique Identity Protection technology ensures that when you shop and bank online, your bank account information, passwords, and other important personally-identifiable information can’t be stolen. As a bonus, Identity Protection also keeps you safe against new and unknown threats before they can cause harm.
Available as a standalone product and in AVG Internet Security
Protection from hackers
AVG’s enhanced firewall keeps hackers’ prying eyes out of your private business. These remote trespassers can view or steal information, take control of your computer for nefarious purposes like botnets and spamming. It even includes a game mode to keep you protected without interrupting your play.
Available in AVG Internet Security
Protection against spammers and scammers
AVG’s anti-spam protection makes sure your email inbox is kept clear of unwanted junk mail, offers for products you don’t want or need, and solicitations from scammy marketers looking to separate you from your money.
Available in AVG Internet Security
Protection for instant messaging, downloads, and social networking
AVG’s Online Shield is on constant guard, making sure any files you exchange using MSN or ICQ instant messaging, download, or share with friends in your social networks are safe from viruses, spyware, and other nasties.
Available in AVG Anti-Virus and AVG Internet Security
Protection against sophisticated rootkits
While AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition can detect a few rootkits, most of these threats are so complex and sophisticated that powerful tools are needed to root them out from deep inside your PC.
Available in AVG Anti-Virus and AVG Internet Security
Computer Hardware
Here’s what you’ll need to protect yourself with AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition
- Intel Pentium 1.8 GHz processor or faster
- 550 MB free hard drive space (for installation)
- 512 MB RAM
Operating Systems
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition is compatible with:
| Operating System | AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 9.0 |
|---|---|
| MS Windows 98 | |
| MS Windows Me | |
| MS Windows NT | |
| MS Windows 2000 |  |
| MS Windows XP | |
| MS Windows XP Pro x64 Edition | |
| MS Windows Vista | |
| MS Windows Vista x64 Edition | |
| MS Windows 7 | |
| MS Windows 7 x64 Edition | |
| MS Windows NT Server 4.0 | |
| MS Windows 2000 Server | |
| MS Windows 2003 Server | |
| MS Windows 2003 Server x64 Edition | |
| MS Windows 2008 Server | |
| MS Windows 2008 Server x64 Edition | |
| Linux | |
| FreeBSD | |
| Applications | AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 9.0 |
| MS SharePoint | |
| MS Exchange Server 5.x | |
| MS Exchange Server 2000/2003 | |
| MS Exchange Server 2007 | |
| Kerio MailServer 5/6 (MS Windows) | |
| Kerio MailServer 5/6 (Linux i386) | |
| Lotus Domino (MS Windows) | |
| Lotus Domino (Linux i386) | |
| PostFix | |
| QMail | |
| SendMail | |
| Exim |
Web browser
AVG’s LinkScanner® technology is compatible with:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Mozilla Firefox
Languages
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition is available in the following languages:
| Language | AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 9.0 |
|---|---|
| Bahasa (Indonesia) | |
| Brasilian Portuguese | |
| Chinese Traditional | |
| Chinese Simplified | |
| Czech | |
| Danish | |
| Dutch | |
| English | |
| French | |
| German | |
| Hungarian | |
| Italian | |
| Japanese | |
| Korean | |
| Malay | |
| Polish | |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | |
| Russian | |
| Serbian | |
| Slovak | |
| Spanish | |
| Turkish | |
Other language versions may become available in future. Watch out for announcements.
Other important links
- To upgrade your AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition to a paid AVG solution
- Check out our extensive online knowledgebase
- Learn more about threats with our videos and podcasts
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