AVG Security Software Features

Identity Protection

The more time you spend on line, the more important it is to keep your personally-identifiable information safe from identity thieves.

AVG Identity Protection sits on top of your existing anti-virus, shielding your passwords, credit card numbers, and other digital valuables from prying eyes.

Traditional security products rely on "signatures" to protect your information against viruses and spyware, and that’s just fine for dealing with existing threats. AVG's Identity protection goes a step further by adding an extra layer of defense that uses advanced behavioral technology to detect and block new and unknown threats.

LinkScanner®

Essential protection when you’re surfing and searching the web.

Traditional Antivirus software is no longer enough. The threat has evolved. Only AVG LinkScanner® can protect you from the Data Snatchers and raise your internet security to the next level. AVG LinkScanner® puts you one step ahead of the Data Snatchers by analyzing every website behind every link you click or type into your internet browser. LinkScanner® lets you know if the webpage you are visiting is safe before you even get there.

• Scans the pages behind all the links you click or type into your browser.
• Scans the results of web searches in Google, Yahoo! and MSN/Bing so you know whether a page is safe before clicking on it.
• Uses the intelligence gathered by a global community of online threat detectors.
• Analyzes individual pages rather than entire sites because single pages may be threatened
• LinkScanner® works with Internet Explorer and Firefox.

Anti-Virus

Makes sure you can’t get or spread a virus, worm, or Trojan horse

Anti-Spyware

Anti-spyware protects your computer from spyware, adware and other malware.

Antispyware protects your computer from all kinds of malware (e.g. spyware that secretly gathers information and privacy data from your computer, or adware that generates unwanted advertisement on your computer).

Firewall

Firewall prevents hackers from seeing inside your computer.

A Firewall protects your computer from outside attacks. It is designed to block unauthorized access while permitting authorized communications. If a Firewall recognizes an intrusion attempt, it blocks it immediately and does not let intruders access your computer.

Anti-Rootkit

Anti-Rootkit ensures even the toughest and most sophisticated hidden threats are kept out.

An Antirootkit scans for dangerous rootkits hidden inside applications, drivers and Windows DLL libraries. A rootkit is usually a collection of malicious software that allows a hacker to gain administrator-level rights and access to a computer or possibly whole network in your home or office. Rootkits are generally very well hidden in an operating system which makes them hard to detect or remove by regular security tools. The Anti-Rootkit feature finds these cryptic infections and roots them out.

Web Shield

Lets you download and exchange files without risking virus infections.

Webshield allows you to exchange photos and other files with friends over Instant Messaging and social networks safe from the risk of accidental virus infection.

Resident Shield

Works in the background so that your files are virus free.

Scans files as they are copied, opened and saved and if a threat is found, it blocks it. It also provides vital protection for your Windows system.

System Tools

Lets you customize how AVG protection works with your system.

With System tools you will find information about Windows processes, network connections, Internet Explorer extensions and Layered Service Providers.