AVG anti-virus free query?

[Verint]

Hello,
It has always puzzled me ,as to how this AVG came onto the Web,from a small company in Czechslovakia(yes I know they've split up).On top of which it's free, and supposed to do a better job than Norton or Mcafee,who charge for their product.I am very suspicious of "strangers" bearing free gifts,so I don't use it,no matter how wonderful it's supposed to be!!

[tashi]

Hello Verint,

I am very suspicious of "strangers" bearing free gifts,so I don't use it,no matter how wonderful it's supposed to be!!

You posted at the support site for Spybot-S&D which is free for personal use.

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Best regards.

[ght1]

You can find the AVG Free features here

[honda12]

It has always puzzled me ,as to how this AVG came onto the Web,from a small company in Czechslovakia(yes I know they've split up).

Although my knowledge of AVG Technologies (formerly Grisoft) is limited to a wiki page, from my point of view the answer to your question is simple. A good program that serves people's needs for free is sure to be popular. It doesn't matter where a piece of software is made, its the quality that matters. Quality builds good reputation and I think that's how AVG have been able to sit at the top of download.com's chart for years.

On top of which it's free, and supposed to do a better job than Norton or Mcafee,who charge for their product.I am very suspicious of "strangers" bearing free gifts,so I don't use it,no matter how wonderful it's supposed to be!!

The free version offers limited protection such as no rootkit scanning. AVG makes money by persuading their users to buy a whole security suite with extra features such as a firewall and spam guard. Many people instead make their own security "suites" for free by using specialised programs to target different threats (e.g. AVG for virus protection, Spybot-S&D for spyware ect) and to protect their computers.