What is AVG Antivirus?
AVG Antivirus is a software program developed by the software publisher AVG. In 2007, one version of the program, AVG Free, received the “Best Software of the Year” award from PC Pro, a computer and technology magazine published in the United Kingdom.FunctionAVG Antivirus performs scans on your computer. It locates viruses and spyware, a type of computer file that tracks actions you take on your computer, such as what websites you visit, and sends the information to another party. Once these harmful files are found during a scan, AVG Antivirus removes them.TypesAVG Antivirus is available in a completely free format, which offers basic anti-virus and anti-spyware protection by scanning your computer. AVG Internet Security provides the coverage found in AVG Antivirus. It also scans e-mails for harmful files, serves as a firewall to limit access to your computer from outside sources on the Internet.FeaturesOnce installed, both versions of AVG Antivirus perform regular updates to its defin
