Where can I download AVG Virus Protection Software for free and without getting a virus?
Best Answer: You should look at other AV solutions before deciding on AVG. Also, you need both anti-virus and anti-ad/spy/malware product solutions on your computer. Here’s a good report (Feb 2009) on many of the top AV (anti-virus) products. http://www.av-comparatives.org/images/stories/test/ondret/avc_report21.pdf You need both Anti-Virus and Anti-Ad/Spy/Malware solutions. Not all products cover all of these areas so you need to pick and choose to get COMPLETE coverage. HIGHEST RATED BASED ON INDEPENDENT TESTING (http://www.av-comparatives.org/images/stories/test/ondret/avc_report21.pdf ) : Kaspersky, Nod32, Norton, McAfee RATED ABOVE AVERAGE: Avira, Avast, BitDefender, F-Secure, eScan RATED AVERAGE: AVG, Sophos, OneCare NOTE: Those products that reported higher “false positives” received a more negative weighting in the final results even though they may have detected a high-percentage of malware, etc… As to the FREE products, Avira’s Antivir has a detection rate of over 99%, includ