AVG Anti-Virus FREE 2013 - Looks good is anyone going to use it

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2409393,00.asp

 

Let me go out on a limb here... I'd say, "Yes".

 

based on a thumbs up from PC Mag no I would not install it, sorry I don't care for anything from AVG , just my 2 cents...

 

No, I'm not going to use it.

 

its not that i hate it there are some things i just dont like. BUT i find it does work decent and i would consider using it. if you adjust just a couple settings it offers actually really good protection

 

The Identity Protection module is very stron in v2013. But the interface with Metro style won't appeal to everyone.

 

Well, although the new interface is "refreshing"......the free version concentrates a little too much on showing what free version doesn't offer plus the ad below the UI....it really put me off after a couple of days of usage.

 

I like the free version but signature updates every 4 hours would be nice.

 

The black Metro-style GUI is the most hideous and depressing GUI that i can remember seeing in any antivirus.

 

See my sig. 64bit is the way to go.

 

I used AVG 2013 Free till I got AVG IS for almost free.

 

You could open something like Process Explorer before you start a manual update, and then check for the process name avgmpaf.exe (I think that's the name; don't recall... but it's similar...) properties and copy and paste to a scheduled task (Windows own scheduler).

That should take care of more "automatic" updates.

 

Did you forget Avast mp3 player GUI?

Thank you, I know that trick. However, I think 4 updates a day (like Avira) would be fair.

 

AVG Anti-Virus FREE 2013

I will bypass it...

 

Re: AVG Anti-Virus FREE 2013

No thanks I'll pass.

 

i am using the Internet security

 

Ah, yes, i forget it because at the time Avast was skinnable and i had found a couple of really nice skins, so i never used the default one.

 

AVG's new GUI really is odd, it has a very retro feel to it despite being metro-oriented in its styling. I must, however, say that the colour palette used is atrocious, to say the least.

 

AVG Free 2013 has been a very nice neighbor to me on 2 of my systems. I really can't understand people complaining about it this much. Let alone the fact that you can get rid of the ad banner and the 'upgrade to pro' stuff via a hack.

 

I used to be a happy user of AVG free. And I like it since then. Maybe I will use it again someday.

 

Well, four months after, some user's rating ?

 

Seriously,webroot came last in AV-C and AV-Tests and so Why should I trust PC-MAG or any other ******** mag rating.We get these type of ~ Snipped as per TOS ~ review mags everyday here in india and trust me,it always full of loaded tosh like this thing is..why should I give it a ****

Cant imagine how small and how diminished the sample set and the pattern of testing would have been

Anyway,I think AVG is a quite good a AV program though I never used it,I have it installed on 2 of my clients machine just for the sake of testing and turns out they both are clean from past 2 months.Considering the fact,all my clients are risky computer users,this is good for AVG

 

i have never tried AVG so i would give it a spin.I will not condemn a product until ive tried it myself.although to be honest im a secret avast fan.

 

I installed AVG on my sister computer. Then she got a notification to upgrade to a premium. She doesn't know much about computers and AVs etc and so of course she upgraded. Next thing I know 6 months later I see that she has expired AVG premium and unprotected system.

 

The question is if you know Why they tested so bad in the tests by AV-C? If you don't then look it up