First impressions of AVG Internet security 8!
AVG has recently released the all new internet security and now hits the version 8 with this new release. I’ll now write down my experience with AVG Internet Security 8. Lets see how this new release fairs :
Installation : AVG internet security 8 is around 59 Mb large in size and the installation was fairly simple. They ask you if you would like to make Yahoo! as the default search provider and allows you install the AVG toolbar a new feature, which we’ll discuss further.
Features : AVG internet security 8 is one of the complete solution, I’ve seen so far. It comprises of anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-rootkit, firewall, link scanner, anti-phishing. It has inbuilt support for Microsoft outlook for scanning incoming and outgoing emails.
AVG has proved it’s worth as a great anti-virus as it hardly misses any virus and has great scanning engine.
AVG toolbar is the new addition in this version, it comprises of Yahoo search, and McAfee Siteadvisor like feature of scanning the links and displaying if that site is safe to visit or not.
User Interface : AVG internet security 8 brings all the security products under one umbrella and has done a great job in making the interface pretty simple. All the features are accessible from the control center. But the strange thing is that it doesn’t scan for rootkits by default, you have to enable the setting in order to do so.
It would have been better if they would have provided the settings button in the left menu bar of the control center. It really doesn’t matter that much but it would have become more evident.
Overall review and ratings :
AVG is not a new name in the field of security and from many years they’ve been providing excellent products. AVG internet security 8 is no less than the old versions, only it has gone better in terms of features and that’s beneficial for the users only. AVG toolbar is an impressive addition and should be beneficial for the users.
I’ll give 5/5 to AVG internet security 8 for the excellent work.
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