Internet Security - 2 Year Subscription |  | From: AVG Technologies Ltd.
Category: Software
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Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 854
Format: CD-ROM
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows 2000, Windows XP
Media: CD-ROM
Operating System: Windows 2000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 1.6
MPN: IS90N24SEN001
Model: IS90N24SEN001
UPC: 892401001690
EAN: 0892401001690
ASIN: B002JB1TTO
Release Date: October 1, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Multiple layers of protection for complete security featuring AVG Identity Protection and LinkScanner to keep you safe online ? all the time | | • | Unlimited automatic updates and version upgrades for the life of your license | | • | With AVG Internet Security, you can bank and shop online without fear of identity theft; stay safe from dangerous websites when you surf the web; exchange files over IM safe from the risk of virus infection | | • | Stop scammers and spammers from clogging your email, block known and unknown threats round the clock - automatically, focus on what you want to do on your PC ? while we take care of your security |
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Product Description
Multiple layers of protection for complete security.Featuring AVG Identity Protection and LinkScanner to keep you safe online all the time.Compatible with Windows 7.Unlimited automatic updates and version upgrades for the life of your license.With AVG Internet Security you can: Bank and shop online without fear of identity theft. Stay safe from dangerous websites when you surf the web. Exchange files over IM safe from the risk of virus infection. Stop scammers and spammers from clogging your email. Block known and unknown threats round the clock - automatically. Focus on what you want to do on your PC while we take care of your security.80 million people trust us to keep them safe online and so can you.Why AVG?We ve been doing this a long time. We know you want to focus on what s important to you when you re online exchange photos chat about music manage your finances go shopping email your friends and family - not worry about security all the time. AVG takes the uncertainty out of doing what you want online. We take care of your security for you wherever you go whenever you go there and whatever you do when you get there. AVG s unique Identity Protection is the world s smartest ID theft protection stopping thieves before they can access your passwords account information and credit card numbers. AVG s patent-pending LinkScanner is the first technology to check websites and search results at the only time that matters when you re about to click that link. AVG s new scanning system only scans files changed since the last scan so it won t slow down your surfing downloading and on-line chatting. AVG s redesigned firewall keeps hackers out of your computer but doesn t get in your way. AVG s high-speed spam and scam detection cleans your inbox without holding up the mail.Here s how AVG s multiple layers of protection keep you safe online or off.While you re surfing and searching the web: Identity Protec
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| Customer Reviews:
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 LIGHT, FAST, SECURE - AND OLD SCHOOL HONEST. October 31, 2009
NeuroSplicer (Freeside, in geosynchronous orbit)
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
I am using AVG INTERNET SECURITY 9.0 for over a month now. But I never bought it. What I did buy was an older AVG security suite (v7.5), 2 years ago. Nevertheless, whenever a later version becomes available, the suite updates itself to the latest version -- FREE! It happened at least three times over these past years, with versions 8.0, 8.5 and recently 9.
You have to respect a company that does this! With AVG a 2 year license means you shall have the latest security suite for 2 years (and not just new database definitions). Can you imagine buying McAfee or Norton 2009 in October and in March been offered their later release, free?
As a security suite, AVG is light and reliable. It does not tax my system resources either idle or actively scanning, and one can trade speed for resources with a scalable slider. The interface is user friendly and intuitive. The default settings will protect the initiate user from confusing alerts and warnings. On the other hand, the experienced user can dive in and configure the suite to suit him best.
The only thing I did not like with v9.0 are the icons in the main interface, which I found bland and boring. But appearances are a very minor thing when it comes to security suites.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Solid Product December 3, 2009
Matthew K. Morgan (Ruther Glen, VA USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
AVG is best known for their free antivirus though they have offered for years a full security suite. I had never bothered to try AVG Internet Security (AVG IS), mainly because it is an expensive package in comparison to most of the other offerings on the market. That said, it is a solid product and worth consideration in spite of the cost.
I should start by stating, for the record, that I had a dreadful install experience. AVG IS partially installed itself and then errored out. After a reboot, AVG IS was alive but outdated, and what was broken was the ability to update. Worse, the uninstall was also broken. After getting the uninstall ironed out, I tried to install again and this time everything was much smoother.
AVG IS is organized and clean with a very clear and easy-to-understand overview dashboard. At a glance you can tell what is active and what is not active. Double-clicking on any of the icons in this view gives access to adjustment controls by which the component in question can be manipulated and set as desired. I like this particular view. One thing that is not clear, though, is that to get to the real nuts and bolts of the various components' configurations, one must use the pull-down menus, not the icons.
AVG's firewall appears to do a good job of hiding the system on the net, locking down service ports and cutting off ping responses. I was unable to break it. However, where it gets interesting is in the control afforded the user - individual applications can be locked down, policies set for different networks, and so much more. Other firewalls do this, but AVG's organization in the interface is better than average.
AVG's track record as an antivirus vendor is well known. However, with versions prior to 9.0 their antivirus was slow, intrusive and hard to interrupt. AVG seems to have gotten the idea of how to improve this - it took about 90 minutes to scan over 1,000,000 items if you include the registry and even running at full speed I hardly noticed except for the fact that I had the task manager open and saw an occasional spike in CPU activity. I launched several applications, typed a lot, and even searched for a file on the hard drive and saw no real impact on the system. Cycles consumed seemed to be consistently under 10%.
AVG throws a lot of other things into the mix that you'd expect in a decent suite - antispam, antispyware, rootkit detection, and several other components. What surprised me was to find a process viewer that has the ability to kill processes, accessible from the dashboard under system tools. I have never worked with a security suite with that built-in as part of the package. Included is a connectivity viewer and even a startup process viewer, with the ability to manipulate the entries within. That's a very nice plus.
I've been unable to work with the antispam up to this point, as I get no spam. Even so, there are many, many settings that can be adjusted to the antispam, such as adding a blacklist server such as spamcop to assist with checking, Bayesian training and a lot more. Based on the feature set I suspect this antispam is very effective.
AVG IS includes a McAfee-style system of evaluating returns from search engines, marking unsafe links in the results window. It is not as thorough as McAfee's Site Adviser, but it is effective in giving you heads-up when there is a possible danger ahead.
There are two things that AVG does not have that I wish were present. First, there is no parental control module. It looks like AVG made no effort at all to include a parental controls module, and while that's ok it is something that most other security suites include. I was unable to even find a manual block list - if it's there, I cannot find it. Second, I found no ability to see the presence of other computers on the network. It is not something that I have found in a lot of suites but it's a very nice-to-have.
AVG has put together a very nice internet security suite. The main components, the antivirus and the firewall, are both very effective and all of the other components seem to be working nicely. There is room for some improvement/expansion, as is true with most security suites, but what is here is very polished and clean. AVG is a little pricey when compared to most other suites, but in spite of that cost it is very much worth consideration when looking at computer security suites. I am comfortable giving AVG IS a 5/5 stars rating - it isn't absolutely perfect, but what is there is excellent.
Comprehensive protection with little or no performance impact December 14, 2009
Mannina Magha (Traveller)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The kind of threats from the internet has increased to just beyond viruses - spamware, adware, worms .... What you would need is a comprehensive security that not only protects against viruses, but also against all the threats.
Since there are so many of them in the market, it can be a bit confusing on which one to buy - I have highlighted a few +ves and -ves of using AVG.
** Note : Just the AVG antivirus is available for free [...], comes with a complete antivirus but lacks comprehensive protection.
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+ 80 million users world wide - means somebody would have already found the virus & signature before it affects your computer. I do not know if there is any other anti virus make who can claim such a comprehensive database of virus signatures.
+ Thin memory & CPU footprint - means this software takes little CPU power and leaves the rest to your main programs
+ 2 year subscription - compare this with 1 year subscription which most manufacturers provide today. 2 years at this price is a steal
+ AVG has been in business since 1992 - maintained a low profile, spends little on marketing, and more on R&D - a very decent company who are committed to providing the best antivirus for the market
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- this product may not work with Windows 7, it mentions that it works only with windows xp, vista & 2000
Comparison with other antivirus makers:
- This definitely rates far better than PC Tools & McAfee
- Comparing AVG with Kaspersky is difficult, Kaspersky is an equally good anti-virus. But the 2-year subscription on AVG at this price makes it more attractive than Kaspersky.
Internet Security - 2 Year Subscription December 19, 2009
S. Whitworth (Texas)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The thing that caught my eye about this product, is that it is a two year subscription. Most anti-virus programs last one year. I really like that this one lasts two years. In addition, I loaded this program on my netbook that has 1 gig of memory and it ran fine without creating sluggish response. I will mention that my netbook handled this program well, but I do suspect it would be better to install it on a computer that had more memory. With that said, it runs fine on my netbook because I do not run anything on my netbook, but a web browser.
So far, I have had no issue with this program and feel it protects my computer. Only time and added use will prove it a long term success.
An Improvement over the Previous Version December 4, 2009
Koala1356 (FL, USA)
I've used AVG for a long time and I feel Version 9.0 (this product) is an improvement over the previous versions. The interface will be instantly recognizable to anyone who has used AVG in the past couple of years. It remains simple and clean with its intuitive three-tab design that is suitable for both experienced and new users.
COMPONENTS:
Here is a list of the three tabs, and a quick synopsis of what the components do.
Overview Tab:
* Anti-Virus: Protection from and removal of viruses, trojans, and worms including infected .EXEs or .DLLs.
* Anti-Spyware: Protection from and removal of spyware, malware, adware.
* Anti-Spam: Protects against spam and phishing attempts, marking suspicious incoming email as [SPAM].
* Firewall: Blocks or permits network traffic on a rule-by-rule, program-by-program basis. 'Gaming Mode' prevents firewall rule pop-ups from interrupting play. Handy 'Emergency Mode' blocks all internet traffic in the event you feel you are being hacked.
* LinkScanner: Surf-Shield and Search-Shield actively block dangerous websites and scan search engines for threats.
* Anti-Rootkit: Searches out hidden rootkit dangers on your computer. This scan can be scheduled separately, run with another scan, or manually started.
* System Tools: Like Windows' Task Manager, it shows your running system processes, active network connections, etc but with security levels.
* Email Scanner: Scans outgoing and incoming email for threats.
* Identity Protection: Analyzes and scans your programs in an attempt to prevent the loss of personal information such as passwords and credit card info.
* Web Shield: While using instant messaging programs, prevents you from downloading or exchanging infected files.
Resident Shield: Actively scans your files as they are opened, copied, or saved to prevent the activation of threats.
* License: Your license info is displayed here. This program is for a 2-year subscription for a single computer.
* Update Manager: Set it and Forget it. Automatically keeps the program up-to-date.
Computer Scanner Tab:
* It's now easier than ever to setup and maintain scans that suit your time and liking. Want to scan for viruses, adware, and spyware on Monday at 2:00pm, and then scan for Rootkits on Wednesday at 11am? It's simple to set it all up here, however and whenever you want.
Update Tab:
* Click this tab to begin a manual update of the program and its components.
IMPRESSIONS:
The Firewall has undergone major improvement. It is less obtrusive than the previous version, automatically creating rules for trusted programs/access without bothering you with any annoying 'stop everything and attend to me' pop-ups. The Computer Scanner interface tab now shines for its easy to use scheduling of single or multiple scans, manual scans of your computer, or manual scans of just selected files. The Virus Vault and the History could still use some work, but they are perfectly functional as is.
CONCLUSION:
I've used AVG free and paid versions for many years, and I think this version of their internet suite is the best yet. It's easy to install, runs great on my Windows 7 64-bit, is full-featured without bloatware, has a clean and simple interface for beginners, yet still allows experienced users to tweak the nuts and bolts to their liking.
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