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By: Ikedi Ani-okoye

Free AVG Virus Scan

One of the most popular virus protection software is AVG. There is one of the most well-known manufacturers of virus protection, even though they have a free addition available.

The company, that makes AVG antivirus products is called AVG technologies, it was called Grisoft at one point. The company was formed in 1991 and is Czech in origin. It gets its name from one of its first product is called Antivirus Guard.

AVG can be downloaded for free for home users to use on one computer. It has been estimated that AVG has been downloaded as much as 70 million times. One of its key features is its ability to scan your computer without slowing it down while you are using it.

If you would like to get technical support for your AVG antivirus software, you need to buy the paid version as the free version does not support any more. Upgrading is not too expensive.

If you upgrade to the professional version, you will get a range of extra protection. Which will include anti-spyware. The increase in spyware attacks means that anti-spyware is also a very important thing to protect against. AVG professional will be able to protect it against identity theft and other serious threats.

You can also get greater protection from AVG with their Internet Security Suite. This is able to protect you against much more, as it includes a firewall. This should give you complete peace of mind against any possible threats to your system.