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Microsoft Praises AVG Security Toolbar for IE8

Microsoft has been little shy of praising the latest version of the AVG Security Toolbar for Internet Explorer as a “great example of the Guidelines for add-on developers in action.” According to Paul Cutsinger and Herman Ng, from the IE team, the AVG Security Toolbar team is setting a new standard in ter...

7 October 2009
05:55 GMT

Download AVG Internet Security 9.0 Beta for Windows 7

AVG is pushing its security solutions one step further, and, in this regard, it has produced a new development milestone of the next iteration of AVG Internet Security. Customers that want to jump the gun and see what the future of AVG looks like are already able to download Beta Build 646a1653 of AVG Internet Securi...

3 September 2009
12:03 GMT

AVG Antivirus Mac OS X Client in the Scope

Although the security firm is quiet about its plans, a job posting on the company's website reveals that AVG is looking for a senior software developer who is familiar with the Mac OS X platform, according to The Register. AVG Antivirus is a competent security solution for Windows platforms, available in free an...

3 July 2009
10:14 GMT

UK Government Website Hacked - Twice

Security researchers from antivirus vendor AVG have discovered that a section from the website of the Spelthorne Borough Council in the UK has been hacked and is serving exploits. According to their analysis, this is not the first time it happens. The incident has been reported by AVG's own Chief Research Offic...

10 March 2009
07:05 GMT

Download the First Windows 7 Beta/RTM Official Security Solutions

Just ahead of the public Beta of Windows 7, Microsoft has started recommending security solutions that can be integrated with the next iteration of its Windows client even at this early stage in the platform's development. The first products designed to protect users running Windows 7 Beta come from Kaspersky an...

5 January 2009
03:29 GMT

AVG Tags Adobe Flash Player as Malware

Users of the popular AVG antivirus product reported on the company's support forum that an Adobe flash component had been detected as a generic password stealing Trojan. This was caused by a faulty definition file that was pushed to users on Friday and followed a similar incident that occurred earlier this week,...

15 November 2008
06:18 GMT

AVG Faulty Update Renders Computers Unbootable

Users of the popular AVG antivirus software had an unpleasant surprise when they were locked outside of the Windows operating system because they accepted a confirmation dialog saying that user32.dll (Windows User API Client DLL) is a Trojan component and needs to be deleted. AVG issued an update to fix the problem a...

12 November 2008
09:20 GMT

AVG Detects ZoneAlarm as Trojan

People that use the AVG anti-virus, along with the ZoneAlarm firewall, had an unpleasant surprise when AVG suddenly started to block and quarantine Check Point's popular firewall solution. The false positive was caused by a bogus malware definition file update and AVG eventually addressed the issue.This problem ...

17 October 2008
08:24 GMT

And... It's OUT! Free AVG 8.0 Download Link Inside!

Yesterday, Grisoft announced that a new version of AVG Antivirus Free would be released today, April 24, that was supposed to come with several new functions beside the ones already included in the application. As expected, the new AVG Antivirus Free 8.0 was rolled out today, so if you want to download it, all you ne...

24 April 2008
10:14 GMT

AVG Antivirus Free 8.0 Expected Tomorrow!

AVG Antivirus is one of the most popular products on the market, especially thanks to the freeware license which allows people to use it as long as they want without paying for it. Sure, there are some limitations, such as the lack of some functions, but since it's quite efficient and available for free, AVG qui...

23 April 2008
04:51 GMT

Freeware Antivirus to Get New Security Features

Security company Grisoft, the owner of the famous AVG antivirus, announced the acquisition of Exploit Prevention Labs, another security vendor, which would bring several new features to the freeware antivirus. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the two companies said that the transaction was supposed to be...

5 December 2007
08:20 GMT

HP Gaming PC with AVG Pre-Installed

The HP Blackbird 002 will come with AVG Anti-Virus Professional 7.5 pre-installed and with one year's license right out of the box. This is a great boon for gamers, if you ask me. Sure, some of them are tech-savvy, but let's not forget that a lot of gamers are actually children that don't know much abo...

12 September 2007
10:30 GMT

Free Anti-Virus for Vista!

Yesterday I wrote a material about a free anti-spyware that was Vista compatible, and now, here's any anti-virus to go with it! It's the AVG Anti-Virus Free 7.5.485a1117! Not only Vista compatible, but works on older versions of Windows as well. You can safely download it from our site, by clicking this lin...

5 September 2007
06:33 GMT

AVG Mobile Security Available in Free Beta Version

The need for mobile phone software protection has never been greater than now, as malicious applications have turned to this new and unprotected environment. Anti Virus Guard (AVG) from Grisoft aims at this target, that needs efficient protection from the growing threats.The fact that mobile phones did not come with ...

13 June 2007
08:01 GMT


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