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October 5, 2009

AVG launches AVG 9.0 Free and Anti-Virus

'Faster, safer, easier' AVG 9.0 launches

Matt Egan

AVG today launched the latest version of its family of free and paid-for internet security products. AVG Anti-Virus 9.0 is available now at £39 for a one-year licence. AVG Free 9.0 will be available in mid October 2009.

Speaking to PC Advisor today, AVG's Paul Burke said that the major focus of the AVG 9.0 release could be summed up in the words: "faster, safer, easier". He said that more sophisticated caching and memory use had allowed for a 50 percent reduction in scan time, compared with the previous version. Burke said that boot times had also been reduced in AVG 9.0, by around 10 to 15 percent.

Product installation has also been rationalised, Burke added, with fewer, more graphical screens.

So much for faster.

Burke commented that one of the biggest improvements in AVG 9.0 would be that greater ease of use would lead to better security. As an example, Burke quoted the personal firewall. According to AVG, the firewall now uses cloud-based white-listing to reduce the amount of user input required to secure a PC.

"The simpler we make it, the better security you get," Burke said.

Indeed, following current trends for cloud-based layered protection, Burke added that one of the biggest improvements in AVG 9.0 was the way that the various layers of protection AVG provides (such as LinkScanner, and anti-rootkit protection) now work together in a more intelligent way. This means that the product should be able to weed out net nasties in a more efficient way - if one layer finds something bad, none of the others have to do any work. And the user has to make fewer decisions.

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AVG now also includes additional protection against identity theft in the physical world, the AVG Identity Theft Recovery Unit (ITRU).

AVG 9.0 is Windows 7 compatible. It is available in 23 languages. AVG has a userbase of around 80 million.

Speaking about today's launch, AVG CEO JR SMith said: "AVG 9.0 will provide home computer users with a more powerful and more streamlined solution that adds protection without impacting user experience, taking us back to our core strength of low impact, high performance security.

"We've always believed that everyone has the right to a safe online experience. With AVG 9.0, we are providing first-class assistance to our users in their development of tools and measures for their safety from all of the threats posed by cybercriminals and identity thieves, whether they're working, playing, banking or shopping on the web."

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Comments received

Curious Clive said on Monday, 05 October 2009

I have a paid for version of ASGP pro installed already version 8.XXX. Does this qualify for free upgrade/

Cliff said on Saturday, 10 October 2009

Just wondering if AVG 9 free will be any better than
8.5 free with its detection rate. I have used AVG free for years and have been reasonably happy with it, but 8.5 has fallen behind other free programmes in recent tests and came just 3rd. I hope this version brings it back into the game.

Hufferty said on Wednesday, 14 October 2009

I have AVG 8.5 licence for 3 computers (paid for version). This week got malware possibly via an Adobe flash update not stopped/removed by AVG. After reviewing options am replacing it with Avia software. But first have to do clean install of Vista. Thanks AVG.

Martin said on Saturday, 24 October 2009

AVG 9.0 free is a dog! Do not upgrade from 8.5 as you will end up with a PC running in treacle! I have just had to delete it from my XP box and re-install 8.5.

LazyMan said on Sunday, 25 October 2009

Never had any problems with AVG, and AVG 9.0 is fantastic, I would only ever use the paid version as it gives better protection, just purchased the latest version from ebay, 3 user version with 2 year updates for £29.50, absolute bargain (avg price £80+)

cgi.ebay.co.uk/AVG-Internet-Security-Anti-Virus-9-0-2-Years-3-User_W0QQitemZ280406450393QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_Software_Software_SR?hash=item414986e0d9

Bob said on Sunday, 25 October 2009

Do not upgrade from AVG 8.5 to AVG 9.0
It does not remove version 8.5 properly and it also asks you to uninstall Zonealarm. It also slows down your computer to snail pace.

the postman said on Tuesday, 03 November 2009

I concur with Martin and Bob - since installing AVG9 Free I am spending most of my time waiting for something to happen. Really slows my computer down to an unacceptable level. Back to 8.5 or even give MS Essentials a try.

Mike said on Wednesday, 04 November 2009

Upgraded to version 9 free. Comp ran like a snail and Outlook 2003 and Firefox kept crashing or freezing. Had to completly uninstall and go back to a reset point. Useless

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