Positives
- Overall great ease of use
- Scan customization with scheduling
- Option to run other antiviruses
- File shredder
- Uniformed interface (Windows and Mac)
- Multidevice and multiplatform support
Negatives
- Limited variety of additional features
- Overpriced upgrades
- Lack of free phone and email support
Back in 2016 when AVG was acquired by the internet security juggernaut Avast, nobody was sure whether or not the former company’s most beloved product, AVG AntiVirus, would survive the ordeal. Thankfully, the software lived on and has in fact gone on to become better than ever. There are many reasons for which AVG is loved, but the fact that it enables users to make use of bespoke protection against a wide variety of threats that could destroy a device is its primary benefit. Although the basic version of the software doesn’t come with too many extras – since those are available either as pay-only extras or as part of separate apps – those that it does include do a splendid job in keeping out or detecting and destroying malicious files, whether they threaten PCs, Macs, or Android phones. And AVG still manages to up the ante with its simplified interface that even the least tech-savvy users can set up without effort. Read More…