AVG Antivirus 2016 (paid version)

[LabZero]

The highlight of AVG is undoubtedly the ease of use, better than the competitors, and lightness and speed. As we have seen in the main features, AVG is developed to guarantee, in addition to basic protection, fluidity to the PC, using it without annoying blocking caused by scans or other.
Unfortunately, as I said above the privacy policy of the free version, has a negative effect around the image of the product.
I did, as usual, a small detection test with 10 fresh samples (mix trojan/adware) and the result 5/10, this could mean little because the tests should be done with thousands of malware but ... feel free to think and comment.

Some screenshots (UI and detections)

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comparing versions

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Thanks everyone for reading this review

 

[omidomi]

Good test bro thanks for sharing it
i accept with this part: "-free versions sell user data to third-party companies. This privacy issue is not for users who subscribed to the paid subscription: for this type of product, there is no distribution of any data to third parties, but still this is a bad point."
i said dose we can trust a company who sell users data?
if they want earn money , they may sell paid users data's also
if they want earn money from their products why they do't removed free product?!
if their free product putting pressure on their economic and they want earn money why they continue

 

[Ink]

Does your 3 star rating affect both AVG Antivirus and Internet Security versions, since your title doesn't specify which paid version?

 

[LabZero]

Does your 3 star rating affect both AVG Antivirus and Internet Security versions, since your title doesn't specify which paid version?

It is intended for the paid version which they simply call AVG Antivirus 2016 (edited).
AVG Internet Security includes firewall and other features (comparing versions) and it would need another test.

 

[Nico@FMA]

Good test bro thanks for sharing it
i accept with this part: "-free versions sell user data to third-party companies. This privacy issue is not for users who subscribed to the paid subscription: for this type of product, there is no distribution of any data to third parties, but still this is a bad point."
i said dose we can trust a company who sell users data?
if they want earn money , they may sell paid users data's also
if they want earn money from their products why they do't removed free product?!
if their free product putting pressure on their economic and they want earn money why they continue

If i remember correctly AVG opened up their HQ here in the Netherlands when they gave a press conference.
Some reporter of BOF (Bits of freedom) or some similar reporter asked them about their free services and the "need" to sell user data.
Nothing is for free and every single free AV will use your data more or less and AVG is no different.
Supporting, maintaining and so on of a free product which is riding on the back of a paid version has never been a good marketing strategy since it can potential hurt their paid versions and services.
Hence why many AV brands will use your data which generates additional revenue for them, but it keeps your product sort of free.

@Klipsh
Nice review dude.

 

[omidomi]

If i remember correctly AVG opened up their HQ here in the Netherlands when they gave a press conference.
Some reporter of BOF (Bits of freedom) or some similar reporter asked them about their free services and the "need" to sell user data.
Nothing is for free and every single free AV will use your data more or less and AVG is no different.
Supporting, maintaining and so on of a free product which is riding on the back of a paid version has never been a good marketing strategy since it can potential hurt their paid versions and services.
Hence why many AV brands will use your data which generates additional revenue for them, but it keeps your product sort of free.

@Klipsh
Nice review dude.

AVG work with Limeware Limeware work with which company?
i know whats u mean but i said they sell our data to who?!
NSA?

selling data to advertisment company not bad selling data to security agency is bad

 

[JakeXPMan]

Doesn't Avira and Panda use the pop-up add method, without browser data sellings ?

 

[Behold Eck]

As Nico stated they all probably use customer data for various reasons so maybe AVG is just being more honest than most by saying that they sell on user data ?

Regards Eck