Hello!

[Malware Man]

No problem! Yes AVG was heavy and quite poor in the past, however they do seemed to have upped their game since then with version 2013. If you could spare the time to try out AVG 2013 then I would greatly appreciate it. I might be able to sort out a license for you, if you like it so much and if you could tell me any improvements that you feel could be made.

Hello,

Sorry for late reply. I never seen it come up. Still getting used to this site :blush: It's honestly up to you if you want to get me a license. It'd be great if you tried cause then I could give the paid version a honest go. The reviews that I have seen on YouTube don't look good at all. Most say it sucks. And a lot end up making the PC crash due to AVG not doing it's job. This would be my first product that I'd do a review on. I wold actually be delighted to review it. I never done anything like this before. I'm all about trying and testing out new software seeing what works best for me. If you think AVG would appreciate me giving them a honest go then maybe you can work out a license somehow so I can try it out even longer once a month is up

Right now I am using Norton Internet Security 2013, it came with my laptop as a 6 month trial. I am loving it. So light weight and fast. It's just under 12MB, that's amazing! I also noticed that AVG has about 10 or so processes which is a lot...

Things I like & dislike about AVG:
-Memory usage & processes: it needs to use less memory and it has like 10 processes which is pretty crazy.
-Updates: The free version updates once a day. I get that they want to make money but still it should update at least 3 times a day, IMO.
-GUI: Honestly, I like it. I know a lot of reviewers don't like it. But I don't have a problem with it.
-Threats: When things are found it should automatically block them. Not give the ignore or protect me option. It should straight up block it.
-BB: I think it really needs one if it doesn't (not sure if it has it lol)
-HIPS:Every antivirus needs a HIPS.
-Sandbox: They sound look into getting this implemented. It would stop a lot of nasty zero day malware.
-Link Scanner: The link scanner should work in Chrome just as it works in Internet Explorer as a lot of people use Chrome too.
-Scan Speed: I think it's very good. I like how during the first scan it caches stuff to make the next scan go way faster. Great feature.
-ADS: I know there isn't much you can do about these, but they get quite annoying in the free version. I know they want to make a few bucks, but still.
-Zero Day Modules: It really needs more modules the the identity protection. Like mention above it needs a BB, HIPS & sandbox.

That's all I can think about AVG so far. I hope you don't think I'm to picky :lolz: these are just my opinions!

Oh how this site brings out the geeky side of me. I feel smart with this stuff. But when it comes to school subjects, not so much. :lol:

Thankyou Malware Man! A lot of users have been asking about a sandbox and better zero day protection. I hope that the development team give in and give us one for the 2014 release . I have sent off a license key request, I will contact you further via private message.

Hello,

You are most welcome. If you are lucky enough to get one I'd be happy to give it a go for awhile. Will be looking forward to getting a PM from you!