New Update Re-visit to AVG in 2025

[nickstar1]

My AVG Ultimate runs very well, thanks again.

yeah they made some good updates these last few months VPN is very speedy now.

 

[stonjean633]

I think for the price to performance ratio plus with vpn and the max number of 3 years for ultimate,
AVG seems a very solid choice.

 

[Capiche]

my avg runs pretty well here and the vpn runs way too fast and i love it, thank you very much for the key bro @nickstar1

 

[Sorrento]

After reading this thread I ran a AVG trial, I noticed that they were using a DNS (Avast) as was the case in the past, I disabled this & had a permeant red icon on the main screen informing me of the dangers of this, this was a shame as in the past it could be (as I think it should) disabled without issue. I didn't continue the trial for much longer, pity as its a fine product.

 

[nickstar1]

After reading this thread I ran a AVG trial, I noticed that they were using a DNS (Avast) as was the case in the past, I disabled this & had a permeant red icon on the main screen informing me of the dangers of this, this was a shame as in the past it could be (as I think it should) disabled without issue. I didn't continue the trial for much longer, pity as its a fine product.

defiantly contact them and let them know i believe they use it for web protection so it actually may be essential i would ask staff or live chat.

 

[nickstar1]

I still keep going back to avg i love how stable the VPN is they have really improved speeds and reliability some may hate avg tuneup but i really like it.

 

[CloudyDefense]

hellou

what kind of performance i has, i am talking about system usage in terms of ram and cpu
currently using Panda free so maybe getting avg seems better choice if performance is ok

 

[nickstar1]

hellou

what kind of performance i has, i am talking about system usage in terms of ram and cpu
currently using Panda free so maybe getting avg seems better choice if performance is ok

Honestly it's very snappy on my PC browsing speeds are good to. They have recently made some really good improvements to the VPN speed it's very reliable now.

 

[nickstar1]

AVG no longer displays any scareware ad's on the smart scan anymore they really have cleared up the app. AVG continues to be the best Gen digital option. Also for some reason AVG's VPN is the only gen digital product that works with youtube so hats off to the avg team!

 

[nickstar1]

This thread got 18,000 views i guess people really liked avg and were curious as well.

 

[nickstar1]

also it appears Gen digital is improving the Avast products web shield finally i have seen some good improvements. Especially detecting those new email scams sites. Improvements in browser speed so some new performance upgrades as well.

 

[stonjean633]

I use AVG under passive mode.Avast got that too. This way I can use a different AV for realtime protection.

 

[nickstar1]

I use AVG under passive mode.Avast got that too. This way I can use a different AV for realtime protection.

what protections in avg are still active in passive mode? what's the point in having it fully disabled?

 

[stonjean633]

I uninstall some components too.The Signatures/Pattern Files are the ones important for me. I can scan my machine using the Avast Engine.

 

[nickstar1]

As we approach 2026, AVG remains a viable antivirus solution. While the user interface has seen minimal changes, the underlying detection engine is actively maintained and frequently updated. Phishing and scam protection has improved significantly, including enhanced real-time detection alerts. In this case, AVG successfully identified phishing URLs that were less than two hours old and delivered directly to my personal email inbox, rather than originating from a known testing or telemetry-based detection source. This demonstrates effective real-world, in-the-wild threat detection.

 

[Parkinsond]

As we approach 2026, AVG remains a viable antivirus solution. While the user interface has seen minimal changes, the underlying detection engine is actively maintained and frequently updated. Phishing and scam protection has improved significantly, including enhanced real-time detection alerts. In this case, AVG successfully identified phishing URLs that were less than two hours old and delivered directly to my personal email inbox, rather than originating from a known testing or telemetry-based detection source. This demonstrates effective real-world, in-the-wild threat detection.
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[nickstar1]

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yes, very impressed avg/Avast nabbed the one with no detection.

 

[Parkinsond]

yes, very impressed avg/Avast nabbed the one with no detection.

I like to check potential malicious links on VT from time to time; as VT not including Norton/Avast engine for URL, I check it additionally using Norton safe web.
My personal observation, Norton-Avast detection of malicious links exceeds the contenders.

 

[Divine_Barakah]

Forgot to mention this is the web extension for avg for those that got the keys. Don't download the one from Microsoft edge store they dont update it anymore but you can find the updated security extension here AVG Online Security - Chrome Web Store

The extension is not needed.

 

[Divine_Barakah]

After reading this thread I ran a AVG trial, I noticed that they were using a DNS (Avast) as was the case in the past, I disabled this & had a permeant red icon on the main screen informing me of the dangers of this, this was a shame as in the past it could be (as I think it should) disabled without issue. I didn't continue the trial for much longer, pity as its a fine product.

You should have uncheck that component during installtion. I believe it was called "Safe Site"