AVG News

Program update AVG 8.0.0093

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:10:00 +0000

New recommended program update is available for download. More

AVG receives PC Answers Recommended award

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000

AVG 8.0 Internet Security has received a Recommended award from UK magazine PC Answers. The review highlighted AVG's excellent threat detection, the high quality of the anti-spam module, lightning fast rootkit scanning, and the suite's robust firewall.
What particularly impressed PC Answers was the ease of use of the software, including AVG 8.0 Internet Security's new interface – giving it the full 5 marks out of 5.
Also very popular was the new and innovative Linkscanner technology, which PC Answers described as "perhaps the coolest addition" and "a step in the right direction" within online security. Learn more about AVG Internet Security

AVG Free 8.0 launches April 24

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000

AVG Technologies will tomorrow release AVG Anti-Virus Free 8.0, the latest version of the company's popular and widely-used free security software, which now incorporates protection against spyware through a new combined anti-virus and anti-spyware engine.
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The new AVG 8.0 attracted plenty of interest at CeBIT

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0000

AVG Technologies demonstrated the latest version of its award-winning product range at CeBIT last week. AVG 8.0 was officially release at the end of February and offers users an extensive range of new and improved protection capabilities, including real-time protection against web-borne threats.
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AVG Unveils AVG 8.0

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000

AVG Technologies, producer of Internet Security and safe web surfing software, will unveil their new version - AVG 8.0 tomorrow 28th Feb. AVG 8.0 contains over a dozen new and enhanced features to deliver exceptional threat detection, usability and scanning efficiency.
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AVG wins coveted Ruban D’Honneur Award

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000

AVG has been nominated as a finalist for the 2008 European Business Awards in the innovation category and has received the coveted Ruban D'Honneur Award designating them as one of Europe's leading organizations.
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GRISOFT changes name to AVG Technologies

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:16:44 +0000

GRISOFT, developer of the AVG family of security software products, today announced that it is changing its name to AVG Technologies. The renaming affects all subsidiaries around the globe.
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100% Virus Detection by AVG

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 08:17:31 +0000

GRISOFT is again the recipient of the VB100% Award, as awarded by Virus Bulletin in February 2008. AVG Anti-Virus proved itself by detecting all In the Wild viruses, while generating no false positives, during both on-demand and on-access scanning in Virus Bulletin's comparative tests.
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AVG Co-Founds New Testing Organization

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:14:20 +0000

AVG's Karel Obluk and Larry Bridwell attended the inaugural meeting of the AMTSO in Bilbao, Spain, in January. We are delighted to support the formal launch of the organization and will work hard to ensure the new testing standards reflect the real-world security problems faced by home and business computer users.
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AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition - Software of the year 2007

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:57:45 +0000

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition (AVG's free product for non-commercial use) was recently awarded PC Pro's Software of the Year award 2007.
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