AVG Technologies - (Freeware)
AVG Free Edition is a software developed for virus and spyware computer protection.
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition offers an anti-virus solution that can protect your system and data from multiple viruses and other malware that abound on the Internet.
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition includes a real-time protection to prevent the proliferation of viruses, worms and trojans from the opening of infected documents and the execution of malware.
The software consumes little resources and provides easy and intuitive interface which is inspired by the Windows 8UI interface for better integration in this system. It includes a real-time protection toprevent the spread of viruses,worms and trojans, opening of infected documents and the execution of malware.
- API: Updated system tray scan icon context menu.
- Anti-Rootkit: Improvements in anti-rootkit detection.
- AvgSys: Temporary log files are deleted after restart.
- Core: Detection of the next modification of Virut has been added.
- Core: Detection of Swizzor, modification 2009-11-18.
- Core: Swizzor detection is now much more generic.
- Core: Polymorphic malware detection methods have been improved and speeded up.
- Core: Speed improvement in static heuristics.
- Core: Thorough (more CPU consuming) scanning mode for elder viruses and obsolete exploits.
- Core: More flexible in algoritmic detection.
- Core: More reliable ETAP detection.
- Core: More stable on incomplete and non-standard files.
- Core: Virut definitions simplified.
- Core: Support for IMAP protocol added in Online Shield.
- Core: Added possibility to pause caching.
- E-mail Scanner: Logging support was added to The Bat plugins.
- E-mail Scanner: Adding spam information into e-mail headers in MS Outlook plug-in.
- E-mail Scanner: Added AntiSpam statistics.
- E-mail Scanner: Added support for IMAP protocol.
- General: Greatly improved overall performance.
- General: Introducing a new PC Analyzer component providing information on the computer status.
- General: Introducing new Product Improvement Programme targeted on overall Internet security level increase.
- General: Scanning engine updates do not depend on program updates.
- General: Added scanning for attempts to enter infection into system registry keys.
- Kernel: Scanning archive files for the Whole computer scan, Scheduled scan and Removable device scan was by default disabled.
- Kernel: Scheduled scans run in new sensitive mode by default.
- Kernel: Anti-Rootkit component is now available for free products.
- Kernel: IDP is now available for all AVG clients.
- Kernel: Created new library to replace AVG API in e-mail clients.
- Kernel: Added IMAP protocol support.
- Kernel: Added new /log parameter.
- Language: Added localization into European Spanish language.
- Outlook: New MS Outlook plug-in implemented.
- Outlook: MS Outlook plug-in is now able to report misclassified spam.
- Outlook: RTF certification works in all Outlook versions.
- Resident Shield: Fixed problem with occasional blocked deletion of files.
- Resident Shield: Fixed issue with specification of files to be excluded from RS scanning.
- Safe-Search: Improved accuracy of Safe Search verdicts.
- Safe-Search: Added support for bing.net and bing.search.daum.net.
- Safe-Surf: Scanning performance improvements.
- Safe-Surf: Add link checking support when sending messages in Facebook and MySpace.
- Scheduler: By default, the Whole computer scan is now disabled.
- Setup: New structure and visual style was implemented for the installation process.
- Setup: MSI setup has been implemented.
- Setup: Increased compatibility with Citrix systems.
- Setup: Log file path can now be set via LoggerPath command line parameter.
- Setup: OS restart is forced even when the workstation is locked (silent mode).
- Setup: AVG 8/AVG 9 will be uninstalled before AVG 10 installation.
- Toolbar: New version of Toolbar implemented.
- Update: MSI technology implemented to apply program updates.
- Update: Update files are internally signed by AVG certificate.
- Update: Added support of IPv6.
- User Interface: Introducing a new graphic style of AVG brand logo.
- User Interface: AVG 2011 comes with a new modern and easy to navigate visual style, and rearrangements in UI structure of several dialogs.
- User Interface: Added option to start computer scan from main UI.
- User Interface: Implemented new AVG Windows sidebar gadget.
- User Interface: Added possibility of immediate repair of any component error status using Fix all button accessible from the main UI.
- User Interface: Added possibility to scan whole computer after installation.
- User Interface: Add sound notification for update start/stop.