System utilities

AVG Antivirus 8

Release date: 2 April 2008

By Robert Vamosi, CNET.com
Wednesday, April 02, 2008 3:36 AM

7 Editors' Rating

Pros

AVG Anti-Virus 8 includes anti-drive-by download protection along with antirootkit, antivirus, and anstipyware protection.

Cons

AVG Anti-Virus 8 tested in the middle or even to the slow end for scanning and boot time performance.

Verdict

AVG Anti-Virus 8 is solid at finding and removing viruses and spyware as well as blocking Web threats, but could be lighter on system resources and provide more technical support options.

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