AVG is a solid choice for protection against cyberattacks. It has an impressive feature set, solid score for malware protection and a decent price. However, it did have some issues in our tests such as the heavy use of system resources as well as a couple of false positives.

The interface of AVG is clear and easy to use. Its dashboard informs you whether your computer is secure, and lets you run a manual scanner from its menu. You can modify the notifications and scans. You can also white-list or black-list applications and choose which data AVG will give to its parent company. AVG comes with a range of additional tools, including shredders for your files and a mode of non-disruption that ensures you are not interrupted while playing games or watching films.

Its security features include firewalls, an anti-virus scanner, a password manager, and a social networks protection that flags suspicious websites or messages. Its ransomware and anti-phishing protection is near perfect, and its Enhanced Firewall has additional functionality like data leak protection and ARM Spoofing alerts. The firewall is extremely robust when it is connected to public networks as it makes use of machine learning to determine what is normal and what’s not and then adjust automatically.

AVG’s support options include a forum online community support, and a vast knowledge base. You can also reach out to its customer support via email or a chat feature on its website. The free version doesn’t come with annoying upgrade prompts, however you’ll have to put up advertisements when using the program.

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