Hi, this is why I went for Avast; it had more protection features, even the free home edition had more protection features than AVG Free. The only thing it won't protect you from with Avast Home is script blocking, but that's better than what you would be missing with AVG Free. Just my £0.02 worth.
-- Chris Hallsworth E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "JAWSUsers" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 5:42 PM Subject: [JAWS-Users] FREE AVG ANTIVIRUS >I thought some of you on the list might be interested in what I found about >the free AVG 8 antivirus program. If you go to www.free.grisoft.com and >choose the link for downloading the free version, you will be taken to a >page where the three versions of AVG are listed. It was quite surprising >to me to find out what the free basic version does not include. It does >not include anti-rootkit detection, it does not provide protection for >instant messaging, it does not screen downloads for malicious content, and >it does not give real-time protection from poisoned web pages. Below is >the comparison of AVG Free, AVG antivirus paid version, and the AVG >Internet Security suite as shown on the Grisoft site: > > AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition > AVG Anti-Virus > AVG Internet Security, > > Protection against viruses, worms and trojans > Yes > Yes > Yes > Anti-Spyware > Protection against spyware, adware and identity-theft > Yes > Yes > Yes > Anti-Rootkit > Protection against hidden threats that deliver malicious content > No > Yes > Yes > Anti-Spam > Catches e-mail threats including phishing, fraud and spam > No > No > Yes > Firewall > Stops hackers and viruses spread over the internet > No > No > Yes > Safe Downloads > Screens your downloads for malicious content > No > Yes > Yes > Safe Instant Messaging > Protects your ICQ and MSN communication > No > Yes > Yes > Safe Search > Safely click search results > Yes > Yes > Yes > Safe Surf > Real-time protection from poisoned web pages > No > Yes > Yes > Free Support > Free support and service around the clock and across the globe > No > Yes > Yes > > Again, I found it quite surprising that the free version did not include > anti-rootkit protection or instant messaging protection. > > Brian Lee > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Visit the Blind Computing home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php > If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php If you wish to join the Blind Computing list send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
