

We went with AVG’s mid-range package, which they call Internet Security, and we were able to protect 10 devices. AVG uses a behavior-based approach to its scanning, looking specifically for:ĪVG’s more advanced tools, available for less than $6.49 a month, include additional features:

Or, we could run a deep scan that checked out absolutely every file on our laptop. Any time we felt just a bit nervous, we could run a Smart Scan, which took just seconds to search for basic issues like viruses, malware, and bad browser add-ons. But it also offered the option for on-demand scanning. We examined both its free and Internet Security versions, we studied its privacy policy in-depth, and we considered what programs it offers for other platforms.ĪVG includes on-access scanning, which means as soon as we opened the program it began scanning and continued to scan in the background as long as it was open.
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We ran AVG through its paces on our 2020 Lenovo Thinkpad to see just what it could do.
