is it safe to download AVG anti virus or any other free anti virus from the net?

AVG is safe, as long as you download it from *their* site. as far as "any other free anti virus on the net" - you already know that answer - you already tried one that turned out to be a virus. Only d/l those that have been reviewed by mainstream publications, and have been out there more than 6 months.

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I personally downloaded AVG anti virus and used it for a year. It seemed to work but not to my full satisfaction. Also, at the end of the year you have to buy it anyway. I also sort of remember reading in their download agreement info that your name is kept for future advertisers. AVG is based in Europe somewhere. I wasn't too happy about that, but like you, it was free and I was financially strapped at that time.

If you have to buy, I would recommend Zone Alarm Security (with anti-virus & spyware). This is a fabulous system and you only have one software that covers both virus security and spyware, automatically checks your email for "Junk Mail" and "Phishing Mail" and moves these to specific folders in your Inbox list. Very easy to update and work with.

On a final note, I just didn't feel that the AVG did the best job. What do you expect for a freebie, right? NOTE: Most freeby downloads seem to always have a spy attached! Therefore, I have now realized it doesn't pay to get free software off the internet. Your computer will suffer eventually from that download. I know mine did!

Hope this helps,

Wendy

Well did you delete or unistall it? Make sure you unistalled it then go to the avg site and re-download the installer, it sounds like it got corrupted whilst downloading. Don't go with the peoples above answer of changing AVG is good and in tests was more powerful than the above anti-virus solutions. Still its not the best, according to tests Kaspersky is but you have to pay for that so re-download AVG and try again.

It Is Safe. Where Did You Download it From?

Try This Official Link.

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/downloads-products/us/...

If AVG Isn't Your Type Of Anti-Virus.

Try These Other Free AV Programs.

Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic:

http://free-av.com/

avast! Home Edition:

http://avast.com/eng/download-avast-home...

Good Luck!

When my computer crashed and needed a new hard drive I noticed when I got it back that the tech had loaded AVG free on the machine. This guy was no dummy so I loaded it onto the brand new HP last year when I got it. These have been running successfully on both amchines for two years nad are the best, even compared to NORTON. Get it straight from AVG only and be secure!!!!!!!!!!!

Try getting downloads from Download.com, Majorgeek.com and Filehippo.com. They are good and trusted sites.

Download.com is my favorite as it has good editor and user reviews.

(P.S: Antivir PE and Avast are better than AVG and free also)

As long as you're downloading it from a trusted site it should be ok. If you download it and it slows down your computer than it's not a good one, try another one but from a trusted site like zdnet.com.

AVG is safe

yes it works good use it ..... www.grisoft.com