Is AVG Still Worth Your Trust?

When it comes time to choose your own virus protection or, program optimization, what essential factors should/can influence your mouse click even your final decision? Computer expert Melissae Spinoza@ iWinPage shares some truly different opinions and in-depth studies of the following terms:

  • Privacy or online privacy ( * What're other rights of an internet users? And how to secure them the smarter way? )
  • Computer security: (What're the must-know parameters to maintain the security of your personal computer or other devices?)

First of all, AVG has been known as one of the best Anti-Virus & Anti-malware vendors in the industry. The Czech based security company has gained both happy users and unhappy ones since 1992, e.g., its "hard-to-remove" AVG Antivirus Free, the undesired yet bit stubborn "AVG Secure Search" (aka, AVG Toolbar, or AVG Security Toolbar). For longer company information, pay a visit to this page at Wikipedia.

Now, learn and achieve through simplified review:

Site Part: Newly Updated Privacy Policy

AVG has started to collect, keep and then sell personal data to third parties like its affiliate members. This change or condition can, of course, cause concerns. Somehow, we can do nothing for ourself but send our feedback to the security company. Then, what are the common or proactive practices to reduce the risk of such a privacy "attack"?

  • Share your E-mail address carefully. Check and modify your mail preferences in time or, regularly.
  • Always enable the "Private Browsing" mode, and "Request that sites not track you" option to your Web tools before surfing.
  • Using a valid VPN program and cleaning cookies and other temporary files are yet another two methods that are universally used for keeping one's e-privacy private.

Software Part: AVG Products

Total novices frequently run into trouble when they try to rid of AVG's hard-to-remove programs, such as the aforementioned AVG Antivirus Free, AVG Toolbar. Learn more.

1. Please be kindly noted that, TuneUp Utilities could be installed via some possibly unwanted yet misleading pop-up based advertisements, without notifying the user. You can read this "Reimage Repair Uninstall Guide" for detailed references. This too led to the low user rating of 2 out of 5 stars at CNET. Then, TuneUp has been acquired by AVG Technologiesin 2011.

2. Needless to say, or repeat AVG Secure Search has earned AVG a bad reputation. Quite often, we detected the bit bloated install/offer during some sponsored installer file even drive-by malware.

Now you: What do you think of the 2015/2016 version AVG PC TuneUp (PKA, TuneUp Utilities)?

All in all, it's a fair trade-off (I hope), as there ain't no such a thing as a free lunch.