Thread: Avg 8.5

AVG is a free and well known antivirus application. This product is available for free for home users. This antivirus application gives your system complete security from viruses and worms. It also includes a real-time shield and a link scanner for safer web surfing. The internal virus database updates itself almost everyday by default. The program has a good interface and does not slow down your system, since the virus scan utility runs in the background.

You can download the application from the link AVG Free - Download installation files & documentation. Once the download has been completed, double-click the setup file. Click 'Next' to proceed. Accept the terms and conditions by clicking the 'Accept' button. The application will now run a system check. On the next screen, click the 'Standard installation' radio button and click 'Next'.

You will now be able to view a screen prompting you to install the security tool bar. De-select it if not required and click 'Next' and then 'Finish' to commence the installation process. The application will now be installed on your system

Once the application has been successfully installed, you will be run through an automated wizard. Click 'Next' to proceed. On the next screen, you will be asked to set the time for a daily automated scan. Enter the time in the textbox provided and make sure the 'Enable daily scanning' checkbox is selected. On the next screen, select the license agreement check box and click 'Next'.

The application will now search for updates and install them accordingly. Once done, click 'Next' and then 'Finish'. You will now be to view the main interface of the application. To scan a particular file or folder, select the 'Scan selected folder' or 'Scan file' option from the 'Tools' menu. The scanning process will commence. If the file or folder has been infected, AVG will notify you of the same and provide certain options to deal with the file. You can heal the file or delete it if it is not healable and not required.

You can also send the file to the Quarantine wherein it can be healed at a later stage. To scan the entire computer, from the 'Tools' menu, select 'Scan computer'. In case there are any infected files on your system, AVG will notify you of the same by displaying the infected file list.