AVG antivirus remains amongst the most popular antivirus programs and continues to receive the highest number of file downloads amongst computer security files available online.

The all new AVG antivirus includes Anti-rootkit and Anti-spyware in addition to the usual antivirus. Downloading and installing AVG antivirus will take as little as ten minutes which includes adding the updates required to run the program successfully.

This antivirus program has a simple and easy to use interface. It is ideal for users of different levels. It requires almost no user intervention. Updates are set by default to occur automatically every four hours which can be reset to the interval of your choice.

The virus database version that is currently in your system is displayed during an update. AVG antivirus can be safely commended for being amongst the most complete information security programs in the market. The antivirus scanners are highly effective.

Apart from the antivirus, antispyware and anitrootkit scanners, AVG antivirus also includes Resident Shield (that scans files on access), a plug in for scanning links on your browser and an email scanner.