If you use your computer every day, you need protection that’s always there, constantly keeping you safe. With AVG Anti-Virus, you get hassle-free protection against today’s most sophisticated threats, online and offline. AVG Anti-Virus includes our unique LinkScanner to prevent you from accidentally visiting harmful sites.

It’s faster, smarter security that won’t slow you down.
- Enjoy consistently high speed scanning performance with our NEW enhanced virus scanner
- Surf, and search with confidence, with LinkScanner checking web pages at the only time that matters – right before you click that link

Here are some key features of "AVG Antivirus Professional":

· Surfing and searching the web, social networking
LinkScanner Active Surf-Shield:
· Ensures every web page you visit is safe – even before you go there
LinkScanner Search-Shield:
· Applies safety ratings to your Google, Bing/MSN and Yahoo search results
Superior Phishing Protection:
· Checks to make sure web pages really are what they appear to be

· Emailing, chatting, and downloading
Web Shield :
· Lets you download and exchange files without risking virus infections
E-mail Scanner:
· Keeps you safe from dangerous attachments and links in your e-mail

· Whether you’re online or offline
Anti-Virus:
· Makes sure you can’t get or spread a virus, worm, or Trojan horse
Anti-Spyware:
· Prevents unauthorized information access by spyware and adware
Anti-Rootkit:
· Ensures even the toughest and most sophisticated threats are kept off your PC
Game Mode:
· Keeps you safe without interrupting your game-play
Update Manager:
· Makes sure you’re always protected against the latest threats automatically

Requirements:

· Processor: Intel Pentium 1.5 GHz
· Memory: 512 MB RAM
· Hard disk free space (for installation): 350 MB HDD

Limitations:

· 30 day trial

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Core: Detection of the next modification of Virut has been added.
· Core: Fixed possible false alarm caused by improper parsing of html files.
· Core: Fixed report of broken digital signature on correctly signed files.
· Firewall: Improved AVG Firewall configuration import from version 8.5 to AVG 9.0.
· Firewall: Fixed problem with possible connection hang-ups.
· Firewall: Filtering details in AVG Firewall configuration has human readable names.
· Outlook: Fixed possible crash after clicking on a button in the AntiSpam toolbar.
· Safe Search: Improved blocking of certain types of known malicious web sites.
· Safe Search: Added support for Japanese version of Yahoo!
· Settings Manager: Fixed problem with possible freeze of Settings manager.
· Settings Manager: Fixed problem with downloading installation package through proxy.
· Settings Manager: Fixed problem with parsing cmd line with space characters in Settings manager cmd utility.
· Settings Manager: Added option of saving Resident Shield set...

Reasons why this program is marked as ad-supported:

· Offers to download or install software or components (such as browser toolbars) that the program does not require to fully function.
· AVG Antivirus Professional is trying to install AVG Security Toolbar. However you can uncheck this at installation.