AVG Internet Security

Compare AVG Free to AVG AntiVirus Professional and AVG Internet Security

What's the difference between AVG Free Edition, AVG AntiVirus and AVG Internet Security?

AVG is providing a wide range of antivirus and Internet security products, but choosing the right version seems to be a bit confusing for those not familiar with the AVG products line. Thus, we've put together this comparison chart to enable users and prospect AVG customers to quickly compare the features of the most popular AVG products.

Please refer to the chart below for detailed feature comparison of AVG Free, AVG Pro and AVG Internet Security.

Feature
AVG AntiVirus Free Edition
AVG Anti-Virus with Anti-Spyware
AVG Internet Security
LinkScanner checks if the link to a website is safe before you click them yes yes yes
LinkScanner Search Shield checks if the links in your search results are safe before you visit a site yes yes yes
Protection against Phishing verifies the legitimacy of the websites you visit yes yes yes
Email Security scans attachments in incoming messages for viruses yes yes yes
Advanced AntiVirus detects, and removes all kinds of viruses including Trojan horses and other threats yes yes yes
Advanced Anti-Spyware efficiently detects and blocks all spyware attack attempts preventing eavesdropping and password/identity hijacking yes yes yes
Automatic updates download virus definition every couple of minutes yes yes yes
Anti-Rootkit removes the most opportunistic infections that couldn't be discovered otherwise yes yes
Web Shield checks every file you download from the Internet for viruses yes yes
Gaming Mode shuts down alerts and notifications while you are gaming or watching movies yes yes
24/7 Technical Support and live help yes yes
Advanced firewall blocks intrusion attempts and remote hacker attacks yes
AntiSpam feature to block unsolicited email and unwanted messages yes
Online identity theft protection yes