Question
I have recently been getting messages from my AVG Anti-Virus
program that it will expire in January. It seems that it will not
be a free program any more. Is this true? Do I now have to pay for
AVG?
Tizzie's Answer
I am happy to tell you that it is not true.
AVG Anti-Virus will still be available free for private (non-commercial)
use in the new version. They have made some major changes to the
program and will not be supporting or issuing updates for earlier
versions as of January 15, 2007. You need to upgrade to the AVG
Anti-Virus 7.5 version before that date. If you have registered
your program with Grisoft, you will receive a notification through
your program that you need to upgrade. Options available include
one to continue using the free edition. However, they are in business
to sell internet security software, so the free edition may not
be "front and center" for you. Read carefully and make
sure you make the right choice.
If you have not been able to find the free edition option or did
not receive a notice from AVG regarding the upgrade, you can download
the new program yourself. Follow the instructions below to get the
new program and continue using one of the best internet security
programs you can get.
Click this link or copy and paste it into your browser's address
bar:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
Once on AVG's free edition web page, click the AVG Anti-Virus Free
link at the top of the page. (You can also try the free AVG
Anti-Spyware program for additional protection). Scroll down
a little on the new web page and click the orange Download Free
Version button. Yet another new web page opens, scroll down a little
again and click the first file under Windows: avg75free_430a848.exe
. Follow the download instructions. Make sure you know where you
saved the file so you can install it.
When the download is finished, close your web browser and navigate
to the AVG file. Double-click the file and follow the installation
instructions. The program should pretty much install itself but
if you have any problems with it, feel free to call us at WindowWalk
and we can "walk" you through it.
To read more about the new AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition, click here.
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