News and features of AVG Free for Windows Edition?
AVG Free for Windows Edition builds upon the successful history of the AVG Free for Windows product line that has been developed with years of experience of providing antivirus protection. AVG Free for Windows has been protecting computers around the world for more than 12 years! AVG Free for Windows Edition has been redesigned in order to provide improved system performance; the additional modularity and flexibility of the internal structure enhance the ease-of-use of the new functions and settings options.
This new generation of AVG Free for Windows Edition includes an improved scanning engine that supports the rapid implementation of new detection techniques. Some of the improvements include new functions (such as checking and healing of the system registry), improved system performance (for example, quicker access to tested objects), and the optimization of update files to make them smaller, especially in case of "priority" updates. The system modularity allows us to significantly shorten the process of creating, testing and distributing, as well as installation of AVG Free for Windows Edition update files. Also, computer restarts following updates will be necessary much less frequently. Another improvement is the classification of updates according to their importance into three different levels - priority, recommended and optional.
In addition to the on-access scanning of files (i.e. whenever files are opened or executed) the new resident shield supports the additional option of checking files as they are saved - on-close scanning.
The new user interface is designed to improve user satisfaction and ease to use.
An additional improvement is the support of "out of the box settings" - all task are now pre-configured utilizing the following default - to run tasks even when the schedule was missed (such as when the computer was switched off or a connection to the Internet was not accessible). No user settings are required for proper function of updates and tests. Scheduled tasks can be performed even when no user is logged on to the computer.
In addition to supporting individual e-mail clients through program plugins (e.g. The Bat, MS Outlook 95/97/2000/XP, etc.), a significant addition for protecting e-mail clients has been added. The Personal E-mail Scanner - AVG EMS supports e-mail clients that use SMTP and POP3 protocols and can be set up automatically during installation.