AVG extends support for AVG Free version 7.1
From the I don't believe it department comes this news...
Grisoft, the maker of AVG anti virus and anti spyware products has just announced that the cutoff of support for AVG Free 7.1 has been extended one month, to February 18, 2007. Last fall they had announced that all updates and support for AVG Free 7.1 would end on January 15, 2007. Many AVG Free users, including me, have already upgraded to the new version 7.5 as a result and are enjoying the improved interface.
Yesterday, on a service call, I checked for and obtained updates for AVG Free on a computer. After the update completed I decided to open the interface to see if it was the new version and was surprised to discover it to be 7.1. I upgraded it anyhow, but pondered why there was a definition update on January 17, when support was to have ended 2 days earlier. Now I know why.
Anyway, if you are still using AVG Free 7.1 you have one more month to use it, with definition updates, before they pull the plug (unless it gets extended again!).
What's different in AVG Free 7.5?
With version 7.5, users receive improved virus detection based on better heuristics and NTFS data streams scanning, smaller update files and improved user interface. Anti-Virus Free Edition 7.5 is also Windows Vista-ready and is available via Windows Security Center as a security solution. To upgrade to free version 7.5, users can visit visit: http://free.grisoft.com.
Grisoft also offers commercial versions of AVG Anti Virus, including a Windows Server edition. The commercial versions are available from http://www.grisoft.com . They also own the former Ewido Anti Spyware program and have renamed it to AVG Anti-Spyware. It is available as a trial version, which reverts to freeware with reduced capabilities after 30 days.
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