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AVG Anti-Virus Free 2012

AVG Technologies is best known for antivirus protection, but in recent years the company has branched out, adding system tune-up, parental control, online backup, and more. But have no fear; you can still get the powerful protection of AVG Anti-Virus Free 2012 without spending a penny. In my tests and in tests by independent labs it beats many of its for-pay competition. Do note that it's specifically free for personal use; business users must pay for AVG's antivirus protection.

The 2012 edition's main screen collapses the previous edition's ten component icons down to six, but adds three new ones to integrate the company's other products. If you use AVG Family Safety ($19.95 direct for three licenses, 4.5 stars), AVG PC Tuneup 2011 ($29.99/year direct, 4 stars), or AVG LiveKive online backup, you can click the icon to link your products. If you don't, naturally the antivirus includes an option to get them.

All of the labs I follow test AVG's technology and give it generally good ratings. ICSA Labs and West Coast Labs certify it for virus detection; West Coast adds checkmark certification for virus removal as well. In all of the last ten tests by Virus Bulletin, AVG has received VB100 certification.

AVG participates in the on-demand test by AV-Comparatives.org , but not in the retrospective test, which simulates zero-day protection by using old virus signatures. In the on-demand test AVG rated STANDARD, the lowest passing grade.

AV-Comparatives also runs a whole-product dynamic test, challenging products to protect test systems from real-world up-to-the-minute threats. In this test AVG rated ADVANCED, a cut above STANDARD.

The ongoing antivirus certification tests by AV-Test.org are also dynamic tests, emulating a user's real-world experience. Products can receive up to 6 points for protection, repair, and usability, with a total of 11 points required for certification. In the most recent tests under Windows 7, Vista, and XP, AVG averaged 13.17 points.

Download Computer Tune Up Software – Auslogics BoostSpeed ...

Computers are 1000 times faster now than they were ten years ago. But did you ever feel that your slow computer could be a little faster? A faster processor is easily compromised by new features, more expensive graphics and numerous glitches in the operating system. Worse than that, any new computer can get really slow after only a few months. Junk files, registry errors, and fragmentation accumulate to cause the slow down as well as occasional crashes.

An Australian software company, Auslogics, has developed an effective remedy to speed up a slow Windows system – its award winning Auslogics Boost Speed. Run the program once a week and it will remove all the clutter, fix registry errors and defragment the disks and the registry. The program will also tune up the one-size-fits-all Windows settings specifically to your computer configuration, hence improving your Internet speed, reducing computer startup and shutdown time. You can tweak the settings of your Internet browser, your Microsoft Office suite and other software to their peak performance. Move your mouse over the tray icon to view the CPU and memory usage, as well as your Internet traffic, in a handy graphical display.

Here’s what it can do to speed up your Internet:

- Tune up Internet settings for faster downloads Disable USB devices without agents – NetWrix USB Blocker

NetWrix USB Blocker enforces centralized access control to prevent unauthorized use of removable media that connects to computer USB ports, for example, memory sticks, removable hard disks, iPods, and more. USB port access control is a very important aspect of your endpoint security, no matter how good your antivirus and firewall are. The USB device lockdown protects your network against malware and prevents theft of sensitive corporate data.Clean, repair and optimize Windows Registry - Registry Cleaner Riverbit

Riverbit Registry Cleaner is a registry cleaner that will fast and effectively solve problems with your registry. With Registry Cleaner Riverbit a few mouse clicks you can scan your registry, detect any references to missing or outdated files and clean your registry for its better performance. Windows registry is a vital part of Windows OS. As a database that is used by Windows and other applications to store hardware and software configurations it is supposed to make them quicker and easier to run and, what is most important, better integrated with Windows. Unfortunately, Windows registry has a weak point. With time, your computer registry may start gathering corrupted, unused, and unnecessary registry keys, especially if keys are not removed when you uninstall a program.

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