AVG Internet Security 2011 consumes a lot of resources

With a reasonable price, many useful features and high customization capabilities are what impress the security application AVG Internet Security 2011. However, this version is still quite limited.

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AVG-friendly, multi-functional AVG Internet Security 2011 is easy to use but
has not yet reached the level of '10 points '

AVG Internet Security 2011 is not just a simple antivirus solution. This all-in-one toolkit integrates a wide range of security options, with a simple user interface, integrating with popular browsers and even Outlook. However, sometimes software can annoy you by trying to convince users . buy more software. Scanning the system may also slow down the engine.

Multi-function, friendly interface

With its user-friendly interface, AVG IS 2011 makes it easy for users to access secondary modules to handle, each of which includes an icon with two simple colors, black and white. The tool will display whether the status of the module has been activated or not. However, in addition to the adjustment settings, most of the time during use, you will rarely access this main interface, because the module works underground.

AVG IS 2011 integrates a set of anti-virus and anti-spyware tools, the ability to detect and eradicate rootkits, firewalls, link-link scanning tools, 'armor' to protect users when online, mail-checking tools , protect identity and prevent spam. This version is worth 55 USD per year and 82 USD for 2 years of use on one machine.

You can download a 30-day trial here.

Although the interface of the toolkit is quite simple, but in the process of use, you may be confused if you are new to the software when giving quite strange messages. For example, to turn off a module, you must right-click on the icon and select ' Ignore the state of this component ' (Ignore the status, the active status of this component). Similarly, when exploring advanced installation options, you will have to become familiar with quite a few new concepts. For example, AVG IS 2011 offers the concept of ' authenticating ' emails that will be received and sent, although it is unclear what special features the software has, in addition to checking for viruses when dealing with e-mail. Find out, the software as well as the accompanying guide information . no further explanation.

Meanwhile, AVG Internet Security 2011 stands out with its high customization capabilities. Users can choose their own usage, all very simple.

Separate modules on AVG also have a variety of customization options. For example, pre-configured firewalls allow familiar applications such as browsers and email applications to be connected to the Internet. When you use strange software, not included in AVG's data, a notification popup will ask the user whether to allow the application to go online or not, in case of consent, continue to grant permission for the visits. Next update. You can set a firewall to authorize applications to access the Internet on all networks or to access only those networks that you know are safe. This is a very useful feature.

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AVG offers a wide range of customization, with just a few clicks

Take up system memory

Similarly, the antivirus module also has a variety of options. The security tool kit will notify you when a threat is detected and quickly prevent dangerous behavior. Malicious software will be stopped for operation. You can decide to leave them in the ' crypt ' area to store the data of the security tool kit, proceed to erase or restore the status if it is secure software.

The experiment showed that the process of creating a virus scan is relatively slow, taking more than 3 hours. During execution, the tool also reduces the performance of the system as well as other applications. When the second scan was performed, although AVG's system occupancy level was low, the results showed that the performance of the computer continued to be affected.

The email attachment checker and spam filtering feature are integrated into email processing applications, including Outlook as well as any software that uses POP3, IMAP or SMTP protocols. Experimenting with Outlook shows that AVG's effectiveness is not very clear, when compared to Outlook's integrated spam filter, although during the test, some ' serious ' e-mails have been softened. into spam.

AVG's system tweaking modules are relatively useful. You can track which processes on the machine are running, which networks are connected . control browser accessories and software that starts with the computer. These are very useful features for common users, helping to speed up the system without having to understand complicated techniques.

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Modules are designed according to each feature of AVG Internet Security 2011

Anti-virus software enlist . advertising

When installing AVG, the software will automatically add to the toolbar in IE and Firefox to report whether the page you visit is safe or not. However, this toolbar also contains a Yahoo search box and links to Yahoo Weather, which are not helpful to users in safety protection. In addition, when installing AVG, the default search engine will be switched to Yahoo Search, if you do not uncheck the checkbox.

Being involved with Yahoo, in general, is not really necessary with a well-known network security tool like AVG. However, another important ' minus point ' of AVG is that the company proved a bit strong in marketing. For example, on the main screen of the application, when you click on the PC Analyzer module, the tool will check the system's registry, hard drive, fragmentation status, broken shortcuts as well as existing junk files. To fix these problems, you cannot rely on AVG but will have to buy another ' special treatment ' tool that costs $ 22.99 per year.

In addition, the processing results of the PC Analyzer feature are not really accurate, if compared with the popular software RegistryBooster 2010, Lavasoft Registry Tuner or CCleaner.

Conclude

AVG Internet Security 2011 is a comprehensive solution to protect computer users with a wide range of options. Compared to previous versions, the interface of AVG Internet Security 2011 has been significantly improved. However, because of the integration of so many features, it seems that AVG Internet Security 2011 significantly affects the operability of the system. In addition, advertising products of AVG is not necessarily a reasonable strategy.

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