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AVG is often recognized as one of the top free antivirus applications, but they also have a paid version available with some more advanced features. For a little while now AVG 8.0 has been in a public Beta stage, and just the other day the first Release Candidate was pushed out the door.
I think one of the big highlights in the new version is the very much needed facelift that the application has received, which can be seen in the screenshot above. There’s also supposed to be some back-end improvements to both performance and the detection abilities, and I’ll trust that they are there although I didn’t see any noticeable performance improvements.
Here’s a list of the notable features that you’ll find in AVG 8.0:
- Redesigned interface
- Web shield - web content scanner (HTTP and Instant Messaging)
- Link scanner - Safe Search and Safe Surf (includes Exploit Prevention Labs scanner)
- Anti-Rootkit
- Completely new scanning engine
- New, much more effective, heuristic analysis
- Improved performance
The web shield has been needed for awhile considering that most of the competitive products all include such protection. With the web shield you’re protected from malicious websites, which has been becoming a big issue lately. The link scanner, however, was a very interesting addition. As you can see in the screenshot below it’s a lot like McAfee’s Site Advisor, and while it might be useful to some people I find that it clutters my browsing experience more than anything:
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