AVG AntiVirus 2013 goes beyond simply detecting and removing viruses on your PC. It also delivers great preventative protection that blocks infected links and files as you surf, checking everything before you click through. New for the 2013 edition is smart performance technology for quicker scans and gaming without annoying lags and freezes caused by scheduled updates and scans, meaning AVG AntiVirus 2013 is protection that never gets in your way. When it comes to privacy protection ‘AVG Do Not Track’ feature gives you control over which websites can collect and use your data (available if you take AVG Security Toolbar as part of your installation).

This joins AVG’s Anti-Spyware and WiFi hacker-defeating technology to deliver powerful privacy and identity protection at home and on the move. Also new for the 2013 edition is AVG’s new, touch-friendly Interface, which makes managing your protection as simple as possible. Users of AVG AntiVirus 2013 also enjoy 24/7 phone support from our team of experts, 365 days a year.

New features:

1. Even Greater Ease of Use. We’ve put a big emphasis for this release on making our product easy to use, for both our less-technically savvy customers, as well as those that wish to have greater levels of control with their PC protection. We’ve completely overhauled our interface, simplified our Firewall and improved our install experience.
2. New User Interface. Our new User Interface has been developed with extensive involvement from our customers, helping us to build something that meets their needs specifically, while providing greatest ease of access to the most regularly used settings. The UI has been designed to suit the new Windows 8 visual style, to deliver a UI that will feel most at home within the Windows 8 environment.
3. Better Install Experience. Our install experience is even easier for customers who both want to take the recommended path, as well as the custom install for more advanced users. This includes improvements for the many customers who first experience our product via a free trial.
4. Improved Performance / Reduced Footprint. We are always striving to reduce the footprint to ensure that our protection engines are having minimal impact on system resources. This release, we have reduced the footprint further compared to our last service pack release in March 2012.
5. Improved Detection / Better Detection. Detection rates always need improving to ensure we are keeping up with internet criminals.
6. Improved Detection / File Reputation. The new AVG client will check with our cloud service and report prevalence of certain files on user’s computers. We’ll then use this information to improve product’s detection capabilities (heuristics, behavioural detection etc). Customers need to opt into our product improvement program in order for us to access their data.

AVG’s website points you to a download at Cnet – which is of course an online installer. You need to have active internet on the PC where you wish to install AVG AntiVirus Free Edition 2013 using this online Setup installer. For those who prefer the full version standalone offline setup installer for AVG AntiVirus Free Edition 2013 latest version can use the following direct download links to get the full installer:

Download AVG Anti-Virus Free 2013 32-Bit (118 MB): Direct Link

Download AVG Anti-Virus Free 2013 64-Bit (130 MB): Direct Link

Download on Cnet: Download.cnet.com

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