AVG Technologies: Major Software Products and Testimonials

The Czech company AVG Technologies, originated in 1991 by programmers Tomas Hofer and Jan Gritsbach, is now known to many users of computer systems due to its products focused on security and data privacy protection, as well as the development of programs optimizing Windows-systems. Let us consider them in some detail.

The main products of AVG Technologies

As for the company itself, initially it specialized exclusively in the development of antivirus software. In the history of the corporation AVG Technologies, which was originally called Grisoft, there are several moments associated with its resale.

Nevertheless, the leadership of the already changed name of the corporation in 2008 did not stand aside and acquired other software products, absorbing smaller firms. So, in addition to the main product of AVG Antivirus, due to the acquisition of TuneUp Software GmbH, the product line was supplemented with programs optimizing and even restoring Windows systems after critical failures. This is Glary Utilities and AVG PC Tune Up. Let's dwell on some of the main products of AVG Technologies. Feedback from users about them is not always the same. Although even Microsoft Corporation in 2006 announced that the antivirus software of this developer is officially available for download from the "Security Center" for Windows Vista.

AVG Antivirus

The antivirus itself from the company AVG Technologies is regarded among users of computer systems in two ways. On the one hand, that home, that corporate versions are mostly free and, most importantly, obviously do not load system resources, as, for example, do such grants as Kaspersky Anti-Virus or similar product Eset NOD32 (Eset Smart Security ).

On the other hand, user feedback is such that it's easy to see that the antivirus itself does not provide proper system security, instead of treating or deleting infected files, it simply hides them, so to speak, creating the illusion of protection. There are even known cases of direct conflicts of this software with the same Windows firewall, although in theory this should not be. In addition, at the level of online security security, the application looks clearly underdeveloped in the sense that it simply misses threats, not being able to initialize potentially dangerous programs, executable codes, files, add-ons, and so on.

AVG PC Tune Up and Glary Utilities

But about the optimizers, users' opinions are unambiguous: this is one of the best developments in its field. It all started with Glary Utilities.

At one time, the program looked so simple and highly automated that the very process of speeding up Windows or correcting errors, thanks to the optimization function in one click, caused legitimate enthusiasm among users.

No less interesting was the product AVG Technologies, called PC Tune Up (the developer is the Dutch representation of AVG Netherlands Inc.). It looks clearly more powerful. But with respect to the version of 2015, the opinions of users are divided. For example, many people note that a constant reminder that you need to reduce the load or start the optimization process, to put it mildly, leads to a loss. In the menu of the icon hanging in the system tray, there is not even an exit or shutdown command, so it's best to terminate processes from the Task Manager.

But in general, all the company's products look decent enough. This is especially true for Windows optimizers and corporate security solutions (scanners) for Linux systems and even Apple Mac. This is noted by all experts.