On Thursday, AVG publisher Grisoft plans to introduce the full version of AVG Anti-Virus 8.0. This upgrade will feature significant changes to the program, integrating the previously stand-alone tools of AVG Anti-Spyware, AVG Anti-Rootkit, and recent Grisoft purchase LinkScanner as well as showcasing an entirely new interface.

According to Larry Bridwell, AVG's vice-president of global security strategies, the guts of the program have been overhauled, too. The code rewrite, he stressed, addresses several deficiencies including system slowdowns caused by real-time shields. The integration of LinkScanner, he said, will help warn users of unsafe links, search results, and downloads before they clicked on them. On-demand definition file updates will be made available to users of the free edition for the first time, as will instant messaging protection for users of MSN and ICQ.

said by choicesmade :

Do you know if the AVG Free update/improvements will be released tomorrow as well? Also, any idea on what kind of improvements for the free one? Thanks a lot.

said by choicesmade :

Do you know if the AVG Free update/improvements will be released tomorrow as well? Also, any idea on what kind of improvements for the free one? Thanks a lot.

said by AVG stuff :

Yes 7,5 licenses works well with version 8 however its recommended to change them for new AVG 8 license.

If surfing is slowed down try uninstall toolbar. Does it help? If it is not try disabling web shield, is it better?

said by AVG stuff :

To TeMerc>
Well lets admit people who know "something" about computer dont need it. However there are dozens of BFU in the world and they like it. If you would sell some software product and would like to earn some money, would you focus on few ppl who "know something" or to million other ones?

said by TeMerc :

Good to see you admit to doing it more for the money than actual value to the user.

said by TeMerc :

And, btw, if I was a software developer, I would cater to what my user base would perceive of me, my ethics and my product and go from there.

said by redskydawn :

I installed it with no problems but it sure seems to have slowed down my surfing. It appears to be taking a long time to check the various links on a page (ads, etc). Also when starting my machine it gives a popup stating a component named WatchDog is disconnected then after a period of wating it pops up saying watchdog is now connected. I don't think I can put up with the slow surfing the update has sent my way. Is anyone else having this problem? I guess I could uninstall it and do a re-install. I did uninstall the old version before installing the new version.

said by danny9 :

Had the same problem with the complete scan. Showing a mass of trojans, viruses etc.
Did a scan with SuperAntiSpyware and 7.5. Clean, not even a lousy cookie.
Every time I reboot---a new network found.
Speed has been so so. Most of the time it's not bad at all then slows down some. Kinda up and down.
v. 8 does not seem to like MailWasher Pro for some reason either. Keeps losing internet connection even though it's set up to allow all. With 7.5, no problem.
But the last thing that irks me to no end is that damn toolbar.
I have a license to AVG w/ Firewall. Perfect. Ran it with SuperAntiSpyware and WinPatrol Plus. Plain and simple without all the BS. Very low resources.
This Monster they created now is something else.
Thanks but no thanks. When 7.5 is gone, so am I.

said by hayc59 :

I agree with TeMerc on this crap
why in the world a security program company
who can pay their bills without adding this disgusting
toolbar into the program is whack plain whack.
I will not be recommending AVG to anyone as well
as other programs that go into the dark hole
and TeMerc, thank you for the Bill info on
his opin on toolbars could not agree more with him!!!

said by danny9 :

Yes, I'm sure hayc as well as myself know its there.
It's the idea in general.
Besides it's not just the toolbar. As my earlier post stated, just to many bugs and alot heavier.
AVG 7.5 was very good. They can keep v.8 with all the add ons I don't really need. That's if they even get all the bugs fixed.

Important notice
As AVG Anti-Rootkit is now only included with commercial versions of AVG 8.0. Updates for AVG Anti-Rootkit Free will no longer be available.

If you are still interested in AVG Anti-Rootkit download, you can download it from the AVG Free Advisor website.

said by bcruze :

gosh, they bundle there software into a 60Mb file..... and thats the new free avg 8

what on earth