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AVG Technologies buys web protection vendor

Daniel Fleshbourne   on 07 December 2007 - 09:45 · 6 comments & 4261 views

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Security vendor AVG Technologies has acquired internet protection vendor Exploit Prevention Labs. AVG was acquired by anti-virus vendor Grisoft in August this year (CRN, 24 August), and the combined company was rebranded AVG Technologies.

Roger Thompson, co-founder and chief technology officer of Exploit Prevention Labs, said: “Exploit’s software blocks dangerous downloads on websites and addresses drive-by attacks. “AVG is leapfrogging the competition with its products at the moment and with 60m users in its client base. Exploit gets to put its software on millions of computers in a shorter time.”

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(3 replies) #1 X'tyfe on 07 Dec 2007 - 14:16
cant say its the best AV out there
but the price is unbeatable, everywhere i go people use this
#1.1 Aq3e on 07 Dec 2007 - 15:01
What do you use, cause I mainly use AVG all day to remove viruses/spyware and such from comps at my work all day, im always looking for others to help me.
#1.2 4tehlulz on 07 Dec 2007 - 15:25
Avast is pretty good. Also free.
#1.3 X'tyfe on 07 Dec 2007 - 15:48
Quote - (Aq3e said @ #2)
What do you use, cause I mainly use AVG all day to remove viruses/spyware and such from comps at my work all day, im always looking for others to help me.


i was talking about the free version of avg

i hear all talking about here how great some of the non free anti-viruses here liem nod3d and such
but no one talking about free ones the most people use

Last edited by X'tyfe on 07 Dec 2007 - 15:54
#2 BrainDedd on 07 Dec 2007 - 17:05
I thought AVG always was a Grisoft product?!?
#3 Dwarden on 07 Dec 2007 - 19:05
Grisoft is developer AVG for many years ... guess someone just copy&paste article w/o thinking squat with this nonsense

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