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Microsoft Defender is found to be one of the worst performers in AV-Comparatives test suite which measured performance impact by anti-malware apps. AV-TEST also found similar results.

Microsoft Defender did really well in a Windows web malware test last time. This time around though, its performance was not the best. Other solutions like Kaspersky performed even worse.

Microsoft Defender, AVG, Avast, and more, were found vulnerable to a new zero-day security exploit through which harmless files, even system files, could be deleted using the anti-virus.

Microsoft has added a known issue for Windows 10 version 1903 and version 1909 to reflect that there's an upgrade block in place for users of Avast or AVG antvirus software. It needs an external fix.

AVG free Antivirus just got even better. It now includes real-time security updates, scans for both malware and performance issues, and even catches malicious downloads before they reach your PC.

Avast Software recently announced that it will acquire its rival AVG Technologies for $1.3 billion. The two companies are known for offering internet security products like antivirus software.

Google researcher Tavis Ormandy also discovered that the extension "force-installed" JavaScript APIs, hijacking search settings and potentially exposing users to man-in-the-middle attacks.

Security firm AVG has come under fire for recent updates to their privacy policy. The new policy explicitly gives the company the ability to sell browsing and search history to third parties.

AVG Anti-Virus FREE Edition is the well-known anti-virus protection tool. AVG Anti-Virus FREE is available free-of-charge to home users for the life of the product.

In an unusual course of events, anti-virus maker AVG has begun a bizarre (hopefully accidental) crusade to end the practice of 'Rickrolling' by having the original meme banned from YouTube. Really.

AVG has defended the recently released Windows Phone 7 anti-virus app even as Microsoft pulled the app from the Zune Marketplace.

It has been discovered that AVG's supposed "antivirus" software suite for Windows Phone 7 reports user data, including location data, back to AVG's servers, and fails to properly scan for viruses

For those users with a Windows Phone 7 device, you can now keep it protected from malicious activity with the first antivirus app for Windows Phone 7 - AVG Mobilation's Anti-Virus Free suite

On Wednesday night AVG pushed an update for its popular anti-virus product, however instead of enhancing and correcting bugs for the program, it left 64-bit versions of Windows 7 and Vista inoperable. The update (3292) when...

Computerworld reports that three websites affiliated with the US Treasury department have been infected with code that distributes malware to visitors. Roger Thompson, a researcher at AVG, discovered on Monday that three domains belonging to...

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition is trusted antivirus and antispyware protection for Windows, available to download and update for free. Features: Award-winning antivirus and antispyware Real-time safe internet surfing and searching Quality...

AVG, one of the leading suppliers of anti-virus software, released an update yesterday that caused more harm then good the outcry started. The signature update, dated November 9, allowed the program to think that user32.dll...