Download the Latest Version, AVG Antivirus Free Edition 2012

AVG Antivirus is one of the antivirus providers that is quite popular, especially because it provides antivirus free version, and their antivirus is one of the most downloaded (on site cnet.com), AVG Antivirus Free 2012. In this new version of AVG include various fixes and performance improvements compared to previous versions.

Besides releasing AVG Free, 2012, the paid version of this antivirus is also already enter version 2012 (AVG Antivirus and Internet Security). What's new in this 2012 version?

AVG states that in this new version, the size of virus database has been reduced by 40% from the previous, thus reducing disk space usage. In addition, when running, process (a kind of application in the background) that runs has been reduced from that initially present as many as 16 processes to 11, so AVG states that the use of memory (RAM) is reduced about 20% from the previous version, including the influential to the process of booting the computer more quickly.

Beside the increased performance, the new version of this antivirus comes with a fresh interface, although the placement of the menu has not changed much. 2012 AVG Free also includes several tools, such as:

• PC Analyze, components to perform a scan of registry errors, unused files, broken shortcuts and also fragmentation.
• AVG Advisor, Monitoring tool to inform users when a web browser using too much memory (RAM), which then offers to restart its
• AVG Linkscanner, is an additional tool for the web browser that will check the visited link is safe or not
• AVG Accelerator, to speed up streaming videos on youtube and when downloaded from download.com
• Some other tools like mail protection, Anti-Rootkit, Identity Protection, Family Safety and LiveKive

All you need to know is the size of the installer of this version is quite large at around 150 MB (for 32-bit version, and for 64 bit version is 170 MB). This is likely because of the many tools that are added in it. AVG Free Edition 2012 can be run on Windows XP (at least Service Pack 2), Windows XP 64 bit, Windows Vista and Windows 7 (either 32 bit and 64 bit).

Download AVG Antivirus Free 2012 (150 MB)
- Main links AVG (available version 32 bit and 64 bit)
- Alternative links from FileHippo (150 MB, 32 bit)
Additional sources of cnet.