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AVG gets a Windows 8 inspired redesign

Lewis Leong

Lewis Leong

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avg iconAVG has released its entire security lineup for 2013 with some radical changes. The biggest change users will immediately take notice of is AVG’s Modern UI inspired interface. The old AVG interface has been thrown out and the new look is modern and easy to use, which goes in line with what Microsoft is doing with Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8. This also means that those running AVG on a tablet will have a touch friendly interface.

Of course, AVG didn’t just stop at cosmetics. Under the hood, AVG has made its scanning engine 36% faster. Boot times have been shaved as well with a 200% speed increase when loading the app. AVG’s antivirus scanning engine also received some updates to reduce the number of false alarms. AVG includes a firewall with its security products as well, making it easy for users to protect their privacy and identity on the internet.

Let’s take a tour of AVG’s new interface.

AVG Free 2013

The main screen now shows a Modern-UI-like interface and flat cards/icons with respective functions. While this design is minimalistic, I feel that AVG could have chosen different colors for different functions so that users could quickly grasp what each tile did instead of having to read its caption.

In AVG Antivirus Free, there are many features that are missing. AVG will happily remind you what you’re missing and will prompt you to purchase additional products or upgrade to a full, paid version. Of course, this is the price of free software, and at least AVG doesn’t nag you unnecessarily to upgrade or purchase more software.

AVG Free 2013

As with previous versions of AVG Antivirus Free, a toolbar is included, but you can opt-out if you desire. The program will also default users’ homepages to use AVG’s customized search engine, which protects against malicious sites.

As the release of Windows 8 gets closer and closer, the PC antivirus and security suite wars will be going into full effect. Microsoft already has its own security suite, which competes directly with companies like AVG, Norton and McAfee. These companies will have to step up their game and create a killer product that users will actually seek out, as opposed to just using what’s already installed on their machines.

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