AVG Antivirus still free and works great

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AVG has been the go to for free virus protection for years, but recently I have seen many rumors that AVG would no longer be offering a free version of their software. It is true that AVG will no longer support previous versions of AVG free, but they have released a new version 7.5 of AVG Free available at http://free.grisoft.com. The new version has performance enhancements and is fully compatible with Windows Vista.
AVG has a few advantages over much of the competition in the antivirus market. First it has a relatively small footprint. This enables it to run effectively without causing much strain on your system resources. Second are the rapid updates. Grissoft Frequently updates the virus definitions so you can remain safe from new viruses. The free version still covers your basic virus scanning needs with mail scan, resident memory scan, and full system scans. For most people it is all you need. If you do need to step up with more features the commercial versions of AVG hold up very well against the competition.