

Each panel contains a circle that can be fully or partially colored, depending on whether or not you've installed all possible protection in that area. It's similar in many ways to the component that helps you manage McAfee AntiVirus Plus and other McAfee products.įour panels dominate Zen's main window, devoted to antivirus, PC tuneup, VPN, and Web Tuneup. Like all AVG products, the antivirus includes AVG Zen, a management and launching utility that offers an overview of AVG security on all of your devices. However, as I'll explain below, installing AVG in the browser gets you a ton of useful security features. It does offer to install a plug-in for all of your browsers, and replace your home page, new tab page, and default search. You don't have to enter a credit card, and if you do nothing, at the end of the trial it reverts to the free antivirus. You can choose the free antivirus or start a 30-day free trial of the suite.

There's a certain amount of upsell when you go to install the free antivirus, but it's much more laid back than, for example, Comodo. Of course, AVG only makes money if somebody purchases the for-pay security suite.
