AVG free protection against online threats

Mumbai: AVG Technologies has launched AVG LinkScanner as a free standalone product to protect users against random, invisible online threats.

AVG LinkScanner gives users an additional real-time layer of protection on top of their existing security software. It works by looking at the web page behind a link or a web address typed into a browser and analyzing whether it harbors a threat. If it does, then AVG LinkScanner stops the user from downloading that page.

“It's our belief that every computer user has the right to basic security protection, regardless of the ability to pay,” said JR Smith, CEO, AVG Technologies. “These dangerous web pages threaten to disrupt the very fabric of the Internet as well as how we view and use it; posing an even bigger threat to users than viruses. Our 80 million users are already protected by AVG LinkScanner, which has been an essential part of our suite of security products for some time. So now we're making it available to users of other major security software brands, who just don't have the same degree or protection. Now any PC user can surf and search the web with confidence and without fear of losing their ID, bank account information, credit card details, valuable files and information to cybercrooks,” he added.

AVG LinkScanner also applies this targeted analysis of web pages to search results from Google, Yahoo and MSN. Whenever users search using these search engines, they will see safety rankings for all 'organic' search results. In addition, the AVG LinkScanner will scan your bookmarks as well as links contained in instant messages and emails before you open them to ensure they are safe.