The AVG free version has worked very well indeed for me, and I'm sure will 
continue to do so in the future. I think it's great.

While the link for the free version now is

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/avg-anti-virus-free/lng/us/tpl/v5

if you're considering the professional version or before you decide, take a 
look at

http://www.grisoft.com/doc/products-avg-anti-virus-free-edition/lng/us/tpl/tpl01

This sums up exactly what you do NOT get in the free version which will be 
there in the paid-for AVG Professional. The list, according to AVG, of what 
does not come with the free version includes:
    * Protection against spyware and identity-theft
    * Protection against spam
    * Protection against hackers 24x7
    * Technical Support
    * High-speed updates
    * Multiple languages
    * Detailed settings
    * Consent for commercial use
Cheers -  = Cheeta Gauba / [log in to unmask]

At 07:51 PM 12/2/2006 -0800, Thomas Mayer wrote:
>I've found that the free version works very well. I would try that first 
>before deciding if it was worthwhile to buy the professional version.
>
>Tom Mayer
>
>Linda Crawford wrote:
>>Thanks for the information on AVG. I had not been able to get through and 
>>that explains it. Would I be better off to just buy the professional 
>>version? I have been very happy with the free version and I have used 
>>Panda, MacAfee and Norton. I did not see that any of them were a bit 
>>better, in fact I had a few problems with all of them.
>>

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