How To Install AVG Antivirus On Your PC. Tutorial

Last update: 04/10/2024
Author Javier Chirinos
How To Install AVG Antivirus On Your PC. Tutorial

Thanks to its excellent balance between performance and efficiency, as well as a user interface that is easy to use even by less experienced users, AVG antivirus has been one of the most popular security programs in Windows (but not only) for years. Learn in this blog how to install AVG antivirus.

It is available in three versions: a free version that tracks all user activities in real time; a paid AVG antivirus that adds features such as storage data security and online identity protection; and AVG Internet Security, which also includes a firewall and antispam service.

You can also read: What is an antivirus and what is it for?

How to install AVG antivirus

Let's start with the free version of AVG antivirus, which can be easily downloaded.

How to install AVG antivirus
How to install AVG antivirus
  1. «Get in touch with the site from the program» Y "Click on the AVG AntiVirus Free button» and then click Download. On the page that opens, «click the Free Download button twice in a row» to start downloading AVG.
  2. When the download is complete, «open the newly downloaded file» (for example, avg_free_stb_all_2014_4335.exe) by double-clicking on it and, in the window that opens, «presses on Yes» and then click Next and I accept (to accept the terms of use of the program).
  3. Then «put a check mark» next to Basic Protection (to select the free version of the product) and «complete setup» by clicking Next twice in a row and then Finish.

At the end of the installation process (the duration of which also depends on the connection speed, as some components are downloaded from the Internet), AVG will start and begin the process of updating definitions for virus detection and malware.

After that, I recommend that you start a full computer scan by clicking the button with the three horizontal lines next to Scan and selecting the Full computer scan option on the screen that appears.

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This may take several hours, depending on the capacity of the hard drive mounted in your PC and the overall performance of the system.

How to download the most complete version of AVG antivirus

If you want to download the most complete version of AVG antivirus and try it for free for 30 days:

  1. «Log in to the program website» y «Click the green AVG Internet Security button» and then click Download. When the download is complete, “open the file you just downloaded” (for example, avg_isct_stb_all_2014_4335.exe) by double-clicking it and, in the window that opens, “click the Yes button first” and then click Next and I agree (to accept the terms of use of the software).
  2. Then make sure there is a check mark next to Quick Install and click the Next button. Next, wait for all the components required for the program installation to be downloaded to your computer and click Finish to complete the installation and launch AVG Internet Security, which will immediately download the latest antivirus definitions.
  3. Among the additional features of AVG Internet Security compared to AVG Free is the firewall, which is not active by default. For it to be available, you must «Go to the main screen of the antivirus» y «click on the firewall icon» and then on the Install Now and Yes buttons. In the window that opens, «click the Edit button» which is located next to the Add/Remove and «click Next».
  4. Make sure there is a check mark next to the Firewall item and «finish setting up» by first clicking Next twice in a row and then clicking Restart now (your PC will restart). «Uncheck AVG Nation Toolbar Options» to prevent the installation of additional browser toolbars.

Once the installation is complete, you can configure the AVG firewall by first clicking on its icon on the main screen of the software and then on the Settings button. From here you can choose how the firewall works (automatic, interactive or blocking Internet access) and you can set the permissions of the applications installed on your PC (by selecting the appropriate item in the left sidebar).

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Other AVG Internet Security features you can easily activate are Identity Protection, which allows you to prevent online identity theft – just go to the Personal Data section of your antivirus, click the Install Now button and complete the setup as seen above for the firewall (of course, checking next to Personal Data instead of Firewall).

AVG also offers a complementary product to the antivirus that allows you to optimize the performance of your computer, it is called AVG TuneUp which you can download as a trial version or buy for 25,95 euros. You can find more information on the product's official website.