# AVG > Free antivirus for Windows, with paid Internet Security and Ultimate AVG is a Gen Digital brand that offers AVG AntiVirus Free, a real-time antivirus for Windows PCs, and paid AVG Internet Security, which adds webcam, remote access and fake website protection. AVG Ultimate bundles Internet Security with AVG Secure VPN, TuneUp and AntiTrack on up to 10 devices across Windows, Mac, Android and iOS. - **Category:** Antivirus & Malware Protection - **Made by:** Gen Digital Inc. - **Website:** https://www.avg.com - **Runs on:** Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, Browser extension - **Facts last checked:** Oct 17, 2026 ## Pricing AVG's current pricing could not be confirmed from its own site. ## Key features - **Real-time Core Shields:** File, Behavior, Web and Email shields check files, running programs, downloads and email attachments as they arrive, in the free version too. - **Ransomware protection and firewall:** The free antivirus guards chosen folders against ransomware and includes Enhanced Firewall, Network Inspector and Hack Alerts for leaked logins. - **Webcam and remote access protection:** Internet Security blocks untrusted apps from the webcam and lets you choose which IP addresses may connect to your PC remotely. - **Fake Website Shield and Browser Defense:** Internet Security guards against DNS hijacking and protects passwords and cookies stored in your browsers from theft by other apps. - **Multi-device coverage:** Internet Security (Multi-Device) adds AVG's Mac, Android and iOS apps and covers up to 10 devices at once. - **AVG Ultimate bundle:** Ultimate combines Internet Security, AVG Secure VPN, TuneUp and AntiTrack on up to 10 devices on the platforms you choose. ## Good for - Windows users who want real-time antivirus without paying - Households mixing Windows, Mac and phones under one 10-device plan - Buyers who want antivirus, VPN and PC tune-up in one bundle ## Worth knowing - AVG's website refused automated reads on 2026-10-17, so its plan prices are not listed here; check avg.com before buying. - AVG Secure VPN and TuneUp show inside Internet Security but need their own subscriptions unless you buy AVG Ultimate. - The free antivirus is for Windows, and single-device Internet Security can move only to a device on the same platform. - AVG Mobile Ultimate covers Android only and limits the VPN to 5 Android devices at once. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.8 out of 4**, graded Oct 17, 2026. AVG AntiVirus Free puts real-time shields, ransomware protection and a firewall on a Windows PC for nothing, and one person could live on it. Paid Internet Security adds Mac and phone apps for up to 10 devices. Our listing has no prices, though, and the VPN and TuneUp only come bundled in Ultimate. - **Value for money: C.** No prices on record: avg.com turned our reader away, so there's no two-year figure for a household, and C is the grade for no stated price. Watch the add-ons: Secure VPN and TuneUp show up inside Internet Security but need their own subscriptions. - **Free plan and trial: B.** AVG AntiVirus Free gives a Windows PC real-time file, behavior, web and email shields, ransomware protection, a firewall and Hack Alerts. One Windows user could live on it, but the free version is Windows only. - **Features: B.** Real-time shields and a firewall even when free, then webcam and remote access protection, Fake Website Shield and Browser Defense on Internet Security. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core protection. - **Ease of use: B.** No store rating on record. It installs and starts protecting, with nothing to configure first. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Windows, Mac, Android, iPhone and a browser extension, up to 10 devices on Multi-Device. A single-device licence moves only within the same platform, and there's no API on record. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from AVG's own support pages on 17 October 2026. avg.com turned our reader away again when we went back to check it, so no price could be checked. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among antivirus apps - AVG's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 10 of the 14 other antivirus apps we grade, and level with 3. - It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 11 of 14) and worst on value for money (C, above 3). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/antivirus ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace AVG you would be making an engine that recognises new malware as it appears. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 10 of the 14 other antivirus apps we grade. - You could not: An engine that recognises new malware as it appears. - You could not: Servers in dozens of countries, kept fast and private. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other. - You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Malware protection, VPN ## Alternatives - [Avast](https://toolgpa.com/tools/avast): Free antivirus for PC, Mac and phones, with paid Premium and Ultimate. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/avast-vs-avg) - [Avira](https://toolgpa.com/tools/avira): Free antivirus suite with a VPN, PC cleaner and password manager. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/avg-vs-avira) - [Bitdefender](https://toolgpa.com/tools/bitdefender): Antivirus suites for computers and phones, with a free Windows tier. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/avg-vs-bitdefender) - [Malwarebytes](https://toolgpa.com/tools/malwarebytes): Malware scanner and real-time protection, with VPN and ID plans. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/avg-vs-malwarebytes) - [TotalAV](https://toolgpa.com/tools/totalav): Antivirus with tune-up tools, plus VPN and ad blocking on higher plans. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/avg-vs-totalav) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 17, 2026: - https://support.avg.com/SupportArticleView?l=en&urlname=avg-antivirus-faq - https://support.avg.com/SupportArticleView?l=en&urlname=avg-ultimate-faq Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/avg Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).