AVG Ultimate

Superb antivirus protection and great value if you buy from retail, but it’s essentially identical to Avast Ultimate.

Direct price: 10 devices, $169.99 | avg.com AVG Ultimate is functionally identical to Avast Ultimate. They use the same engine, have the same tools, and are basically reskinned versions of the same thing. This has been the case since shortly after Avast bought AVG in 2016. Both are now part of Gen Digital, which formed when Avast merged with NortonLifeLock in 2022. AVG’s sibling companies include Avira, VPN provider HMA, and Registry cleaner maker Piriform, among others. Like Avast, AVG got 100% protection scores from both AV-Test and AV-Comparatives, with two false positives in the latter’s latest Real-World Protection Test. AVG isn’t tested by SE Labs, but Avast is, and it got a perfect score, so you can extrapolate the anti-malware engine’s effectiveness from that. If you turn to the…

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