AVG defends mobile app after removal by Microsoft
Launched a week ago, the app by AVG was designed to detect and remove viruses on Windows Phone devices. But after a couple of external experts noted that there are presently no viruses on Windows Phone and that the software seemed to violate guidelines by capturing certain private data, Microsoft pulled the app from its online store late last week.
Responding to Microsoft's move, AVG's Chief Technology Officer Yuval Ben-Itzhak issued a statement on Friday in an attempt to address the two major complaints against the app, known as AVG Mobilation.
The first complaint centered on the app improperly using a geolocation feature to track Windows Phone devices and send certain data back to AVG. Ben-Itzhak acknowledged that the app does include such a feature but claimed that its only purpose is to help a user locate a phone should it ever be lost or stolen.
"This feature was a response to requests by many mobile users and is a functionality that exists in many other mobile products," Ben-Itzhak said. "To do this effectively, AVG Mobilation is enabled to uniquely identify a device and read its geolocation by utilizing the built-in GPS system."
Further, the user has the option of keeping geotracking enabled or opting out of it and of deciding whether or not to input an e-mail address, presumably to be informed of the phone's location.
The second complaint focused on the need for a Windows Phone antivirus app in the first place if no viruses yet exist on the platform. Here, Ben-Itzhak admitted that any viruses and malware aimed at Windows Phone 7 are relatively few at this point. But he added that the app is about more than just scanning for viruses.
"Protecting valuable personal information on mobile devices is not just about scanning for viruses and other malware," he said. "It is also about protecting against outside threats that are using the Internet as an attack vector, threats such as phishing attacks for instance.
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AVG is sticking by its new antivirus software for Windows Phone despite a flurry of complaints and a decision by Microsoft to remove the app from the Marketplace. Launched a week ago, the app by AVG was designed to detect and remove viruses on Windows
So it's good to see AVG take a different approach with their latest Internet Security 2012 release. The package comes with everything you'd expect from a consumer security suite. A powerful antivirus engine, browsing protection, firewall, spam filter,
While AVG has made some important security improvements in its latest major release, including important protection against fake antivirus and ransomware, how the suite impacts your PC is the focus of AVG 2012. Available at no cost as AVG Anti-Virus
Launched earlier this week, AVG's new antivirus app for Windows Phone quickly triggered concerns among users, according to enthusiast site WinRumors. Digging into the app's codebase, Justin Angel, a former Microsoft employee, and Rafael Rivera,
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I’ve been using AVG Free edition 2012 for more than a week and I observed AVG Advisor giving notifications regarding high memory usage of Firefox. Apart from that I didn’t observed it notifying about various other problems, as of now. It just gives you some recommendations and it is your wish to act upon those recommendations or not. If you are that kind of guy who don’t pay attention to such notifications, then you can turn off those notifications from Advanced Settings.
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Most of you are not interested in toolbars, but as we are discussing about new features I am mentioning this. AVG Free Edition comes with new toolbar. While installation you’ll be given an option to install this toolbar or not.
This toolbar is unique and useful. It gives you quick access to some system tools like Calculator, notepad and Windows Explorer (Libraries). You can access them right from the browser in a single click. I am impressed with this toolbar because it gives me quick access to my favorite tools right inside from my favorite location, i.e. web browser. But I am disappointed to see that there is no way to customize this toolbar. For e.g. adding/changing new applications, custom folders to the toolbar for quick access etc. It also comes with Facebook and Weather integration.
2. Installation & User InterfaceInstallation of AVG Free Edition 2012 can be done in two ways, using offline installer and online installer. Download size of Online installer is just 52 MB, but it is followed by 64 MB of updates. Whereas offline installer is around 150 MB and is followed by less than 18 MB of updates.
Installation can be done in 2 ways, custom and Typical. Advanced users can choose custom install to configure the product as they like.
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