AVG是一家世界知名的防病毒软件公司^{(antivirus software company)}，总部位于捷克共和国^{(Czech Republic)}。自 1991 年以来，他们一直在开发安全软件^{(security software)}超过 25 年。该公司因其免费的防病毒软件而闻名，这也是他们以前在计算机安全市场^{(computer security market)}上的直接竞争对手Avast收购它们的原因。不过，AVG品牌^{(AVG brand)}还在，与之相关的安防产品还在继续销售。以AVG 品牌^{(AVG brand)}销售的高级安全产品之一称为AVG Internet Security而且，因为我们很想知道它是否可以保护您免受网络威胁，所以我们决定对其进行一段时间的测试。今天，我们准备在这篇评论中与您分享我们的发现：

AVG Internet Security 擅长^{(Internet Security good)}什么？

AVG Internet Security是一款安全产品^{(security product)}，擅长：

• 友好、美观、易于使用
• 识别和清除 Windows 计算机中的恶意软件
• 当您连接到公共网络时，为网络攻击提供良好的防火墙保护^{(firewall protection)}

AVG Internet Security与AVG Ultimate

AVG Internet Security是AVG Ultimate的轻量级版本，它们之间的区别在于后者还包括AVG TuneUp。AVG 表示，他们的TuneUp工具“会自动加速您的 PC、清理垃圾数据、延长电池寿命、让您的必需品始终保持最新状态，并在小问题成为真正问题之前对其进行修复。” ^{("automatically speeds up your PC, cleans up junk data, gives you better battery life, keeps your essentials always up to date and fixes small issues before they become real problems.")}但是，即使您购买了AVG Ultimate，您仍然无法获得AVG提供的重要附加工具，即他们的Secure VPN。如果您认为您需要AVG TuneUp而几十美元对您来说并不值钱，也许AVG Ultimate是个不错的选择。但是，考虑到您可以使用AVG TuneUp^{(AVG TuneUp)}执行的大部分操作也可以直接使用Windows 10执行，我们认为AVG Internet Security是更好的选择。

优点和缺点

我们喜欢AVG Internet Security的优点包括：

• 防病毒引擎^{(antivirus engine)}可以识别和清除您计算机上发现的任何恶意软件
• 当您连接到公共网络时，防火墙模块做得很好
• 用户界面看起来不错，可以在任何设备上轻松导航和使用，包括鼠标和键盘，以及触摸屏

不幸的是， AVG Internet Security^{(AVG Internet Security)}也有许多负面影响：

• AVG提供的HTTP 过滤器^{(HTTP filter)}效率不高，当您访问危险的钓鱼网站时，有一半的时间没有受到保护
• 它显着增加了我们测试计算机的^{(test computer)}启动时间^{(boot time)}
• 包含的SafePrice 网络浏览器扩展^{(web browser extension)}与您的安全没有任何共同之处，它可能只是AVG从其用户身上赚钱的一种方式
• 没有关于您计算机上发生的事情的用户可访问的统计信息和日志
• 防病毒模块^{(antivirus module)}不会自动扫描，也不会询问您是否要对可移动驱动器进行病毒扫描
• 用户界面^{(user interface cost)}中宣传的一些附加应用程序需要额外付费，包括VPN 服务^{(VPN service)}
• 不包括家长控制

判决

AVG Internet Security是一个充满对比的安全解决方案。^{(security solution)}尽管它能够保护您免受恶意软件的侵害，但它并没有做到最好。安全套件^{(security suite)}无法在浏览网页时保护您，这在现代互联网时代是一个大问题，而且它处理可移动驱动器的方式绝不是主动^{(anything but proactive)}的。但是，防火墙擅长在连接到公共网络时保护您，尽管在连接到专用网络时相当弱。用户界面看起来和工作都很棒，但它不提供有关您计算机上发生的事情的报告或日志。更糟糕的是，在用户界面中宣传的一些额外工具的成本^{(user interface cost)}额外的钱，包括真正有用的钱：AVG Secure VPN。AVG Internet Security是一款潜力巨大的产品，但其开发人员应在改进其默认行为和主动性^{(default behavior and proactiveness)}方面投入更多资金。目前，我们建议您仅在了解AVG Internet Security的所有弱点并从中获得优惠时才购买它。

下载安装体验^{(download and installation experience)}

要在您的Windows 计算机上安装^{(Windows computer)}AVG Internet Security，您必须从其官方网页下载它，请点击此处^(here)。您得到的是一个名为AVG_Protection_755.exe的 3.47 MB​​ 小可执行文件。我们惊喜地发现AVG不需要我们提供任何个人信息来下载安装程序。当您运行可执行文件时，AVG会要求您输入用于创建AVG 帐户的有效^{(AVG account)}电子邮件地址^{(email address)}和密码，但您也可以跳过此步骤，这非常棒。

然后安装向导^{(installation wizard)}会询问您是否还想在您的计算机上安装Google Chrome 。Chrome是世界上最流行的网络浏览器^{(web browser)}，它是安全软件。但是，这并不意味着您必须安装和使用它，除非您愿意。因此，如果您不想要Chrome并且喜欢使用现有的Web 浏览器，请从^{(web browser)}安装向导^{(installation wizard)}中禁用此选项。

AVG Internet Security的一个优点是它允许您进行自定义安装^{(custom installation)}。我们建议您这样做并仅检查您要安装和使用的模块。例如，您可能不想安装SafePrice 浏览器扩展程序^{(browser extension)}，它对您的安全性没有任何帮助。AVG 的 SafePrice^{(AVG's SafePrice)} 浏览器扩展^{(browser extension)}只为您在购物网站上在线搜索的产品提供替代品。

如果您选择安装所有内容，安装向导会从^{(installation wizard)}AVG的服务器额外下载 215 MB 的数据。安装完成后，AVG Internet Security会加载其用户界面，该界面看起来干净且易于使用，就像在以前的版本中一样。无需重新启动计算机即可受到安全套件^{(security suite)}的保护，因为它会在安装后立即加载其进程。遗憾的是，AVG Internet Security不会启动其病毒定义的自动更新。但是，当我们触发手动更新时，我们发现该套件已经使用了可用的最新定义，这非常好。

下载和安装 AVG Internet Security 非常简单直接。与其他防病毒产品不同，AVG 允许您选择要安装的安全模块，并且不会强制您在安装过程中提供任何个人信息。但是，它也试图让您安装 Google Chrome 和 AVG SafePrice。尽管 Chrome 是一种安全且流行的网络浏览器，但您可能不希望它出现在您的计算机上。更重要的是，您可能希望避免安装 AVG SafePrice，它只不过是用于在线购物的浏览器扩展程序，与您的安全无关。^{(Downloading and installing AVG Internet Security is easy and straightforward. Unlike other antivirus products, AVG lets you choose what security modules you install, and it does not force you to provide any personal information during the installation. However, it also tries to make you install Google Chrome and AVG SafePrice. Although Chrome is a safe and popular web browser, you might not want it on your computer. Even more so, you might want to avoid installing AVG SafePrice, which is nothing more than a browser extension for shopping online and has nothing to do with your safety.)}

与Windows、Web 浏览器和通用Windows 平台^{(Windows platform)}应用程序集成

在安装过程中，AVG Internet Security会禁用Windows Defender和Windows 防火墙^{(Windows Firewall)}。这是一件好事，因为它有助于避免同时使用多个安全产品可能出现的任何冲突和性能问题。AVG Internet Security还与Windows的网络功能很好地集成在一起。我们能够创建和加入家庭组，通过本地网络共享文件和文件夹，并^{(network and work)}使用通用Windows 平台^{(Windows platform)}应用程序。

AVG Internet Security能够自动检测Windows中设置的网络配置文件^{(network profile)}并相应地调整其防火墙，非常棒。这意味着用户无需干预即可为他或她所连接的网络选择适当的防火墙模式^{(firewall mode)}。

在您的在线安全方面，AVG Internet Security通过过滤您计算机上的互联网流量^{(internet traffic)}来保护您免受危险网站的侵害。这是一个很好的方法，因为它适用于Google Chrome、Mozilla Firefox、Microsoft Edge、Opera、Internet Explorer和您可能喜欢使用的任何其他网络浏览器。^{(web browser)}

关于与Windows集成的一个重要考虑因素是安全套件^{(security suite)}对您的计算机性能的影响。为了了解更多信息，我们进行了几次测量。首先^(First)，我们检查了安装AVG Internet Security后是否增加了计算机的启动时间^{(boot time)}。我们使用了一个名为BootRacer的应用程序来衡量这一点，坏消息是AVG对启动时间有负面影响。安装AVG Internet Security后，我们的测试计算机^{(test computer)}启动速度比以前慢了 28%。

然后，我们查看了AVG Internet Security^{(AVG Internet Security)}需要多少 RAM才能运行其所有安全进程。我们发现，当一切正常并且您的计算机上没有威胁时，它会消耗大约 76 MB 的RAM 。对于任何现代计算机^{(day computer)}来说，这都是一个很小的数字。

为了检查互联网或本地网络速度是否受到AVG Internet Security的影响，我们还使用Speedtest.net和LAN Speed Test进行了一些测试。我们使用Speedtest.net运行的测试表明，下载或上传速度都不受安全套件^{(security suite)}的影响。但是，我们使用LAN Speed Test运行的测试表明，在安装AVG Internet Security后，通过本地网络复制文件的下载速度^{(download speed)}降低了 3% 。这意味着安全套件^{(security suite)}对网络传输的负面影响很小^{(network transfer)}速度，对互联网数据传输完全没有影响。

AVG Internet Security 是与 Windows 及其网络功能完美集成的安全套件。它也是一种轻量级的解决方案，在运行时不会减慢您的计算机速度，也不会损害您的互联网速度。但是，它会大大减慢启动时间，并且对本地网络中的文件传输速度也有很小的负面影响。^{(AVG Internet Security is a security suite that is well integrated with Windows and its networking features. It is also a lightweight solution that does not slow your computer down when running and which does not hurt your internet speed. However, it slows the boot times by quite a lot, and it also has a small negative effect on the file transfer speeds in the local network.)}

易于使用和配置

您在AVG Internet Security^{(AVG Internet Security)}中获得的用户界面看起来不错，让您可以使用安装在您计算机上的AVG Internet Security套件，以及从AVG安装其他工具或从您拥有的其他计算机管理其他AVG Internet Security安装您已经安装了安全套件^{(security suite)}。要访问这些功能和选项，您所要做的就是单击或点击看起来像真正的房子的主页按钮。^(Home)然后，您可以访问：

• PC TuneUp - 一种帮助您调整计算机的工具

• 安全 VPN^{(Secure VPN)} - 当您使用不安全的互联网连接时可以保护您的 VPN 服务

• 密码保护^{(Password Protection)}- 一种提醒您帐户安全漏洞的工具，扫描 Firefox 和 Chrome 中的弱密码和重复密码，并阻止任何其他应用程序访问它们。

如果您拥有AVG 在线^{(AVG online)}帐户，并且在多个设备上安装了AVG的安全产品，则可以从该界面查看和控制所有这些产品。

我们的主要兴趣点是Internet Security，它看起来不错且易于使用。与往常一样，AVG知道它与用户界面设计^{(interface design)}有什么关系。背景颜色^{(background color)}为灰色，强调色为绿色或红色（取决于计算机的安全状态^{(security state)}），您获得的每一位信息都使用简单的视觉提示进行显示。

选项、操作、设置：它们都可以通过大图块、按钮或复选标记进行更改、启动或控制，因此任何人都可以在任何计算机或设备上轻松使用该^{(computer or device)}安全套件^{(security suite)}，无论是使用鼠标和键盘，还是使用触摸屏。

如果您需要帮助，最好知道AVG Internet Security包括在线帮助和在线支持选项。AVG提供“常见问题解答”^{("Frequently Asked Questions")}部分，访问他们的社区论坛，最后但并非最不重要的是，通过实时聊天或电话直接“联系支持”选项。^{("Contact Support")}

遗憾的是，我们在AVG Internet Security^{(AVG Internet Security)}中找不到任何报告、日志或其他类型的统计信息。他们无处可寻，这不是我们喜欢的。有一个设置允许您创建一些日志文件，但只能以文本形式，并且只有在您手动设置为生成时。此外，这些日志文件不可用于完整的计算机扫描或深度病毒扫描。它们可以为设备和文件^{(device and file)}或文件夹扫描生成。

关于警报和通知，AVG Internet Security不是很健谈。我们看到的唯一弹出窗口与在我们的测试计算机^{(test computer)}上检测到的恶意软件有关。

AVG Internet Security 提供了一个外观精美且运行良好的用户界面。它快速、易于导航并且易于在任何设备上使用，无论有无触摸屏。不利的一面是，它不提供任何类型的日志、报告或统计信息，除非您手动将其配置为生成文本日志文件。^{(AVG Internet Security offers a user interface that looks good and works well. It is fast, easy to navigate and easy to use on any device, with or without a touchscreen. On the negative side, it does not offer logs, reports or statistics of any kind, unless you manually configure it to generate text log files.)}

在本评论的下一页上，您可以看到AVG Internet Security在保护您的 Windows 计算机免受网络攻击和恶意软件攻击方面的能力。您还可以查看此安全套件^{(security suite)}中包含哪些附加功能，并查看我们对您应该调整哪些设置的建议。

Security for everyone - Review AVG Internet Security

AVG іs a world-renowned antivirus software company, based in the Czech Republic. They have been developing security software for more thаn а quarter-century, ѕince 1991. The company became famоus bеcause of their free antіvirus, which is also the reason why Avast, thеir former direct competitor on the computer security market, hаs acquired them. However, thе AVG brand іs still here, and the security products associated with it continue to be sold. One оf the premium ѕecurity produсts that are sоld under the AVG brand iѕ called AVG Internet Security and, because we were curious to see if it can protect you against cyber threats, we decided to test it for a while. Today, we are ready to share our findings with you, in this review:

What is AVG Internet Security good at?

AVG Internet Security is a security product that is good at:

• Being friendly, good-looking and easy to use
• Identifying and cleaning malware from your Windows computer
• Offering good firewall protection against network attacks, when you are connected to public networks

AVG Internet Security vs. AVG Ultimate

AVG Internet Security is the lighter version of AVG Ultimate, and the difference between them is that the latter also includes AVG TuneUp. AVG says that their TuneUp tool "automatically speeds up your PC, cleans up junk data, gives you better battery life, keeps your essentials always up to date and fixes small issues before they become real problems." However, even if you buy AVG Ultimate you still do not get an important additional tool offered by AVG, which is their Secure VPN. If you believe that you need AVG TuneUp and a few dozens of dollars is not worth much to you, maybe the AVG Ultimate is a good buy. However, considering that most of the stuff you can do with AVG TuneUp you can also do directly with Windows 10, we believe that AVG Internet Security is the better deal.

Pros and cons

Among the good things we liked about AVG Internet Security, are the following:

• The antivirus engine can identify and clean any malware found on your computer
• The firewall module does a good job when you connect to public networks
• The user interface looks good, and it is easy to navigate and use on any device, both with a mouse and a keyboard, as well as on a touchscreen

Unfortunately, there are also many negative aspects regarding AVG Internet Security:

• The HTTP filter offered by AVG is not efficient, and half the time you are not protected when you visit dangerous phishing websites
• It significantly increased the boot time of our test computer
• The SafePrice web browser extension included has nothing in common with your security, and it is probably just a way for AVG to make money off its users
• There are no user-accessible statistics and logs about what has happened on your computer
• The antivirus module does not automatically scan, nor does it ask if you want to scan removable drives for viruses
• Some of the additional apps advertised in the user interface cost additional money, including the VPN service
• There are no parental controls included

Verdict

AVG Internet Security is a security solution full of contrasts. Even though it is capable of protecting you against malware, it does not do it as well as it could. The security suite fails to protect you while browsing the web, which is a big problem in the modern era of the internet, and the way it handles removable drives is anything but proactive. However, the firewall is good at protecting you while connected to public networks although rather weak when connected to private networks. The user interface looks and works great, but it does not offer reports or logs about what goes on your computer. To make things worse, some of the additional tools that are advertised in the user interface cost extra money, including the one that is truly useful: AVG Secure VPN. AVG Internet Security is a product with much potential, but its developers should invest more in improving its default behavior and proactiveness. For now, we recommend that you buy AVG Internet Security only if you understand all its weaknesses and you get a good deal for it.

The download and installation experience

To get AVG Internet Security on your Windows computer, you must download it from its official web page, here. What you get is a small 3.47 MB executable file called AVG_Protection_755.exe. We were pleasantly surprised to see that AVG did not require any personal information from us to download the installer. When you run the executable, AVG asks you to enter a valid email address and a password that are to be used to create your AVG account, but you can skip this step too, which is excellent.

The installation wizard then asks if you also want to install Google Chrome on your computer. Chrome is the most popular web browser in the world, and it is safe software. However, that does not mean that you have to install and use it unless you want to. So, if you do not want Chrome and you are happy using your existing web browser, disable this option from the installation wizard.

A good thing about AVG Internet Security is the fact that it allows you to do a custom installation. We recommend you do so and check only the modules that you want to install and use. For instance, you might not want to install the SafePrice browser extension, which does nothing for you regarding security. AVG's SafePrice browser extension only gives you alternatives to the products you search online, on shopping websites.

If you choose to install everything, the installation wizard downloads an additional 215 MB of data from AVG's servers. When the installation is done, AVG Internet Security loads its user interface, which looks clean and easy to use, just as it did in previous versions. There is no need to reboot the computer to be protected by the security suite because it loads its processes as soon as it is installed. Unfortunately, AVG Internet Security does not start an automatic update of its virus definitions. However, when we triggered a manual update, we found out that the suite already used the latest definitions available, which is excellent.

Downloading and installing AVG Internet Security is easy and straightforward. Unlike other antivirus products, AVG lets you choose what security modules you install, and it does not force you to provide any personal information during the installation. However, it also tries to make you install Google Chrome and AVG SafePrice. Although Chrome is a safe and popular web browser, you might not want it on your computer. Even more so, you might want to avoid installing AVG SafePrice, which is nothing more than a browser extension for shopping online and has nothing to do with your safety.

Integration with Windows, web browsers, and universal Windows platform apps

During its installation, AVG Internet Security disables both Windows Defender and Windows Firewall. That is a good thing because it helps avoid any conflicts and performance issues that could appear from using multiple security products at the same time. AVG Internet Security is also well integrated with Windows' networking features. We were able to create and join a homegroup, share files and folders over the local network and work with universal Windows platform apps.

AVG Internet Security is capable of detecting the network profile set in Windows automatically and adjusts its firewall accordingly, which is excellent. It means that the user does not have to intervene to select the appropriate firewall mode for the networks to which he or she connects.

When it comes to your online security, AVG Internet Security protects you against dangerous websites by filtering the internet traffic on your computer. That is a good approach because it works with Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Opera, Internet Explorer and any other web browser you might prefer using.

An important consideration regarding integration with Windows is the effect the security suite has on the performance of your computer. To find more about that, we did a couple of measurements. First, we checked to see if AVG Internet Security increased our computer's boot time after we installed it. We used an app called BootRacer to measure this, and the bad news is that AVG had a negative influence on the boot times. After we installed AVG Internet Security, our test computer started slower by 28 percent than before.

Then, we looked at how much RAM AVG Internet Security needs to run all its security processes. We found that it consumes somewhere around 76 MB of RAM when everything is OK, and there are no threats on your computer. This is a small number for any modern day computer.

To check whether the internet or local network speeds are affected by AVG Internet Security, we also ran a few tests with Speedtest.net and with LAN Speed Test. The tests that we ran with Speedtest.net showed that neither the download or the upload speed were affected by the security suite. However, the tests that we ran with LAN Speed Test showed that the download speed for copying a file through the local network was slower by 3 percent after installing AVG Internet Security. This means that the security suite has a small negative effect on network transfer speeds and no effect at all on internet data transfers.

AVG Internet Security is a security suite that is well integrated with Windows and its networking features. It is also a lightweight solution that does not slow your computer down when running and which does not hurt your internet speed. However, it slows the boot times by quite a lot, and it also has a small negative effect on the file transfer speeds in the local network.

Ease of use & configuration

The user interface you get in AVG Internet Security looks good and lets you work with the AVG Internet Security suite that is installed on your computer, as well as install other tools from AVG or manage other AVG Internet Security installation from other computers you own and on which you have installed the security suite. To get access to these features and options, all you have to do is click or tap on the Home button, which looks like an actual house. Then, you can access:

• PC TuneUp - a tool that helps get your computer into shape

• Secure VPN - a VPN service that can protect you when you use unsecured internet connections

• Password Protection - a tool that alerts you about security breaches on your accounts, scans for weak & duplicate passwords in Firefox and Chrome, and blocks any other app from accessing them.

If you have an AVG online account and you have installed AVG's security products on several devices, you can see and control all of them from this interface.

Our main point of interest is the Internet Security, which looks good and simple to use. As always, AVG knows what it has to do with user interface design. The background color is gray, the accent colors are either greens or reds (depending on the security state of your computer), and each bit of information you get is displayed using simple visual cues.

Options, actions, settings: they are all changed, started or controlled by large tiles, buttons or check marks, so the security suite is easy to use by anyone, on any computer or device, both with a mouse and a keyboard and with a touchscreen.

If you need help, it is good to know that AVG Internet Security includes both online help and online support options. AVG offers a "Frequently Asked Questions" section, access to their community forums and, last but not least, options to "Contact Support" directly, via live chat, or via phone.

Unfortunately, we could not find any reports, logs or other kinds of statistics in AVG Internet Security. They are nowhere to be found, and that is not something we like. There is one setting that allows you to create some log files, but only in text form and only if you manually set it to be generated. Furthermore, these log files are not available for full computer scans or deep virus scans. They can be generated for device and file or folder scans though.

Regarding alerts and notifications, AVG Internet Security is not very talkative. The only popups we saw were related to malware being detected on our test computer.

AVG Internet Security offers a user interface that looks good and works well. It is fast, easy to navigate and easy to use on any device, with or without a touchscreen. On the negative side, it does not offer logs, reports or statistics of any kind, unless you manually configure it to generate text log files.

On the next page of this review, you can see how capable AVG Internet Security is at protecting your Windows computer from network attacks and malware. You can also see what additional features are included in this security suite, and check our recommendations for what settings you should adjust.

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