The popular AVG Free Edition looks like no sign of slowing down, with the new AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.5 rolling off the virtual conveyor belt for download today.

Now in its ninth release, a new version of the incredibly popular AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 9.0 is now available for download, now with basic rootkit protection

One of the world's most popular free antivirus programs gets an overhaul - free security just gets better.

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Protect your PC with this comprehensive AV tool

A new interface and extra web-protection capabilities make AVG our top free antivirus choice

AVG offers a free home user edition with free updates for the life of the product and that has made it popular with a lot of home PC users looking for a cheap anti-virus solution.

Excellent support, but a confusing user interface and disappointing firewall let AVG down

Major update to the mpressive and free antivirus package

We've had a quick play with the new version - and we like what we see. Definitely one to stick in your PC toolkit for 2008.

Testing anti-virus software is a tricky endeavour at the best of times, due to the inherent nasty nature of the test subject. For this anti-virus roundup, we asked independent anti-virus testing lab, AV-Test.org (www.av-test.org) to conduct the testing for us in their controlled environments. AV-Test.org has access to thousands of viruses, and is a respected anti-virus testing lab.

It's incredibly popular, and now a big overhaul looks like fixing AVG's one weak spot.

Kaspersky the latest major anti-virus brand to release software compatible with Microsoft's upcoming Windows 7 operating system.

Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

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With the free products on our new cover DVD, you need never buy software again. So why do we still keep paying?

A new behavioural analysis module only adds to AVG’s capabilities, although it isn’t the most elegant marriage

Easy to use, logical and powerful. This is a security solution that will work for most small businesses

Kaspersky's first integrated security suite relies too much on the anti-virus component.

A fierce protector when it comes to web threats, but merely middling elsewhere