Download AVG LinkScanner® Free Edition
Real-time protection against online threats such as hacked or infected web pages. Makes your Internet experience safer.

  • Protects you before you visit a poisoned web page
  • Clear safety ratings for search results in Google, MSN and Yahoo
  • Compatible with most popular antivirus and security suite products
  • Analyzes pages, not sites, so you’re not blocked from a whole site if one page is poisoned
  • Checks a webpage in real-time at the only time that matters - when you click that link
  • Fast and easy to install and run – won’t slow your system down

LinkScanner Free

Anti-Virus

Internet Security

  AVG Anti-Virus 2011 AVG Internet Security 2011

LinkScanner Active Surf-Shield
Protects in real time against poisoned web pages. Safe surf

Yes Yes Yes

LinkScanner Search-Shield
Safety ratings for all search results in Yahoo!, Google, Bing, AOL, Ask and eBay. Your search will be safe

Yes Yes Yes

AVG Security Toolbar
Easy access to LinkScanner tools, built-in search capability

Yes Yes Yes

Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware
Protection against viruses, spyware, worms, adware and trojans

  Yes Yes

AVG Online Shield™ for safe chatting
Ensures online chat links are safe

  Yes Yes

Anti-Rootkit
Protection against hidden threats that deliver malicious content

  Yes Yes

AVG Anti-Spam
Blocks spammers and scammers

    Yes

AVG Firewall (ENHANCED)
Keeps hackers out and your private information safe

    Yes

Free Support
Free Support Free support and service from AVG technicians around the clock and across the globe

  Yes Yes
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What you don’t get with AVG LinkScanner Free

  • Protection against viruses, spyware, hacker attacks, infected downloads and instant-messaging transfers, and spam
  • Protection for business computers, networks, and servers
  • Support from AVG technicians (user-to-user support available at AVG Free Forum)

Licensing details

  • AVG LinkScanner Free Edition is for private, non-commercial, single computer use only. The use of AVG Free within any organization or for commercial purposes is prohibited.
  • AVG LinkScanner Free Edition may not be bundled with other software programs, hardware components, or any other services.

Your use of AVG LinkScanner Free Edition is subject to the terms and conditions in the AVG LinkScanner Free Edition License Agreement that you accept when you install AVG LinkScanner Free Edition.

Protection against viruses and spyware

Viruses and spyware are a much smaller proportion of security threats today than in the past. But they’re still there, and you still need to protect yourself against them.

For robust malware protection, you need AVG Anti-Virus or AVG Internet Security.

Safe instant messaging and downloads

Online Shield makes sure viruses and other malware can’t get onto your computer through MSN and ICQ chats. Plus, whenever you download a file from a web site, Online Shield will check it for infections.

Protection against sophisticated threats

Increasingly, cybercriminals are wrapping their badware in multiple layers of disguise. These rootkits can tunnel right to the heart of your PC – hence the name. Anti-Rootkit finds these cryptic infections and roots them out.

Block spam and e-mail scams

No-one likes having their inbox clogged with ads for products they’re not interested in and scams designed to separate you from your money. AVG Anti-Spam efficiently keeps the garbage out of your e-mail.

Keep hackers out

Hackers and other intruders can view or steal your data, download malware to your computer, and track your habits and passwords. AVG’s firewall even includes a game mode so you can stay protected without interrupting play.

Computer Hardware

  • Intel Pentium 300 MHz
  • 30 MB free hard drive space (for installation)
  • 256 MB RAM

Supported browsers

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Google Chrome (Active Surf-Shield only)
  • Opera (Active Surf-Shield only)

AVG LinkScanner® is compatible with most current security products, though some applications may pose problems. You’ll find a complete list of those applications here FAQ 2357.

Operating Systems

Operational SystemAVG LinkScanner Free Edition 2011
MS Windows XPYes
MS Windows XP Pro x64 EditionYes
MS Windows VistaYes
MS Windows Vista x64 EditionYes
MS Windows 7Yes
MS Windows 7 x64 EditionYes
Apple Mac OSYes

Languages

Language:AVG LinkScanner Free Edition 2011
Bahasa (Indonesia)Yes
Brasilian PortugueseYes
ChineseYes
Chinese TraditionalYes
CzechYes
DanishYes
DutchYes
EnglishYes
FrenchYes
GermanYes
HungarianYes
ItalianYes
JapaneseYes
KoreanYes
MalayYes
PolishYes
Portuguese (Portugal)Yes
RussianYes
SerbianYes
SlovakYes
TurkishYes

Need more than English?

For multiple language application we recommend AVG Internet Security.

5 REASONS TO CHOOSE AVG

  1. Over 100 million people trust our people-powered protection.
  2. We’re rated #1 in threat detection by independent antivirus testing labs.*
  3. It’s easy to install and use.
  4. Our 30-day money back guarantee means your purchase is risk free.
  5. Free technical support and updates to latest versions throughout your subscription term.

*AVG Internet Security was rated Number 1 in threat detection by AV-Test Org May-August 2010.

Awards & Certifications

AVG products are running on over 100 million computers worldwide.

Windows 7 Compatible

Windows 7 compatibleAVG products are compatible with Windows 7

Business Solutions Magazine "Best Channel Vendor"

Business Solutions MagazineBusiness Solutions Magazine named AVG "Best Channel Vendor" of 2010.

See all AVG awards

What people say

"Downloaded the upgrade version of AVG Internet Security last week. Definitely the best security system in the world. I would recommend it to anyone. Very easy to install and run. Your updates are now done without me knowing, with no 'pop ups' as there was with the older version. Keep up the good work."
Mike McHugh