- Wed Dec 5 2007 Grisoft acquires Exploit Prevention Labs
Fourth-largest antivirus software vendor adds Exploit Prevention Labs' LinkScanner family of safe-browsing applications to its product offerings.
- Wed Mar 14 2007 Grisoft releases AVG for small businesses
Czech security firm tailors packages to SMEs by adding remote administration tool.
- Mon May 12 2008 Protect your PC from viruses with free AVG Anti-Virus 8.0
Grisoft's new version of AVG Anti-Virus 8.0 offers protection from viruses and spyware and doesn't cost a dime.
- Wed Feb 27 2008 AVG upgrades popular security suite
Grisoft, publisher of AVG Anti-Virus, announces a major upgrade to its security suite, integrating several of its products into one including recently-purchased LinkScanner.
- Wed Jul 9 2008 Grisoft modifies its free AVG product after complaints
AVG 8.0 no longer downloads the home page of every search result returned by Google, Yahoo, and MSN, and now uses a blacklist to check sites for malware.
- Wed Oct 15 2008 AVG flags ZoneAlarm as malware
A false positive causes some AVG antivirus software users to think they are under attack from a new Trojan horse.
- Mon Aug 7 2006 AOL offers free antivirus software
Active Virus Shield software is likely to become the highest-profile alternative to for-pay security software.
- Tue Oct 13 2009 AVG LinkScanner can detect malicious short URLs
AVG updates free LinkScanner tool to scan the shortened URLs that are popular on sites like Twitter, then block any attempts to direct users to malicious Web pages.
- Thu Apr 24 2008 AVG Free joins its siblings in the land of 8.0
After nearly two months of waiting, fans of AVG Free can rejoice: The super popular antivirus app has updated and now sports the new interface and combined security engine that its pay-for-play siblings possess.
- Tue Aug 26 2008 Avoid getting blitzed by Facebook spam
Spam messages on Facebook are on the rise. Keep an eye out for bogus messages and download software to help protect you from malicious links.

