Many of you will have seen a Popup (below) recently on your screen indicating that there is a New version of AVG (Version 8.5) available. The question is, “Is this a Scam or a Real Upgrade Notice”.

One of the most annoying and possibly threatening issues are unusual popups. One wrong click on an unsolicited popup and you can open up your computer to a whole host of problems. These can be anything from a “Slowing PC” to almost a complete shutdown.

Our first indication was that this is not an official popup and it should be ingnored at all costs. The reasoning for this was the fact that because I have AVG installed, why was I not notified via the Tray Icon? The same way it notifies me of a virus definition update. This would seem an more trusted and logical way of notifying people (Unless of course you do not have AVG installed)

Through further investigation though all indications point to the fact that this is a legitimate popup and can be followed with confidence.

If you do click the “Download Now” link then you are taken to the avg.com site. What we see now make everything a little more clear. You will see the advertisement for the AVG Internet Security currently priced at £39.14. At the bottom of the page is the link to the FREE version which is used by millions of users. If you would like to download the new verion, please click here

We would recommend that your Virus software and definitions are ALWAYS up to date and regular checks be done. If you do notice popups that are not relevent to you, or have just appeared right out of the blue, close them down immediately.

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