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AVG Antivirus has features intended to protect the user's PC from malware, phishing, and viruses.
It also has firewall, identity protection, anti-ransomware, anti-spam, and webcam control features for paid users.
Avast also develops software for data backup, parental controls, and other services.AVG Technologies is a brand of cybersecurity,
privacy, performance and utility software applications for desktop computers and mobile devices developed by Avast, a part of Gen Digital.
AVG was a cybersecurity software company founded in 1991 and it merged into Avast following an acquisition in 2017.
It typically offers freeware, earning revenues from advertisers and from users that upgrade to paid versions for access to more features.
AVG was founded in 1990 in Czechoslovakia just as the country was transitioning from communism to capitalism. In the early 2000s, AVG expanded internationally
and used money from venture capital investments to fund a series of acquisitions. AVG went public on the New York Stock Exchange in February 2012.
Avast acquired AVG for $1.3 billion in July 2016.