AVG Link Scanner: Check for potentially harmful links even before you navigate

AVG has a been a pioneer in providing security solutions to both home and enterprises. One of the best part about AVG is that it has it’s free software which in true sense is free with no costs attached. In fact, AVG also has free service for Linux which you can install in easy steps by visiting the post Free AVG Anti-Virus for Ubuntu. AVG has come out with a new service called as the AVG LinkScanner. This post will discuss what features AVG LinkScanner and a step-by-step guide to install AVG LinkScanner.

Homepage

http://linkscanner.avg.com/?cmpid=fr_bn_lscn_670

Description

AVG LinkScanner checks each web page in real-time before it opens on your PC. If it sees trouble ahead, it stops you. It’s quick and easy to install, runs smoothly alongside other major brands of security software and it’s free, forever.

Installation

1. Download AVG LinkScanner by clicking here.
2. Once you have downloaded the AVG LinkScanner, double click the setup file to install it. Make sure you have admin rights on your machine.

Following are the important steps to look out for:

I am not too keen on sending information to AVG mother servers and hence I deselected it.

I wasn’t interested in having Yahoo as my default search engine.

It’ll not take too much of time to update so make sure you update the scanner.

You can choose to register it if you want.

Functionality

Post installation I started my browser (Firefox) and was welcomed with a screen like the one below:

Again I did not choose to have yahoo as my default search engine. Feel free to do so if you want to.

Following is how the toolbar looks like in Firefox:

The advance settings windows looks like the one below:

I searched for keygens on Google and following is how the search results were displayed:

Following is what it looks like when you try to browse to a potentially harmful site:

Following is our rating for the product:

Cost: Free (5 on 5)

Installation: (4 on 5) Very easy to install but pushes you to use Yahoo!

Usage: (5 on 5) Exceptionally fast and easy to use and configure

Overall: 4.5 out of 5