Gadgehit writes: "AVG, one of the leading providers of Anti-virus and security software, has said that they will be making the next versions of their respective security software simpler to use and more dependable, due to feedback. The new software will have a; 50% smaller download size and faster install time, 45% reduction in disk space on average, 20% less processes and memory usage, and a 10% faster load time."
If you're using any of these four extensions from Avast or AVG on Mozilla Firefox or Chrome, they are collecting way too much data.
Engadget
You'd normally expect antivirus software to improve your web browser's security, but just the opposite was true for AVG until today. The company has fixed an exploit in its protective Chrome extension, WebTuneUp, that would let maliciously-coded websites compromise your PC to a "trivial" degree. It could read your email on the web, for example.
Techspot: Security firm AVG has come under fire from users after revealing its new, “transparent” privacy policy which states that the company can sell search and browser history data to advertisers in order to "make money" from its free antivirus software.
About time, the amount of bloat in this software was unbelievable when we we're using it at work.
Bad software. Bad design. Perhaps they should fix those things instead.