Tech Advisor - UK (2020-03)

64 TECH ADVISOR • MARCH 2020

SECURITY SPECIAL

AVG Internet Security’s

Components settings

want to access, for

example, are under

Menu > Settings >

Components. From

there you can tweak

your firewall and

playwiththespam

scanningsettings.

Reinforcing my point about organization, however,

is how the options are laid out. Each part of the

component settings is hidden under a downward-facing

arrow. Click that arrow and you reveal each section’s

panel, but all you’ll see is an explanation of the feature

and an option to uninstall individual parts of the

security suite. To actually get deeper into those firewall

settings, you have to click the Customize link in each

tile, which is never hidden.

To access other options, like subscription

information, you’ll have to go back to the main

dashboard.Intheupperlefthandcorneris anarrow

• when you click on it, it opens another window where
  you can add another device to your subscription,
  aswellasdownloadandsubscribetootherAVG
  productssuch as PC TuneUp, Secure VPN, and
  PasswordProtection.Thiswindowis veryreminiscent
  ofNorton Security.
  AVG’s overall interface is not a deal breaker, and
  once you get used to the logic of the application, it’s