AVG Privacy Report
With AVG’s antivirus software, users need to turn Data Safe on to encrypt their data at rest and across the entire network. In addition, AVG has been the victim of a zero-day attack in the past, and the company keeps unnecessary user information such as their IP address, browser type, and more, sharing it with third parties.
Encryption
| In Transit | Yes |
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| At rest? | Yes, with Data Safe add on |
| All network communications and capabilities? | Yes, with Data Safe add on |
Security Updates
| Automatic, regular software/ firmware updates? | No |
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| Product available to use during updates? | No |
Passwords
| Mandatory password? | Yes |
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| Two-Factor authentication? | Yes |
| Multi-Factor authentication? | Yes |
Vulnerability Management
| Point of contact for reporting vulnerabilities? | sec.report@avg.com |
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| Bug bounty program? | No |
Privacy Policy
| Link | https://www.avg.com/en-us/privacy |
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| Specific to device? | No |
| Readable? | Yes |
| What data they log | Name, address, email address, phone number, login account number and password, social media account, payment information, IP address, operating system, hardware, city/country of device, browser, network, applications running and cookies. |
| What data they don’t log | n/a |
| Can you delete your data? | Yes |
| Third-party sharing policies | Shares information with third parties. |
Surveillance
| Log camera device/ app footage | n/a |
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| Log microphone device/ app | n/a |
| Location tracking device/ app | n/a |
Parental Controls
| Are there parental controls? | No |
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Company History
| Any security breaches/ surveillance issues in past? | Yes |
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| Did they do anything to fix it? | Yes |
Additional Security Features
| Anything like privacy shutters, privacy zones, etc.? | n/a |
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