AVG Australia & New Zealand Company Profile

AVG (AU/NZ) Pty Ltd ("AVG"), formerly Avalanche Technology Group, is a wholly owned Australian company that distributes the AVG Technologies (formerly Grisoft) range of Anti-Virus and Internet Security products to the Australian, New Zealand and South Pacific markets.

AVG solutions provide comprehensive real-time protection against everything from viruses, spam, spyware, adware, worms, Trojans, phishing and exploits to cyber-criminals, hackers, scammers and identity thieves. The AVG products, which are active on more than 80 million PCs worldwide, provide outstanding technical solutions and exceptional value for home, small to medium business and enterprise clients.

AVG provides always-on, always up-to-date protection across desktops, file servers and e-mail servers in the home and office, plus corporations, government agencies, utilities and educational institutions.

The AVG products meet fundamental needs, providing outstanding technical solutions whilst also providing exceptional value for the client.

In a nutshell, we look at real home and business needs, look for outstanding solutions and ensure the solution can be provided at an investment level that provides significant value to our clients.

AVG has a strong Reseller Network in place across Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. Currently this network numbers over 2400 resellers and continues to grow rapidly.

The AVG staff have many years of experience within marketing, business development and technology and understand the key issues that confront business in Australia and New Zealand.

The company is based in Sandringham, a bayside suburb of Melbourne, Victoria and has a strong user base across Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.

AVG Technologies Company Profile

Founded in 1991, with corporate offices in Europe, the US and the UK, AVG Technologies (formerly Grisoft) is focused on providing home and business computer users with the most comprehensive and proactive protection against computer security threats.

With more than 80 million active users around the world, the AVG family of security software products is distributed globally through resellers and through the Web and supports all major operating systems and platforms.

Employing some of the world’s leading experts in software development, threat detection and prevention, and risk analysis. AVG Technologies is uniquely positioned to spearhead innovation in the industry. The company continues to invest in R&D, teaming with leading universities to maintain its technological edge.

AVG Technologies has experienced significant growth in the last few years, becoming the world’s fourth largest vendor of anti-virus software measured by installed user base. The company will continue to expand and address the needs of the global market through improved technology and broader language and platform support.

What does it mean to be "Tough on threats. Easy on you."?

Computer and internet use is an integral part of our everyday lives. Every aspect of our lives is accessible electronically, which brings considerable benefit — and, unfortunately, considerable risk. Our role is to shield you from that risk by providing powerful, easy-to-use protection that works efficiently and invisibly in the background so you can focus on using your computer, not worrying about security.

As the nature of threats continues to evolve — from computer- and web-borne viruses to complex exploits designed to steal information for financial gain, the nature of protection must also evolve. Using the latest technology developed by world-renowned security experts, AVG Technologies provides real-time defenses against real-time threats. With AVG software on your system, you can safely surf the net, create online profiles, shop, bank online, download files, store data, chat, and email, safe in the knowledge that your personal and professional information will not be stolen or misused.

In a nutshell, AVG enables people and businesses to use computers with confidence and without aggravation by protecting them from disruption and loss.

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Awards & Certifications

AVG products are running on over 80 million computers worldwide.

PC Answers Recommended

AVG 8.0 received PC Answers Recommended award " .. excellent threat detection .. lightning fast rootkit scanning, and the robust firewall .."

Review by Virus Bulletin

Virus Bulletin reviews the new AVG 8.0 ".. unexceptionable system impact and highly impressive detection, seems like a winning one .."

80 million people trust AVG to keep them safe online — and so can you.