AVG 9 Antivirus Improves Performance, Adds Identity Theft Tool – antivirus – Lifehacker

Windows only: One of our readers’ favorite antivirus applications, AVG, has updated, claiming faster scan times (up to 50%), boot times (10-15%), and less memory usage. On top of that, it’s added a new feature to assist with identity theft.

The identity theft feature, as reported by CNET, is only available in the U.S., and pairs the folks at AVG with a service called Identity Guard that integrates with your browser toolbar (Firefox and IE only); Identity Guard is there to help you avoid and handle identity theft.

via AVG 9 Antivirus Improves Performance, Adds Identity Theft Tool – antivirus – Lifehacker.