# AVG Antivirus (إيه في جي أنتي فايروس)

> AVG Antivirus is currently blocked in Syria, as of 2026-09-05.

- Status: blocked
- Outreach: No Response
- Company: [Gen Digital](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/gen-digital.md)
- Categories: Antivirus & Endpoint Protection, Utilities & System Tools, VPN Services
- Official site: https://www.avg.com/
- Community votes: 8
- Last updated: 2026-09-05
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/avg-antivirus

## About

Antivirus and internet security software for malware protection and online privacy

## Activity summary

Blocked in Syria, confirmed in February 2026. A volunteer then emailed Gen Digital's press, investor relations and legal teams that same month asking for access to be restored, with no reply yet.

## Community reports

- 2026-02-16 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer emailed Gen Digital's press, investor relations and DMCA teams, citing the 2025 lifting of US sanctions and asking that access for Syrian users be restored across its products. No reply yet.
- 2026-02-12 — Investigated. A community member submitted evidence that AVG Antivirus is blocked from Syria; the report was verified and the service was listed.

## Context

These are geo-restrictions the companies applied themselves, not filtering by Syrian ISPs and not a legal requirement. US and EU sanctions on Syria were lifted in 2025. See https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory summary and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

## Machine-readable

- JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/avg-antivirus?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/avg-antivirus/timeline-entries?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/avg-antivirus
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/avg-antivirus.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/avg-antivirus.md