In reply to a post by keith_thfc:

In fairness, it's a bit of a catch-22 for them. On the one hand, they've often been criticised for selling PCs with no protection (and so leaving the ignorant masses vulnerable to all the nasties on the 'Net); then, when they start bundling A/V with their kit, it always seems to be one which people don't like for some reason.

The sellers only bundle the crudware because they get commision. That's why you never see anything like AVG free installed.