A local man has caved and upgraded his free version of AVG anti-virus to the premium Ultimate Edition after over-hearing his parents talking about the coronavirus.

“I had just come out of my room after a few rounds of Modern Warfare,” the man said. “I’d been playing Gunfight 3v3 but my teammates left, so ended up only winning 6-1.”

“Anyway, as I walked towards the fridge to grab my G-Fuel, I heard my mom and step-dad talking in hushed tones about something,” he continued. “Normally they’re talking about some parasite they can’t get rid of, but today they were talking about something called the coronavirus.”

“I have a pretty expensive gaming rig so I started to get worried, even though my PC doesn’t drink beer,” the man laughed. “Anyway, I figured you can’t be too careful, and bought that premium version that AVG has been bugging me about for months.”

An insider at AVG said that the company was almost caught ‘with their pants down’ when the transaction happened.

“No one even knew if the store function worked,” the anonymous source said. “We didn’t even have the right bank account. Luckily a call to the bank straightened it out.”

“Still, it’s nice to get some revenue that isn’t based on selling our customer’s information.”

When asked if he was aware that the coronavirus was not a computer virus, the man did not appear too concerned.

“Well, it was probably overdue anyway,” he admitted. “And on the plus side, I’ll feel a little safer when I try to find out about the singles in my area that are dying to meet me.”

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