ClamAV
Different way of workingFreeFree scanner that looks for Windows malware in files you hold, which is the main reason to run one on Linux at all. It watches nothing in the background by default.
Does AVG AntiVirus run on Linux?
Verdict: No
No. AVG's system requirements cover Windows, macOS, Android and iOS with no mention of Linux, and there is no Linux download. Most switchers will not need a replacement at all.
AVG's own system requirements page lists Windows, macOS, Android and iOS for its consumer products. Linux does not appear anywhere on it. There is no Linux installer and no supported way to run the Windows one.
The honest answer is that you probably do not need to replace it. Linux is not immune to malware, but the ordinary home threat on Windows, an infected download or a dodgy installer, does not work the same way here. Software comes from your system's app store, which is checked, and the system asks for your password before anything can change it. Most Linux users, including cautious ones, run no antivirus at all.
Where a scanner still earns its place is if you share files with Windows machines, keep an old Windows drive around, or run a home file server that other people's computers use. ClamAV covers that. It finds Windows malware sitting in files on your Linux machine so you do not pass it on.
If you are paying for AVG, cancel the subscription rather than letting it renew for a machine that no longer exists. Check whether the same licence covers a phone you still use before you do.
What to use instead of AVG AntiVirus
BleachBit
Different way of workingFreeIf what you used AVG for was the clean-up and tune-up side, this covers clearing caches and old files.
This doesn't have to stop you
One stubborn program doesn't have to decide the whole question. You can keep Windows on the same PC and restart into it only when you need AVG AntiVirus. Everything else you do can move.
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