Definitely blacklisting can be a pain (although when you're on the right side of it, it's also a huge benefit of course!), but I deplore the knee-jerk reaction some people have to this issue - i.e. "need to move host to resolve".
Most blacklists automatically drop IPs from their listings when a short period has passed without further spam complaints (I believe anything from around 24 hours up to 30 days or so!). In many cases your host can work with the list's admin to get the listing removed - but I would advise against you taking this action as you may well ask them to remove an active spam source, which will only result in re-listing and the potential for them to refuse express delisting in future...
In short, it's an issue and an inconvenience; it's also a fact of life with shared hosting. Assuming that your host is competent enough not to have the mailserver as an open relay (which should be within the technical ability of even the most inept host!), the spam has probably come via an insecure script such as a website contact form.
Your host needs to identify the exact cause(s) of the spam source in order that they can fix it (or more likely, get the customer(s) in question to do so). So you must work with them to get them to resolve the problem, and then clear up the IP on the blacklists.
As I hinted at above, the best way to avoid others causing you problems of this nature is to avoid shared hosting, or more exactly - avoid shared mailservers. This basically means using a VPS or dedicated server (running its own mailserver).
As for AVG 8, I can't say that I've heard about this feature before, but that doesn't mean it's incorrect or otherwise. I'd be interested to hear from others about that part too 
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