User manual AVG ANTI-VIRUS FREE VERSION

[. . . ] Seward. A V G A nti- V irus 2 0 1 1 © 2 0 1 0 C opyright A V G T ec hnologies C Z, s . r. o. A ll rights res erved. 1 Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AVG Installation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Tab Security The Security tab is divided into two sections, AVG Browser Security and Ratings, where you can mark specific check-boxes to assign AVG Security Toolbar functionality you want to use: · AVG Browser Security - check this item to activate or switch-off the Search-Shield and/or Surf-Shield service · Ratings - select graphical symbols used for search results ratings by the Search-Shield component that you want to use: o o o o o page is safe page is somewhat suspicious page containing links to positively dangerous pages page contains active threats page is not accessible, and so could not be scanned Mark the respective option to confirm you want to be informed about this specific threat level. However, display of the red mark assigned to pages containing active and dangerous threats cannot be switched-off. Again, it is recommended to keep the default configuration set by the program vendor unless you have a real reason to change it. A V G A nti- V irus 2 0 1 1 © 2 0 1 0 C opyright A V G T ec hnologies C Z, s . r. o. Tab Advanced Options On the Advanced Options tab first select what search engine you want to use as default. You have the choice of AVG Secure Search, Baidu, WebHledani, Yandex and Yahoo!. Having changed the default search engine, please restart your internet browser for the change to take effect. Further, you can activate or switch-off further specific AVG Security Toolbar settings (the listed caption refers to the default AVG Secure Search settings): · Set and keep AVG Secure Search as the search provider for Address bar if marked, this option allows you to type a search keyword directly into the address bar into your Internet browser and the Google service will be used automatically to search for relevant websites. · Let AVG make suggestion on browser navigation errors (404/DNS) - if when searching the web you run into a non-existing page, or a page that cannot be displayed (404 error), you will be automatically redirected to a web page that allows you to select from an overview of alternative topic-related pages. · Set and keep AVG Secure Search as the default search provider - Google is the default search engine for web search within AVG Security Toolbar, and activating this option it can also become your web browser default search engine. A V G A nti- V irus 2 0 1 1 © 2 0 1 0 C opyright A V G T ec hnologies C Z, s . r. o. AVG Advanced Settings The advanced configuration dialog of AVG Anti-Virus 2011 opens in a new window named Advanced AVG Settings. The window is divided into two sections: the left part offers a tree-arranged navigation to the program configuration options. In that case the system tray icon automatically reports the component's error status. However, in this very case we cannot talk about an actual error since you have deliberately induced it yourself, and you are aware of the potential risk. At the same time, once being displayed in grey color, the icon cannot actually report any possible further error that might appear. For this situation, within the above dialog you can select components that may be in an error state (or switched off) and you do not wish to get informed about it. The same option of Ignoring component state is also available for specific components directly from the components overview in the AVG main window. 9. 4. Virus Vault The Virus Vault maintenance dialog allows you to define several parameters regarding the administration of objects stored in the Virus Vault: · Limit Virus Vault size - use the slider to set up the maximum size of the Virus Vault. The size is specified proportionally compared to the size of your local disk. · Automatic file deletion - in this section define the maximum length of time that objects should be stored in the Virus Vault (Delete files older than . . . days), and the maximum number of files to be stored in the Virus Vault ( A V G A nti- V irus 2 0 1 1 © 2 0 1 0 C opyright A V G T ec hnologies C Z, s . r. o. A ll rights res erved. 71 Maximum number of files to be stored) 9. 5. PUP Exceptions AVG Anti-Virus 2011 is able to analyze and detect executable applications or DLL libraries that could be potentially unwanted within the system. [. . . ] Only this way you can be sure your AVG Anti-Virus 2011 is kept up-to-date also during the day. 11. 1. Update Levels AVG offers two update levels to select from: · Definitions update contains changes necessary for reliable anti-virus protection. Typically, it does not include any changes to the code and updates only the definition database. · Program update contains various program changes, fixes and improvements. [. . . ]