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1. e Last scan provides the date when the last scan was performed e Last update provides the date when the last update was launched e Virus DB informs you about the currently installed version of the virus database e AVG version informs you about the AVG version installed the number is in the form of 8 0 xx where 8 0 is the product line version and xx stands for the number of the build e License expires Free no expiration date is provided within AVG 8 0 Free AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 31 AVG 6 6 System Tray Icon System Tray Icon on your Windows taskbar indicates the current status of your AVG 8 0 Free It is visible at all times on your system tray no matter whether your AVG main window is opened or closed If in full color a the System Tray Icon indicates that all AVG components are active and fully functional Also AVG system tray icon can be displayed in full color if AVG is in error state but you are fully aware of this situation and you have deliberately decided to Ignore the component state A gray icon coloring with an exclamation mark Mi indicates a problem inactive component error status etc Double click the System Tray Icon to open the main window and edit a component The system tray icon further informs on current AVG activities and possible status changes in the program e g automatic launch of a scheduled scan or update a component s statu
2. lt Back Exit The Setup Summary dialog provides an overview of all parameters of the installation process Please make sure all the information is correct If so press the Finish button to continue Otherwise you can use the Back button to return to the respective dialog and correct the information 3 12 Installing AVG The Installing AVG dialog shows the progress of the installation process and does not require any intervention Please wait until the installation is complete then you will be redirected to the Installation Complete dialog 3 13 Installation Complete The Installation is complete dialog is the last step of the AVG installation process AVG is now installed on your computer and fully functional The program is running in the background in fully automatic mode AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 16 AVG 4 AVG First Run Wizard After installation the AVG First Run Wizard will be launched automatically and in a few steps will lead you through lt main_product_name_in_text gt elementary configuration Although AVG configuration is accessible at any time after installation we recommend that you take this opportunity to set up the basic configuration using the wizard s help 4 1 Congratulations Configuring your AVG protection Ce Step 1 of 7 Introducing the AVG First Run Wizard A Pe Congratulations AYG has been successfully ins
3. details gt gt Statistics left bottom section of the window provide you with all statistical AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 25 AVG data regarding the programs operation details gt gt e System Tray Icon bottom right corner of the monitor on the system tray indicates the AVG current status details gt gt 6 1 System Menu The System menu is the standard navigation used in all Windows applications It is located horizontally in the very top part of the AVG 8 0 Free main window Use the system menu to access specific AVG components feature and services The system menu is divided into five main sections 6 1 1 File e Exit closes the AVG 8 0 Free s user interface However the AVG application will continue running in the background and your computer will still be protected 6 1 2 Components The Components item of the system menu includes links to all installed AVG components opening their default dialog page in the user interface e System overview switch to the default user interface dialog with the overview of all installed components and their status e Anti Virus opens the default page of the Anti Virus component e Anti Spyware opens the default page of the Anti Spyware component e E mail Scanner opens the default page of the E mail Scanner component e License opens the default page of the License component e LinkScanner opens the default
4. e Cancel cancels any changes you have performed on this tab or on any other tab of this dialog and switches back to the AVG scanning interface default dialog AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 102 AVG 9 6 Scan Results Overview e AVG Anti Virus Free File Components History Tools Help AVG You are protected Al security features are working correctly and are up to date Scan results overview Name Start time End time Tested objects Infections Spy j Scheduled scan 5 4 2008 12 00 5 4 2008 13 40 720001 ojo o o Z scheduled scan 6 4 2008 12 00 6 4 2008 13 38 719836 ojo HN Z scheduled scan 7 4 2008 12 00 7 4 2008 13 37 719534 ojo ojo Z scheduled scan 8 4 2008 12 00 8 4 2008 13 49 720146 ojo ojo Ei Scan whole computer 8 4 2008 14 18 8 4 2008 14 18 139 ofo ojo Statistics el View details Delete result Show notification The Scan results overview dialog is accessible from the AVG scanning interface via the Scan history button The dialog provides a list of of all previously launched scans and information of their results e Name scan designation it can either be the name of one of the predefined scans or a name you have given to your own scheduled scan Every name includes an icon indicating the scan result 2 green icon informs there was no infection detected
5. em wm Automatic scan Set additional scan reports Additional scan settings eet On the How to scan tab you will find a list of scanning parameters that can be optionally switched on off By default most parameters are switched on and the functionality will be applied during scanning Unless you have a valid reason to change these settings we recommend to keep the predefined configuration AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 61 AVG e Automatically heal remove infection switched on by default if a virus is identified during scanning it can be healed automatically if a cure is available If the infected file cannot be healed automatically or if you decide to switch off this option you will be notified upon virus detection and will have to decide what to do with the detected infection The recommended action is to remove the infected file to the Virus Vault Scan Potentially Unwanted Programs and Spyware Threats switched on by default this parameter controls the Anti Virus functionality that allows detection of potentially unwanted programs executable files that can run as spyware or adware and these can then be blocked or removed Scan for Tracking Cookies switched on by default this parameter of the Anti Spyware component defines that cookies should be detected during scanning HTTP cookies are used for authenticating tracking and m
6. l Scan configuration editing You have the option of editing the predefined default settings of the Scan of specific files or folders Press the Change scan settings link to get to the Change scan settings for Scan of specific files or folders dialog It is recommended to keep to the default settings unless you have a valid reason to change them AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 90 AVG r AVG Anti Virus Free Je File Components History Tools Help AVG You are protected Anti Virus Al security features are working correctly and are up to date a Change scan settings for Scan specific files or folders F Automatically heal remove infections Z Scan Potentially Unwanted Programs and Spyware threats Cl Scan For cookies F Scan inside archives EI Use Heuristics o Scan system environment F Scan infectable files only otkits Scan process priority G Automatic scan Statistics Set additional scan reports Default Next Cancel Y Show notification e Scanning parameters in the list of scanning parameters you can switch on off specific parameters as needed for detailed description of this settings please consult chapter AVG Advanced Settings Scans Scan Specific Files or Folders e Scan process priority you can use the slider to change the scanning process priority By defa
7. 6 Scan Results Overview 268eg ebege S Seg SR AEN snot eee dE onde NEEN SEENEN ones vende d e nate 103 9 7 Scan Results Details sstversesdisennestees CegedgEeuEe SEENEN ERSTEN ENNER DEENEN ENEE ENER EEN 104 67 1 Results Overyjew Tab sitievercesareehevnvenrecseensinelaneenns erereinterereenenirereeneenriunness 104 G7 2 Jpfectjons Tab gesteet seggt See Gg gie ERARA EANTA 104 AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 4 9 7 3 Spyware Tab 9 7 4 Warnings Tab SERIE LI CEC LICE ECLECTIC EC OLEL RICE CEE CECE COEUR ICE TAT EC LICE OPEC AECE CECE CCC REE CCE eee 104 9 7 5 Information Tab ee ayavete dius a avavel s ajea wave ete ovaca sia jayatava ee atura ele dias sia ayeral es na wave ee 104 9 8 Virus Vault treet eter teeter e cere e nee e eee eee EE EE 111 10 AVG Updates seesceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee sence eeeeaeeeeeeeaeeeseeeesaeeaeeesaeeeeaeseaeeaeanseeaeeaeanseenees 113 10 1 Update LOVEIS nennen 113 10 2 Update TYP S enee 113 10 3 Update PFOCESS ee 113 11 Event History esenseeeeeeeERS ERR ERRERREREEREERR ERR EREEREEREEREEREEREEREEEREEREEREEREEREEREEREEREEREERE EE EER 114 12 FAQ and Technical Support ssss ss ss ssssssssssusununununnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnmnnn 115 AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 5 AVG 1 Introduction This user manual offers a general overview of the tasks and detection technologies provided by AVG 8 0 Free We will br
8. Event date and time User Source Event description p 17 6 2008 11 43 26 NT AUTHORITYISYSTEM General AYG is starting p 17 6 2008 11 43 36 NT AUTHORITYISYSTEM General AYG is running 17 6 2008 12 27 53 NT AUTHORITY SYSTEM Update Update was started 7 17 6 2008 12 28 20 NT AUTHORITY SYSTEM Update Update was finished Q 17 6 2008 13 06 37 DEV konicarovak Scan User scan was started Q 17 6 2008 13 06 40 DEV konicarovak Scan User scan was interrupted Fc is E Empty list Refresh list OK Cancel Apply The Event History dialog is accessible from the system menu via the History Event History Log item Within this dialog you can find a summary of important events that occurred during AVG 8 0 Free operation Event History records the following types of events e Information about updates of the AVG application e Scanning start end or stop including automatically performed tests e Events connected with virus detection by the Resident Shield or scanning including occurrence location e Other important events Control buttons e Empty list deletes all entries in the list of events e Refresh list updates all entries in the list of events AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 114 AVG 12 FAQ and Technical Support Should you have any problems with your AVG either business or technical please refer to the FAQ section of the AVG website
9. Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 88 AVG e Additional scan settings the link opens a new Computer shutdown options dialog where you can decide whether the computer should be shut down automatically once the running scanning process is over Having confirmed this option Shutdown computer upon scan completion a new option activates that allows the computer to shut down even if it is currently locked Force shutdown is computer is locked aff Additional scan settings Computer shutdown options Shutdown computer upon scan completion Force shutdown if computer is locked OK Cancel Warning These scan settings are identical to the parameters of a newly defined scan as described in the chapter AVG Scanning Scan scheduling How to Scan Should you decide to change the default configuration of the Scan the whole computer you can then save your new setting as the default configuration to be used for all further scans of the whole computer 9 2 2 Scan Specific Files or Folders Scan specific files or folders scans only those areas of your computer that you have selected to be scanned selected folders hard disks floppy discs CDs etc The scanning progress in case of virus detection and its treatment is the same as with the scan of the whole computer any virus found is healed or removed to the Virus Vault Specific files or folde
10. and Spyware threats F Scan For cookies F Scan inside archives EI Use Heuristics EI Scan system environment Scan infectable files only otkits Scan process priority G Automatic scan Set additional scan reports Default Start scan Cancel Y Show notification e Scanning parameters in the list of scanning parameters you can switch on off specific parameters as needed By default most of the parameters are switched on and these will be used automatically during scanning e Scan process priority you can use the slider to change the scanning process priority By default the priority is set to medium level Automatic scan that optimizes the scanning process speed and the use of system resources Alternatively you can run the scanning process slower which means the system resources load will be minimized useful when you need to work on the computer but you do not care so much how long the scanning takes or faster with increased system resources requirements e g when the computer is temporarily unattended e Set additional scan reports the link opens a new Scan Reports dialog where you can select what types of possible findings should be reported Scan reports Report password protected archives Report password protected documents Report locked files C Report files containing macro Report hidden extensions AVG 8 0
11. are divided by commas for instance avgscanx scan C D Scanning parameters To display a complete overview of available parameters type the respective command together with the parameter or HELP e g avgscanx The only obligatory parameter is SCAN to specify what areas of the computer should be scanned For a more detailed explanation of the options see the command line parameters overview To run the scan press Enter During scanning you can stop the process by Ctrl C or Ctrl Pause CMD scanning launched from the graphic interface When you run your computer in Windows Safe Mode there is also the possibility to launch the command line scan from the graphic user interface The scan itself will be launched from the command line the Command Line Composer dialog only allows you to specify most scanning parameters in the comfortable graphic interface Since this dialog is only accessible within the Windows Safe Mode for detailed description of this dialog please consult the help file opened directly from the dialog 9 4 1 CMD Scan Parameters Following please find a list of all parameters available for the command line scanning e SCAN Scan specific files or folders path path e COMP Scan whole computer e HEUR Use heuristic analyse AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 94 AVG e EXCLUDE Exclude path or files from scan e Command file file name e EXT Scan
12. com Virus identified EICAR_ EI C KLARA DOKUMENTACE TEST_VIRUS_ADWARE virus eicar_com zip Infection Virus identified EICAR_ gt View details Remove selected infections Remove all unhealed infections D The scan has been finished The Infections tab is only displayed in the Scan results dialog if a virus infection was detected during scanning The tab is divided into three sections providing the following information e File full path to the original location of the infected object e Infections name of the detected virus for details on specific viruses please consult the Virus Encyclopedia online e Result defines the current status of the infected object that was detected during scanning o Infected the infected object was detected and left in its original location for instance if you have switched off the automatic healing option in a specific scan settings AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 106 AVG o Healed the infected object was healed automatically and left in its original location o Moved to Virus Vault the infected object was moved to the Virus Vault quarantine o Deleted the infected object was deleted o Added to PUP exceptions the finding was evaluated as an exception and added to the list of PUP exceptions configured in the PUP Exceptions dialog of the advanced settings o Locked file not te
13. every run the scan every n number of hours E g every 4 hours gt Run at specific time select Every day or select a specific day of the week and specify what time of day the scan should start gt Action based run the scan on computer startup Note More comprehensive options are available in full versions of AVG e Advanced schedule options gt Run on computer startup if task has been missed if the scan cannot run at the scheduled time interval then it will run the next time the computer restarts gt Run even if computer is in low power mode this option applies to battery powered computers such as notebooks The default action is for AVG to postpone scanning when the computer s power resources are low e Task settings in the section you can uncheck the Enable this task item to simply deactivate the scheduled test Not recommended Control buttons of the Settings for scheduled scan dialog e Save saves all changes you have performed on this tab or on any other tab of this dialog and switches back to the AVG scanning interface default dialog Therefore if you wish to configure the test parameters on all tabs press the button to save them only after you have specified all your requirements e Cancel cancels any changes you have performed on this tab or on any other tab of this dialog and switches back to the AVG scanning interface default dialog AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o
14. from the system menu Resident Shield settings M Resident Shield active O Remove all threats automatically Cl Scan for Tracking Cookies Ask me before removing threats Manage exceptions Save changes Cancel Show notification Besides an overview of the most important statistical data and the information on the component s current status Resident Shield is active and fully functional the Resident Shield interface offers some elementary component settings options too The statistics is as follows e Resident Shield has been running for provides the time since the latest component s launch e Threats detected and blocked number of detected infections that were prevented from being run opened AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 40 AVG Basic component configuration In the bottom part of the dialog window you will find the section called Resident Shield settings where you can edit some basic settings of the component s functionality detailed configuration as with all other components is available via the Tools Advanced settings item of the system menu The Resident Shield is active option allows you to easily switch on off resident protection By default the function is on With resident protection on you can further decide how the possibly detected infections should be treated removed o either automatically Remove all threats aut
15. in its standard configuration which provides optimum protection for most users C Custom Installation Choose this option if you want to change some of the standard configuration attributes This option is recommended for IT well experienced users lt Back Exit The Select Installation Type dialog offers the choice of two installation options standard and custom installation For most users it is highly recommended to keep to the standard installation that installs AVG 8 0 Free in fully automatic mode with settings predefined by the program vendor This configuration provides maximum security combined with the optimal use of resources In the future if the need arises to change the configuration you will always have the possibility to do so directly in the AVG application Custom installation should only be used by experienced users who have a valid reason to install AVG with non standard settings E g to fit specific system requirements 3 6 Activate Your AVG Free License In the Activate your AVG Free License dialog you have to fill in your registration data Type in your name User Name field For the AVG 8 0 Free the license number is already provided in the License number text field you do not need to change it AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 11 Activate your AVG Free License User name Name Sunam License number 8FREEMV62WR MDFF2 2x57T
16. in low power mode or switched off completely e Task settings in this section you can uncheck the Enable this task item to simply deactivate the scheduled program update temporarily and switch it on again as the need arises AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 66 AVG e Other update settings check this option to make sure than if the internet connection gets corrupted and the update process fails it will be launched again immediately after the internet connection is restored 8 8 E mail Scanner ai Advanced AVG Settings E Appearance Ignore Faulty conditions E mail scanning Maintenance Check incoming e mail C Check outgoing e mail PUP Exceptions Certify e mail fE LinkScanner C with attachments only EI Gei Scans mu ll Schedules E mail Scanner Resident Shield v Update Scanning properties Use Heuristics C Modify subject of virus infected messages Scan Potentially Unwanted Programs and Spyware threats Scan inside archives E mail attachments reporting C Report password protected archives _ Report password protected documents C Report files containing macro C Report hidden extensions C Move reported attachments to Virus Vault incoming e mails only The E mail Scanner dialog is divided into three sections e E mail scanning in this section select whether you want to scan the incoming outgoing e mail messages and whether all e
17. incoming e mail certification text Default install language i Outgoing e mail Mail Filtering 5 Logs and Results o Dr Servers EN EJ Resident Shield 1 ZC Update Outgoing e mail certification text No virus found in this outgoing message Language used for the outgoing e mail certification text Default install language In the Certification dialog you can specify exactly what text the certification note should contain and in what language This should be specified separately for Incoming mail and Outgoing mail AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 68 AVG 8 8 2 Mail Filtering i Advanced AVG Settings Je Appearance E Ignore faulty conditions Attachment filter ES EJ Maintenance Remove attachments E f PUP Exceptions C Remove all executable files LinkScanner EN Scans P flee wah th d A om IL Schedules emove files with these comma separated extensions C Remove all documents E EJ E mail Scanner 5 Certification Mail Filtering Logs and Results i Servers o ZC Resident Shield e ZC Update The Attachment filter dialog allows you to set up parameters for e mail messages attachment scanning By default the Remove attachments option is switched off If you decide to activate it all e mail message attachments detected as infectious or potentially dangerous will be removed autom
18. is locked OK Cancel Warning These scan settings are identical to the parameters of a newly defined scan as described in the chapter AVG Scanning Scan scheduling How to Scan Should you decide to change the default configuration of the Scan specific files or folders you can then save your new setting as the default configuration to be used for all further scans of specific files or folders Also this configuration will be used as a template for all of your newly scheduled scans all customized scans are based on the current configuration of the Scan of selected files or folders 9 3 Scanning in Windows Explorer Besides the pre defined scans launched for the entire computer or its selected areas AVG also offers the option of quick scanning of a specific object directly in the Windows Explorer environment If you want to open an unknown file and you cannot be sure of its content you may want to have it checked on demand Follow these steps AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 92 AVG Name 4 Size Ty o gt File ben Explore File Carol OPen File Bico Search File e Sharing and Security File My FH File Amy 6 VE Checkout File Almy FPMrortoisesvy File My Fil E J Badd to archive S 7 Badd to Altova rar yaw File Compress and email E Lotu 8 ER Te Compress to Altova rar and email cD winzi
19. item Tools Advanced settings and edit the AVG configuration in the newly opened AVG Advanced Settings dialog AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 24 S AVG 6 AVG Free User Interface AVG 8 0 Free open with the main window AVG Anti Virus Free File Components History Tools Help AVG f Anti Virus v All security features are working correctly and are up to date You are protected Security components and status overview i d Anti Virus i Anti Spyware E mail Scanner A Active 3 Active ay Active License LinkScanner nig pa Resident Shield i Active E D Active 3 Active en Update Manager 4 Active ZA Update now Statistics Description of selected component Anti Virus protects your computer from viruses worms and trojans Anti Virus component is active Show notification The main window is divided into several sections e System Menu top system line in the window is the standard navigation that allows you to access all AVG components services and features details gt gt Security Status Info upper section of the window provides you with information on the current status of your AVG program details gt gt Quick Links left section of the window allow you to quickly access the most important and most frequently used AVG tasks details gt gt Components Overview central section of the window offer an overview of all installed AVG components
20. page of the LinkScanner component e Resident Shield opens the default page of the Resident Shield component e Update Manager opens the default page of the Update Manager component AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 26 6 1 3 History e Scan results switches to the AVG testing interface specifically to the Scan Results Overview dialog e Resident Shield detection open a dialog with an overview of threats detected by Resident Shield e E mail Scanner detection open a dialog with an overview of mail messages attachments detected as dangerous by the E mail Scanner component e Virus Vault opens the interface of the quarantine space Virus Vault to where AVG removes all detected infections that cannot be healed automatically for some reason Inside this quarantine the infected files are isolated and your computer s security is guaranteed and at the same time the infected files are stored for possible future repair e Event history log opens the history log interface with an overview of all logged AVG 8 0 Free actions 6 1 4 Tools e Scan computer switches to the AVG scanning interface and launches a scan of the whole computer e Scan selected folder switches to the AVG scanning interface and allows you to define within the tree structure of your computer which files and folders should be scanned e Scan file allows you to run an on demand test over a single file selecte
21. that checks for critical updates directly from the Internet at regular intervals i e at least once a day Updating your AYG is vital if you want to preserve maximum protection against viruses Update Manager component is active Latest update 17 ervna 2008 12 28 Virus database version 270 3 0 1505 Next scheduled update 18 ervna 2008 11 51 For more detailed settings please select Tools Advanced settings from the system menu Statistics Update Manager settings Start automatic updates At a specific time interval Ever Every day zl 10 26 E Update now Save changes Cancel Y Show notification The Update Manager s interface displays information about the component s AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 43 AVG functionality and its current status Update manager is active and provides the relevant statistical data e Latest update specifies when and at what time the database was updated e Virus database version defines the number of the latest virus database version and this number increases with every virus base update e Next scheduled update specifies when and at what time the next update is scheduled to Basic component configuration In the bottom part of the dialog you can find the Update Manager settings section where you can perform some changes to the rules of the update process launch You can defi
22. the installation process will be AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 8 AVG Tough on threats Easy on you terminated immediately Acceptance Notice This copy of AVG FREE Edition is intended for personal home use only Installation in any other environment commercial education non profit government and so on is a violation of the License Agreement No technical support is provided to users of this free software By clicking on Accept you are indicating that you adhere to the terms of the License Agreement Please visit lee av com for further details lt Back Accept Dorit accent AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 9 Tough on threats Easy on you 3 4 Checking System Status Checking System Status AVG file unknown gif checking state Further you will be redirected to the Checking System Status dialog This dialog does not require any intervention your system is being checked before the AVG 8 0 Free installation can start Please wait until the process has finished then continue automatically to the following dialog AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 10 AVG 3 5 Select Installation Type AVG Free 8 0 build 126 6 17 2008 IS Select Installation Type i AVG e Standard Installation Choose this option to install the software
23. the search on the Yahoo server directly no matter what page is currently displayed The search box also lists your search history Searches done through the search box are analyzed using the AVG Search Shield protection AVG Active Surf Shield button unfortunately this option is deactivated with AVG 8 0 Free if you are interested in further and extended functionality within AVG 8 0 full products please visit the AVG website www avg com for information on AVG 8 0 purchase options AVG Search Shield button on off button controls the status of the AVG Search Shield protection AVG Info button provides links to important security information located on the AVG website www avg com AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 47 S AVG 8 AVG Advanced Settings The advanced configuration dialog of AVG 8 0 Free 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 Select the component you want to change the configuration of or its specific part to open the editing dialog in the right hand section of the window 8 1 Appearance The first item of the navigation tree Appearance refers to the general settings of the AVG user interface and a few elementary options of the application s behavior Bi Advanced AVG Settings BHX E Appearance gnore faulty condi
24. 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 AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 50 AVG 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 8 3 Maintenance The Maintenance item opens the editing interface where you can set up Virus Vault maintenance parameters 8 3 1 Virus Vault i Advanced AVG Settings z Appearance E Ignore Faulty conditions Virus Vault maintenance 45 Maintenance F Limit Virus Vault Size PUP Exceptions 9 LinkScanner 10 Maximum size of Virus Vault percent of the drive size Automatic file deletion Delete files older than 30 Zi day s Maximum number of files to be stored 1o00 The Virus Vault maintenance dialog allows you to define several parameters regarding the administration of objects stored in the Virus Vault e Limit Virus vault size use the slider to set up the maximum size of the Virus Vault The size is specifi
25. up to date to maintain the maximum level of protection a EA AntiVirus Anti irus component is active Infection definitions 1370163 Latest database update 16 ervna 2008 9 20 Database version 270 3 0 1505 Show notification The Anti Virus component s interface provides some basic information on the component s functionality information on the component s current status Anti Virus component is active and a brief overview of Anti Virus statistics e Infection definitions number provides the count of viruses defined in the up to date version of the virus database e Latest database update specifies when and at what time the virus database was last updated e Database version defines the number of the latest virus database version and this number increases with every virus base update There is just one operating button available within this component s interface Back press the button to return to the default AVG user interface components overview Please note The software vendor has set up all AVG components to give optimum performance Unless you have a real reason to do so do not change the AVG configuration Any changes to settings should only be performed by an experienced user If you need to change AVG configuration select the system menu item Tools Advanced settings and edit the AVG configuration in the newly opened AVG Advanced Settings dialog AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyrig
26. you will also find all necessary EICAR test information there Try to download the eicar com file and save it on your local disk Immediately after you confirm downloading of the test file the Resident Shield will react to it with a warning This Resident Shield notice demonstrates that AVG is correctly installed on your computer AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 23 AVG On access scanner alert Accessed file is infected i _ Threat detected File name www eicar org download eicar com Threat name Virus identified EICAR_Test More information about this Threat T Do not show this dialog anymore DI Show details If AVG fails to identify the EICAR test file as a virus you should check the program configuration again 5 4 AVG Default Configuration The default configuration i e how the application is set up right after installation of AVG 8 0 Free is set up by the software vendor so that all components and functions are tuned up to achieve optimum performance Unless you have a real reason to do so do not change the AVG configuration Changes to settings should only be performed by an experienced user Some minor editing of AVG components settings is accessible directly from the specific component user interface If you feel you need to change the AVG configuration to better suit your your needs go to AVG Advanced Settings select the system menu
27. 0 purchase options e Edit Scan Schedule This button is only active when you select a scan from the list of scheduled scans It will display the Settings for scheduled scan dialog Schedule settings tab where you can edit the selected schedule e Delete scan schedule this button is also disabled in AVG 8 0 Free 9 5 1 Schedule Settings This dialog is divided into three tabs Schedule settings see picture below the default tab that will be automatically displayed How to scan and What to scan AVG Anti Virus Free Joey File Components History Tools Help AVG You are protected Anti Virus All security features are working correctly and are up to date we Fee S Settings for scheduled scan Schedule settings How to scan What to scan Name Scheduled scan Schedule running O Run every Run at specific time Every day b4 12 00 Ea O Action based Advanced schedule options Run on computer startup if task has been missed Run even if computer is in low power mode Task settings F Enable this task Save Cancel Y Show notification In this dialog you can define the following parameters of the scan e Name If you wish you can rename the default scan AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 97 AVG e Schedule running specify the intervals for the scheduled scan launch gt Run
28. A CLAS CMD CNM COM CPL DE DLL DO DR EML E XE GIF HLP HT INI JPEG JPG 15 LNK MD MSG NWS OCX OV PCxX PDF PGM PHP PIF PL PNG POT PP 5CR SH5 5MM SYS TIF VBE VBS VBX VXD WMF XL XML ZL Scanning files without extension is on Decide whether you want all files to be scanned or just infectable files if so you can further specify a list of extensions defining files that should be excluded from scanning and also a list of file extensions defining files that must be scanned under all circumstances AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 77 AVG 8 9 2 Exceptions Bi Advanced AVG Settings EJ Appearance EJ Ignore faulty conditions E E Maintenance E PUP Exceptions Add Path LinkScanner a Q Scans Add List ll Schedules a ZC E mail Scanner Edit Path ZC Resident Shield E Advanced Settings Edit List Resident Shield Directory Excludes Remove Path The Resident Shield Directory Excludes dialog offers the possibility of defining folders that should be excluded from the Resident Shield scanning If this is not essential we strongly recommend not excluding any directories If you decide to exclude a folder from Resident Shield scanning mark the Use excludes in Resident Shield check box The new settings will only take effect after the computer is restarted The dialog provides the following control b
29. AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 41 S AVG e Cancel press this button to return to the default AVG user interface components overview 7 5 3 Resident Shield Detection i AVG Anti Virus Free Joes J Fie Components History Tools Help eg You are protected V All security features are working correctly and are up to date i Resident Shield detection Infection Object Result Detection time Object Type Process Virus identified EICAR C Docum Deleted 18 6 2008 8 02 14 file C Program Ea virus identified EICAR C Docum Moved to 18 6 2008 8 02 39 file CAPROGRA Statistics lt J m Lal There are 2 records in the list Additional actions Export list to file Empty list Refresh list Back y Show notification The Resident Shield detection offers an overview of objects that were detected by the Resident Shield evaluated as dangerous and either cured or moved to the Virus Vault For each detected object the following information is provided e Infection description possibly even name of the detected object e Object object location e Result action performed with the detected object e Detection Time exact time when the threat was detected e Object Type type of the detected object e Process what action was performed to call out the potentially dangerous object so that it could be detected AVG 8 0 Fre
30. All rights reserved 75 AVG 8 9 Resident Shield The Resident Shield component performs live protection of files and folders against viruses spyware and other malware a Advanced AVG Settings Og EJ Appearance E Ignore Faulty conditions Resident Shield Settings a Maintenance Enable Resident Shield E PUP Exceptions C Scan for Tracking Cookies Sl LinkScanner z Gel Scans Scan Potentially Unwanted Programs and Spyware threats Lon Schedules C Scan files on close Scan boot sector of removable media Use Heuristics Exceptions C Auto heal E EJ Update In the Resident Shield Settings dialog you can activate or deactivate the Resident Shield protection completely by checking unchecking the Enable Resident Shield item this option is switched on by default In addition you can select which Resident Shield features should be activated e Scan for Tracking Cookies this parameter defines that cookies should be detected during scanning HTTP cookies are used for authenticating tracking and maintaining specific information about users such as site preferences or the contents of their electronic shopping carts e Scan Potentially Unwanted Programs and Spyware Threats switched on by default scanning for potentially unwanted programs executable applications that can behave as various types of spyware or adware e Scan files on close on close scanning ensures that AVG scans active objects
31. All rights reserved 98 S AVG 9 5 2 How to Scan due antivirus Free Wolke File Components History Tools Help AVG S You are protected Anti Virus Vv All security features are working correctly and are up to date Free Edition _ Settings for scheduled scan Schedule settings How to scan What to scan Q Computer scanner Automatically heal remove infections Scan Potentially Unwanted Programs and Spyware threats Scan for cookies Scan inside archives Use Heuristics TENN W amp Scan system environment Scan infectable files only Statistics Scan process priority t Automatic scan Set additional scan reports Save Cancel Y Show notification On the How to scan tab you will find a list of scanning parameters that can be optionally switched on off By default most parameters are switched on and the functionality will be applied during scanning Unless you have a valid reason to change these settings we recommend to keep to the pre defined configuration e Automatically heal remove infection switched on by default if a virus is identified during scanning it can be healed automatically if a cure is available In case the infected file cannot be healed automatically or if you decide to switch off this option you will be notified upon a virus detection and will have to decide what to do with the detected infection The re
32. Files or Folders standard predefined scan of selected areas of your computer e Scanning in Windows Explorer specific scanning of a selected object directly from the Windows Explorer environment 8 6 1 Scan Whole Computer The Scan whole computer option allows you to edit parameters of one of the scans predefined by the software vendor Scan of the whole computer a Advanced AVG Settings Je Appearance Ignore Faulty conditions Scan settings Maintenance PUP Exceptions LinkScanner SEET Q Shell extension scan el Scan specific Files or Folders ll Schedules vu ZC E mail Scanner Resident Shield Update Scan settings Automatically heal remove infections Scan Potentially Unwanted Programs and Spyware threats Scan for Tracking Cookies Scan inside archives Use Heuristics Scan system environment Scan For rootkits M Scan infectable files only C Scan media files Scan process priority Automatic scan Set additional scan reports AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 55 A The Scan settings section offers a list of scanning parameters that can be optionally P switched on off Automatically heal remove infection if a virus is identified during scanning it can be healed automatically if a cure is available If the infected file cannot be healed automatically or if you decide to switch off this option you will be notified upon a virus
33. S AVG AVG 8 0 Free Edition User Manual Document revision 80 8 18 6 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners This product uses RSA Data Security Inc MD5 Message Digest Algorithm Copyright C 1991 2 RSA Data Security Inc Created 1991 This product uses code from C SaCzech library Copyright c 1996 2001 Jaromir Dolecek dolecek ics muni cz This product uses compression library zlib Copyright c 1995 2002 Jean loup Gailly and Mark Adler AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 1 Contents 1 Ipntroduchton xn ene uneneen een ek E RER E RER EE E ER ER ER EEO ERE ERROR OREO EE E EE ER EE ER EE ER RER E EE RE 6 2 AVG Free Installation Requirements see ENER E ENER ERR NERERER EEN EEN ERE ENEE NENNEN 7 2 1 Operation Systems Supported EES 7 2 2 Minimum Hardware Requirements EEN 7 3 AVG Free Installation Process sssssscccssssscccccccneennneeeeeeeeeeneeeeeennneeeeeeeeenaneeeeeeenanneeeeennas 8 3 1 AVG Installation Options GEET EAC ERC CeCe NR CMRI eee ene ETT 8 3 2 Installation LAUNCH enee EE 8 3 3 Acceptance Note sett tte tte en tence ene ee ne ee cence eee nee eee eee sea e ease ena een nese eeasaaeeseaeenenaeane 8 3 4 Checking System StQtUS cite te eee creer eee eee eee eee eRe EE EERE ERE REET 10 3 5 Select Installation Type ee ee ee ee ee re ee ee ee ee 11 3 6 Activate Your AVG Free Lic
34. VG 7 4 1 AVG Search Shield When searching Internet with the AVG Search Shield on all search results returned from the most popular search engines like Yahoo Google MSN etc are evaluated for dangerous or suspicious links By checking these links and marking the bad links the AVG Security Toolbar warns you before you click on dangerous or suspicious links SO you can ensure you only go to safe websites While a link is being evaluated on the search results page you will see a graphic sign next to the link informing that the link verification is in progress When the evaluation is complete the respective informative icon will be displayed e The linked page is safe with Yahoo search engine within AVG Security Toolbar this icon will not be displayed A The linked page does not contain threats but is somewhat suspicious questionable in origin or motive therefore not recommended for e shopping etc p The linked page can be either safe itself but containing further links to positively dangerous pages or suspicious in code though not directly employing any threats at the moment D The linked page contains active threats For your own safety you will not be allowed to visit this page amp The linked page is not accessible and so could not be scanned Hovering over an individual rating icon will display details about the particular link in question Information include additional details of the threat if any th
35. WZ487 2W If you are looking for more features functionality or would like to use AVG in a business or commercial environment with support for servers and remote administration please visit www avg com for more details a Press the Next button to continue the installation process If in the previous step you have selected the standard installation you will be redirected directly to the AVG Security Toolbar dialog If custom installation was selected you will continue with the Destination Folder dialog 3 7 Custom Installation Destination Folder Destination Folder The default destination folder is shown below You can click Browse button to select a different folder but we recommend using the default settings Destination folder Browse C Program Files AVG AVG8 Lebok New el AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 12 AVG The Destination folder dialog allows you to specify the location where AVG should be installed By default AVG will be installed to the program files folder located on drive C If you want to change this location use the Browse button to display the drive structure and select the respective folder Press the Next button to confirm 3 8 Custom Installation Component Selection S AVG Free 8 0 build 126 6 17 2008 Component Selection AVG Check the components you wish to install and uncheck those you don t wish
36. a virus Anti Virus combines several technologies to ensure that your computer is protected from viruses e Scanning searching for character strings that are characteristic of a given virus e Heuristic analysis dynamic emulation of the scanned object s instructions in a virtual computer environment e Generic detection detection of instructions characteristic of the given virus group of viruses AVG is also able to analyze and detect executable applications or DLL libraries that could be potentially unwanted within the system We call such threats Potentially Unwanted Programs various kinds of spyware adware etc Furthermore AVG scans your system registry for suspicious entries temporary Internet files and tracking cookies and allows you to treat all potentially harmful items in the same way as any other infection AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 33 S AVG 7 1 2 Anti Virus Interface T AVG Anti Virus Free Tow File Components History Tools Help AVG 4 Anti Virus v Free Edition You are protected Al security features are working correctly and are up to date Anti Virus Component abe Anti Virus detects viruses worms and trojans as well as executable files or DLL libraries Zke that could be potentially unwanted within your system Anti Virus also holds the internal virus database and therefore it is crucial that you keep the Anti Virus component
37. aintaining specific information about users such as site preferences or the contents of their electronic shopping carts Scan inside archives switched on by default this parameter defines the scanning should check all files even if they are stored inside an archive e g ZIP RAR Use Heuristics switched on by default heuristic analysis dynamic emulation of the scanned object s instructions in a virtual computer environment will be one of the methods used for virus detection during scanning Scan system environment switched on by default scanning will also check the system areas of your computer e Scan for rootkits unfortunately this option is deactivated with AVG 8 0 Free if you are interested in further and extended functionality within AVG 8 0 full products please visit the AVG website www avg com for information on AVG 8 0 purchase options e Scan infectable files only switched off by default with this option switched on scanning will not be applied to files that cannot get infected These can be for instance some plain text files or some other non executable files Within the Scan process priority section you can further specify the desired scanning speed dependent on system resource usage By default this option is set to the medium level of automatic resource usage If you want the scanning to run faster it will take less time but the system resources usage will increase significantly du
38. al Every day Schedule running a Program update schedule 45 E mail Scanner EJ Resident Shield EJ Update Advanced schedule options JRun on computer startup if task has been missed Run even if computer is in low power mode Task settings Enable this task Other update settings JRun the update again as soon as the internet connection is available The basic virus database update scheduling is covered within the Update Manager component Within this dialog you can set up some detailed parameters of the virus database update schedule e Schedule running specify the time intervals for the newly scheduled virus database update launch The timing can either be defined by the repeated update launch after a certain period of time Run every or by defining an exact date and time Run at specific time or possibly by defining an event that the update launch should be associated with Action based on computer startup e Advanced schedule options this section allows you to define under which conditions the virus database update should should not be launched if the computer is in low power mode or switched off completely e Task settings in this section you can uncheck the Enable this task item to simply deactivate the scheduled virus database update temporarily and switch it on again as the need arises AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reser
39. anner settings K 2 Maintenance Enable 4G Search Shield need web browser restart PUP Exceptions SAE EA S hield C Enable reporting of exploited websites to AYG cll Schedules i E mail Scanner 1 45 Resident Shield E SS Update The LinkScanner settings dialog allows you to switch on off the two elementary features of the LinkScanner e Enable AVG Search Shield on by default advisory notifying icons on searches performed in Google Yahoo or MSN having checked ahead the content of sites returned by the search engine The browsers supported are Internet Explorer and Firefox Enable AVG Active Surf Shield unfortunately this option is deactivated with AVG 8 0 Free if you are interested in further and extended functionality within AVG 8 0 full products please visit the AVG website www avg com for information on AVG 8 0 purchase options Enable reporting of exploited websites to AVG mark this item to allow back reporting of exploits and bad sites found by users either via Safe Surf or Safe Search to feed the database collecting information on malicious activity on the web AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 54 S AVG 8 6 Scans The advanced scan settings is divided into three categories referring to specific scan types as defined by the software vendor e Scan Whole Computer standard predefined scan of the entire computer e Scan Specific
40. anti spyware protection with AVG But what about other web threats such as drive by downloads poisoned websites and phishing or fraud scams That s where the AVG Security Toolbar comes in With the Toolbar installed you can search and surf with confidence knowing that AVG s LinkScanner technology is available to protect you every time you click on a link In AVG Free search protection is automatic and surf protection is manual Both search and surf protection are automatic in commercial versions of AVG software IV Yes would like to install the AVG Security Toolbar Learn More lt Back Exit In the AVG Security Toolbar dialog decide whether you want to install the AVG Security Toolbar feature of your AVG 8 0 Free The AVG Security Toolbar works within your Internet browser in conjunction with AVG 8 0 and AVG XPL technologies AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 15 S AVG to provide you with comprehensive online protection while surfing the Internet 3 11 Setup Summary BAG Free 8 0 build 126 6 17 2008 X Setup Summary AVG Please review the information below to confirm that it is correct then click Finish to initiate the installation If you wish to make changes click Back to modify your choices Destination folder for AVG Free files C Program Files AVG AVG8 License Licensed user Klara Konicarova License type free
41. at www avg com Unfortunately using AVG 8 0 Free you are not entitled to technical support provided to full versions of AVG products If you have registered your AVG 8 0 Free you can also try to look up some help in AVG forums and discussions Or you may want to consider buying the full version of AVG then please visit the AVG website www avg com for information on AVG 8 0 purchase options AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 115
42. ate When to update files In this section you can select between two alternative options update can be scheduled for the next PC restart or you can launch the update immediately By default the immediate update option is selected since this way AVG can secure the maximum safety level Scheduling an update for the next PC restart can only be recommended if you are sure the computer gets restarted regularly at least daily If you decide to keep the default configuration and launch the update process immediately you can specify the circumstances under which a possible required restart should be performed e Require confirmation from the user you will be asked to approve a PC AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 79 AVG restart needed to finalize the update process e Restart immediately the computer will be restarted automatically immediately after the update process has finished and your approval will not be required e Complete at next computer restart the update process finalization will be postponed until the next computer restart again please keep in mind that this option is only recommended if you can be sure the computer gets restarted regularly at least daily Additional update options e Build new system restore point after each program update before each AVG program update launch a system restore point is created In case the update process fails and your operating
43. ate Types You can distinguish between two types of update e On demand update is an immediate AVG update that can be performed any time the need arises e Scheduled update within AVG it is also possible to pre set an update plan The planned update is then performed periodically according to the setup configuration Whenever new update files are present on the specified location they are downloaded either directly from the Internet or from the network directory When no newer updates are available nothing happens 10 3 Update Process The update process can be launched immediately as the need arises by the Update now quick link This link is available at all times from any AVG user interface dialog However it is still highly recommended to perform updates regularly as stated in the update schedule editable within the Update manager component Once you start the update AVG will first verify whether there are new update files available If so AVG starts their downloading and launches the update process itself During the update process you will get redirected to the Update interface where you can view the process progressing in its graphical representation as well as in an overview of relevant statistic parameters update file size received data download speed elapsed time AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 113 S AVG 11 Event History History Virus Yault
44. atically If you want to define specific types of attachments that should be removed select the respective option e Remove all executable files all exe files will be deleted e Remove all documents all doc files will be deleted e Remove files with these extensions will remove all files with the defined extensions AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 69 AVG 8 8 3 Logs and Results Advanced AVG Settings Appearance Ignore Faulty conditions Logs Maintenance D EJ Maintenance O Daily logs E PUP Exceptions Weekly logs E LinkScanner gt We O monthly logs E Scans Automatic logs EN e Schedules EI E mail Scanner 5 Certification Mail Filtering Logs and Results Medium i Servers EN EJ Resident Shield Folder used to store log files fE Update Maximum log file size Log level threshold C Documents and Settings All Users Application Datatayg8iEmciLog The dialog opened via the Logs and Results navigation item allows you to specify parameters for e mail scanning results maintenance The dialog is divided into several sections e Logs Maintenance define whether you want to log e mail scanning information daily weekly monthly and also specify the maximum size of the log file in MB e Log level threshold the medium level is set up by default you can select a lower level logging el
45. aulty Conditions EE EE TEE E 8 4 PUP EXCeptions use EEN EEEENE EEN AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 8 5 Unk ScaNNEp duet EN e dE edd e EE Ee NENNEN dE EE NEEN dee EEN dd 54 ET EE 55 8 6 1 Scan Whole Computer EE 55 8 6 2 Shell Extension Scan 55 8 6 3 Scan Specific Files OF Folders enee 55 6 7 Schedules eegen seugk eekeest geck erg aia save ERR ea DEN ve NNEN EEN KEENE REENEN e EEEE RENE Ee NENE E Ce 59 8 7 1 Sched led Sca EE 59 8 7 2 Virus Database Update Schedule EE 59 8 7 3 Program Update Schedule EE 59 8 8 E mail Scanner 67 8 8 1 Certificatiop A Aer sk i iisk a ENED AAEE EEEN E VERETA AEEA EERE DA 67 8 8 2 Mail Filtering EE 67 8 8 3 LOGS and ReSultS EE 67 8 8 4 Servere A T 67 8 9 Resident Shield titeeteee te center eeeesneeeeeeew ens NEEN NEEN KEEN ENEE AAEE REEE EE EE AEE 76 8 9 1 Advanced Settinge EE 76 8 9 2 EXCEpt ONS EE 76 8 10 Update EEN EEN 79 8 10 1 PrOXy EE 79 8 10 2 Dial up ee 79 e ERT 79 AVG Scanning TTT 85 9 1 Scanning Interface s srrererrerrrrerrrrerrenrererrerenretnernreenretrertnrrenrnnrenrnrrernennreernenene 85 9 2 Predefined SCANS serttte rete ee eee ee eee een piee ieia na EE 86 9 2 1 Scan Whole Computer EE 86 9 2 2 Scan Specific Files OF Folders EE 86 9 3 Scanning in Windows Explorer sue 92 9 4 Command Line Scanning EE EE 93 9 4 1 CMD TEE EE 93 9 5 Scan Scheduling EE 96 9 5 1 Schedule Settings EE 96 5 2 HOW to SCAM EN 96 9 5 3 What tO eran 96 9
46. be for instance some plain text files or some other non executable files e Scan for rootkits This option is disabled in AVG 8 0 Free Within the Scan process priority section you can further specify the desired scanning speed dependent on system resource usage By default this option value is set to the medium level of automatic resource usage If you want the scan to run faster it will take less time but system resources usage will increase significantly during its run and will slow down your other activities on the PC this option can be used when your computer is switched on but nobody is currently working on it On the other hand you can decrease system resources usage by extending the scanning duration Additional scanning options are available via the following hyperlinks e Set additional scan reports the link opens a new Scan Reports dialog where you can select what types of possible findings should be reported af Scan reports Scan reports Report password protected archives Report password protected documents Report locked files C Report files containing macro C Report hidden extensions OK Cancel e Additional scan settings the link opens a new Computer shutdown options dialog where you can decide whether the computer should be shut AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 100 AVG down automat
47. commended action is to remove the infected file to the Virus Vault e Scan Potentially Unwanted Programs switched on by default this parameter controls the Anti Virus functionality that allows detection of potentially unwanted programs executable files that can run as spyware or adware and these can then be blocked or removed e Scan for cookies switched on by default this parameter of the Anti Spyware component defines that cookies should be detected during scanning HTTP cookies are used for authenticating tracking and maintaining specific information about users such as site preferences or the contents of their electronic shopping carts AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 99 AVG Scan inside archives switched on by default this parameters defines that the scanning should check all files even if these are packed inside some type of archive e g ZIP RAR e Use Heuristics switched on by default heuristic analysis dynamic emulation of the scanned object s instructions in a virtual computer environment will be one of the methods used for virus detection during scanning e Scan system environment switched on by default scanning will also check the system areas of your computer e Scan infectable files only switched off by default if this option is switched on then scanning will not be applied to files that cannot get infected These can
48. ct Every day or select a specific day of the week however it is recommended to run the scan daily and specify what time of day the scan should start gt Action based run the scan on computer startup AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 60 AVG Note More comprehensive options are available in full versions of AVG e Advanced schedule options gt Run on computer startup if task has been missed if the scan cannot run at the scheduled time interval then it will run the next time the computer restarts gt Run even if computer is in low power mode this option applies to battery powered computers such as notebooks The default action is for AVG to postpone scanning when the computer s power resources are low e Task settings in the section you can uncheck the Enable this task item to simply deactivate the scheduled test Not recommended Bi Advanced AVG Settings BAX Sl Appearance EJ Ignore faulty conditions 25 Maintenance Automatically heal remove infections PUP Exceptions LinkScanner e Ti Scans Scan for Tracking Cookies e li Schedules M Scan inside archives Io Scheduled scan Use Heuristics In Virus database update schedule Scan system environment fs Program update schedule can For rootkits E mail Scanner Cl Scan infectable Files only Resident Shield Scan Potentially Unwanted Programs and Spyware threats Scan process priority
49. ctivation Activate this server and use it for sending e mail In this dialog opened via Servers SMTP you can set up a new E mail Scanner server using the SMTP protocol for outgoing mail e SMTP Server Name unfortunately this option is deactivated with AVG 8 0 Free if you are interested in further and extended functionality within AVG 8 0 full products please visit the AVG website www avg com for information on AVG 8 0 purchase options e Relay Host defines the method for determining the mail server used for outgoing mail o Automatic login will be carried out automatically according to your e mail client settings o Fixed host in this case the program will always use the server specified here Please specify the address or name of your mail server AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 74 AVG You may use a domain name for example smtp acme com as well as an IP address for example 123 45 67 89 for a name If the mail server uses a non standard port you can type this port behind the server name using a colon as the delimiter for example smtp acme com 8200 The standard port for SMTP communication is 25 e Additional settings specifies more detailed parameters o Local port specifies the port on which the communication from your mail application should be expected You must then specify in your mail application this port as the port for SMTP c
50. d from the tree structure of your disk e Update automatically launches the update process of AVG 8 0 Free e Update from directory runs the update process from the update files located in a specified folder on your local disk However this option is only recommended as an emergency e g in situations where there is no connection to the Internet for example your computer is infected and disconnected from the Internet your computer is connected to a network with no access to the Internet etc In the newly opened window select the folder where you have previously placed the update file and launch the update process e Advanced settings opens the AVG advanced settings dialog where you can edit the AVG 8 0 Free configuration Generally it is recommended to AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved AVG 27 AVG keep the default settings of the application as defined by the software vendor 6 1 5 Help e Contents opens the AVG help files e Get Help Online opens the AVG website at the customer support center page e Your AVG Web opens the AVG homepage at www avg com e About Viruses and Threats opens the online Virus Encyclopedia where you can look up detailed information on the identified virus e Buy now opens the AVG website at the online Store where you can purchase a copy of AVG e About AVG opens the Information dialog with five tabs providing data on program
51. detection and will have to decide what to do with the detected infection The recommended method is to remove the infected file to the Virus Vault Scan Potentially Unwanted Programs and Spyware Threats this parameter controls the Anti Virus functionality that allows detection of potentially unwanted programs executable files that can run as spyware or adware and these can then be blocked or removed Scan for Tracking Cookies this parameter of the Anti Spyware component defines that cookies should be detected HTTP cookies are used for authenticating tracking and maintaining specific information about users such as site preferences or the contents of their electronic shopping carts Scan inside archives this parameters defines that scanning should check all files even those stored inside archives e g ZIP RAR Use Heuristics heuristic analysis dynamic emulation of the scanned object s instructions in a virtual computer environment will be one of the methods used for virus detection during scanning Scan system environment scanning will also check the system areas of your computer Scan for rootkits unfortunately this option is deactivated with AVG 8 0 Free if you are interested in further and extended functionality within AVG 8 0 full products please visit the AVG website www avg com for information on AVG 8 0 purchase options Scan infectable files only with this option switched on files that canno
52. diately on demand or scheduled e scan scheduling section where you can define new tests and create new schedules as needed Control buttons Control buttons available within the testing interface are the following e Scan history displays the Scan results overview dialog with the entire history of scanning AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 85 AVG e View Virus Vault opens a new window with the Virus Vault a space where detected infections are quarantined 9 2 Predefined Scans One of the main features of AVG is on demand scanning On demand tests are designed to scan various parts of your computer whenever suspicion of possible virus infection arises Anyway it is strongly recommended to carry out such tests regularly even if you think that no virus can be found on your computer In the AVG 8 0 Free you will find two types of scanning predefined by the software vendor 9 2 1 Scan Whole Computer Scan whole computer scans your entire computer for possible infections and or potentially unwanted programs This test will scan all hard drives of your computer will detect and heal any virus found or remove the detected infection to the Virus Vault Scanning of the whole of your computer should be scheduled on a workstation at least once a week Scan launch The Scan of a whole computer can be launched directly from the scanning interface by clicking on the scan s icon No
53. during the scan blue icon announces there was an infection detected during the scan but the infected object was removed automatically red icon warns there was an infection detected during the scan and it could not be removed Each icon can either be solid or cut in half the solid icons stands for a scan that was completed and finished properly the cut in half icon means the scan was canceled or interrupted AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 103 d AG Note For detailed information on each scan please see the Scan Results dialog accessible via the View details button in the bottom part of this dialog e Start time date and time when the scan was launched e End time date and time when the scan ended e Tested objects number of objects that were checked during scanning e Infections number of virus infections detected removed e Spyware number of spyware detected removed e Scan log information information relating to the scanning course and result typically on its finalization or interruption Control buttons The control buttons for the Scan results overview dialog are e View details this button is only active if a specific scan is selected in the above overview press it to switch to the Scan results dialog to view detailed data on the selected scan e Delete result this button is only active if a specific scan is selected in the above overview p
54. e 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 42 S AVG 7 6 Update Manager 7 6 1 Update Manager Principles No security software can guarantee true protection from various types of threats unless it is regularly updated Virus writers are always looking for new flaws that they can exploit in both software and operating systems New viruses new malware new hacking attacks appear daily For this reason software vendors are continually issuing updates and security patches to fix any security holes that are discovered It is crucial to update your AVG regularly The Update Manager helps you to control regular updating Within this component you can schedule automatic downloads of update files either from the Internet or the local network Essential virus definition updates should be daily if possible Less urgent program updates can be weekly Note Please pay attention to the AVG Updates chapter for more information on update types and levels 7 6 2 Update Manager Interface i AVG Anti Virus Free o File Components History Tools Help AVG Anti Virus All security features are working correctly and are up to date g Free Edition x You are protected Update Manager Component AN Update Manager manages automatic AVG updates from the Internet or a local network To make sure you always get the latest version of update files it is recommended to create an eA update schedule
55. e link AYG Search Shield works with Google Yahoo and MSN search engines to deliver a real time safety verdict on all search results including search ads displaying an icon to show the safety rating For each site LinkScanner works with Internet Explorer and Firefox and consists of two features AYG i L LinkScanner ei d LinkScanner component is active LinkScanner version 28 Settings Statistics vV Enable AYG Search Shield need web browser restart Enable reporting of exploited websites to AYG Save changes Cancel Show notification e Enable AVG Search Shield on by default advisory notifying icons on searches performed in Google Yahoo or MSN having checked ahead the content of sites returned by the search engine The browsers supported are Internet Explorer and Firefox e Enable AVG Active Surf Shield unfortunately this option is deactivated with AVG 8 0 Free if you are interested in further and extended functionality within AVG 8 0 full products please visit the AVG website www avg com for information on AVG 8 0 purchase options e Enable reporting of exploited websites to AVG mark this item to allow back reporting of exploits and bad sites found by users either via Safe Surf or Safe Search to feed the database collecting information on malicious activity on the web AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 38 A
56. e IP address of the link and when the page was scanned by AVG WAG A Safe This page contains no active threats Explanation It is safe to proceed to this page IP Address 209 133 35 200 Scannerd on 12 07 07 14 26 08 0 26 seconds to scan this page AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 39 S AVG 7 5 Resident Shield 7 5 1 Resident Shield Principles The Resident Shield scans files as they are copied opened or saved When the Resident Shield discovers a virus in a file that is accessed it stops the operation currently being performed and does not allow the virus to activate itself The Resident Shield oaded in the memory of your computer during system startup also provides vital protection for the system areas of your computer 7 5 2 Resident Shield Interface EI AVG Anti Virus Free L Tel File Components History Tools Help You are protected d All security features are working correctly and are up to date Resident Shield Component r Resident Shield scans files as they are copied opened and saved and if a threat is found wk it Forbids its activation It also provides vital protection for the system areas of your computer Resident Shield is active and fully functional Resident Shield has been running for 20 hour s 13 minute s 58 second s Threats detected and blocked 0 For more detailed settings please select Tools Advanced settings
57. e g applications documents when they are being opened and AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 76 AVG also when they are being closed this feature helps you protect your computer against some types of sophisticated virus e Scan boot sector of removable media switched on by default e Use Heuristics switched on by default heuristic analysis will be used for detection dynamic emulation of the scanned object s instructions in a virtual computer environment e Auto heal any detected infection will be healed automatically if there is a cure available 8 9 1 Advanced Settings In the Files scanned by the Resident Shield dialog it is possible to configure which files will be scanned by specific extensions ai Advanced AVG Settings Appearance Ignore faulty conditions Files scanned by the Resident Shield a ZC Maintenance Scan all files PUP Exceptions Scan infectable files and selected types of documents E LinkScanner EN Scans w Schedules EI EJ E mail Scanner B EJ Resident Shield Exclude files with the Following extensions from scanning Always scan files with the Following extensions 3386 45P BAT BIN BMP BOO CHM CLA CLAS CMD CNM COM CPL DE DLL DO DRY EML E EJ Exceptions Always scan files without extensions 5 Update The Resident Shield will scan Resident Shield will scan files with Following extensions 386 45P BA4T BIN BMP BOO CHM CL
58. e you have downloaded and saved the installation file on your hard disk you can launch the installation process The installation is a sequence of dialog windows with a brief description of what do at each step In the following we offer an explanation for each dialog window 3 2 Installation Launch ZB AVG Free 8 0 build 126 6 17 2008 Welcome to the AVG Free Setup Program i AVG The following screens will quide you through the process of installing AVG Free protection on your computer Click Next to begin the process or click Exit to quit Before you begin the process you may find it useful to review the advice and recommendations we ve prepared to help you set up the software to best meet your needs WARNING This program is protected by copyright laws and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties Violators will be prosecuted to the maximum extent allowed by law Choose your setup language English e e The installation process starts with the Welcome to the AVG Setup Program window 3 3 Acceptance Notice The next dialog provides information on lt main_product_name_in_text terms of use Please read it carefully and confirm that you have read understood and accept the agreement by pressing the Accept button If you do not agree with the terms of use stated press the Don t accept button and
59. eboot is required to finish the action the infected object cannot be removed to remove it completely you have to restart your computer Control buttons There are three control buttons available in this dialog e View details the button opens a new dialog window named Detailed scan result information AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 109 AVG afl Detailed scan result information Property name Property value Object name C KLARA DOKUMENTACE TEST_ IRUS_ADWARE adwareladwe Detection name Adware Generic 2G lt III gt Previous Next In this dialog you can find information on the location of the detected infectious object Property name Using the Previous Next buttons you can view information on specific findings Use the Close button to leave this dialog e Remove selected infections use the button to move the selected finding to the Virus Vault e Remove all unhealed infections this button deletes all findings that cannot be healed or moved to the Virus Vault e Close results terminates the detailed information overview and returns to the Scan results overview dialog 9 7 4 Warnings Tab The Warnings tab displays information on suspected objects typically files detected during scanning When detected by the Resident Shield these files are blocked from being accessed Typical examples of this kind of findings are hidden files cookies su
60. ed proportionally compared to the size of your local disk AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 51 AVG e 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 Maximum number of files to be stored 8 4 PUP Exceptions AVG is able to analyze and detect executable applications or DLL libraries that could be potentially unwanted within the system In some cases the user may wish to keep certain unwanted programs on the computer programs that were installed on purpose Some programs especially free ones include adware Such adware might be detected and reported by AVG as a potentially unwanted program If you wish to keep such a program on your computer you can define it as a potentially unwanted program exception a Advanced AVG Settings EJ Appearance EJ Ignore faulty conditions Potentially Unwanted Programs Exceptions E Maintenance E PUP Exceptions 3 LinkScanner E iQ Scans E ei Schedules E 3 E mail Scanner o E Resident Shield EJ Update File File Path Checksum The Potentially Unwanted Programs Exceptions dialog displays a list of already defined and currently valid exceptions from potentially unwanted programs You edit delete or add new exception AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Co
61. ementary connection information or higher level logging of all traffic e Folder used to store log files define where the log file should be located AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 70 S AVG Kon threats Easy on you 8 8 4 Servers In the Servers section you can edit parameters of the E mail Scanner component servers or set up a new server for incoming or outgoing email EJ Appearance EJ Ignore faulty conditions E mail Scanner Settings E EJ Maintenance These settings allow creation of a new E mail Scanner server or modification of an existing fE PUP Exceptions one E LinkScanner Correctly setting the server is critical For E mail Scanner proper functionality and virus H a Scans checking Please read the respective chapter of the documentation carefully Schedules E EJ E mail Scanner amp Certification E Mail Filtering Logs and Results o Servers E FOES ce fie mp 45 Resident Shield E EJ Update To add a new server use the Add new server button in the left hand bottom corner of this dialog Alternatively you can just right click your mouse over the POP3 incoming mail or SMTP item outgoing mail to open the context menu and select New server and define its name and type in the newly opened dialog window AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 71 AVG ai Advanced AVG Set
62. ense von 11 3 7 Custom Installation Destination Folder anenee EE EE 12 3 8 Custom Installation Component Selection eee EE 13 3 9 Custom Installation E mail Scanning DEE 13 3 10 AVG Security Toolbar Rae eee eee eee eee eer rere terre rere reer ere ere rer er rer rere 15 3 11 Setup Summary EE 16 3 12 Installing NV CREE eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee eee ere eee ere e ee eee eee ee eee rere rere re 16 3 13 Installation Complete SEENEN EEGENEN 16 4 AVG First RUN Wizard nxnernrkEREREER KEE ER KEREN cence eee EOE ER ERRERRERERR KREE EREREERR KREE ERERRRERERR KRIER 17 4 1 Congratulations tn pm hah bin a aes Eeer AAA A ara E ace 17 4 2 AVG Task Schedule cree te te terete teen teen eee e eee ee eee ea nee e eee e eee nee nea e seen eeeeeaneeeeaeaeeeaneeeeneanee 18 4 3 Help us to identify new online threats anne eee eee eee eens 19 4 4 Yahoo Search engine EE ENEE 20 4 5 Update AVG protection DGG ir WO me a TW me a we RA ania 20 4 6 Register AVG Anti Virus Free crete tester t tent en tne nen e eee e nee e eee EE EEN 21 4 7 AVG Configuration Finished aneneen EE 22 5 After Inestallation nnenennene nen kE ER ER ER ER ERR ER ER ER ERR ER RER ER RER ER EEN ERR ER EE ER RER EE E ER ERR ER RER EEE 23 5 1 Access to User Interface ssseestseesecceeenes sence eens seen eee nese SARA HDRES R ERE SHER EASE EO EERE ORE EEE 23 5 2 Scanning of the whole computer SEENEN EE 23 5 3 Eicar Test stttt tte e terete tere nee EE EE EE 23 5 4 AVG Default Configuration EW T
63. further specific settings have to be configured for this type of scan the scanning will start immediately within the Scan is running dialog see screenshot The scanning can be temporarily interrupted Pause or canceled Cancel if needed AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 86 S AVG Tough on threats Easy on you Rive knives Free CIS File Components History Tools Help Scan is running File Result Infection Objects scanned 91 Threats found o Elapsed time 4 second s Currently scanning Processes Current object C WINDOWS system32 M54CM32 dll Additional scan settings Automatic scan Scan configuration editing You have the option of editing the predefined default settings of the Scan of the whole computer Press the Change scan settings link to get to the Change scan settings for Scan whole computer dialog It is recommended to keep to the default settings unless you have a valid reason to change them AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 87 S AVG e aj AVG Anti Virus Free ce File Components History Tools Help AVG You are protected All security features are working correctly and are up to date Change scan settings for Scan whole computer F Automatically heal remove infections Scan Potentially Unwanted Programs
64. ght AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 49 AVG 8 2 Ignore Faulty Conditions In the Ignore faulty components conditions dialog you can tick those components that you do not want to get informed about aj Advanced AVG Settings leg Appearance Ignore Faulty conditions Ignore faulty components conditions Maintenance Error or warning status of the selected components will be ignored EJ PUP Exceptions E LinkScanner EN ei Scans A Schedules mu ZC E mail Scanner 25 Resident Shield C Anti Spyware 25 Update C Anti Virus C E mail Scanner License C LinkScanner C Resident Shield C Update Manager Component By default no component is selected in this list It means that if any component get to an error status you will be informed about it immediately via e system tray icon while all parts of AVG are working properly the icon is displayed in four colors however if an error occurs the icons switches to grey color with a red exclamation mark e text description of the existing problem in the Security Status Info section of the AVG main window There might be a situation that for some reason you need to switch a component off temporarily this is not recommended you should try to keep all components permanently on and in default configuration but it may be happen In that case the system tray icon automatically reports the component s error status However in
65. he Internet either directly or via the proxy server both possibilities can also be allowed at the same time Then in the first item of the Update settings Proxy dialog you have to select from the combo box menu whether you want to e Use proxy e Do not use proxy server e Try connection using proxy and if it fails connect directly default settings If you select any option using proxy server you will have to specify some further data The server settings can be configured either manually or automatically Manual configuration AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 81 AVG If you select manual configuration check the Manual option to activate the respective dialog section you have to specify the following items e Server specify the server s IP address or the name of the server e Port specify the number of the port that enables Internet access by default this number is set to 3128 but can be set differently if you are not sure contact your network administrator The proxy server can also have configured specific rules for each user If your proxy server is set up this way check the Use PROXY authentication option to verify that your user name and password are valid for connecting to the Internet via the proxy server Automatic configuration If you select automatic configuration mark the Auto option to activate the respective dialog section then please select where t
66. he account useri on the server AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 72 AVG pop acme com and the port 8200 you would use userl pop acme com 8200 for the login name o Fixed host in this case the program will always use the server specified here Please specify the address or name of your mail server The login name remains unchanged For a name you may use a domain name for example pop acme com as well as an IP address for example 123 45 67 89 If the mail server uses a non standard port you can specify this port after the server name by using a colon as the delimiter for example pop acme com 8200 The standard port for POP3 communication is 110 e Additional settings specifies more detailed parameters o Local port specifies the port on which the communication from your mail application should be expected You must then specify in your mail application this port as the port for POP3 communication Use APOP when available this option provides more secure mail server login This makes sure that the E mail Scanner uses an alternative method of forwarding the user account password for login sending the password to the server not in an open but in an encrypted format using a variable chain received from the server Naturally this feature is available only when the destination mail server supports it O Connection in the drop down menu you can specify which kind of co
67. he proxy configuration should be taken from e From browser the configuration will be read from your default internet browser supported browsers being Internet Explorer Firefox Mozilla and Opera e From script the configuration will be read from a downloaded script with the function returning the proxy address e Autodetect the configuration will be detected automatically directly from the proxy server AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 82 AVG Tough on threats Easy on you 8 10 2 Dial up raea pama EJ Appearance EJ Ignore faulty conditions Update settings Dial up connection E Maintenance Muse dial up connections E PUP Exceptions E LinkScanner Close dial up connection when finished 45 E mail Scanner E EJ Resident Shield B E Update E Proxy Dial up ZC URL All parameters optionally defined in the Update settings Dial Up connection dialog refer to the dial up connection to the Internet The dialog s fields are inactive until you check the Use dial up connections option that activates the fields AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 83 S AVG ghon threats Easy on you 8 10 3 URL EJ Appearance E Ignore faulty conditions Update settings URL E E Maintenance Name URL E PUP Exceptions update free server http guru avg com softw 80free update LinkScanner Move
68. he scan has been finished Back The Spyware tab is only displayed in the Scan results dialog in if spyware was detected during scanning The tab is divided into three sections providing the following information e File full path to the original location of the infected object e Infections name of the detected spyware for details on specific viruses please consult the Virus Encyclopedia online AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 108 AVG e Result defines the current status of the object that was detected during scanning o Infected the infected object was detected and left in its original location for instance if you have switched off the automatic healing option in a specific scan settings o Healed the infected object was healed automatically and left in its original location o Moved to Virus Vault the infected object was moved to the Virus Vault quarantine o Deleted the infected object was deleted o Added to PUP exceptions the finding was evaluated as an exception and added to the list of PUP exceptions configured in the PUP Exceptions dialog of the advanced settings o Locked file not tested the respective object is locked and AVG is therefore unable to scan it o Potentially dangerous object the object was detected as potentially dangerous but not infected it can contain macros for instance the information is a warning only o R
69. hnologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 18 AVG 4 3 Help us to identify new online threats AVG First Run Wizard Step 3 of 7 Help us to identify new online threats Your web surfing can help us to identify potential online threats By checking this box you are giving us permission to collect a small amount of information about potentially malicious sites that you may encounter while you re online No personally identifiable information is collected only information related to potentially dangerous sites Read AVG Privacy Policy CO Yes I agree to provide information about potentially dangerous websites to AYG Click Next to configure AVG Security Toolbar In the Help us to identify new online threats dialog decide whether you want to activate the option of reporting of exploits and bad sites found by users either via AVG Surf Shield AVG Search Shield features of the LinkScanner component to feed the database collecting information on malicious activity on the web It is recommended to keep the default value and have the reporting activated Press the Next button to continue AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 19 AVG Tough on threats Easy on you 4 4 Yahoo Search engine Step 4 of 7 Configure the AYG Security Toolbar Yahoo Search The AVG Security Toolbar includes Yahoo search If you installed the Toolbar and would like to set Ya
70. hoo as your default preferred search engine check the box below O Yes change my default search engine to Yahoo Click Next to update your AYG In the Yahoo Search dialog you can tick the check box if you want Yahoo to become your default search engine 4 5 Update AVG protection Step 5 of 7 Update AYG protection New threats are appearing all the time and it s very likely new updates to AYG have been issued since you downloaded the software Both program updates and threat detection updates are included with your AVG license Click Next to check for the latest updates or click Skip to complete the AYG First Run Wizard The Update AVG protection dialog will automatically check and download the latest AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 20 AVG AVG updates Click on the Next button to download the latest update files and perform the update onfiguring your protection Step 6 of 7 AVG Update Downloading update files File size O bytes Remaining 0 bytes Received 0 bytes Download speed 0 bytes sec Estimated time 00 00 00 avginfowin ctf 0 2 Once the update is finished continue to the next dialog 4 6 Register AVG Anti Virus Free In the Register AVG Anti Virus Free dialog you are invited to get online to perform your registration in order to be able to get access to all AVG 8 0 Free forums and discu
71. ht AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 34 S AVG 7 2 Anti Spyware 7 2 1 Anti Spyware Principles Spyware is usually defined as a type of malware i e software that gathers information from a user s computer without the user s knowledge or consent Some spyware applications may also be installed on purpose and often contain advertisements window pop ups or different types of unpleasant software Currently the most common source of infection is websites with potentially dangerous content Other methods of transmission such as via e mail or transmission by worms and viruses are also prevalent The most important protection is to use an always on background scanner Anti Spyware that works like a resident shield and scans your applications in the background as you run them There is also the potential risk that malware has been transmitted to your computer prior to AVG installation or that you have neglected to keep your AVG 8 0 Free up to date with the latest database and program updates For this reason AVG allows you to fully scan your computer for malware spyware using the scanning feature It also detects sleeping and non active malware i e malware that has been downloaded but not yet activated 7 2 2 Anti Spyware Interface BANG Anti Virus Free Jogi File Components History Tools Help You are protected AVG ei Anti Virus M Free Edition All security features are working correctly and are
72. ically once the running scanning process is over Having confirmed this option Shutdown computer upon scan completion a new option activates that allows the computer to shut down even if it is currently locked Force shutdown if computer is locked aff Additional scan settings Computer shutdown options F Shutdown computer upon scan completion C Force shutdown if computer is locked OK Cancel Note By default the scanning configuration is set up for optimum performance Unless you have a valid reason to change the scanning settings it is highly recommended to stick to the predefined configuration Any configuration changes should be performed by experienced users only For further scanning configuration options see the Advanced settings dialog accessible via the File Advanced setting system menu item Control buttons of the Settings for scheduled scan dialog e Save saves all changes you have performed on this tab or on any other tab of this dialog and switches back to the AVG scanning interface default dialog Therefore if you wish to configure the test parameters on all tabs press the button to save them only after you have specified all your requirements e Cancel cancels any changes you have performed on this tab or on any other tab of this dialog and switches back to the AVG scanning interface default dialog AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights
73. iefly talk about the program installation initial startup configuration and use AVG 8 0 Free is provided free of charge and its functionality is limited While using AVG 8 0 Free you might discover you would like to have access to further and extended functionality of AVG as provided within the AVG 8 0 products Then please visit the AVG website www avg com for information on AVG 8 0 purchase options AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 6 S AVG 2 AVG Free Installation Requirements 2 1 Operation Systems Supported AVG 8 0 Free is intended to protect computers with the following operating systems e Windows 2000 Professional SP4 Update Rollup 1 e Windows XP Home Edition SP2 e Windows XP Professional SP2 e Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP1 e Windows Vista x86 and x64 all editions and possibly higher service packs for specific operating systems 2 2 Minimum Hardware Requirements Minimum hardware requirements for AVG 8 0 Free are as follows e Intel Pentium CPU 1 2 GHz e 70 MB of free hard drive space for installation purposes e 256 MB of RAM memory AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 7 S AVG 3 AVG Free Installation Process 3 1 AVG Installation Options To download the installation file of AVG 8 0 Free visit the AVG Free website at http free avg com and follow the AVG 8 0 Free download link Onc
74. iler is either not set or not supported by AVG Select Personal E mail Scanner if you wish to install the Personal E mail Scanner or Advanced Configuration to setup e mail scanning manually e Personal E mail Scanner recommended Installs the Personal E mail Scanner for e mail checking C Advanced Configuration Manually configure e mail scanning lt Back Exit In the E mail Scanning dialog you can choose to install the Personal E mail Scanner to secure your e mail communication automatically or you can choose to set up an advanced configuration of e mail scanning It is recommended to install the Personal E mail Scanner in fully automatic mode However if you have a valid reason to do so you can set up the e mail scanner manually In the E mail Scanning dialog select the Advanced Configuration option and go on to the E mail Scanning Plug in selection dialog In this dialog you can then select the specific plug ins that are to be installed AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 14 E mail Scanner AVG Select the e mail plugins that you would like to install O Plugin for The Bat O Plugin for Microsoft Outlook Personal E mail Scanner for all other e mail applications lt Back Press the Next button to confirm your choice 3 10 AVG Security Toolbar VG Free 8 0 build 126 AVG Security Toolbar You already know that you get great anti virus and
75. in further and extended functionality within AVG 8 0 full products AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 59 AVG please visit the AVG website www avg com for information on AVG 8 0 purchase options ZB Advanced AVG Settings ol Appearance S Schedule settings How to scan What to scan Ignore faulty conditions Maintenance E PUP Exceptions Name ia LinkScanner Schedule running E Scans ll Schedules O Run every Run at a specific time interval Every day iv ies Virus database update schedule iis Program update schedule E mail Scanner Resident Shield O Action based omputer s minutes delay Advanced schedule options Cl Run on computer startup if task has been missed JRun even if computer is in low power mode Task settings Enable this task In this dialog you can define the following parameters of the scan e Name unfortunately this option is deactivated with AVG 8 0 Free the Scan of a whole computer is the only scanning you can schedule If you are interested in further and extended functionality within AVG 8 0 full products please visit the AVG website www avg com for information on AVG 8 0 purchase options e Schedule running specify the intervals for the scheduled scan launch gt Run every run the scan every ni number of hours E g every 4 hours gt Run at specific time interval sele
76. iting the scan predefined by the software vendor This time the configuration is related to scanning of specific objects launched directly from the Windows Explorer environment shell extension see chapter Scanning in Windows Explorer AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 57 ZB Advanced AVG Settings z Appearance Ignore Faulty conditions Maintenance PUP Exceptions E LinkScanner Scans Scan settings C Automatically heal remove infections Scan Potentially Unwanted Programs and Spyware threats Cl Scan for Tracking Cookies Scan inside archives Scan whole computer a p Use Heuristics Q Scan specific files or Folders l Scan system environment cll Schedules an for rootkits mm E E mail Scanner Cl Scan infectable files only 2 Resident Shield E Update media files Scan process priority Set additional scan reports Automatic scan The list of parameters is identical to those available for the Scan of the whole computer However the default settings differ with the Scan of the Whole Computer most parameters are selected while for the Shell extension scan Scanning in Windows Explorer only the relevant parameters are switched on 8 6 3 Scan Specific Files or Folders The editing interface for Scan specific files or folders is identical to the Scan Whole Computer editing dialog All configuration options are the same howeve
77. mails should be certified or only e mails with attachments e mail virus free certification is not supported in HTML RTF format Additionally you can choose if you want AVG to modify the subject for messages that contain potential viruses Tick the Modify subject of virus infected messages checkbox and change the text respectively default value is VIRUS e Scanning properties specify whether the heuristic analysis method should be used during scanning Use heuristic whether you want to check for the presence of potentially unwanted programs Scan Potentially Unwanted Programs and whether archives should be scanned too Scan inside archives AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 67 AVG e E mail attachments reporting specify whether you wish to be notified via e mail about password protected archives password protected documents macro containing files and or files with hidden extension detected as an attachment of the scanned e mail message If such a message is identified during scanning define whether the detected infectious object should be moved to the Virus Vault 8 8 1 Certification Hi Advanced AVG Settings E Appearance Ignore faulty conditions Incoming e mail Maintenance Incoming e mail certification text PUP Exceptions LinkScanner EN a Scans cell Schedules ZC E mail Scanner No virus found in this incoming message Language used for the
78. mum performance Unless you have a real reason to do so do not change the AVG configuration Any changes to settings should only be performed by an experienced user If you need to change AVG configuration select the system menu item Tools Advanced settings and edit the AVG configuration in the newly opened AVG Advanced Settings dialog 7 3 License ie SCH BE AVG Anti Virus Free File Components History Tools Help You are protected Anti Virus Al security features are working correctly and are up to date Free Edition License Component determines the specific version of AVG you have Please make sure that you enter and activate your license correctly otherwise your software will not get updated properly and we will not be able to provide you with technical support The License Component manages your current license status Your license number m License component is active The installed product is AYG Anti irus Free License number SFREE V62WR MDFF2 2xS7T W2487 2WIBP License type Free Number of seats 1 Statistics License actions Copy license number Buy now Show notification AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 36 AVG In the Licence component interface you will find a brief text describing the component s functionality information on its current status License component is active and the following informa
79. n Wiha Aa iW NR ENEE EIERE EEN NR EN Raina aN Raa mae ie 24 AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 2 6 AVG Free User Interface nnenrnEERERKER ERR ERR KEREN ERR ENER eee 6 1 Systemi Menu ree ioe irer run ip ia E N ETON AEA SENERE NAANA NERAKA EAO ie Ea 6 1 1 File Sa a aa a 6 1 2 COMPOMENES EEN 6 1 3 Historie 6 1 4 Tools ERR RRR 6 1 5 Help SPR a a a ee 6 2 Security Status INFO eeeeeeerererrrsrrsrrrttrrrrrrrrrrrrrerrrrrrrrrrrrrurtnnnnnnnrrrrEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 6 3 QUICK LINKS eristan aiet pii intei oiei A neni neni eRT EEE O O E a 6 4 Components Overview seeseeSSEEENEEEESRRREEEEEEEEEEERRRREEEEEENEEEREERRREEEEEREEEREEEEREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEn E ET 6 6 System Tray ICON sees tiller 7 AVG Components TTT KE Ee TEE 7 1 1 Anti Virus Principles EE 7 1 2 Anti Virus Interface e 7 2 Anti SpyWAre EE 7 2 1 Anti Spyware Principles EE 7 2 2 Anti Spyware Interface EE 73 license EE niaan E a E A deeg dee ee ZA Link Scanner 7 4 1 AVG Gearch ebield ee 7 5 Resident Shield cecetcecceceeeeteeeeeeenaeeaeegeeeeenaeeeeeeeeeeeseeseeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeerengenaneateggs 7 5 1 Resident Shield Principles EE 7 5 2 Resident Shield Interface e 7 5 3 Resident Shield Detection e 7 6 Update Manager enee 7 6 1 Update Manager Principles enee 7 6 2 Update Manager Interface eene 7 7 AVG Security Toolbar E 8 AVG Advanced Settings SEENEN ENEE EEN EEN EEN EE 8 1 Appearance RENE EEN EEN EEN 8 2 Ignore F
80. name program and virus database version system info license agreement and contact information of AVG Technologies CZ 6 2 Security Status Info The Security Status Info section is located in the upper part of the AVG main window Within this section you will always find information on the current security status of your AVG 8 0 Free Please see an overview of icons possibly depicted in this section and their meaning d The green icon indicates that your AVG is fully functional Your computer is completely protected up to date and all installed components are working properly The orange icon warns that one or more components are incorrectly configured and you should pay attention to their properties settings There is no critical problem in AVG and you have probably decided to switch some component off for some reason You are still protected by AVG However please pay attention to the problem component s settings Its name will be provided in the Security Status Info section AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 28 AVG L The red icon indicates that AVG is in critical status One or more components does not work properly and AVG cannot protect your computer Please pay immediate attention to fixing the reported problem If you are not able to fix the error yourself contact the AVG technical support team It is strongly recommended that you pay attention to Security Status Info a
81. nd in case the report indicates any problem go ahead and try to solve it immediately Otherwise your computer is at risk Note AVG status information can also be obtained at any moment from the system tray icon 6 3 Quick Links Quick links in the left section of the AVG User Interface allow you to immediately access the most important and most frequently used AVG features e Overview use this link to switch from any currently opened AVG interface to the default one with an overview of all installed components see chapter Components Overview gt gt e Computer scanner use this link to open the AVG scanning interface where you can run tests directly schedule scans or edit their parameters see chapter AVG Tests gt gt e Update now this link open the updating interface and launches the AVG update process immediately see chapter AVG Updates gt gt These links are accessible from the user interface at all times Once you use a quick link to run a specific process the GUI will switch to a new dialog but the quick links AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 29 AVG are still available Moreover the running process is further graphically depicted see picture 2 6 4 Components Overview The Components Overview section is located in the central part of the AVG User Interface The section is divided into two parts e Overview of all installed components consisti
82. ne whether you wish the update files to be downloaded automatically Start automatic updates or just on demand By default the Start automatic updates option is switched on and we recommend to keep it that way Regular download of the latest update files is crucial for proper functionality of any security software Further you can define when the update should be launched o Periodically with AVG 8 0 Free you are limited to one update per day so this option is disabled If you feel you would like to have access to to further and extended functionality within AVG 8 0 full products please visit the AVG website www avg com for information on AVG 8 0 purchase options o At a specific time define the exact day and time By default the update is set for every 4 hours It is highly recommended to keep this setting unless you have a true reason to change it Please note The software vendor has set up all AVG components to give optimum performance Unless you have a real reason to do so do not change the AVG configuration Any changes to settings should only be performed by an experienced user If you need to change AVG configuration select the system menu item Tools Advanced settings and edit the AVG configuration in the newly opened AVG Advanced Settings dialog Control buttons The control buttons available within the Update Manager interface are as follows AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights rese
83. nfections found Infected objects removed or healed Not removed or healed amp Spyware found E Spyware removed Not removed amp Warnings count 131 o oo oo o Scan started 5 dubna 2008 12 00 01 Total object scanned 720001 Time needed 1 hour s 40 minute s 20 second s Errors encountered 0 Export overview to file D The scan is complete Y Show notification On the Scan results tab you can find detailed statistics with information on e detected virus infections spyware e removed virus infections spyware e the number of virus infections spyware that cannot be removed or healed In addition you will find information on the date and exact time of the scan launch on the total number of scanned objects on the scanning duration and the number of errors that have occurred during scanning AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 105 S AVG Control buttons There is only one control button available in this dialog The Close results button returns to the Scan results overview dialog 9 7 2 Infections Tab E AVG Enterprise Edition File Components History Tools Help Joes Your computer is safe AVG Vv All security features are working correctly and are up to date Scan results Results overview Infections Q Computer scanner File E C KLARA DOKUMENTACE TEST_VIRUS_ADWARE virus eicar_com zip eicar
84. ng of a panel with the component s icon and the information of whether the respective component is active or inactive e Description of a selected component Within the AVG 8 0 Free the Components Overview section contains information on the following components e Anti Virus ensures that your computer is protected from viruses trying to AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 30 AVG enter your computer details gt gt Anti Spyware scans your applications in the background as you run them details gt gt E mail Scanner checks all incoming and outgoing mail for viruses details gt gt License provides full wording of the AVG License Agreement details gt gt LinkScanner checks the search results displayed in your internet browser details gt gt Resident Shield runs in the background and scans files as they are copied opened or saved details gt gt Update Manager controls all AVG updates details gt gt Single click any component s icon to highlight it within the components overview At the same time the component s basic functionality description appears in the bottom part of the user interface Double click the icon to open the components own interface with a list of basic statistical data 6 5 Statistics The Statistics section is located in the left bottom part of the AVG User Interface It offers a list of information regarding the program s operation
85. nnection to use regular SSL SSL default If you choose SSL connection the data sent is encrypted without the risk of being traced or monitored by a third party This feature is also only available when the destination mail server supports it O E mail client POP3 server settings provides brief information on the configuration settings required to correctly configure your e mail client so that the E mail Scanner will check all incoming mail This is a summary based on the corresponding parameters specified in this dialog and other related dialogs O E mail client POP3 server activation switched on by default if needed allows you to temporarily switch off the server with the above specified settings O AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 73 AVG Advanced AVG Settings SMTP Server Name jtosM Anti Spam Web Shield Relay Host 5 Link Scanner Automatic E iQ Scans O Fixed host ll Schedules 25 E mail Scanner Certification Mail Filtering Logs and Results Ei ke Servers cH Dr POPS Additional settings Local port used in e mail client Queue processing O Automatic Manual ob SMTP a Connection Regular Administrative server 5 Update Send administrative messages to server port AutoPOP2 10110 wv E Remote Administration E mail client SMTP server settings Original E mail client SMTP server a
86. nologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 63 AVG Tough on threats Easy on you EJ Appearance E Ignore faulty conditions E E Maintenance EJ PUP Exceptions E LinkScanner Scan specific files or Folders Schedule settings How to scan What to scan Scan whole computer E a Scans ll Schedules e wy Desktop o Scheduled scan e Il my Computer I Virus database update schedule HO eg ay Dei Program update schedule ao CH 25 E mail Scanner oO Qo E Resident Shield H O E F medeaz firmat E Update 0O amp 11 MCommon Common OS L4 iBuild disk_ SDISTRIB FINAL E amp My Network Places 8 Special locations IC Local hard drives O G Program Files O O My Documents folder m es Shared Documents O Ga Windows Folder On the What to scan tab you can define whether you want to schedule scanning of the whole computer or scanning of specific files or folders If you select scanning of specific files or folders in the bottom part of this dialog the displayed tree structure activates and you can specify the folders to be scanned AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 64 S AVG 8 7 2 Virus Database Update Schedule i Advanced AVG Settings Appearance Ignore Faulty conditions Maintenance Schedule settings PUP Exceptions Name E LinkScanner i Scans a Schedules Ion Scheduled scan Run at a specific time interv
87. omatically o or only after the user s approval Ask me before removing threats This choice has no impact on the security level and it only reflects your preferences In both cases you can still select whether you want to Remove cookies automatically In specific cases you can switch this option on to achieve maximum security levels however it is switched off by default cookies parcels of text sent by a server to a web browser and then sent back unchanged by the browser each time it accesses that server HTTP cookies are used for authenticating tracking and maintaining specific information about users such as site preferences or the contents of their electronic shopping carts Please note The software vendor has set up all AVG components to give optimum performance Unless you have a real reason to do so do not change the AVG configuration Any changes to settings should only be performed by an experienced user If you need to change AVG configuration select the system menu item Tools Advanced settings and edit the AVG configuration in the newly opened AVG Advanced Settings dialog Control buttons The control buttons available within the Resident Shield interface are as follows e Manage exceptions opens the Resident Shield Directory Excludes dialog where you can define folders that should be left out from the Resident Shield scanning e Save changes press this button to save and apply any changes made in this dialog
88. ommunication o Queue processing determines the behavior of the E mail Scanner when processing the requirements for sending mail messages gt Automatic the outgoing mail is immediately delivered sent to the target mail server gt Manual the message is inserted into the queue of outgoing messages and sent later o Connection in this drop down menu you can specify which kind of connection to use regular SSL SSL default If you choose SSL connection the data sent is encrypted without the risk of being traced or monitored by a third party This feature is available only when the destination mail server supports it e Administrative server shows the number of the port of the server that will be used for the reverse delivery of administration reports These messages are generated for example when the target mail server rejects the outgoing message or when this mail server is not available E mail client SMTP server settings provides information on how to configure the client mail application so that outgoing mail messages are checked using the currently modified server for checking the outgoing mail This is a Summary based on the corresponding parameters specified in this dialog and other related dialogs E mail client SMTP server activation switched on by default if needed allows you to temporarily switch off the server with the above specified settings AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o
89. ons related to a specific AVG component to be displayed you can define and specify your preferences by checking unchecking the following options e Display system tray notifications by default this item is checked switched on and notifications are displayed Uncheck this item to completely turn off the display of all balloon notifications When turned on you can further select what specific notifications should be displayed o Display tray notifications about update decide whether information regarding AVG update process launch progress and finalization should be displayed o Display tray notifications about scanning decide whether information upon automatic launch of the scheduled scan its progress and results should be displayed o Display Resident Shield related tray notifications decide whether information regarding file saving copying and opening processes should be displayed or suppressed O Display components state change notifications decide whether information regarding component s activity inactivity or its possible problem should be displayed When reporting a component s fault status this option equals to the informative function of the system tray icon color changing reporting a problem in any AVG component Display E mail Scanner related tray notifications decide whether information upon scanning of all incoming and outgoing e mail messages should be displayed O AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyri
90. ose to install it Click Finish to close the AYG First Run Wizard Now your AVG 8 0 Free has been configured press the Finish button to start working with AVG AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 22 emm d AG 5 After Installation 5 1 Access to User Interface The AVG Free User Interface is accessible in several ways e double click the AVG Free icon on the system tray e double click the AVG Free icon on the desktop e from the menu Start All Programs AVG Free 8 0 AVG Free User Interface 5 2 Scanning of the whole computer There is a potential risk that a computer virus has been transmitted to your computer prior to AVG 8 0 Free installation For this reason you should run a Scan of the whole computer to make sure there are no infections on your PC For instructions on running a Scan of the whole computer please consult the chapter AVG Scanning 5 3 Eicar Test To confirm that AVG 8 0 Free has been installed correctly you can perform the EICAR test The EICAR test is a standard and absolutely safe method used to test antivirus system functioning It is safe to pass around because it is not an actual virus and does not include any fragments of viral code Most products react to it as if it were a virus though they typically report it with an obvious name such as EICAR AV Test You can download the EICAR virus from the EICAR website at www eicar com and
91. p D Scan with AYG Send To D Cut Copy Paste Create Shortcut Delete Rename Properties e Within Windows Explorer highlight the file or folder you want to check e Right click your mouse over the object to open the context menu e Select the Scan with AVG option to have the file scanned with AVG 9 4 Command Line Scanning Within AVG 8 0 Free there is the option of running the scan from the command line You can use this option for instance on servers or when creating a batch script to be launched automatically after the computer boot From the command line you can launch the scanning with most parameters as offered in AVG graphical user interface To launch AVG scan from the command line run the following command within the folder where AVG is installed e avgscanx for 32 bits OS e avgscana for 64 bits OS Syntax of the command The syntax of the command follows AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 93 AVG e avgscanx parameter e g avgscanx comp for scanning the whole computer e avgscanx parameter parameter with multiple parameters these should be lined in a row and separated by a space and a slash character e if a parameters requires specific value to be provided e g the scan parameter that requires information on what are the selected areas of your computer that are to be scanned and you have to provide an exact path to the selected section the values
92. pyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 52 AVG Control buttons e Edit opens an editing dialog identical with the dialog for new exception definition see below of an already defined exception where you can change the exception s parameters e Remove deletes the selected item from the list of exceptions e Add exception open an editing dialog where you can define parameters of the new exception to be created a Exception Definition File Checksum File Info Extended file information not available Cl Any location do not use full path Add Cancel o File type the full path to the file that you want to mark as an exception o Checksum displays the unique signature of the chosen file This checksum is an automatically generated string of characters which allows AVG to unequivocally distinguish the chosen file from other files The checksum is generated and displayed after successful addition of the file o File Info displays any additional information available about the file license version information etc o Any location do not use full path if you want to define this file as an exception only for the specific location then leave this checkbox unchecked AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 53 AVG 8 5 Link Scanner a Advanced AVG Settings EJ Appearance EJ Ignore faulty conditions LinkSc
93. r the default settings are more strict for the Scan of the whole computer AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved AVG 58 AVG Advanced AVG Settings Bisi Appearance Ignore Faulty conditions Maintenance Automatically heal remove infections Scan settings Cam PUP Exceptions Scan Potentially Unwanted Programs and Spyware threats AE 5 LinkScanner C Scan for Tracking Cookies H Scans Scan inside archives Scan whole computer a P Use Heuristics Shell extension scan iQ Cl Scan system environment z D Schedules es scan for rootkits E mail Scanner Scan infectable files only Resident Shield Scan media files Update Scan process priority l Automatic scan Set additional scan reports All parameters set up in this configuration dialog apply only to the areas selected for scanning with the Scan of specific files or folders Note For a description of specific parameters please consult the chapter AVG Advanced Settings Scans Scan Whole Computer 8 7 Schedules In the Schedules section you can edit the default settings of e Whole computer scan schedule e Virus database update schedule e Program update schedule 8 7 1 Scheduled Scan Parameters of the scheduled default scan can be edited on the three following tabs Note that with AVG 8 0 Free no additional schedules can be created Therefore if you are interested
94. r potentially infected e Virus Name specifies the name of the detected infection according to the Virus encyclopedia online e Path to file full path to the original location of the detected infectious file e Date of storage date and time the suspected file was detected and removed to the Virus Vault Control buttons AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 111 AVG The following control buttons are accessible from the Virus Vault interface e Restore removes the infected file back to its original location on your disk e Delete removes the infected file from the Virus Vault completely e Rescan double checks the suspected file to make sure it is really infected e Send to analysis sends the suspected file for deep analysis to the AVG virus labs AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 112 d AG 10 AVG Updates 10 1 Update Levels AVG offers two update levels to select from e Definitions update contains changes necessary for reliable anti virus anti spam and anti malware protection Typically it does not include any changes to the code and updates only the definition database This update should be applied as soon as it is available e Program update contains various program changes fixes and improvements When scheduling an update it is possible to select which priority level should be downloaded and applied 10 2 Upd
95. reserved 101 S AVG 9 5 3 What to Scan b s AVG Anti Virus Free Jes File Components History Tools Help AVG You are protected Anti Virus Al security features are working correctly and are up to date j Free Edition d Settings for scheduled scan Schedule settings How to scan What to scan Q Computer scanner O Scan whole computer Scan specific files or Folders Il ol Desktop a Wi My Computer ond ai eD ci SO O F medea2 firma amp 1 amp 1 CommonCommon OS 3 iyBuild disk_ SDISTRIB FINAL ce GE My Network Places E Special locations D amp Local hard drives O G Program Files Statistics SI Save Cancel Show notification On the What to scan tab you can define whether you want to schedule scanning of the whole computer or scanning of specific files or folders In case you select scanning of specific files or folders in the bottom part of this dialog the displayed tree structure activates and you can specify which folders should be scanned Control buttons of the Settings for scheduled scan dialog e Save saves all changes you have performed on this tab or on any other tab of this dialog and switches back to the AVG scanning interface default dialog Therefore if you wish to configure the test parameters on all tabs press the button to save them only after you have specified all your requirements
96. ress it to remove the selected item from the scan results overview e Back switches back to the default dialog of the AVG scanning interface 9 7 Scan Results Details If in the Scan Results Overview dialog a specific scan is selected you can then click the View details button to switch to the Scan Results dialog providing detailed data on the course and result of the selected scan The dialog is further divided into several tabs e Results Overview this tab is displayed at all times and provides statistical data describing the scan progress e Infections this tab is displayed only if a virus infection was detected during AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 104 AVG scanning e Spyware this tab is displayed only if spyware was detected during scanning e Warnings this tab is displayed only if some objects unable to be scanned were detected during scanning e Information this tab is displayed only if some potential threats were detected but these cannot be classified as any of the above categories then the tab provides a warning message on the finding 9 7 1 Results Overview Tab AVG Anti Virus Free Jes File Components History Tools Help AVG You are protected _ Anti Virus All security features are working correctly and are up to date e Free Edition Scan results Results overview Warnings Q Computer scanner Scan Scheduled scan was finished Ze I
97. ring the scan and will slow down your other activities on the PC this option can be used AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 62 AVG when your computer is switched on but nobody is currently working on it On the other hand you can decrease the system resources usage by extending the scanning duration Click the Set additional scan reports link to open a standalone dialog window called Scan reports where you can tick several items to define what scan findings should be reported EEN Scan reports Scan reports C Report password protected archives C Report password protected documents C Report locked files C Report files containing macro C Report hidden extensions A OK Cancel Click the Additional scan settings to open a new Computer shutdown options dialog where you can decide whether the computer should be shut down automatically once the running scanning process is over Having confirmed this option Shutdown computer upon scan completion a new option activates that allows the computer to shut down even if it is currently locked Force shutdown is computer is locked g aff Additional scan settings Computer shutdown options Shutdown computer upon scan completion Force shutdown if computer is locked OK Cancel AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Tech
98. rs scanning can be used to set up your own tests and their scheduling based on your needs Scan launch The Scan of specific files or folders can be launched directly from the scanning interface by clicking on the scan s icon A new dialog called Select specific files or folders for scanning opens In the tree structure of your computer select those folders you want to have scanned The path to each selected folder will generate automatically and appear in the text box in the upper part of this dialog There is also a possibility of having a specific folder scanned while all its subfolders are excluded from this scanning to do that write a minus sign in front of the automatically generated path see screenshot Finally to launch the scanning press the Start scan button the scanning process itself is basically identical to the scan of a whole AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 89 AVG computer S Have Anti Virus Free m a E File Components History Tools Help Select specific files or folders for scanning d EI w Desktop E e My Computer 2 Oe ay e08 ci S O D aO SF hmedea2 firmai a 0O 3 Common Common O L4 NBuildidisk_NSDISTRIB FINAL Ei ES My Network Places B Special locations IZ Local hard drives O G Program Files D GI My Documents folder O GQ Shared Documents O al Windows folder Automatic scan Start scan
99. rved 44 AVG e Update now launches an immediate update on demand e Save changes press this button to save and apply any changes made in this dialog e Cancel press this button to return to the default AVG user interface components overview 7 7 AVG Security Toolbar The AVG Security Toolbar is designed to work with MS Internet Explorer version 6 0 or greater and Mozilla Firefox version 1 5 or greater Once installed the AVG Security Toolbar will by default be located just under your browsers address bar C AVG EN Search gt gy AA Search Shield amp l AVG Info Get More The AVG Security Toolbar consists of the following e AVG logo button provides access to general toolbar items Click the logo button to get redirected to the AVG website www avg com Clicking the pointer next to the AVG icon will open the following o Toolbar Info link to the AVG Security Toolbar home page with detailed information on the toolbar s protection o Launch AVG 8 0 opens the AVG 8 user interface o Options opens a configuration dialog where you can adjust your AVG Security Toolbar settings to suit your needs the dialog is divided into two tabs gt General on this tab you can find two sections named Buttons and Ratings The Buttons section allows you to configure which buttons are visible or hidden on the AVG Security Toolbar By default all buttons are visible The Ratings section allows you to de
100. s change error status occurrence via a pop up window opened from the AVG system tray icon Scheduled scan was started CH a2 10 38 The System Tray Icon can also be used as a quick link to access the AVG main window at any time double click on the icon By right click on the System Tray Icon you open a brief context menu with the following options e Open AVG User Interface click to open the AVG User Interface e Update launches an immediate update e Exit click to close AVG You only close the user interface AVG continues to run in the background and your computer is still fully protected AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 32 AVG 7 AVG Components 7 1 Anti Virus 7 1 1 Anti Virus Principles The antivirus software s scanning engine scans all files and file activity opening closing files etc for known viruses Any detected virus will be blocked from taking any action and will then be cleaned or quarantined Most antivirus software also uses heuristic scanning where files are scanned for typical virus characteristics so called viral signatures This means that the antivirus scanner can detect a new unknown virus if the new virus contains some typical characteristics of existing viruses The important feature of antivirus protection is that no known virus can run on the computer Where just a single technology might fall short of detecting or identifying
101. spicious registry keys password protected documents or archives etc 9 7 5 Information Tab The Information tab contains data on such findings that cannot be categorized as infections spyware etc They can neither be positively labeled as dangerous but they are still worth your attention All data on this tab is merely informative AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 110 AVG 9 8 Virus Vault a History BA EJ Event History B Virus Vault Infection type Virus Name Path to file Date of storage By Infection Virus identified EICAR_Test C Document 29 11 2007 12 33 26 E Infection Virus identified EICAR_Test C Document 29 11 2007 12 36 18 Ve Infection Virus identified EICAR_Test C Document 30 11 2007 4 05 42 EN DI Restore Send to analysis Virus Vault is a safe environment for the management of suspect infected objects detected during AVG tests Once an infected object is detected during scanning and AVG is not able to heal it automatically you are asked to decide what is to be done with the suspect object The recommended solution is to move the object to the Virus Vault for further treatment The Virus vault interface opens in a separate window and offers an overview of information on quarantined infected objects e Infection type distinguishes finding types based on their infective level a listed objects can be positively o
102. ssions that are the only source of technical support for the free version of AVG AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 21 e_n Tough on threats Easy on you onfiguring your Register AVG Anti Virus Free After the registration you will have full access to the new AYG Anti Virus Free discussion forum that is the only actual source of AYG Anti Virus Free technical support The AVG Anti Virus Free Forum is available for all AYG Anti Virus Free users in read only mode Having registered you will also be able to receive information about AVG Anti Virus Free product Family To gain all of the benefits of AYG Anti Virus Free click on the Register AYG Anti Virus Free button below A separate web browser window will open with the registration form Please take a few moments to enter your information Register AVG Anti Virus Free Click the Register AVG Anti Virus Free button to open your web browser and fill in the registration form online Then continue by pressing the Next button 4 7 AVG Configuration Finished Step 7 of 7 AVG protection configuration is complete Congratulations You have completed the initial configuration of your AYG software and your computer is now protected You can change your configurations at any time using the program interface accessible by clicking on the AYG icon in your System Tray or through the AYG Security Toolbar if you ch
103. sted the respective object is locked and AVG is therefore unable to scan it o Potentially dangerous object the object was detected as potentially dangerous but not infected it can contain macros for instance the information should be taken as a warning only o Reboot is required to finish the action the infected object cannot be removed to remove it completely you have to restart your computer Control buttons There are three control buttons available in this dialog e View details the button opens a new dialog window named Detailed scan result information al Detailed scan result information Property name Property value Object name C KLARA DOKUMENTACE TEST_VIRUS_ADWARE adwareladwe Detection name Adware Generic 2G lt mM Previous Next AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 107 S AVG In this dialog you can find information on the location of the detected infectious object Property name Using the Previous Next buttons you can view information on specific findings Use the Close button to close this dialog e Remove selected infections use the button to move the selected finding to the Virus Vault e Remove all unhealed infections this button deletes all findings that cannot be healed or moved to the Virus Vault e Close results terminates the detailed information overview and returns to the Scan results overview dialog 9 7 3 Sp
104. system crashes you can always restore your OS in its original configuration from this point This option is accessible via Start All Programs Accessories System tools System Restore but any changes can be recommended to experienced users only Keep this check box ticked if you want to make use of this functionality Use DNS update mark this check box to confirm you want to use the update files detection method that eliminates data amount transferred between the update server and AVG client Require confirmation to close running applications item switched on by default will help you make sure no currently running applications will be closed without your permission if required for the update process to be finalized AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 80 AVG 8 10 1 Proxy ZB Advanced AVG Settings alk Appearance gnore Faulty conditions Update settings Proxy Maintenance Try connection using proxy and if it Fails connect directly PUP Exceptions LinkScanner O manual EI iQ Scans Schedules E EJ E mail Scanner Resident Shield Update EJ Proxy E Dial up fE URL Auto From browser Internet Explorer OF rom script O Autodetect The proxy server is a stand alone server or a service running on a PC that guarantees safer connection to the Internet According to the specified network rules you can then access t
105. t get infected will not be scanned These can be for instance some plain text files or some other non executable files Scan process priority Within the Scan process priority section you can further specify the desired scanning speed dependent on system resource usage By default this option value is AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved AVG 56 AVG set to the medium level of automatic resource usage If you want the scanning to run faster it will take less time but system resources usage will increase significantly during the scan and will slow down your other activities on the PC this option can be used when your computer is switched on but nobody is currently working on it On the other hand you can decrease system resources usage by extending the scanning duration Set additional scan reports Click the Set additional scan reports link to open a standalone dialog window called Scan reports where you can tick several items to define what scan findings should be reported a Scan reports Scan reports C Report password protected archives Report password protected documents C Report locked files C Report files containing macro C Report hidden extensions OO 0K Cancel 8 6 2 Shell Extension Scan Similar to the previous Scan whole computer item this item named Shell extension scan also offers several options for ed
106. talled on your computer 4 few simple steps remain to ensure optimum protection and ease of use AVG First Run Wizard will guide you through the Following Schedule regular scans and updates How you can help with our threat research Configuring the AVG Security Toolbar Completing your first update Click Next to schedule your scans and updates The AVG First Run Wizard welcome window briefly summarizes the status of AVG on your computer and suggests the steps to be taken to complete protection Click on the Next button to continue AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 17 S AVG Kon threats Easy on you 4 2 AVG Task Schedule onfiguring your Step 2 of 7 Schedule regular scans and updates Updates How often would you like your AYG protection to be updated Every 4 hours recommended Once a day Scans What time would you like your daily scan to take place 12 00 el Enable daily scanning recommended Click Next to see how you can help with AYG threat research In the AVG Task Schedule dialog define time when the scheduled scan should be launched It is recommended to keep the default values As for the updates with AVG 8 0 Free you cannot specify how often you want to check for new updates AVG 8 0 Free updates once a day by default Press the Next button to continue AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Tec
107. termine what type of ratings do you want to be displayed for your search results By default all ratings are visible but you may hide some of them when searching from the Yahoo search box only safe results are displayed AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 45 S AVG General Advanced Buttons Customize which buttons are shown on AVG Toolbar Surf Safe Search Shield La AVG Info Get More Ratings Customize which type of ratings Search Shield will show on the search results pages Safe Green Questionable Yellow Risky Orange Unknown Gray Learn more gt Advanced on this tab you can edit the AVG Security Toolbar protection features By default both the AVG Search Shield and AVG Active Surf Shield features are enabled Advanced options Select the protections you would like to use within the Toolbar from the listed below AVG Search Shield AVG Active Surf Shield o Update checks for new updates for your AVG Security Toolbar o Help provides options to open the help file contact AVG technical support or view the details of the current version of the toolbar e Yahoo powered search box easy and safe way to search the web using AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 46 AVG Yahoo search Enter a word or phrase into the search box press Search to start
108. these extensions for example EXT EXE DLL e NOEXT Do not scan these extensions for example NOEXT JPG e ARC Scan archives e CLEAN Clean automatically e TRASH Move infected files to the Virus Vault e QT Quick test e MACROW Report macros e PWDW Report password protected files e IGNLOCKED Ignore locked files e REPORT Report to file file name e REPAPPEND Append to the report file e REPOK Report uninfected files as OK e NOBREAK Do not allow CTRL BREAK to abort e BOOT Enable MBR BOOT check e PROC Scan active processes e PUP Report Potentially unwanted programs e REG Scan registry e COO Scan cookies e Display help on this topic e HELP Display help on this topic e PRIORITY Set scan priority Low Auto High see Advanced AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 95 S AVG settings Scans e SHUTDOWN Shutdown computer upon scan completion e FORCESHUTDOWN Force computer shutdown upon scan completion e ADS Scan Alternate Data Streams NTFS only 9 5 Scan Scheduling With AVG 8 0 Free you can run scanning on demand for instance when you suspect an infection has been dragged to your computer or based on a scheduled plan It is highly recommended to run the scans based on a schedule this way you can make sure your computer is protected from any possibility of getting infected and you will not have to worry about if and when to launch the scan Yo
109. tings EJ Appearance Ignore Faulty conditions Maintenance POP3 Server Name PUP Exceptions 3 LinkScanner Type of login a A Scans Automatic a Le Schedules USER COMPUTER ZC E mail Scanner O Fixed host Certification EJ Mail Filtering EJ Logs and Results Additional settings S Servers Local port used in e mail client C Use APOP when available Connection Regular E mail client POP3 server settings Original E mail client POP3 server activation Activate this server and use it for receiving e mail In this dialog opened via Servers POP3 you can set up a new E mail Scanner server using the POP3 protocol for incoming mail e POP3 Server Name unfortunately this option is deactivated with AVG 8 0 Free if you are interested in further and extended functionality within AVG 8 0 full products please visit the AVG website www avg com for information on AVG 8 0 purchase options e Type of login defines the method for determining the mail server used for incoming mail o Automatic login will be carried out automatically according to your e mail client settings o USER COMPUTER the simplest and the most frequently used method for determining the destination mail server is the proxy method To use this method specify the name or address or also the port as part of the login user name for the given mail server separating them with the character For example for t
110. tion e License number provides the exact form of your free license number For AVG 8 0 Free the license number is preset automatically and you do not have to enter it e License type specifies you are running the free version of AVG e Number of seats how many workstations on which you are entitled to install your AVG Control buttons e Copy license number press the button to insert the currently used license number into clipboard just like with CTRL C and you can paste it wherever needed e Buy now opens the AVG website at the online Store where you can purchase the full version of a selected AVG product e Back press this button to return to the default AVG user interface components overview AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 37 AVG 7 4 Link Scanner The LinkScanner component within AVG 8 0 Free consists of two parts that you can switch on off in the LinkScanner component interface Hi AVG Anti Virus Free ax File Components History Tools Help AVG A ti Virus Al security features are working correctly and are up to date a Free Edition You are protected LinkScanner component Active Surf Shield and AVG Search Shield AYG Active Surf Shield prevents you from accidentally becoming infected by drive by downloads and other exploits ensuring the web pages you visit are safe at the only time that really matters when you are about to click th
111. tions Language selection Maintenance Application must be restarted to apply language changes PUP Exceptions Select user interface language E LinkScanner English w E scans ma USSA Schedules m f E mail Scanner Resident Shield E E Update Balloon tray notifications Display system tray notifications Display tray notifications about update Display tray notifications about scanning Display Resident Shield related tray notifications automatic action C Display components state change notification Display Firewall related tray notifications Display E mail Scanner related tray notifications Language selection AVG 8 0 Free is available in English only If you feel you would like to have AVG localized to your mother language please visit the AVG website www avg com for information on AVG 8 0 purchase options AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 48 AVG Balloon tray notifications Within this section you can suppress display of system tray balloon notifications on the status of the application By default the balloon notifications are allowed to be displayed and it is recommended to keep this configuration The balloon notifications typically inform on some AVG component s status change and you should pay attention to them However if for some reason you decide you do not wish these notifications to be displayed or you would like only certain notificati
112. to install If any unchecked components have been previously installed in an earlier version of the software on your computer these components will be uninstalled AVG Free for Windows LinkScanner Additional installed languages E mail Scanner Plugin for Microsoft Office 2000 P 2003 2007 lt Back Exit The Component Selection dialog displays an overview of all AVG 8 0 Free components that can be installed If the default settings do not suit you you can remove specific components Should you find out you need some more protection you might be interested in the full version of AVG for more information please visit the AVG website www avg com Continue the installation process by pressing the Next button 3 9 Custom Installation E mail Scanning With AVG standard installation setup will detect your default e mail client and automatically install the respective e mail scanning plug in Specific plug ins support the most frequently used e mail programs MS Outlook MS Exchange The BAT Qualcomm Eudora etc With AVG custom installation you can install the Personal E mail Scanner a comprehensive tool for e mail communication scanning that guarantees your emails will be virus free with any e mail client you use AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 13 AVG ZU AVG Free 8 0 build 126 6 17 2008 P E mail Scanning Installer detected that your default ma
113. u should launch the Scan whole computer regularly at least once a week However if possible launch the scan of your entire computer daily as set up in the scan schedule default configuration If the computer is always on then you can schedule scans out of working hours If the computer is sometimes switched off then schedule scans to occur on a computer start up when the task has been missed To edit the default schedule see the AVG scanning interface and find the bottom section called Schedule scans Sc ZB AVG Anti Virus Free Joe File Components History Tools Help You are protected All security features are working correctly and are up to date Scan for threats Scan whole computer Scan specific files or folders Change scan settings Change scan settings lt p Schedule scans Name Next scheduled run Scheduled scan 9 4 2008 12 00 00 Add scan schedule Edit scan schedule Delete scan schedule Scan history View Virus Vault AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 96 S AVG Control buttons for the scan scheduling Within the editing section of you can find the following control buttons e Add scan schedule this button is disabled in AVG 8 0 Free If you need to schedule scanning more often and based on your specific needs please visit the AVG website www avg com for information on AVG 8
114. ult the priority is set to medium level Automatic scan that optimizes the scanning process speed and the use of system resources Alternatively you can run the scanning process slower which means the system resources load will be minimized useful when you need to work on the computer but you do not care so much how long the scanning takes or faster with increased system resources requirements e g when the computer is temporarily unattended e Set additional scan reports the link opens a new Scan Reports dialog where you can select what types of possible findings should be reported Scan reports Report password protected archives Report password protected documents Report locked files C Report files containing macro Report hidden extensions AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 91 AVG e Additional scan settings the link opens a new Computer shutdown options dialog where you can decide whether the computer should be shut down automatically once the running scanning process is over Having confirmed this option Shutdown computer upon scan completion a new option activates that allows the computer to shut down even if it is currently locked Force shutdown is computer is locked i all Additional scan settings Computer shutdown options E Shutdown computer upon scan completion C Force shutdown if computer
115. up Move down The URL dialog offers a list of Internet addresses from which the update files can be downloaded Unfortunately this list cannot be modified in AVG 8 0 Free if you are interested in further and extended functionality within AVG 8 0 full products please visit the AVG website www avg com for information on AVG 8 0 purchase options AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 84 S AVG 9 AVG Scanning Scanning is a crucial part of AVG 8 0 Free functionality You can run on demand tests or schedule them to run periodically at convenient times 9 1 Scanning Interface AVG Anti Virus Free File Components History Tools Help You are protected All security features are working correctly and are up to date Scan for threats Scan whole computer Scan specific files or folders Change scan settings Change scan settings Schedule scans Name Next scheduled run Scheduled scan 9 4 2008 12 00 00 Add scan schedule Edit scan schedule Delete scan schedule Scan history View Virus Vault Show notification The AVG scanning interface is accessible via the Computer Scanner quick link Click this link to switch to the Scan for threats dialog In this dialog you will find the following e overview of predefined scans two types of test defined by the software vendor are ready to be used imme
116. up to date Anti Spyware Component i Anti Spyware protects your computer From all kinds of malware malicious software e g 3 spyware that secretly gathers information from your computer or adware that generates unwanted advertisements on your computer To stay fully protected always make sure you keep the Anti Spyware component up to date Anti Spyware component is active Spyware definitions 95890 Latest database update 16 ervna 2008 9 20 Database version 270 3 0 1505 Statistics Back y Show notification AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 35 S AVG The Anti Spyware component s interface provides a brief overview on the component s functionality information on the component s current status Anti Spyware component is active and some Anti Spyware statistics e Spyware definitions number provides the count of spyware samples defined in the latest spyware database version e Latest database update specifies when and at what time the spyware database was updated e Database version defines the number of the latest spyware database version and this number increases with every virus base update There is just one operating button available within this component s interface Back press the button to return to the default AVG user interface components overview Please note The software vendor has set up all AVG components to give opti
117. uttons e Add path specify directories to be excluded from the scanning by selecting them one by one from the local disk navigation tree e Add list allows you to enter a whole list of directories to be excluded from the Resident Shield scanning e Edit path allows you to edit the specified path to a selected folder e Edit list allows you to edit the list of folders e Remove path allows you to delete the path to a selected folder from the AVG 8 0 Free 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ s r o All rights reserved 78 S AVG list 8 10 Update aj Advanced AVG Settings Appearance Ignore faulty conditions When to update files Maintenance Update upon next computer restart Updated files will be prepared and the update will be i completed after the computer restart EJ PUP Exceptions 5 LinkScanner EN D Scans e je Schedules E mail Scanner Require confirmation from the user E Resident Shield O Restart immediately O Complete at next computer restart Update immediately If computer restart is required Proxy Dial up Additional update options URL Build new system restore point after each program update Use DNS update Require confirmation to close running applications AYG may require the closing of some running applications For example MS Outlook The Update navigation item opens a new dialog where you can specify general parameters regarding the AVG upd
118. ved 65 S AVG e Other update settings check this option to make sure than if the internet connection gets corrupted and the update process fails it will be launched again immediately after the internet connection is restored 8 7 3 Program Update Schedule a Advanced AVG Settings Appearance Ignore Faulty conditions aaa ee Maintenance EJ PUP Exceptions E LinkScanner Scans ien Schedules Io Scheduled scan Run at a specific time interval Every day ei 8 00 es virus database update schedule i Action ba minutes delay Name Schedule running a f E mail Scanner Advanced schedule options EJ Resident Shield E Run on computer startup if task has been missed Update Run even if computer is in low power mode Task settings Enable this task Other update settings JRun the update again as soon as the internet connection is available e Schedule running specify the time intervals for the newly scheduled program update launch The timing can either be defined by the repeated update launch after a certain period of time Run every or by defining an exact date and time Run at specific time or possibly by defining an event that the update launch should be associated with Action based on computer startup e Advanced schedule options this section allows you to define under which conditions the program update should should not be launched if the computer is
119. yware Tab a AVG Enterprise Edition m o E File Components History Tools Help S Your computer is safe AVG LV All security features are working correctly and are up to date Scan results Results overview Infections Spyware Q Computer scanner File Infection Result Ke C KLARA DOKUMENTACE TEST_VIRUS_ADWARE adw Adware Generic NG Moved to Virus Vault EI C KLARA DOKUMENTACE TEST_VIRUS_ADWARE adw Adware Generic AAI Moved to Virus Vault Ke C KLARA DOKUMENTACE TEST_VIRUS_ADWARE adw Adware Gene A Moved to Virus Vault Ke C KLARA DOKUMENTACE TEST_VIRUS_ADWARE adw Adware Generic 4KM Moved to Virus Vault Ke C KLARA DOKUMENTACE TEST_V IRUS_ADWARE adw Adware Generic DFB Moved to Virus Yault EI C KLARA DOKUMENTACE TEST_V IRUS_ADWARE adw Adware Generic DFB Moved to Virus Vault Ke C KLARA DOKUMENTACE TEST_VIRUS_ADWARE adw Adware Generic BB Moved to Virus Yault I C KLARA DOKUMENTACE TEST_VIRUS_ADWARE adw Adware Generic xQ Moved to Virus Vault Ke C KLARA DOKUMENTACE TEST_V IRUS_ADWARE adw Adware Generic FP Moved to Virus Vault Ke CHKLARAUDOKUMENTACEUTEST WIDUS AD i bEladn Adware Generic GU Moved to Virus Vault E C KLARA DOKUMENTACE TEST_VIRUS_ADWARE adw Adware Generic GZ Moved to Virus Yault E CWKLARADOKUMENTACEVTEST MipUS ADWAPEladhn Adware Generic 2G Moved to Virus Yault EI EI Statistics Remove all unhealed infections View details Remove selected infections D T

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