Page 1: User Manual
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 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 2: Table Of Contents
6.2 Schedule regular scans and updates ......................28 6.3 Help us to identify new online threats ......................29 6.4 Configure the AVG Security Toolbar ......................30 6.5 Update AVG protection AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 3 10.2.1 Anti-Spyware Principles ......................49 10.2.2 Anti-Spyware Interface ......................50 10.3 Anti-Rootkit ......................50 10.3.1 Anti-Rootkit Principles ......................50 10.3.2 Anti-Rootkit Interface ......................52 10.4 Firewall AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 4 ......................84 11.5.2 Instant Messaging ......................87 11.6 Link Scanner ......................88 11.7 Scans ......................88 11.7.1 Scan Whole Computer ......................88 11.7.2 Shell Extension Scan AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 5 12.5.4 Defined Services ......................127 12.5.5 Applications ......................127 12.5.6 System Services ........................143 13. AVG Scanning ......................143 13.1 Scanning Interface ......................144 13.2 Predefined Scans AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 6 14.1 Update Levels ......................172 14.2 Update Types ......................172 14.3 Update Process ........................174 15. Event History ........................175 16. FAQ and Technical Support AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 7: Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall! AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall is one of a range of award winning AVG products designed to provide you with peace of mind and total security for your PC. As with all AVG products AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall has been completely re-designed,...
Page 8: Avg Installation Requirements
Minimum hardware requirements for AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall are as follows:  Intel Pentium CPU 1,2 GHz  250 MB of free hard drive space (for installation purposes)  256 MB of RAM memory AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 9: Avg Installation Options
3. AVG Installation Options AVG can be installed either from the installation file available on your installation CD, or you can download the latest installation file from the AVG website (www.avg.com Before you start installing AVG, we strongly recommend that you visit the websit e to check for a new installation file.
Page 10: Avg Download Manager
4. AVG Download Manager AVG Download Manager is a simple tool that helps you select the proper installation file for your AVG product. Based on your input data, the manager will select the specific product, license type, desired components, and language. Finally, AVG...
Page 11 Internet. Then click the Retry button  If you are using a Proxy connection to the Internet, click the Proxy Settings button to specify your proxy information: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 12: Proxy Settings
 If the check has been successful, press the Next button to continue. 4.3. Proxy Settings AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 13: Select License Type
Basic (required by some servers) or NTLM (required by all ISA Servers) option. Then, enter a valid Username and Password (optionally). Confirm your settings by pressing the Apply button to follow to the next step of AVG Download Manager. 4.4. Select License Type In this step you are prompted to choose the license type of the product you would like to download.
Page 14: Download Files To Install
 Full version - i.e. AVG Anti-Virus , AVG Anti-Virus plus Firewall , or AVG Internet Security  Trial version - provides you an opportunity to use all the features of AVG full product for the limited time period of 30 days ...
Page 15: Avg Installation Process
5. AVG Installation Process To install AVG on your computer, you need to get the latest installation file. You can use the installation file from the CD that is a part of your box edition but this file might be out-of-date.
Page 16: License Agreement
Accept button. If you do not agree with the license agreement press the Don't accept button, and the installation process will be terminated immediately. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 17: Checking System Status
System Status dialog. This dialog does not require any intervention; your system is being checked before the AVG installation can start. Please wait until the process has finished, then continue automatically to the following dialog. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 18: Select Installation Type
Then enter your license/sales number into the License/Sales Number text field. The sales number can be found on the CD packaging in your AVG box. The license number will be in the confirmation email that you received after purchasing your AVG on-line.
Page 19 If in the previous step you have selected the standard installation, you will be redirected directly to the Installation Summary dialog. If custom installation was selected you will continue with the Destination Folder dialog. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 20: Custom Installation - Destination Folder
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.
Page 21: Custom Installation - Component Selection
(MS Exchange, Qualcomm Eudora, ...), go for the Personal E-mail Scanner option to secure your e-mail communication automatically no matter what e- mail program you run. Continue by pressing the Next but t on. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 22: Avg Security Toolbar
Internet browser; in conjunction with AVG 8.0 and AVG XPL technologies to provide you with comprehensive online protection while surfing the Internet. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 23: Windows Firewall
In this dialog please confirm you want to install AVG Firewall , and you wish to deactivate the Windows Firewall at the same time. Press the Next button to continue. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 24: Setup Summary
- if you agree to having closed the listed programs automatically, press Next to continue: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 25: Installing Avg
Note: Please make sure you have saved all your data before you confirm you want to have the running application closed. 5.12.Installing AVG The Installing AVG dialog shows the progress of the installation process, and does not require any intervention: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 26: Installation Complete
AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall elementary configuration. Despite the fact the AVG configuration is accessible any time during AVG run, we deeply recommend to use this option and set up the basic configuration with the wizard's help.
Page 27: Avg First Run Wizard
6.1. Introducing the AVG First R un Wizard The Introducing 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.
Page 28: Schedule Regular Scans And Updates
It is recommended to keep the default values. Press the Next button to cont inue. 6.3. Help us to identify new online threats AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 29: Configure The Avg Security Toolbar
In the Help us to identify new 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.
Page 30: Update Avg Protection
The Update AVG protection dialog will automatically check and download the latest updates. Click on the Next button to download the latest update files and perform the update. 6.6. AVG Configuration finished AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 31 Now your AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall has been configured; press the Finish button to start working with AVG. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 32: Firewall Configuration Wizard
You have three options to select from:  Standalone computer  Computer in domain (company network)  Computer on the move (typically a notebook) AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 33: Scan For Internet Applications
We recommend this option if you already have Firewall rules defined, and want to avoid repeating the whole scanning process. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 34: Select Profile To Activate
The automatic profile selection guarantees maximum security! To select this option, tick the Assign profile later by network area detection and automatic profile switch item in the upper part of the dialog: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 35: Configuration Review
Firewall component press the Open review button to switch to the Firewall Settings editing interface. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 36: After Installation
"EICAR-AV-Test"). You can download the EICAR virus from the EICAR website at www.eicar.com , and you will also find all necessary EICAR test information there. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 37: Avg Default Configuration
Web Shield notice demonstrates that AVG is correctly installed on your computer. If AVG fails to identify the EICAR test file as a virus, you should check the program configuration again! 8.5. AVG Default Configuration The default configuration (i.e. how the application is set up right after installation) of AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall is set up by the software vendor so that all...
Page 38: Avg User Interface
AVG tasks - details >>  Components Overview (central section of the window) offer an overview of all installed AVG components - details >> AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 39: 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 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall main window. Use the system menu to access specific AVG components, feature, and services.
Page 41: Help
 About AVG - opens the Information dialog with five tabs providing data on program name, program and virus database version, system info, license AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 42: Security Status Info
AVG Technologies CZ. 9.2. 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 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall.
Page 43: Quick Links
Interface) allow you to immediately access the most important and most frequently used AVG features:  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 >>...
Page 44: Components Overview
 E-mail Scanner checks all incoming and outgoing mail for viruses - details >>  License provides full wording of the AVG License Agreement - details >> AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 45: Statistics
Select this option to express you are aware of the component's error state for some reason you wish to keep your AVG so and you do not want to be warned by the grey color of the system tray icon.
Page 46 , 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...
Page 47: Avg Components
Internet files and tracking cookies, and allows you to treat all potentially harmful items in the same way as any other infection. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 48: Anti-Virus Interface
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.
Page 49: Anti-Spyware
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 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall up-to-date with the latest database and program updates.
Page 50: Anti-Rootkit
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.
Page 51: Anti-Rootkit Interface
 Quick rootkit scan - scans only the system folder (typically c:\Windows)  Full rootkit scan - scans all accessible disks except for A: and B: Control buttons available: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 53: Firewall Profiles
This system profile cannot be duplicated, deleted, and its settings cannot be modified.  Custom profiles - profiles generated through the Firewall Configuration AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 54 If you have a desktop computer, and only ever use one type of connection (e.g. cable connection to the Internet), you do not have to bother with profile switching as most likely you will never use it. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 55: Firewall Interface
Firewall enabled - select this option to allow communication to those applicat ions that are assigned as 'allowed' in the set of rules defined within selected Firewall profile AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 56: E-Mail Scanner
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.
Page 57: E-Mail Scanner Interface
- Reset value)  Threats found and blocked - provides the number of infections detected in e- mail messages since the last E-mail Scanner launch AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 58 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.
Page 59: E-Mail Scanner Detection
Further you can export the entire list of detected objects in a file (Export list to file) and delete all entries on detected objects (Empty list). AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 60: License
 License type - specifies the product edition defined by your license number.  License expires - this date determines the period of validity of your license. If you want to go on using AVG after this date you have to renew your license. license renewal can be performed online on the AVG website.
Page 62: Link Scanner Interface
Yahoo!, Google, MSN, etc. are evaluated for dangerous or suspicious links. By checking these links and marking the bad links, the AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 63: Avg Active Surf-Shield
URL to a dangerous site will automatically block you from opening the web page thus protecting you from inadvertently being infected. It is AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 64: Web Shield
Further you can find information on the component's current status (Web Shield is active and fully functional.). In the bottom part of the dialog you will then AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 65  Check archives - scan the content of archives possibly included in the www page to be displayed  Scan Potentially Unwanted Programs - scan potentially unwanted AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 66 Instant Messaging protection - check this item if you wish that the Web Shield verifies the on-line communication is virus free. Provided this option is on, you can further specify which instant messaging application AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 67: Web Shield Detection
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.
Page 68: Resident Shield
 Threats detected and blocked - number of detected infections that were prevented from being run/opened (if needed, this value can be reset; e.g. for statistic purposes - Reset value) AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 69 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.
Page 70: Resident Shield Detection
The dialog provides information on the threat detected, and it invites you to decide what action should be taken now:  Heal - if a cure is available, AVG will heal the infected file automatically; this option is the recommended action to be taken ...
Page 71 (Empty list). The Refresh list button will update the list of finding detected by Resident Shield. The Back button switches you back to the default AVG user interface (components overview). AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 72: Update Manager
Note: Please pay attention to the AVG Updates chapter for more information on update types and levels! 10.10.2. Update Manager Interface The Update Manager's interface displays information about the component's AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 73 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.
Page 74: Avg Security Toolbar
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 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 76  AVG Search-Shield button - on/off button controls the status of the Search-Shield protection  AVG Info button - provides links to important security information located on the AVG website (www.avg.com AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 77: Avg Advanced Settings
The drop-down menu only offers those languages you have previously selected to be installed during the installation process (see chapter Custom Installation - Component Select ion). However, to finish switching the application to another language you have AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 78 Display Resident Shield related tray notifications - decide whether information regarding file saving, copying, and opening processes should AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 79: Ignore Faulty Conditions
11.2.Ignore Faulty Conditions In the Ignore faulty components conditions dialog you can tick those components that you do not want to get informed about: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 80 (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. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 81: Virus Vault
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 AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 82  Remove - deletes the selected item from the list of exceptions  Add exception - open an editing dialog where you can define parameters of the new exception to be created: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 83 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 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 84: Web Shield
In the bottom section of the dialog, select in which way you wish to be informed about possible detected threat: via standard pop-up dialog, via tray balloon notification, or via tray icon signalization. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 85: Web Protection
Use heuristic analysis - scan the content of the page to be displayed using the heuristic analysis method (dynamic emulation of the scanned object’s instructions in a virtual computer environment). AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 86: Instant Messaging
Shield. Therefore exclude only host that you can be absolutely sure would never provide dangerous website content. 11.5.2. Instant Messaging AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 87: Link Scanner
Google, Yahoo or MSN having checked ahead the content of sites returned by the search engine. The browsers supported are Internet Explorer and Firefox. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 88: Scans
- standard predefined scan of selected areas of  your computer Removable Device Scan - specific scanning of removable devices attached  to your computer AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 89: Scan Whole Computer
Ant i- Virus functionality that allows detection of potentially unwanted programs executable files that can run as spyware or adware) and these can then be AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 90 On the other hand, you can decrease system resources usage by extending the scanning duration. Set additional scan reports ... AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 91 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 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 92: Scan Specific Files Or Folders
Note: For a description of specific parameters please consult the chapter Advanced Settings / Scans / Scan Whole Computer. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 93: Schedules
Advanced Settings / Scans / Scan Whole Computer. 11.8.Schedules In the Schedules section you can edit the default settings of: Whole computer scan schedule  Virus database update schedule  AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 94 "System areas scan" etc. Also it is not necessary to specify in the scan's name whether it is the scan of the whole AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 95 (in full color with a white arrow - see picture above) informing a scheduled scan is running. Right-click on the running scan AVG icon to open a context menu where you can decide to pause or even stop the running scan:...
Page 96 ; (HTTP cookies are used for authenticating, tracking, and maintaining specific information about users, such as site preferences or the contents of their AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 97 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: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 99 (Run at specific time ...), or possibly by defining an event that the update launch should be associated with (Action based on AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 100: Program Update Schedule
On the Schedule settings tab you can first check/uncheck the Enable this task item to simply deactivate the scheduled program update temporarily, and switch it on again as the need arises. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 101 AVG system tray icon provided that you have kept the default configuration of the the Advanced Settings/ Appearance dialog). AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 102: Anti-Spam Update Schedule
(Run at specific time ...), or possibly by defining an event that the update launch should be associated with (Action AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 103: E-Mail Scanner
AVG system tray icon provided that you have kept the default configuration of the the Advanced Settings/ Appearance dialog). 11.9.E-mail Scanner AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 104 If such a message is identified during scanning, define whether the detected infectious object should be moved to the Virus Vault. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 105: Certification
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 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 106: Mail Filtering
 Remove all documents - all *.doc files will be deleted  Remove files with these extensions - will remove all files with the defined extensions AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 107: Logs And Results
In the Servers section you can edit parameters of the E-mail Scanner component servers, or set up a new server fusing the Add new server button. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 108 / character. For example, for the account user1 on the server pop.acme.com and the port 8200 you would use user1/pop.acme.com:8200 for the login name. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 109 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. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 110 (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 AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 111 This is a summary based on the corresponding parameters specified in this dialog and other related dialogs. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 112: Resident Shield
 Scan on process closing - on-close scanning ensures that AVG scans active objects (e.g. applications, documents …) when they are being opened, and AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 114: Exceptions
 Edit path – allows you to edit the specified path to a selected folder  Edit list – allows you to edit the list of folders AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 115: Anti-Rootkit
 Scan DLL libraries  Scan drivers Further you can pick the rootkit scanning mode:  Quick rootkit scan - scans only the system folder (typically c:\Windows) AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 116: Update
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: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 117  Check computer time - mark this option to declare you wish to have notification displayed in case the computer time differs from the correct time more than specified number of hours. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 118: Proxy
The server settings can be configured either manually or automatically. Manual configuration If you select manual configuration (check the Manual option to activate the AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 119  From script - the configuration will be read from a downloaded script with the function returning the proxy address  Autodetect - the configuration will be detected automatically directly from the proxy server AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 120: Dial-Up
Ask before connection). For automatic connection you should further select whether the connection should be closed after the update is finished (Close dial-up connection when finished). AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 121: Url
11.12.4. Manage The Manage dialog offers two options accessible via two buttons:  Delete temporary update files - press this button to delete all redundant AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 123: Firewall Settings
Firewall was installed. The maximum number of stored records is 10; if you try to save more records, the oldest records will be over-written. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 124: Security
(Power User) and define authorities of the group members o All Users – other users not assigned into any specific group  Firewall information message - decide what Firewall information messages AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 125: Areas And Adapters Profiles
 Advanced settings - ticking the respective option will deactivate the feature AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 128 Profile item. Specific profiles can then be edited in the following dialogs (that are identical for all profiles): AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 129: Profile Information
(applications that would normally result in an ask dialog) all these applications can be either allowed or blocked. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 130: Defined Adapters
 IP address range - each network (referring to a specific adapter) range will be detected automatically and specified in the form of IP addresses range AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 131: Defined Networks
IP addresses range Control buttons  Add network - opens the Network properties dialog window where you can edit parameters of the newly defined network: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 133: Defined Services
Control buttons  Add service - opens a new Service items editor dialog window where you define the parameters of the service that is being added: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 134  Delete service - removes the note of a selected service from the list  Help - opens the dialog related help file AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 135: Applications
 Delete - removes the selected application from the list  Help - opens the dialog related help file AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 136 Internet will be blocked); for an overview and description of safe networks please see t he Networks dialog AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 138 Firewall Settings Within this dialog you can edit all application's parameters:  Application basic information - name of application, its brief description and AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 139  Move up / Move down - detail rules are ordered based on their priority. If you want to change the rule's priority, use the Move up and Move down buttons to arrange the detailed settings as needed. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 140: System Services
Edit but t on opens the same dialog with already entered data referring to the selected system service: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 141 Internet will be blocked); for an overview and description of safe networks please see the Networks dialog AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 142 Defined networks / Defined adapters will be used.  Delete - removes the selected entry on a system services from the list above  Help - opens the dialog related help file AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 143: Avg Scanning
Control buttons available within the testing interface are the following:  Scan history - displays the Scan results overview dialog with the entire history of scanning AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 144: Predefined Scans
Scan is running dialog (see screenshot). The scanning can be temporarily interrupted (Pause) or canceled ( Cancel) if needed. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 145 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 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 146  Set additional scan reports - the link opens a new Scan Reports dialog where you can select what types of possible findings should be reported: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 147 "-" in front of the automatically generated path (see screenshot). To exclude the entire folder from AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 148 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 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 149  Set additional scan reports - the link opens a new Scan Reports dialog where you can select what types of possible findings should be reported: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 150: 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.
Page 151: Command Line Scanning
 Select the Scan with AVG option to have the file scanned with AVG 13.4.Command Line Scanning Within AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall 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.
Page 152: Cmd Scan Parameters
Following please find a list of all parameters available for the command line scanning:  /SCAN Scan specific files or folders /SCAN=path;path (e.g. /SCAN=C:\;D:\)  /COMP Scan whole computer AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 153 "Potentially unwanted programs"  /REG Scan registry  /COO Scan cookies  /? Display help on this topic  /HELP Display help on this topic AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 154: Scan Scheduling
To create new scan schedules, see the AVG scanning interface and find the bottom section called Schedule scans: AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 155 However, you can only remove your own tests; the Whole computer scan schedule pre- defined within the default settings can never be deleted. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 156: Schedule Settings
In this dialog you can further define the following parameters of the scan:  Schedule running - specify the time intervals for the newly scheduled scan AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 157  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 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 158: How To Scan
(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 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 160: What To Scan
 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. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 161: Scan Results Overview
- green icon informs there was no infection detected during the scan - blue icon announces there was an infection detected during the scan but the infected object was removed automatically AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 163: Scan Results Details
- 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 AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 164: Results Overview Tab
Control buttons There is only one control button available in this dialog. The Close results but t on returns to the Scan results overview dialog. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 165: Infections Tab
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 AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 166 PUP exceptions (configured in the 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);...
Page 167: Spyware Tab
Infected - the infected object was detected and left in its original location (for instance if you have switched off the automatic healing AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 168 PUP exceptions (configured in the 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);...
Page 169: Warnings Tab
13.7.5. R ootkits Tab The Rootkits tab displays information on rootkits detected during scanning. Its structure is basically the same as the Infections tab or the Spyware tab. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 170: Information Tab
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.
Page 171  Delete - removes the infected file from the Virus Vault completely  Send to analysis - sends the suspected file for deep analysis to the AVG virus labs  Empty Vault - removes all Virus Vault content completely...
Page 172: Avg Updates
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...
Page 173 OS in its original configuration from this point. This option is accessible via Start / All Programs / Accessories / System tools / System Restore. Recommended to experienced users only! AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 174: Event History
Control buttons  Empty list - deletes all entries in the list of events  Refresh list - updates all entries in the list of events AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
Page 175: Faq And Technical Support
If you do not succeed in finding help this way, contact the technical support department by email. Please use the contact form accessible from the system menu via Help / Get help online. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.

AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall User Manual

1 Introduction

2 AVG Installation Requirements

3 AVG Installation Options

4 AVG Download Manager

5 AVG Installation Process

6 AVG First Run Wizard

7 Firewall Configuration Wizard

8 After Installation

9 AVG User Interface

10 AVG Components

11 AVG Advanced Settings

12 Firewall Settings

13 AVG Scanning

14 AVG Updates

15 Event History

16 FAQ and Technical Support

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