AVG AVG 8.5 FILE SERVER EDITION User manual

AVG 8.5 File Server Edition

User Manual

Document revision 85.3 (6.8.2009)

Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.

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This product uses RSA Data Security, Inc. MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm, Copyright (C) 1991-2, RSA Data Security,

Inc. Created 1991.

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AVG 8.5 File Server © 2009 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.

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Contents

6.4 Eicar Test .......................................................................................................... 20


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7.1.1 File

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7.5 Statistics .......................................................................................................... 29

8.1 Anti-Virus .......................................................................................................... 30

8.5 License .......................................................................................................... 39


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10.7 Scans .......................................................................................................... 76


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1.

Introduction

This user manual provides comprehensive documentation for AVG 8.5 File Server.

AVG 8.5 File Server 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 File Server has been completely re-designed, from the ground up, to deliver AVG’s renowned and accredited security protection in a new, more user friendly and efficient way.

Your new AVG 8.5 File Server product has a streamlined interface combined with more aggressive and faster scanning. More security features have been automated for your convenience, and new ‘intelligent’ user options have been included so that you can fit our security features to your way of life. No more compromising usability over security!

AVG has been designed and developed to protect your computing and networking activity. Enjoy the experience of full protection from AVG.


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2.

AVG Installation Requirements

2.1. Operation Systems Supported

AVG 8.5 File Server is intended to protect fileservers with the following operating systems:

 Windows 2000 Server SP4 + Update Rollup 1

 Windows Server 2003 (x86, x64 and Itanium) SP1

 Windows Server 2008 (x86 and x64)

(and possibly higher service packs for specific operating systems)

2.2. Minimum Hardware Requirements

Minimum hardware requirements for AVG 8.5 File Server are as follows:

 Intel Pentium CPU 600 MHz

 70 MB of free hard drive space (for installation purposes)

 256 MB of RAM memory


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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

AVG website to check for a new installation file. This way you can be sure to install the latest available version of AVG 8.5 File Server.

During the installation process you will be asked for your license/sales number. Please make sure you have it available before starting the installation. The sales number can be found on the CD packaging. If you purchased your copy of AVG on-line, your license number will have been delivered to you via e-mail.


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4.

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. Therefore we recommended getting the latest installation file online. You can download the file from the AVG website (at www.avg.com

) /

Downloads section.

Once 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:

4.1. Installation Launch

The installation process starts with the Welcome window. In here you select the language used for the installation process. In the lower part of the dialog window find the Choose your setup language item, and select the desired language from the drop down menu. Then press the Next button to confirm and continue to the next dialog.

Attention: Here you are choosing the language for the installation process only. You are not selecting the language for the AVG application - that can be specified later on during the installation process!


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4.2. License Agreement

The License Agreement dialog provides the full wording of the AVG license agreement. 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 license agreement press the Don't accept button, and the installation process will be terminated immediately.

4.3. Checking System Status

Having confirmed the license agreement 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 installation can start. Please wait until the process has finished, then continue automatically to the following dialog.

4.4. Select Installation Type

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 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.


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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.

4.5. Activate Your AVG License

In the Activate your AVG License dialog you have to fill in your registration data.

Type in your name (User Name field) and the name of your organization (Company

Name field).

Then enter your license/sales number into the License Number text field. The license number will be in the confirmation email that you received after purchasing your AVG on-line. You must type in the number exactly as shown. If the digital form of the license number is available (in the email), it is recommended to use the copy and paste method to insert it.

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

Setup Summary

dialog. If custom installation was selected

you will continue with the Destination Folder dialog.


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4.6. 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. Press the Next button to confirm.


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4.7. Custom Installation - Component Selection

The Component Selection dialog displays an overview of all AVG components that can be installed. If the default settings do not suit you, you can remove/add specific components.

However, you can only select from components that are included in your purchased AVG edition. Only those components will be offered to be installed within the Component Selection dialog!

 Web Shield is a type of a real time resident protection; it scans the content of visited web pages (and possible files included in them) even before these are displayed in your web browser or downloaded to your computer.

 LinkScanner cooperates with Internet Explorer and Firefox (1.5 and newer). It prevents you from accidentally becoming infected by drive-by downloads and other exploits as well as delivers a real-time safety verdict on all search results.

 Remote Control Communication Library - if you intend to connect AVG to an

AVG DataCenter (AVG Network Editions), then you need to select this option.

 Additional Installed Languages - you can define which language(s) AVG should be installed in. Check the Additional installed languages item and then select the desired languages from the respective menu.

 E-mail Scanner - E-mail scanning provided by AVG 8.5 File Server is only suitable


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for protecting your e-mail client on the file server itself. By default the E-mail

Scanner is not installed, as it is not normal practice to run an e-mail client on a file server. If you require email scanning for your email server then we recommend purchasing the AVG 8.5 Email Server Edition. This edition will provide full protection for your email server application and its file server. You can purchase and download the latest version of AVG Email Server Edition from the AVG website ( www.avg.com

).

Continue by pressing the Next button.

4.8. Custom Installation - E-mail Scanning

E-mail scanning provided by AVG 8.5 File Server is only suitable for protecting your e-mail client on the file server itself. As it is not normal practice to run an e-mail client on a file server, so by default the E-mail Scanner is not installed.

Note: If you require email scanning for your email server then we recommend purchasing the AVG 8.5 Email Server Edition. This edition will provide full protection for your email server application and it's file server. You can purchase and download the latest version from the AVG website ( www.avg.com

).

4.9. AVG Security Toolbar

In the AVG Security Toolbar dialog, decide whether you want to install the

AVG

Security Toolbar - if you do not change the default settings, this component will be


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installed automatically into your Internet browser; in conjunction with AVG 8.5 and

AVG XPL technologies to provide you with comprehensive online protection while surfing the Internet.

4.10.Setup Summary

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.

4.11.Installing

The Installing 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.

4.12.Installation Complete

The Installation 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.

After the installation, AVG Basic Configuration Wizard will be launched

automatically and in a few steps will lead you through the AVG 8.5 File Server


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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.


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5.

AVG First Run Wizard

When you first install AVG on your computer, the AVG First Run Wizard pops up to help you with initial AVG 8.5 File Server settings. Though you can set all of the suggested parameters later on, it is recommended that you take the wizard’s tour to secure your computer’s protection simply and immediately. Follow the steps described in each of the wizard’s windows:

5.1. AVG Essential Configuration

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.


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5.2. AVG Task Scheduling

In the Schedule regular scans and updates dialog set up the interval for new update files accessibility check-up, and define time when the

scheduled scan

should be launched. It is recommended to keep the default values. Press the Next button to continue.

5.3. Update AVG protection


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The Update AVG protection dialog will automatically check and download the latest

AVG updates

. Click on the Next button to download the latest update files and perform the update.

5.4. AVG Configuration Finished

Now your AVG 8.5 File Server has been configured; press the Finish button to start working with AVG.


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6.

After Installation

6.1. Product Registration

Having finished the AVG 8.5 File Server installation, please register you product online on the AVG website , Registration page (follow the instruction provided

directly in the page). After the registration you will be able to gain full access to your

AVG User account, the AVG Update newsletter, and other services provided exclusively for registered users.

6.2. Access to User Interface

The AVG User Interface is accessible in several ways:

 double-click the AVG icon on the system tray

 double-click the AVG icon on the desktop

 from the menu Start/All Programs/AVG 8.5/AVG User Interface

6.3. Scanning of the whole computer

There is a potential risk that a computer virus has been transmitted to your computer prior to AVG 8.5 File Server 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 .

6.4. Eicar Test

To confirm that AVG 8.5 File Server 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 you will also find all necessary EICAR test information there.


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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.

If AVG fails to identify the EICAR test file as a virus, you should check the program configuration again!

6.5. AVG Default Configuration

The default configuration (i.e. how the application is set up right after installation) of

AVG 8.5 File Server 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 needs, go to AVG Advanced Settings : select the

system menu item Tools/Advanced settings and edit the AVG configuration in the

newly opened AVG Advanced Settings dialog.


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7.

AVG User Interface

AVG 8.5 File Server open with the main window:

The main window is divided into several sections:

 System Menu (top system line in the window) is the standard navigation that

allows you to access all AVG components, services, and features - details >>

 Security Status Info (upper section of the window) provides you with

information on the current status of your AVG program - details >>

 Quick Links (left section of the window) allow you to quickly access the most important and most frequently used AVG tasks -

details >>

 Components Overview (central section of the window) offer an overview of

all installed AVG components - details >>


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 Statistics (left bottom section of the window) provide you with all statistical data regarding the programs operation -

details >>

 System Tray Icon (bottom right corner of the monitor, on the system tray)

indicates the AVG current status - details >>

7.1. 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 8.5 File Server main window.

Use the system menu to access specific AVG components, feature, and services.

The system menu is divided into five main sections:

7.1.1. File

 Exit - closes the AVG 8.5 File Server's user interface. However, the AVG application will continue running in the background and your computer will still be protected!

7.1.2. Components

The Components item of the system menu includes links to all installed AVG

components, opening their default dialog page in the user interface:

 System overview - switch to the default user interface dialog with the

overview of all installed components and their status

 Anti-Virus - opens the default page of the

Anti-Virus component

 Anti-Spyware - opens the default page of the

Anti-Spyware component

 Anti-Rootkit - opens the default page of the Anti-Rootkit

component

 E-mail Scanner - opens the default page of the E-mail Scanner component

 License - opens the default page of the

License component

 LinkScanner - opens the default page of the LinkScanner component

 Web Shield - opens the default page of the Web Shield component

 Resident Shield - opens the default page of the Resident Shield component


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 Update Manager - opens the default page of the

Update Manager

component

WARNING: The

E-mail Scanner ,

LinkScanner and

Web Shield components are

not a part of standard AVG File Server installation, so they won't be available to you (and therefore won't be displayed here), unless you have previously selected them in the

Custom Installation - Component Selection dialog of the

Installation Process !

7.1.3. History



Scan results - switches to the AVG testing interface, specifically to the Scan

Results Overview

dialog



Resident Shield Detection - open a dialog with an overview of threats

detected by Resident Shield



E-mail Scanner Detection

- open a dialog with an overview of mail messages attachments detected as dangerous by the

E-mail Scanner

component



Web Shield findings - open a dialog with an overview of threats detected by

Web Shield



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.



Event History Log - opens the history log interface with an overview of all

logged AVG 8.5 File Server actions.

WARNING: The

E-mail Scanner Detection and the

Web Shield findings items

won't be available to you (and therefore won't be displayed here), unless you have previously selected the E-mail Scanner and/or the Web Shield item in the

Custom Installation - Component Selection

dialog of the Installation

Process !

7.1.4. Tools



Scan computer

- switches to the AVG scanning interface and launches a scan

of the whole computer



Scan selected folder - switches to the

AVG scanning interface

and allows you


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to define within the tree structure of your computer which files and folders should be scanned



Scan file - allows you to run an on-demand test over a single file selected

from the tree structure of your disk



Update - automatically launches the update process of AVG 8.5 File Server

 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.



Advanced settings - opens the AVG advanced settings dialog where you

can edit the AVG 8.5 File Server configuration. Generally, it is recommended to keep the default settings of the application as defined by the software vendor.

7.1.5. Help

 Contents - opens the AVG help files

 Get Help Online - opens the AVG website at the customer support center page

 Your AVG Web - opens the AVG homepage (at www.avg.com

)

 About Viruses and Threats - opens the online Virus Encyclopedia where you can look up detailed information on the identified virus



Reactivate - opens the Activate AVG dialog with the data you have entered

in the

Activate your AVG license dialog of the

installation process

. Within this dialog you can enter your license number to either replace the sales number (the number you have installed AVG with), or to replace the old license number (e.g. when upgrading to a new AVG product).



Register now - connects to the registration website at

www.avg.com

. Please fill in your registration data; only customers who register their AVG product can receive free technical support.

 About AVG - opens the Information dialog with five tabs providing data on


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program name, program and virus database version, system info, license agreement, and contact information of AVG Technologies CZ.

7.2. 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 File Server. Please see an overview of icons possibly depicted in this section, and their meaning:

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.

This icon also appears if for some reason you have decided to

ignore a component's error status (the "Ignore component state" option is available

from the context menu opened by a right-click over the respective component's icon in the component overview of the AVG main window). You may need to use this option in a specific situation but it is strictly recommended to switch off the

"Ignore component state" option as soon as possible.

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 and 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


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tray icon .

7.3. 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:

 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 >>

 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 >>

 Update now - this link open the updating interface, and launches the AVG update process immediately - see chapter

AVG Updates >>

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 are still available. Moreover, the running process is further graphically depicted - see

picture 2.

7.4. Components Overview

The Components Overview section is located in the central part of the AVG User

Interface

. The section is divided into two parts:

 Overview of all installed components consisting of a panel with the component's icon and the information of whether the respective component is active or inactive


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 Description of a selected component

Within the AVG 8.5 File Server the Components Overview section contains information on the following components:

 Anti-Virus ensures that your computer is protected from viruses trying to

enter your computer - details >>

 Anti-Spyware scans your applications in the background as you run them -

details >>

 Anti-Rootkit detects programs and technologies trying to camouflage

malware - details >>

 E-mail Scanner checks all incoming and outgoing mail for viruses -

details

>>

 License provides full wording of the AVG License Agreement -

details >>

 LinkScanner checks the search results displayed in your internet browser -

details >>

 Web Shield scans all data being downloaded by a web browser -

details >>

 Resident Shield runs in the background and scans files as they are copied,

opened or saved - details >>

 Update Manager controls all AVG updates -

details >>

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.

WARNING:

The E-mail Scanner ,

LinkScanner and

Web Shield components are

not a part of standard AVG File Server installation, so they won't be available to you (and therefore won't be displayed in this dialog), unless you have

previously selected them in the Custom Installation - Component Selection

dialog of the

Installation Process

!


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7.5. 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:

 Last scan - provides the date when the last scan was performed

 Last update - provides the date when the last update was launched

 Virus DB - informs you about the currently installed version of the virus database

 AVG version - informs you about the AVG version installed (the number is in the form of 8.5.xx, where 8.5 is the product line version, and xx stands for the number of the build)

 License expires - provides the date of your AVG license expiration

7.6. System Tray Icon

System Tray Icon (on your Windows taskbar) indicates the current status of your

AVG 8.5 File Server. 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 , the System Tray Icon indicates that all AVG components are active and fully functional. A gray icon coloring with an exclamation mark 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 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 two options:

 Open AVG User Interface - click to open the

AVG User Interface

 Update - launches an immediate

update

 Exit - click to close the System Tray Icon (Note that by closing it you will no longer be able to manage and monitor all other components, so you won't be fully protected!)


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8.

AVG Components

8.1. Anti-Virus

8.1.1. 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 a virus,

Anti-Virus combines several technologies to ensure that your computer is protected from viruses:

 Scanning - searching for character strings that are characteristic of a given virus

 Heuristic analysis - dynamic emulation of the scanned object’s instructions in a virtual computer environment

 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.


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8.1.2. Anti-Virus Interface

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:

 Spyware definitions - number provides the count of viruses defined in the up-to-date version of the virus database

 Latest database update - specifies when and at what time the virus database was last updated

 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.


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8.2. Anti-Spyware

8.2.1. 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 8.5 File

Server 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.

8.2.2. Anti-Spyware Interface


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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:

 Spyware in database - number provides the count of spyware samples defined in the latest spyware database version

 Latest database update - specifies when and at what time the spyware database was updated

 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).





8.3. Anti-Rootkit

8.3.1. Anti-Rootkit Principles

Anti-Rootkit is a specialized tool detecting and effectively removing dangerous rootkits, i.e. programs and technologies that can camouflage the presence of malicious software on your computer.

A rootkit is a program designed to take fundamental control of a computer system, without authorization by the system's owners and legitimate managers. Access to the hardware is rarely required as a rootkit is intended to seize control of the operating system running on the hardware. Typically, rootkits act to obscure their presence on the system through subversion or evasion of standard operating system security mechanisms. Often, they are also Trojans as well, thus fooling users into believing they are safe to run on their systems. Techniques used to accomplish this can include concealing running processes from monitoring programs, or hiding files or system data from the operating system.


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8.3.2. Anti-Rootkit Interface

The Anti-Rootkit user interface provides a brief description of the component's functionality, informs on the component's current status (Anti-Rootkit component is

active.) and also brings information on the last time the Anti-Rootkit test was launched.

In the bottom part of the dialog you can find the Anti-Rootkit settings section where you can set up some elementary functions of the rootkit presence scanning.

First, mark up the respective check-boxes to specify objects that should be scanned:

 Scan applications

 Scan DLL libraries

 Scan drivers

Further you can pick the rootkit scanning mode:

 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:


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 Search for rootkits - since the rootkit scan is not an implicit part of the


, you can run the rootkit scan directly from the

Anti-Rootkit interface using this button

 Save changes - press this button to save and apply all configuration changes done within this dialog

 Cancel - press this button to return to the default AVG user interface

(components overview)

8.4. E-mail Scanner

WARNING: This component is not a part of standard AVG File Server installation, so it won't be available to you, unless you have previously selected it in the


dialog of the

Installation Process !

8.4.1. E-mail Scanner Principles

One of the most common sources of viruses and trojans is via e-mail. Phishing and spam make e-mail an even greater source of risks. Free e-mail accounts are more likely to receive such malicious e-mails (as they rarely employ anti-spam technology), and home users rely quite heavily on such e-mail. Also home users, surfing unknown sites and filling in online forms with personal data (such as their e-mail address) increase exposure to attacks via e-mail. Companies usually use corporate e-mail accounts and employ anti-spam filters etc, to reduce the risk.

The E-mail Scanner component checks every e-mail sent or received, providing much needed protection from e-mail borne threats. AVG supports all leading e-mail clients including MS Outlook, The bat!, Eudora and all other SMTP/POP3 based email clients such as Outlook Express. Encrypted connections using SSL are also supported.

Note: AVG E-mail Scanner is not intended for server platforms!

When detected, viruses are quarantined in

Virus Vault

immediately. Some e-mail clients may support messages with text certifying that sent and received e-mail has been scanned for viruses.


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8.4.2. E-mail Scanner Interface

In the E-mail Scanner component's dialog you can find a brief text describing the component's functionality, information on its current status (E-mail Scanner is active.

), and the following statistics:

 Total e-mails scanned - how many e-mail messages were scanned since the E-mail Scanner was last launched (if needed, this value can be reset; e.

g. for statistic purposes - Reset value)

 Threats found and blocked - provides the number of infections detected in e-mail messages since the last E-mail Scanner launch

 Installed e-mail protection - information about a specific e-mail protection plug-in referring to your default installed e-mail client

Basic component configuration

In the bottom part of the dialog you can find the section named E-mail Scanner

settings where you can edit some elementary features of the component's functionality:


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 Scan incoming messages - check the item to specify that all e-mails delivered to your account should be scanned for viruses (by default, this item

is on, and it is recommended not to change this setting!)

 Scan outgoing messages - check the item to confirm all e-mail sent from your account should be scanned for viruses (by default, this item is off)

 Display notification icon while E-mail is being scanned - during the

scanning the E-mail Scanner component displays a notification dialog

informing on an actual task the component is processing (connecting to

server, downloading a message, scanning the message, ...)

The advanced configuration of the E-mail Scanner component is accessible via the

File/Advanced settings item of the system menu; however advanced configuration is recommended for experienced users only!

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




Control buttons

The control buttons available within the E-mail Scanner interface are as follows:

 Save changes - press this button to save and apply any changes made in this dialog

 Cancel - press this button to return to the default AVG user interface



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8.4.3. E-mail Scanner Detection

In the E-mail Scanner detection dialog (accessible via system menu option

History / E-mail Scanner detection) you will be able to see a list of all findings

detected by the E-mail Scanner component. For each detected object the following

information is provided:

 Infection- description (possibly even name) of the detected object

 Object - object location

 Result - action performed with the detected object

 Object Type - type of the detected object

In the bottom part of the dialog, under the list, you will find information on total number of detected objects listed above. 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).


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8.5. License

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 information:

 License number - provides the exact form of your license number. When entering your license number, you have to be absolutely precise and type it exactly as shown. For your comfort, the License dialog offers the Copy

license number link: clicking it allows you to copy the license number into the clipboard, and then you can simply paste it anywhere you like (CTRL+V).

 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.

The license renewal can be performed online on the AVG website.

 Number of seats - how many workstations on which you are entitled to install your AVG.

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 Re-activate - opens the Activate AVG dialog with the data you have entered

in the Activate your AVG license dialog of the

installation process . Within

this dialog you can enter your license number to either replace the sales number (the number you have installed AVG with), or to replace the old license number (e.g. when upgrading to a new AVG product).

 Register - connects to the registration website at www.avg.com

. Please fill in your registration data; only customers who register their AVG product can receive free technical support.

 Back - press this button to return to the default

AVG user interface


8.6. Link Scanner



dialog of the


8.6.1. Link Scanner Principles

LinkScanner cooperates with Internet Explorer and Firefox (1.5 and newer), and

consists of two features: AVG Active Surf-Shield

and

AVG Search Shield .

AVG 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 the link.

AVG 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.

Note: AVG Link Scanner is not intended for server platforms!


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8.6.2. Link Scanner Interface

The LinkScanner component consists of two parts that you can switch on/off in the

LinkScanner component interface:

 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 - (on by default): active (real-time)

protection against exploitive sites as they are accessed. Known malicious site connections and their exploitive content is blocked as they are accessed by the user via a web browser (or any other application that uses HTTP).

 Back reporting of exploiting web sites - 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.


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8.6.3. 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:

The linked page is safe (with Yahoo! search engine within

AVG Security

Toolbar

this icon will not be displayed!).

The linked page contains active threats! For your own safety, you will not be allowed to visit this page.

Hovering over an individual rating icon will display details about the particular link in question. Information include additional details of the threat (if any), the IP address of the link and when the page was scanned by AVG:

8.6.4. AVG Active Surf-Shield

This powerful protection will block malicious content of any webpage you try to open, and prevent it from being downloaded to your computer. With this feature enabled, clicking a link or typing in a URL to a dangerous site will automatically block you from opening the web page thus protecting you from inadvertently being infected. It is important to remember that exploited web pages can infect your computer simply by visiting the affected site, for this reason when you request a dangerous webpage

containing exploits or other serious threats, the AVG Security Toolbar will not allow

your browser to display it.

If you do encounter a malicious web site, within your web browser the

AVG Security

Toolbar will warn you with a screen similar to:


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If you still wish to visit the infected page, a link to the page is available on this screen, but continuing to these pages in not recommended!

8.7. Web Shield



dialog of the


8.7.1. Web Shield Principles

Web Shield is a type of a real time resident protection; it scans the content of visited web pages (and possible files included in them) even before these are displayed in your web browser or downloaded to your computer.

Web Shield detects that the page you are about to visit includes some dangerous javascript, and prevents the page from being displayed. Also, it recognizes malware contained in a page and stops its downloading immediately so that it never gets to your computer.

Note: AVG Web Shield is not intended for server platforms!

8.7.2. Web Shield Interface

The Web Shield component's interface describes the behavior of this type of protection. 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 find the elementary editing options of this component's functionality.


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First of all, you have the option to immediately switch on/off the Web Shield by checking the Enable Web Shield item. This option is enabled by default, and the

Web Shield component is active. However, if you do not have a good reason to change this settings, we recommend to keep the component active. If the item is checked, and the Web Shield is running, more configuration options are available and editable on two tabs:

 Web - you can edit the component's configuration regarding the scan of the website content. The editing interface allows you to configure the following elementary options: o Web protection - this option confirms that the Web Shield should perform scanning of the www pages content. Provided this option is on (

by default), you can further switch on/off these items:

 Check archives - scan the content of archives possibly included in the www page to be displayed

 Scan Potentially Unwanted Programs - scan potentially unwanted programs (executable programs that can operate as spyware or


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adware) included in the www page to be displayed

 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 see chapter

Anti-Virus Principles )

 Maximum file size to be scanned - if included files are present in the displayed page you can also scan their content even before these are downloaded to your computer. However, scanning of large files takes quite some time and the web page download might be slowed significantly. You can use the slide bar to specify the maximum size of a file that is still to be scanned with Web Shield. Even if the downloaded file is bigger than specified, and therefore will not be scanned with Web Shield, you are still protected: in case the file is

infected, the Resident Shield will detect it immediately.

 Instant Messaging - allows you to edit the components settings referring to instant messaging (e.g. ICQ, MSN Messenger, Yahoo ...) scanning.

o 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


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you want to control - currently AVG 8.5 File Server supports the ICQ,

MSN, and Yahoo applications.





Control buttons

The control buttons available within the Web Shield interface are as follows:


 Cancel - press this button to return to the default AVG user interface (

components overview)

8.7.3. Web Shield Detection

Web Shield scans the content of visited web pages and possible files included in them even before these are displayed in your web browser or downloaded to your computer. If a threat is detected, you will be warned immediately with the following dialog:

The suspect web page will not be opened, and the threat detection will be logged in the list of Web Shield findings (accessible via system menu History / Web Shield


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findings).

8.8. Resident Shield

8.8.1. 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, loaded in the memory of your computer during system startup, also provides vital protection for the system areas of your computer.

8.8.2. Resident Shield Interface

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:

 Resident Shield has been active for - provides the time since the latest component's launch


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 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)


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

File/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 automatically) 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).





Control buttons

The control buttons available within the Resident Shield interface are as follows:

 Manage exceptions - opens the

Resident Shield - Directory Excludes

dialog where you can define folders that should be left out from the

Resident


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Shield

scanning




8.8.3. Resident Shield Detection

Resident Shield scans files as they are copied, opened or saved. When a virus or any kind of threat is detected, you will be warned immediately via the following dialog:

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

 Move to Vault - the virus will be moved to AVG

Virus Vault

 Ignore - we strictly recommend NOT TO use this option unless you have a very good reason to do so!


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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:

 Infection- description (possibly even name) of the detected object

 Object - object location

 Result - action performed with the detected object

 Object Type - type of the detected object

 Process - what action was performed to call out the potentially dangerous object so that it could be detected

In the bottom part of the dialog, under the list, you will find information on total number of detected objects listed above. 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). 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).


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8.9. Update Manager

8.9.1. 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!

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The Update Manager's interface displays information about the component's functionality and its current status (Update manager is active.), and provides the relevant statistical data:

 Latest update - specifies when and at what time the database was updated

 Virus database version - defines the number of the latest virus database version; and this number increases with every virus base update


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 define 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 - define the time interval 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!





Control buttons

The control buttons available within the Update Manager interface are as follows:

 Update now - launches an immediate update on demand



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8.10.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).

Note: AVG Security Toolbar is not intended for server platforms!

Once installed the AVG Security Toolbar will by default be located just under your browsers address bar:

The AVG Security Toolbar consists of the following:

 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 8.5 - 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:

 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 determine 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).


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 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.

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

 Yahoo! powered search box - easy and safe way to search the web using


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Yahoo! search. Enter a word or phrase into the search box press Search to start 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 - on/off button controls the status of the

AVG Active Surf-Shield protection

 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

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9.

AVG for SharePoint Portal Server

This chapter deals with AVG maintenance on MS SharePoint Portal Server that can be considered a special type of a file server.

9.1. Program Maintenance

AVG 8.5 for SharePoint Portal Server uses the Microsoft SP VSAPI 1.4

virus-scanning interface for the protection of your server against possible virus infection. The objects on the server are tested for the presence of malware when they are downloaded and/or uploaded from or on the server by your users. The configuration of the anti-virus protection can be set up using the Central

Administration interface of your SharePoint Portal Server. Within the Central

Administration you can also view and manage the AVG 8.5 for SharePoint Portal

Server log file.

You can launch the SharePoint Portal Server Central Administration when you are logged in on the computer that your server is running on. The administration interface is web-based (as well as the user interface of the SharePoint Portal Server) and you can open it using the SharePoint (3.0) Central Administration option in the Programs/Microsoft Office Server folder (or SharePoint Portal Server) of the Windows Start menu:


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You can also enter the SharePoint Portal Server Central Administration web page remotely using the proper access rights and URL.

9.2. AVG for SPPS Configuration - SharePoint 2007

In the SharePoint 3.0 Central Administration interface you can easily configure the performance parameters and actions of the AVG 8.5 for SharePoint Portal

Server scanner. Choose the Operations option in the Central Administration section. A new dialog will appear. Select Antivirus item in the Security

Configuration part.

The following window will then be displayed:


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You can configure various AVG 8.5 for SharePoint Portal Server anti-virus scanning actions and performance features here:

 Scan documents on upload – enable/disable the scanning of documents being uploaded

 Scan documents on download – enable/disable the scanning of documents being downloaded

 Allow users to download infected documents – allow/disallow users to download infected documents

 Clean infected documents – enable/disable automatic erasing of infected documents

 Time out duration (in seconds) – the maximum number of seconds the virus scanning process will run after single launch (decrease the value when the server’s response seems to be slow when scanning the documents)


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 Number of threads – you can specify the number of virus scanning threads that can run simultaneously; increasing the number may speed up the scanning due to the higher level of parallelism, but it can increase the server’s response time on the other hand

9.3. AVG for SPPS Configuration - SharePoint 2003

In the SharePoint Portal Server Central Administration interface you can easily configure the performance parameters and actions of the AVG 8.5 for SharePoint

Portal Server scanner. Choose the Antivirus Actions Configuration option in the

Security Configuration section:

The following window will then be displayed:


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You can configure various AVG 8.5 for SharePoint Portal Server anti-virus scanning actions and performance features here:

 Scan documents on upload – enable/disable the scanning of documents being uploaded

 Scan documents on download – enable/disable the scanning of documents being downloaded

 Allow users to download infected documents – allow/disallow users to download infected documents

 Clean infected documents – enable/disable automatic erasing of infected documents

 Time limit of scanning – the maximum number of seconds the virus scanning process will run after single launch (decrease the value when the

server’s response seems to be slow when scanning the documents)

 Use max. X sub-processes when scanning documents – the X specifies the number of virus scanning threads that can run simultaneously; increasing the number may speed up the scanning due to the higher level of parallelism,


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but it can increase the server’s response time on the other hand

9.4. AVG for SPPS Edition Diagnostics

The diagnostics messages of AVG 8.5 for SharePoint Portal Server can be viewed after choosing the Diagnostics Settings Configuration in the SharePoint Central

Administration’s Component Configuration section:

All diagnostics information related to AVG 8.5 for SharePoint Portal Server performance are stored in the *_AVG4SPS.LOG file. The contents of this file can be viewed after choosing it in the Display diagnostics protocols section of the

Diagnostics Settings Configuration window:


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Press the View log button to view the log file of AVG 8.5 for SharePoint Portal

Server.


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10. AVG Advanced Settings

The advanced configuration dialog of AVG 8.5 File Server 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.

WARNING: Items Web Shield ,

LinkScanner ,

E-mail Scanner and

Remote

Administration

are not a part of standard AVG File Server installation, so they won't be available to you (and therefore won't be displayed in the tree-arranged navigation), unless you have previously selected them in the


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10.1.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:

Language selection

In the Language selection section you can chose your desired language from the drop-down menu; the language will then be used for the entire

AVG user interface .

The drop-down menu only offers those languages you have previously selected to be installed during the

installation process (see chapter

Custom Installation - Component

Selection ). However, to finish switching the application to another language you have

to restart the user interface; follow these steps:

 Select the desired language of the application and confirm your selection by


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pressing the Apply button (right-hand bottom corner)

 Press the OK button to close the Advanced AVG Settings editing dialog

 Close the

AVG user interface via the

system menu

item option

File/Exit

 Re-open the

AVG user interface by one of these options: double-click the

AVG system tray icon , double-click the AVG icon on your desktop, or via the menu

Start/All Programs/AVG 8.5/AVG User Interface (see chapter

Access to

User Interface

). The user interface will then be displayed in the newly selected language.

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 notifications (related to a specific AVG component) to be displayed, you can define and specify your preferences by checking/unchecking the following options:

 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


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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.

o

o Display

E-mail Scanner related tray notifications - decide whether

information upon scanning of all incoming and outgoing e-mail messages should be displayed.

10.2.Ignore Faulty Conditions

In the Ignore faulty components conditions dialog you can tick those components that you do not want to get informed about:


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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:



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,

 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 this very case we cannot talk about an actual error since you have deliberately induced it yourself, and you are aware of the potential risk. At the same time, once being displayed in grey color, the icon cannot actually report any possible further error that might appear.

For this situation, within the above dialog you can select components that may be in an error state (or switched off) and you do not wish to get informed about it. The same option of Ignoring component state is also available for specific components directly from the

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10.3.Virus Vault

The Virus Vault maintenance dialog allows you to define several parameters regarding the administration of objects stored in the

Virus Vault :

 Limit Virus vault size - use the slider to set up the maximum size of the

Virus Vault . The size is specified proportionally compared to the size of your

local disk.

 Automatic file deletion - in this section define the maximum length of time

that objects should be stored in the Virus Vault (Delete files older than ...

days), and the maximum number of files to be stored in the Virus Vault

(

Maximum number of files to be stored)


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10.4.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:

The Potentially Unwanted Programs Exceptions dialog displays a list of already defined and currently valid exceptions from potentially unwanted programs. You can edit, delete, or add new exception.

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 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

 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: 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


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10.5.Web Shield

The Web Protection dialog allows you to activate/deactivate the entire Web Shield

component (activated by default). For further advanced settings of this component please continue to the subsequent dialogs as listed in the tree navigation.

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.


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10.5.1.Web Protection

In the Web Protection dialog you can edit the component's configuration regarding the scan of the website content. The editing interface allows you to configure the following elementary options:

 Web protection - this option confirms that the

Web Shield

should perform scanning of the www pages content. Provided this option is on (by default), you can further switch on/off these items: o Check archives - scan the content of archives possibly included in the www page to be displayed .

o Report Potentially Unwanted Programs and Spyware threats scan potentially unwanted programs (executable programs that can

operate as spyware or adware) included in the www page to be displayed, and

spyware

infections.


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o 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).

o Ports to be scanned - this field lists the standard http communication port numbers. If your computer configuration differs, you can change the port numbers as needed.

o Maximum file size to be scanned - if included files are present in the displayed page you can also scan their content even before these are downloaded to your computer. However, scanning of large files takes quite some time and the web page download might be slowed significantly. You can use the slide bar to specify the maximum size of a file that is still to be scanned with

Web Shield

. Even if the downloaded file is bigger than specified, and therefore will not be scanned with Web

Shield, you are still protected: in case the file is infected, the

Resident

Shield will detect it immediately.

o Exclude host/IP/domain - into the text field you can type the exact name of a server (host, IP address, IP address with mask, or URL) or a domain that should not be scanned by

Web Shield

. Therefore exclude only host that you can be absolutely sure would never provide dangerous website content.


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10.5.2.Instant Messaging

In the Instant Messaging Shield dialog you can edit the Web Shield components

settings referring to instant messaging scanning. Currently the following three instant messaging programs are supported: ICQ and MSN - tick the respective item for each of them if you want the Web Shield to verify the on-line communication is virus free.

For further specification of allowed/blocked users you can see and edit the respective dialog (Advanced ICQ, Advanced MSN) and specify the Whitelist (list of users that

will be allowed to communicate with you) and Blacklist (users that should be blocked

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10.6.Link Scanner

The LinkScanner settings dialog allows you to switch on/off the two elementary features of the

LinkScanner :

 Enable Safe Search - (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 Safe Surf - (on by default): active (real-time) protection against exploitive sites as they are accessed. Known malicious site connections and their exploitive content is blocked as they are accessed by the user via a web browser (or any other application that uses HTTP).

 Enable reporting to AVG of exploited websites - (on by default): mark


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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.

10.7.Scans

The advanced scan settings is divided into three categories referring to specific scan types as defined by the software vendor:



Scan Whole Computer - standard predefined scan of the entire computer



Shell Extension Scan - specific scanning of a selected object directly from

the Windows Explorer environment



Scan Specific Files or Folders - standard predefined scan of selected areas

of your computer



Removable Device Scan

- specific scanning of removable devices attached to your computer


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10.7.1.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 :

Scan settings

The Scan settings section offers a list of scanning parameters that can be optionally 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 detection and will have to decide what to do with the detected infection. The recommended method is to remove the infected file to the

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 Report 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 - tick this item if you want to include the rootkit detection into scanning of the entire computer. The rootkit detection is also available on its own within the

Anti-Rootkit component;

 Scan infectable files only - with this option switched on, files that cannot get infected will not be scanned. These can be for instance some plain text files, or some other non-executable files.

o Scan media files – check to scan media files (Video, Audio etc.). If you leave this box unchecked, it will reduce the scanning time even more, because these files are often quite large and are not too likely to be infected by a virus.

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 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).

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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:

10.7.2.Shell Extension Scan

Similar to the previous

Scan whole computer item, this item named Shell

extension scan also offers several options for editing 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 :


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The list of parameters is identical to those available for the


. 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.

10.7.3.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; however,

the default settings are more strict for the


:


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All parameters set up in this configuration dialog apply only to the areas selected for

scanning with the Scan of specific files or folders ! If you tick the Scan for

rootkits option within this configuration dialog, only a quick rootkit test will be performed, i.e. rootkit scanning of selected areas only.

Note: For a description of specific parameters please consult the chapter

AVG

Advanced Settings / Scans / Scan Whole Computer

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10.7.4.Removable Device Scan

The editing interface for Removable device scan is also very similar to the

Scan

Whole Computer editing dialog:

The Removable device scan is launched automatically once you attach any removable device to your computer. By default, this scanning is switched off.

However, it is crucial to scan removable devices for potential threats since these are a major source of infection. To have this scanning ready and launched automatically when needed, mark the Enable Removable device scan option.

Note: For a description of specific parameters please consult the chapter

AVG

Advanced Settings / Scans / Scan Whole Computer

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10.8.Schedules

In the Schedules section you can edit the default settings of:



Whole computer scan schedule



Virus database update schedule



Program update schedule

10.8.1.Scheduled Scan

Parameters of the scheduled scan can be edited (or a new schedule set up) on three tabs:


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On the Schedule settings tab you can first check/uncheck the Enable this task item to simply deactivate the scheduled test temporarily, and switch it on again as the need arises.

Next, give a name to the scan you are about to create and schedule. Type the name into the text field by the Name item. Try to use brief, descriptive and apt names for scans to make it easier to later recognize the scan from others.

Example: It is not appropriate to call the scan by the name of "New scan" or "My scan" since these names do not refer to what the scan actually checks. On the other hand, an example of a good descriptive name would be "System areas scan" etc. Also it is not necessary to specify in the scan's name whether it is the scan of the whole of the computer or just a scan of selected files or folders - your own scans will always be a specific version of the

scan of selected files or folders

.

In this dialog you can further define the following parameters of the scan:

 Schedule running - specify time intervals for the newly scheduled scan launch. The timing can either be defined by the repeated scan 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 scan launch should be associated with (Action based on computer startup).

 Advanced schedule options - this section allows you to define under which conditions the scan should/should not be launched (whether it should be run on computer startup, in low power mode or while a full-screen application for example a computer game - is running).

Once the scheduled scan is launched in the time you have specified, you will be informed on this fact via a pop-up window opened over the

AVG system tray icon :

A new

AVG system tray icon then appears (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:


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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:

 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


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to decide what to do with the detected infection. The recommended action is to remove the infected file to the

Virus Vault .

 Report 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 maintaining 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;



 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 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 the system resources usage by extending the scanning duration.

Click the Set additional scan reports ... link to open a standalone dialog window


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called Scan reports where you can tick several items to define what scan findings should be reported:

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

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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.


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10.8.2.Virus Database Update Schedule

On the Schedule settings tab you can first check/uncheck the Enable this task item to simply deactivate the scheduled virus database update temporarily, and switch it on again as the need arises.

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:

Give a name to the virus database update schedule you are about to create. Type the name into the text field by the Name item. Try to use brief, descriptive and appropriate names of update schedules to make it easier to recognize the schedule among others later.

 Schedule running - specify the time intervals for the newly scheduled virus database update launch. The timing can either be defined by the repeated


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update launch after a certain period of time (Run every ...) or by defining an exact date and time (Run at specific time interval ...).

 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.

 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.


AVG system tray icon (

provided that you have kept the default configuration of the the Advanced Settings/

Appearance

dialog).

10.8.3.Program Update Schedule


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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.

Next, give a name to the program update schedule you are about to create. Type the name into the text field by the Name item. Try to use brief, descriptive and appropriate names of update schedules to make it easier to recognize the schedule among others later.

 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).

 Advanced schedule options - this section allows you to define under which conditions the program update should/should not be launched if the computer is in low power mode or switched off completely.

 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.


AVG system tray icon (

provided that you have kept the default configuration of the the Advanced Settings/

Appearance

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10.9.E-mail Scanner

The E-mail Scanner dialog is divided into three sections:

 E-mail scanning - in this section select whether you want to scan the incoming/outgoing e-mail messages and whether all e-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***).

 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


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archives).

 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

.

10.9.1.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

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10.9.2.Mail Filtering

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 automatically. If you want to define specific types of attachments that should be removed, select the respective option:

 Remove all executable files - all *.exe files will be deleted

 Remove all documents - all *.doc files will be deleted

 Remove files with these extensions - will remove all files with the defined extensions


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10.9.3.Logs and Results

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:

 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)

 Log level threshold - the medium level is set up by default - you can select a lower level (logging elementary connection information) or higher level (

logging of all traffic)

 Folder used to store log files - define where the log file should be located


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10.9.4.Servers

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.

In this dialog (opened via Servers / POP3) you can set up a new


server using the POP3 protocol for incoming mail:

 POP3 Server Name - type in the name of the server or keep the AutoPOP3 default name

 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


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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 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.

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.

 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.

o 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 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 also only available when the destination mail server supports it.

 E-mail client POP3 server activation - 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

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In this dialog (opened via Servers / SMTP) you can set up a new E-mail Scanner

server using the SMTP protocol for outgoing mail:

 SMTP Server Name - type in the name of the server or keep the AutoSMTP default name

 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.

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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.

 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 communication.

o Queue processing - determines the behavior of the


when processing the requirements for sending mail messages:

 Automatic - the outgoing mail is immediately delivered (sent) to the target mail server

 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.

 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.

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The Resident Shield component performs live protection of files and folders against

viruses, spyware and other malware.

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


features should be activated:

 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

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switched on by default) scanning for potentially unwanted programs (

executable applications that can behave as various types of spyware or

adware)

 Scan on process closing - on-close scanning ensures that AVG scans active objects (e.g. applications, documents …) when they are being opened, and also when they are being closed; this feature helps you protect your computer against some types of sophisticated virus

 Scan boot sector of removable media - (switched on by default)

 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)

 Auto-heal - any detected infection will be healed automatically if there is a cure available


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In the Files scanned by the Resident Shield dialog it is possible to configure which files will be scanned (by specific extensions):

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.


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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


scanning, the new settings will only take effect after the computer is restarted!

The dialog provides the following control buttons:

 Add path – specify directories to be excluded from the scanning by selecting them one by one from the local disk navigation tree

 Add list – allows you to enter a whole list of directories to be excluded from

the Resident Shield

scanning

 Edit path – allows you to edit the specified path to a selected folder


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 Edit list – allows you to edit the list of folders

 Remove path – allows you to delete the path to a selected folder from the list

In this dialog you can edit the

Anti-Rootkit component's configuration:

Editing of all functions of the

Anti-Rootkit component as provided within this dialog

is also accessible directly from the

Anti-Rootkit component's interface .

Mark up the respective check-boxes to specify objects that should be scanned:

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 Scan DLL libraries

 Scan drivers

Further you can pick the rootkit scanning mode:

 Quick rootkit scan - scans only the system folder (typically c:\Windows)

 Full rootkit scan - scans all accessible disks except for A: and B:

The Update navigation item opens a new dialog where you can specify general parameters regarding the

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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:

 Require confirmation from the user - you will be asked to approve a PC restart needed to finalize the

update process

 Restart immediately - the computer will be restarted automatically immediately after the

update process has finished, and your approval will not

be required

 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

 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 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

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 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.

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 the 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:

 Use proxy

 Do not use proxy server

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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

If you select manual configuration (check the Manual option to activate the

respective dialog section) you have to specify the following items:

 Server – specify the server’s IP address or the name of the server

 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 the proxy configuration should be taken from:

 From browser - the configuration will be read from your default internet browser (supported browsers being Internet Explorer, Firefox, Mozilla, and

Opera)

 From script - the configuration will be read from a downloaded script with the function returning the proxy address

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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.

Specify whether you want to connect to the Internet automatically (Automatically

open this connection) or you wish to confirm the connection manually every time (

Ask before connection). For automatic connection you should further select whether the connection should be closed after the update is finished (Close dial-up

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The URL dialog offers a list of Internet addresses from which the update files can be downloaded. The list and its items can be modified using the following control buttons:

 Add – opens a dialog where you can specify a new URL to be added to the list

 Edit - opens a dialog where you can edit the selected URL parameters

 Delete – deletes the selected URL from the list

 Default – returns to the default list of URLs

 Move Up – moves the selected URL one position up in the list


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 Move Down - moves the selected URL one position down in the list

The Manage dialog offers two options accessible via two buttons:

 Delete temporary update files - press this button to delete all redundant update files from your hard disk (by default, these files are being saved for 30

days)

 Revert virus database to previous version – press this button to delete the latest virus base version from your hard disk, and to return to the previously saved version (new virus base version will be a part of the following

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The Remote Administration settings refer to connecting the AVG client station to the remote administration system. If you plan to connect the respective station to remote administration please specify the following parameters:

 Server - server name (or server IP address) where the AVG Admin Server is installed

 Port - provide the number of the port on which the AVG client communicates with the AVG Admin Server (port number 4158 is considered as default - if

you use this port number you do not have to specify it explicitly)

 Login - if communication between the AVG client and the AVG Admin Server is defined as secured, provide your username ...


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 Password - ... and your password

 Port for incoming messages - number of the port on which the AVG client accepts incoming messages from the AVG Admin Server

The Test connection button helps you to verify that all above stated data are valid and can be used to successfully connect to DataCenter.

Note: For a detailed description on remote administration please consult the AVG

Network Edition documentation.


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11. AVG Scanning

Scanning is a crucial part of AVG 8.5 File Server functionality. You can run ondemand tests or

schedule them to run periodically

at convenient times.

11.1.Scanning Interface

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:

 overview of

predefined scans - two types of test (defined by the software

vendor) are ready to be used immediately on demand or scheduled;



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:

 Scan history - displays the

Scan results overview dialog with the entire


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history of scanning

 View Virus Vault - opens a new window with the Virus Vault

- a space where detected infections are quarantined

11.2.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 8.5 File Server you will find two types of scanning predefined by the software vendor:

11.2.1.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 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.


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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!


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 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.

 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).

 Set additional scan reports - the link opens a new Scan Reports dialog where you can select what types of possible findings should be reported:


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 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).

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.

11.2.2.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 folders scanning can be used to set up your own tests and

their scheduling based on your needs.

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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. To exclude the entire folder from scanning use the "!" parameter.

Finally, to launch the scanning, press the Start scan button; the scanning process

itself is basically identical to the scan of a whole computer .

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!


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 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

).

 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

).

 Set additional scan reports - the link opens a new Scan Reports dialog where you can select what types of possible findings should be reported:


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 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).

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 ).

11.3.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:


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 Within Windows Explorer highlight the file (or folder) you want to check

 Right-click your mouse over the object to open the context menu

 Select the Scan with AVG option to have the file scanned with AVG

11.4.Command Line Scanning

Within AVG 8.5 File Server 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:

 avgscanx for 32 bits OS

 avgscana for 64 bits OS

Following please find a list of all parameters available for the command line scanning:

 /SCAN Scan /path,path/


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 /COMP

 /HEUR

 /EXCLUDE

 /@

 /EXT

 /NOEXT

 /ARC

 /CLEAN

Scan whole computer

Use heuristic analyse

Exclude path or files from scan

Command file /file name/

Scan these extensions /for example EXT=EXE,DLL/

Do not scan these extensions /for example NOEXT=JPG/

Scan archives

Clean automatically

Move infected files to the Virus Vault  /TRASH

 /QT Quick test

 /MACROW Report macros

 /PWDW Report password-protected files

 /IGNLOCKED Ignore locked files

 /REPORT Report to file /file name/

 /REPAPPEND Append to the report file

 /REPOK Report uninfected files as OK

 /NOBREAK Do not allow CTRL-BREAK to abort

 /BOOT

 /PROC

Enable MBR/BOOT check

Scan active processes

 /PUP

 /REG

 /COO

 /?

Report "Potentially unwanted programs"

Scan registry

Scan cookies

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 /HELP

 /PRIORITY

Display help on this topic

Set scan priority /Low, Auto, High/

 /SHUTDOWN Shutdown computer upon scan completion

 /FORCESHUTDOWN Force computer shutdown upon scan completion

 /ADS Scan Alternate Data Streams (NTFS only)

The syntax of the command follows:

 avgscanx /parameter ... e.g. avgscanx /comp for scanning the whole computer

 avgscanx /parameter /parameter .. with multiple parameters these should be lined in a row and separated by a space and a slash character

 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 are divided by commas, for instance: avgscanx /scan=C:\,D:\

To run the scan press Enter. During scanning you can stop the process by Ctrl+C or

Ctrl+Pause.

11.5.Scan Scheduling

With AVG 8.5 File Server 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.

You 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 .

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section called Schedule scans:

Control buttons for the scan scheduling

Within the editing section you can find the following control buttons:

 Add scan schedule - the button opens the Settings for scheduled scan

dialog, Schedule settings tab. In this dialog you can specify the parameters

of the newly defined test.

 Edit scan schedule - this button can only be used if you have already previously selected an existing test from the list of scheduled tests. In that case the button appears as active and you can click it to switch to the

Settings for scheduled scan dialog, Schedule settings tab. Parameters of

the selected test are already specified in here and can be edited.

 Delete scan schedule - this button is also active if you have already previously selected an existing test from the list of scheduled tests. This test can then be deleted from the list by pressing the control button. However, you can only remove your own tests; the Whole computer scan schedule predefined within the default settings can never be deleted.


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11.5.1.Schedule Settings

If you wish to schedule a new test and its regular launch, enter the Settings for

scheduled test dialog. The dialog is divided into three tabs: Schedule settings -

see picture below (the default tab that you will be automatically redirected to),

How to scan and

What to scan

.

On the Schedule settings tab you can first check/uncheck the Enable this task item to simply deactivate the scheduled test temporarily, and switch it on again as the need arises.

Next, give a name to the scan you are about to create and schedule. Type the name into the text field by the Name item. Try to use brief, descriptive and apt names for scans to make it easier to later recognize the scan from others.

Example: It is not appropriate to call the scan by the name of "New scan" or "My scan" since these names do not refer to what the scan actually checks. On the other hand, an example of a good descriptive name would be "System areas scan" etc. Also it is not necessary to specify in the scan's name whether it is the scan of the whole of the computer or just a scan of selected files or folders - your own scans will always be a specific version of the

scan of selected files or folders

.

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 Schedule running - specify the time intervals for the newly scheduled scan launch. The timing can either be defined by the repeated scan 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 scan launch should be associated with (Action based on computer startup).

 Advanced schedule options - this section allows you to define under which conditions the scan should/should not be launched if the computer is in low power mode or switched off completely.

Control buttons of the Settings for scheduled scan dialog

There are two control buttons available on all three tabs of the Settings for

scheduled scan dialog (Schedule settings, How to scan

and What to scan ) and

these have the same functionality no matter on which tab you currently are:

 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.

 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

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11.5.2.How to Scan

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:

 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 recommended

action is to remove the infected file to the Virus Vault .


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 maintaining specific information about users, such as site preferences or the contents of

their electronic shopping carts) ;


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 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, ...

 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;



 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 value is 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 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.

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.



scheduled scan dialog ( Schedule settings , How to scan and

What to scan ) and



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.

11.5.3.What to Scan

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 folders to be scanned.



scheduled scan dialog ( Schedule settings

, How to scan and What to scan) and



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.

11.6.Scan Results Overview

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:

 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:

- green icon informs there was no infection detected during the scan


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- 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.

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).

 Start time - date and time when the scan was launched

 End time - date and time when the scan ended

 Tested objects - number of objects that were checked during scanning

 Infections - number of virus infections

detected / removed

 Spyware - number of

spyware

detected / removed

 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:

 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

 Delete result - this button is only active if a specific scan is selected in the above overview; press it to remove the selected item from the scan results overview

 Back - switches back to the default dialog of the

AVG scanning interface


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11.7.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:



Results Overview - this tab is displayed at all times and provides statistical

data describing the scan progress



Infections

- this tab is displayed only if a virus infection was detected during

scanning



Spyware

- this tab is displayed only if spyware was detected during scanning



Warnings - this tab is displayed only if some objects unable to be scanned

were detected during scanning



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


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11.7.1.Results Overview Tab

On the Scan results tab you can find detailed statistics with information on:

 detected virus infections

/ spyware

 removed

virus infections /

spyware

 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.

Control buttons

There is only one control button available in this dialog. The Close results button

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11.7.2.Infections Tab

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:

 File - full path to the original location of the infected object

 Infections - name of the detected

virus (for details on specific viruses please

consult the Virus Encyclopedia online)

 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)

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

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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 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:

 View details - the button opens a new dialog window named Detailed scan

result information:

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.


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 Remove selected infections - use the button to move the selected finding to the

Virus Vault

 Remove all unhealed infections - this button deletes all findings that

cannot be healed or moved to the Virus Vault

 Close results - terminates the detailed information overview and returns to

the Scan results overview

dialog

11.7.3.Spyware Tab

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:

 File - full path to the original location of the infected object

 Infections - name of the detected

spyware

(for details on specific viruses please consult the Virus Encyclopedia online)

 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


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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 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:

 View details - the button opens a new dialog window named Detailed scan

result information:


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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.

 Remove selected infections - use the button to move the selected finding to the

Virus Vault

 Remove all unhealed infections - this button deletes all findings that

cannot be healed or moved to the Virus Vault

 Close results - terminates the detailed information overview and returns to

the Scan results overview

dialog

11.7.4.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, suspicious registry keys, password protected documents or archives, etc.

11.7.5.Rootkits Tab

The Rootkits tab displays information on rootkits detected during scanning. Its structure is basically the same as the

Infections tab or the

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11.7.6.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.

11.8.Virus Vault

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:

 Infection type - distinguishes finding types based on their infective level (all

listed objects can be positively or potentially infected)

 Virus Name - specifies the name of the detected infection according to the

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 Path to file - full path to the original location of the detected infectious file

 Original object name - all detected objects listed in the chart have been labeled with the standard name given by AVG during the scanning process. In case the object had a specific original name that is known (e.g. a name of an e-mail attachment that does not respond to the actual content of the

attachment), it will be provided in this column.

 Date of storage - date and time the suspected file was detected and removed to the Virus Vault

Control buttons

The following control buttons are accessible from the Virus Vault interface:

 Restore - removes the infected file back to its original location on your disk

 Restore As - in case you decide to move the detected infectious object from the Virus Vault to a selected folder, use this button The suspicious and detected object will be saved with its original name. If the original name is not known, the standard name will be used.

 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 - text


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12. AVG Updates

12.1.Update Levels

AVG offers two update levels to select from:

 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.

 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.

12.2.Update Types

You can distinguish between two types of update:

 On demand update is an immediate AVG update that can be performed any time the need arises.

 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.

12.3.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

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13. Event History

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 8.5 File Server operation. Event History records the following types of events:

 Information about updates of the AVG application

 Test start, end or stop (including automatically performed tests)

 Events connected with virus detection (by the

Resident Shield or

scanning )

including occurrence location

 Other important events

Control buttons

 Empty list - deletes all entries in the list of events

 Refresh list - updates all entries in the list of events


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14. AVG Diagnostics

AVG Diagnostics is a supportive AVG diagnostic utility. Its main purpose is to obtain information from the host computer. This information helps the technical support team to solve your problem with AVG 8.5 File Server by analyzing the collected logs, error reports, system information, suspicious files, your own comments and other data.

Note: Under no circumstances does the AVG Diagnostics utility send any personal or other sensitive data from your computer without the user's explicit permission. The user is able to check the content of all collected files and to prevent any of them from being sent to AVG technical support.

AVG Diagnostics can be accessed directly from your desktop by double-clicking the

avgdiag.exe file. The path to this file is as follows: Program Files\AVG\AVG8. In case of sudden AVG crash down it should be launched automatically.

In the newly opened AVG Diagnostics dialog window type in your e-mail address into the respective text field.This e-mail address is to be used for possible future communication between you and the technical support team.

Also, please try your best to describe the problem you encounter with your AVG 8.5


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File Server. Mainly focus on when and under what circumstances the problem occurs. Describe all possible aspects that you may find important.

If you want to add a specific file that might help the technical support team to solve the problem, use the Attach file button and select the respective file from the tree structure view of your computer. The attached file will then be listed in the List of

attached files section.

Control buttons

There are two control buttons available in the AVG Diagnostics dialog:

 Diagnose and send results - the button opens a new window with information on data being collected from your PC. The data is a significant source of information for the technical support team, and will help us to define the problem and find the respective solution faster. Under no circumstances does the AVG Diagnostics utility send any personal or other sensitive data from your computer without the user's explicit permission! Once the data is collected, your e-mail with the description of the problem will be automatically sent to the AVG technical support team. You can cancel the diagnostics collection process at any time by pressing the Exit button:

 Attach file - open the view of your computer tree structure and allows you to select a file you want to attach to the message

 Remove file - removes the selected file from the list List of attached files

 Exit - this button will close the AVG Diagnostics dialog without saving any data entered (your e-mail address, and your problem description).


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15. 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 at www.avg.com

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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 /

Support by e-mail

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