AVG AntiVirus 2013 User Manual

A V G A ntiV irus 2013 © 201 2 C opyright A V G Tec hnologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 1Document revision 2013.10 (30.11.2012)Copyright AVG

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 10Cancel - click to exit the setup process immediately

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 10 0LocationOn each tab you can simply switch the &quo

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 10 1Controls in the dialogSave - Saves all changes you

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 10 2Report enhanced set of Potentially Unwanted Progra

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 10 3Computer shutdown options - decide whether the com

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 10 4Click the Set additional scan reports ... link to

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 10 5o C:\Program Files\ o in 64-bit version C:\Program

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 10 610.5. Scan ResultsThe Scan results overview dialog

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 10 7Dialog controlsView details - Click the button to

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 10 811. Virus Vault Virus Vault is a safe environment

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 10 9The following control buttons are accessible from

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 11confirm you want to use the AVG Secure Search engine

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 11 012. HistoryThe History section includes informatio

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 11 1removed!Each icon can either be solid or cut in ha

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 11 2Within this warning dialog you will find informati

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 11 3For each detected object the following information

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 11 412.3. Email Protection detectionThe Email Protecti

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 11 512.4. Online Shield findingsOnline Shield scans th

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 11 6For each detected object the following information

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 11 712.5. Event history logThe Event history log dialo

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 11 813. AVG UpdatesNo security software can guarantee

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 11 913.3. Update levelsAVG AntiVirus 2013 offers two u

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 12Highlight any item in the Component Selection list,

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 12 014. FAQ and Technical SupportShould you have any s

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 12 1on removing viruses, spyware, and advice on how to

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 133.7. Installation was successfulThe Installation was

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 144. After Installation4.1. Product registrationHaving

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 15If AVG fails to identify the EICAR test file as a vi

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 165. AVG User InterfaceAVG AntiVirus 2013 opens with t

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 17allows quick access to scanning and updating within

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 18o Copy to clipboard - Use this link to copy the lice

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 19code used in the product:License Agreement - The tab

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 2Contents...

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 20Scan file... - Allows you to run an on-demand test o

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 21as Buy now and Activate, allowing you to buy the ful

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 225.3. Components OverviewInstalled components overvie

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 23LiveKive is dedicated to online data backup on secur

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 24AVG System Tray Icon display In full color with no a

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 25Temporarily disable AVG protection - the option allo

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 26scan). Update now - click the Update now link to lau

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 27The state of any currently opened web browser. Web b

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 286. AVG Components6.1. ComputerThe Computer component

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 29 Enabled / Disabled - The button may remind you of a

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 3...

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 30Dialog controlsTo switch between both sections of th

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 31 - Use the green arrow in the upper left section of

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 32means that the Identity Protection security service

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 33Dialog controlsTo switch between both sections of th

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 34 Details - Click the button, and a brief descriptio

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 35Control buttonsAnalyze now (displayed before the ana

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 367. AVG Security ToolbarAVG Security Toolbar is a too

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 37Do Not Track - the DNT service helps you identify we

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 388. AVG Do Not TrackAVG Do Not Track helps you identi

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 39collect data about your online activity while you ar

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 4...

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 408.3. Blocking tracking processesWith the lists of al

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 41Block the following - In this section you can see a

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 429. AVG Advanced SettingsThe advanced configuration d

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 43A new dialog pops-up informing you that in order to

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 44o Update notifications (on, by default) - decide whe

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 45o AVG Advisor notifications (on, by default) - decid

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 46situations when it might be disturbing (see also the

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 47How to disable AVG protectionTick the Temporarily di

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 48In the Resident Shield Settings dialog you can activ

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 49Scan files referred in registry (on by default) - th

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 51. IntroductionThis user manual provides comprehensiv

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 509.4.2. Anti-RootkitIn the Anti-Rootkit settings dial

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 519.4.3. Cache ServerThe Cache Server Settings dialog

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 529.5.1. Email ScannerThe Email Scanner dialog is divi

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 53Report Potentially Unwanted Programs and Spyware thr

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 54By default, the certification text consists of just

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 55The Attachment filter dialog allows you to set up pa

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 56In this dialog you can set up a new Email Scanner se

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 57Type of login - defines the method for determining t

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 58SMTP Server Name - in this field you can specify the

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 59In this dialog you can set up a new Email Scanner se

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 62. AVG Installation Requirements2.1. Operation System

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 60Type of login - defines the method for determining t

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 61are accessed. Known malicious site connections and t

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 62In the Web Protection dialog you can edit the compon

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 63absolutely sure. Remember though that this method is

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 64Always prompt (on by default) - when a threat is det

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 65Scan settingsThe Scan settings section offers a list

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 66cannot get infected will not be scanned, for instanc

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 67All parameters set up in this configuration dialog a

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 68The list of parameters is identical to those availab

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 699.8.4. Removable device scanThe editing interface fo

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 73. AVG Installation ProcessTo install AVG AntiVirus 2

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 70Next, the text field called Name (deactivated for al

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 71icon:A new AVG system tray icon then appears (in ful

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 72that increases your computer security even more, how

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 73Set additional scan reportsClick the Set additional

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 74dialog the displayed tree structure activates and yo

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 75immediately after the Internet connection is restore

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 76Check the Run the update again as soon as the Intern

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 77the computer regularly, at least once a day!Post upd

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 789.10.1. ProxyThe proxy server is a stand-alone serve

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 79Automatic configurationIf you select automatic confi

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 83.2. Welcome: License AgreementThe Welcome to AVG Ins

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 809.10.3. ManageThe Update management dialog offers tw

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 81The chart in the dialog displays a list of exception

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 829.12. Virus VaultThe Virus Vault maintenance dialog

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 839.13. AVG Self ProtectionThe AVG Self Protection ena

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 84Within the dialog, the following setting options are

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 85Most common threatsNowadays, there are far more thre

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 869.15. Ignore error statusIn the Ignore error status

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 87unique attributes of the network (specifically the M

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 8810. AVG ScanningBy default, AVG AntiVirus 2013 does

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 89In the Scan Options dialog, you can see three main s

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 93.3. Activate your licenseIn the Activate Your Licens

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 90Scan configuration editingYou can edit the Whole com

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 91the scanning for spyware as well as for viruses. Sp

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 92o Computer shutdown options - decide whether the com

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 93the option of having a specific folder scanned while

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 94Heal / remove virus infection without asking me (on

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 95o Computer shutdown options - decide whether the com

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 96Warning: These scan settings are identical to the pa

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 97avgscanx for 32 bits OSavgscana for 64 bits OSSyntax

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 98/EXT Scan these extensions /for example

A V G A ntiV irus 201 3 © 2012 C opyright A V G Technologies C Z, s.r.o. A ll rights reserved. 99/HIDDEN Report files with hidden extensions