User manual AVG ANTI-VIRUS 9

[. . . ] AVG 9 Anti-Virus User Manual Document revision 90. 9 (30. 9. 2009) Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s. r. o. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Created This product This product This product uses RSA Data Security, Inc. MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm, Copyright (C) 1991-2, RSA Data Security, 1991. [. . . ] 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 Detection time - date and time the object was detected 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 57 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). 8. 8. 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! 58 8. 8. 2. Update Manager Interface 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 Next scheduled update - specifies when and at what time the database is scheduled to be updated again Basic component configuration In the bottom part of the dialog you can find the Update Manager settings section where you can perform some changes to the rules of the update process launch. You can 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! 59 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!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. [. . . ] 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. Note: If a time coincidence of a scheduled program update and scheduled scan occurs, the update process is of higher priority and the scan will get interrupted. 11. 2. [. . . ]