User manual AVG LINKSCANNER FREE EDITION POUR MAC

[. . . ] This product uses code from C -SaC zech library, C opyright (c) 1996-2001 Jaromir Dolecek (dolecek@ics. muni. cz). This product uses compression library zlib, C opyright (c) 1995-2002 Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler. A V G L inkSc anner © 2 0 1 0 C opyright A V G T ec hnologies C Z, s . r. o. A ll rights res erved. 1 Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] A ll rights res erved. 18 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 LinkScanner® and you have probably decided to switch some component off for some reason. You are still protected by AVG LinkScanner®. However, please pay attention to the problem component's settings!Its name will be provided in the Security Status Info section. The red icon indicates that AVG LinkScanner® is in critical status!One or more components does not work properly and AVG LinkScanner® cannot protect your computer. Please pay immediate attention to fixing the reported problem. 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. Note: AVG LinkScanner® status information can also be obtained at any moment from the system tray icon. 6. 3. Quick Links Quick links (in the left section of the AVG LinkScanner® User Interface) allow you to immediately access the most important and most frequently used AVG LinkScanner® features: · Overview - use this link to switch from any currently opened AVG LinkScanner® interface to the default one with an overview of all installed components - see chapter Components Overview >> · Update now - this link open the updating interface, and launches the AVG LinkScanner® update process immediately - see chapter AVG LinkScanner® 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. The browsers supported are again Internet Explorer and Firefox. · Enable reporting of potential threats - 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. 7. 1. 1. AVG Search-Shield When searching Internet with the AVG Search-Shield on, all search results returned from the most popular search engines like Google, Yahoo, WebHledani, Yandex, Baidu, Bing, AOL, AltaVista, EarthLink, Ask, Seznam, eBay, Twitter, Digg, and Slashdot are evaluated for dangerous or suspicious links. By checking these links and marking the bad links, the AVG Link Scanner 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!). Page containing links to positively dangerous pages. The linked page contains active threats!For your own safety, you will not be allowed to visit this page. The page is not accessible, and so could not be scanned. · · · · Hovering over an individual rating icon will display details about the particular link in question. [. . . ] The notification will be displayed if the time differs from the correct time in more hours than set in the box below (the default value is 24 hours). A V G L inkSc anner © 2 0 1 0 C opyright A V G T ec hnologies C Z, s . r. o. Proxy 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 · Don´t use proxy - default settings · Try connection using proxy and if it fails, connect directly If you select any option using proxy server, you will have to specify some further data. [. . . ]