User manual GRISOFT AVG 8.5 FILE SERVER EDITION#REV 85.5

[. . . ] AVG 8. 5 File Server Edition User Manual Document revision 85. 5 (14. 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. [. . . ] 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. 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 48 Shield scanning 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 (components overview) 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! 49 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). 50 8. 9. 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! 8. 9. 2. Update Manager Interface 51 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 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! [. . . ] 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 speed, elapsed time, . . . ). 142 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 143 14. [. . . ]