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8.8.4. 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 Link Scanner
will not allow your
browser to display it.
If you do encounter a malicious web site, within your web browser the
AVG Link
Scanner
will warn you with a screen similar to:
Entering such web site is highly risky and it cannot be recommended!
8.9. Online Shield
8.9.1. Online Shield Principles
Online 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.
Online 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 Online Shield is not intended for server platforms!
8.9.2. Online Shield Interface
The
Online Shield
component's interface describes the behavior of this type of
protection. Further you can find information on the component's current status (
Online
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.
