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7.5.4. 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!
7.6. Resident Shield
7.6.1. Resident Shield Principles
The
Resident Shield
component gives your computer continuous protection. It scans
every single file that is being opened, saved, or copied, and guards the system areas
of the computer. When
Resident Shield
discovers a virus in a file that is accessed, it
stops the operation currently being performed and does not allow the virus to activate
itself. Normally, you do not even notice the process, as it runs "in the background",
and you only get notified when threats are found; at the same time,
Resident Shield
blocks activation of the threat and removes it.
Resident Shield
is being loaded in the
memory of your computer during system startup.
What the
Resident Shield
can do:
·
Scan for specific kinds of possible threats
·
Scan removable media (
flash disk etc.
)
·
Scan files with specific extensions or without extensions at all
·
Allow exceptions from scanning – specific files or folders that should never be
scanned
