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8. After Installation
8.1. Product Registration
Having finished the AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall installation, please register
you product online on the
AVG website
, Registration page (follow the instruction
provided directly in the page). After the registration you will be able to gain full
access to your AVG User account, the AVG Update newsletter, and other services
provided exclusively for registered users.
8.2. Access to User Interface
The
AVG User Interface
is accessible in several ways:
double-click the AVG icon on the system tray
double-click the AVG icon on the desktop
from the menu Start/All Programs/AVG 8.0/AVG User Interface
8.3. Scanning of the whole computer
There is a potential risk that a computer virus has been transmitted to your computer
prior to AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall installation. For this reason you should
run a
Scan of the whole computer
to make sure there are no infections on your PC.
For instructions on running a
Scan of the whole computer
please consult the
chapter
AVG Scanning
.
8.4. Eicar Test
To confirm that AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus plus Firewall has been installed correctly you
can perform the EICAR test.
The EICAR test is a standard and absolutely safe method used to test antivirus
system functioning. It is safe to pass around, because it is not an actual virus, and
does not include any fragments of viral code. Most products react to it as if it were a
virus (though they typically report it with an obvious name, such as "EICAR-AV-Test"
). You can download the EICAR virus from the EICAR website at
www.eicar.com
, and
you will also find all necessary EICAR test information there.
