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9.5.4. 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 Security Toolbar
will not allow
your browser to display it.
If you do encounter a malicious web site, within your web browser the
AVG Security
Toolbar
will warn you with a screen similar to:
If you still wish to visit the infected page, a link to the page is available on this
screen, but continuing to these pages in not recommended!
9.6. Web Shield
9.6.1. Web Shield Principles
Web 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.
Web 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 Web Shield is not intended for server platforms!
