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Enable
AVG Search-Shield
- (
on by default
): advisory notifying icons on
searches performed in Google, Yahoo, WebHledani, Yandex, Baidu, Bing, AOL,
AltaVista, EarthLink, Ask, Seznam, eBay, Twitter, Digg, and Slashdot having
checked ahead the content of sites returned by the search engine. The
browsers supported are Internet Explorer and Firefox.
·
Enable
AVG Active Surf-Shield
- (
on by default
):
prevents you from
accidentally becoming infected by drive-by downloads and other exploits,
ensuring the web pages you visit are safe at the only time that really matters
- when you are about to click the link. The browsers supported are again
Internet Explorer and Firefox.
·
Enable reporting of potential threats
- mark this item to allow back
reporting of exploits and bad sites found by users either via
Safe Surf
or
Safe
Search
to feed the database collecting information on malicious activity on the
web.
7.1.1. AVG Search-Shield
When searching Internet with the
AVG Search-Shield
on, all search results returned
from the most popular search engines like Google, Yahoo, WebHledani, Yandex, Baidu,
Bing, AOL, AltaVista, EarthLink, Ask, Seznam, eBay, Twitter, Digg, and Slashdot are
evaluated for dangerous or suspicious links. By checking these links and marking the
bad links, the
AVG Link Scanner
warns you before you click on dangerous or
suspicious links, so you can ensure you only go to safe websites.
While a link is being evaluated on the search results page, you will see a graphic sign
next to the link informing that the link verification is in progress. When the evaluation
is complete, the respective informative icon will be displayed:
·
The linked page is safe (
with Yahoo! search engine within
AVG Security
Toolbar
this icon will not be displayed!
).
·
Page is somewhat suspicious.
·
Page containing links to positively dangerous pages.
·
The linked page contains active threats! For your own safety, you will not
be allowed to visit this page.
·
The page is not accessible, and so could not be scanned.
Hovering over an individual rating icon will display details about the particular link in
question. Information include additional details of the threat (if any), the IP address of
the link and when the page was scanned by
AVG LinkScanner®
:
