User manual

After Installation

5.1. Access to User Interface

The AVG Free User Interface is accessible in several ways:

 double-click the AVG Free icon on the system tray

 double-click the AVG Free icon on the desktop

 from the menu Start/All Programs/AVG Free 8/AVG Free User Interface

5.2. 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 Free 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.

5.3. Eicar Test

To confirm that AVG 8.5 Free 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.

Try to download the eicar.com file, and save it on your local disk. Immediately after

you confirm downloading of the test file, the Resident Shield will react to it with a

warning. This Resident Shield notice demonstrates that AVG is correctly installed on

your computer.