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6.1.3. History

 Scan results - switches to the AVG testing interface, specifically to the Scan

Results Overview dialog.

 Resident Shield detection - open a dialog with an overview of threats

detected by Resident Shield .

 E-mail Scanner detection - open a dialog with an overview of mail messages

attachments detected as dangerous by the E-mail Scanner component.

 Web Shield findings - opens the interface with the list of all threats detected

via AVG Active Surf Shield (a part of Link Scanner component). AVG

Active Surf Shield is a type of a real time resident protection that 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. It

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.

 Virus Vault - opens the interface of the quarantine space (Virus Vault) to

where AVG removes all detected infections that cannot be healed

automatically for some reason. Inside this quarantine the infected files are

isolated and your computer's security is guaranteed, and at the same time the

infected files are stored for possible future repair.

 Event history log - opens the history log interface with an overview of all

logged AVG 8.5 Free actions.

6.1.4. Tools

 Scan computer - switches to the AVG scanning interface and launches a scan

of the whole computer.

 Scan selected folder - switches to the AVG scanning interface and allows you

to define within the tree structure of your computer which files and folders

should be scanned.

 Scan file - allows you to run an on-demand test over a single file selected

from the tree structure of your disk.

 Update - automatically launches the update process of AVG 8.5 Free.

 Update from directory - runs the update process from the update files