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8.9. Resident Shield
The Resident Shield component performs live protection of files and folders against
viruses, spyware and other malware.
In the Resident Shield Settings dialog you can activate or deactivate the Resident
Shield protection completely by checking/unchecking the Enable Resident Shield
item (this option is switched on by default). In addition you can select which
Resident Shield features should be activated:
 Scan for Tracking Cookies - this parameter defines that cookies should be
detected during scanning. (HTTP cookies are used for authenticating, tracking,
and maintaining specific information about users, such as site preferences or
the contents of their electronic shopping carts)
 Scan Potentially Unwanted Programs and Spyware Threats - (switched
on by default) scanning for potentially unwanted programs (executable
applications that can behave as various types of spyware or adware)
 Scan files on close - on-close scanning ensures that AVG scans active
objects (e.g. applications, documents …) when they are being opened, and