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Configuration options

The dialog provides some elementary configuration options for features available within the Anti-

Virus component. You can find a brief description of these below:

View an online report for how AVG has protected you - the link redirects you to a

specific page on the AVG website (http://www.avg.com/). On the page you can find a

detailed statistical overview of all AVG Internet Security 2012 activities performed on your

computer within a specified period of time and in total.

Enable Resident Shield - this option allows you to easily switch resident protection on/off.

Resident Shield scans files as they are copied, opened, or saved. When a virus or any kind

of threat is detected, you will be warned immediately. By default, the function is on, and it

is recommended that you keep it so! With resident protection on you can also decide how

an detected infections should be treated:

o Ask me before removing threats - keep the option checked to confirm you want to

be asked whenever a threat is detected before it is removed to the Virus Vault. This

choice has no impact on the security level, and it only reflects your preferences.

o Scan for Tracking Cookies - independently of the previous options, you can decide

whether you want to scan for tracking cookies. (Cookies are parcels of text sent by a

server to a web browser and then sent back unchanged by the browser each time it

accesses that server. 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.) In specific cases you can switch this