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10.4.1. Resident Shield
Resident Shield 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 protection
completely by checking or unchecking the Enable Resident Shield item (this option is switched on
by default). In addition, you can select which features of the resident protection should be activated:
Ask me before removing threats (on by default) - check to ensure that the Resident
Shield will not perform any action automatically; instead it will display a dialog describing
the detected threat, allowing you to decide what should be done. If you leave the box
unchecked, AVG Internet Security 2012 will automatically heal the infection, and if this is
not possible, the object will be moved into the Virus Vault.
Scan for Tracking cookies (off by default) - 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.)
Report Potentially Unwanted Programs and Spyware threats (on by default) - check to
activate the Anti-Spyware engine, and scan for spyware as well as for viruses. Spyware
represents a questionable malware category: even though it usually represents a security
risk, some of these programs can be installed intentionally. We recommend that you keep
this feature activated as it increases your computer's security.