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Help contents - Opens the AVG help files.
Get support - Opens the support dialog providing all accessible contacts and support information.
Your AVG Web - Opens the AVG website (http://www.avg.com/).
About Viruses and Threats - Opens the online virus encyclopedia on AVG website (http://
www.avg.com/) where you can look up detailed information on the identified virus.
(Re)Activate - Opens the activation dialog with the license number you have provided during the
installation process. Within this dialog you can edit your license number to either replace the sales
number (you have installed AVG with), or to replace the old license number (e.g. when upgrading to a
new AVG product). If using the trial version of AVG Internet Security 2014, the latter two items
appear as Buy now and Activate, allowing you to buy the full version of the program right away. For
AVG Internet Security 2014 installed with a sales number, the items display as Register and
Activate:
Register now / MyAccount - Connects to the registration page of the AVG website (http://
www.avg.com/). Please fill in your registration data; only customers who register their AVG product
can receive free technical support.
About AVG - Opens a new dialog with four tabs providing data on your purchased license and
accessible support, product and program information, and the full wording of the license agreement.
(The same dialog can be opened via the Support link of the main navigation.)
5.2. Security Status Info
The Security Status Info section is located in the upper part of the AVG Internet Security 2014 main
window. Within this section you will always find information on the current security status of your AVG
Internet Security 2014. Please see an overview of icons possibly depicted in this section, and their meaning:
- the green icon indicates that your AVG Internet Security 2014 is fully functional. Your
computer is completely protected, up-to-date, and all installed components are working properly.
- the yellow icon warns that one or more components are incorrectly configured and you
should check their properties/settings. There is no critical problem in AVG Internet Security 2014 and
you have probably decided to switch a component off for some reason. You are still protected!.
However, please pay attention to the problem component's settings! The incorrectly configured
component will be displayed with a warning orange strip in the main user interface.
The yellow icon also appears if for some reason you have decided to ignore a component's error status.
The Ignore error status option is accessible in the Advanced settings / Ignore error status branch.
There you have the option to state you are aware of the component's error state but for some reason
you wish to keep your AVG Internet Security 2014 so and you do not want to be warned about it. You
may need to use this option in a specific situation but it is strictly recommended that you switch the
Ignore error status option off as soon as possible!
Alternatively, the yellow icon will also be displayed if your AVG Internet Security 2014 requires a
computer restart (Restart needed). Please pay attention to this warning and restart your PC.
- the orange icon indicates that AVG Internet Security 2014 is in a critical status! One or more