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8.12.1. Online Shield Principles
Online Shield is a type of a real time resident protection; it 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.
Online Shield 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.
Note: AVG Online Shield is not intended for server platforms!
8.12.2. Online Shield Interface
The Online Shield component's interface describes the behavior of this type of
protection. Further you can find information on the component's current status (Online
Shield is active and fully functional.). In the bottom part of the dialog you will then
find the elementary editing options of this component's functionality.
Basic component configuration
First of all, you have the option to immediately switch on/off the Online Shield by
checking the Enable Online Shield item. This option is enabled by default, and the
Online Shield component is active. However, if you do not have a good reason to
change this settings, we recommend to keep the component active. If the item is
checked, and the Online Shield is running, more configuration options are available
and editable on two tabs:
· Web - you can edit the component's configuration regarding the scan of the
website content. The editing interface allows you to configure the following
elementary options: