Exceptions

The Resident Shield - Directory Excludes dialog offers t he possibility of defining folders t hat should be excluded from t he Resident Shield scanning. If t his is not essential, we strongly recommend not excluding any direct ories! If you decide t o exclude a folder from Resident Shield scanning, t he new sett ings will only t ake effect

aft er t he comput er is restart ed!

The dialog provides t he following control but t ons:

 Add path – specify direct ories t o be excluded from t he scanning by select ing

t hem one by one from t he local disk navigation t ree

 Add list – allows you t o enter a whole list of direct ories t o be excluded from

t he Resident Shield scanning

 Edit path – allows you t o edit t he specified path t o a select ed folder

 Remove path – allows you t o delete t he pat h t o a select ed folder from t he

list

10.11.Anti-Rootkit

In t his dialog you can edit t he Anti-Rootkit component 's configuration:

Edit ing of all funct ions of t he Anti-Rootkit component as provided wit hin t his dialog is

also accessible direct ly from t he Anti-Rootkit component's interface.

Mark up t he respect ive check-boxes t o specify object s t hat should be scanned:  Scan applications

 Scan DLL libraries

 Scan drivers

Further you can pick t he rootkit scanning mode:

 Full rootkit scan - scans all accessible disks except for A: and B:

10.12.Update

The Update navigat ion item opens a new dialog where you can specify general parameters regarding t he AVG update:

When to update files

In t his sect ion you can select between t wo alt ernat ive options: updat e can be scheduled for t he next PC rest art or you can launch t he updat e immediat ely. By default , t he immediat e updat e option is select ed since t his way AVG can secure t he maximum safet y level. Scheduling an update for t he next PC rest art can only be recommended if you are sure t he comput er gets rest arted regularly, at least daily. If you decide t o keep t he default configuration and launch t he update process immediately, you can specify t he circumst ances under which a possible required rest art should be performed:

 Require confirmation from the user - you will be asked t o approve a PC

rest art needed t o finalize t he updat e process

 Restart immediately - t he computer will be restart ed aut omatically

immediately aft er t he updat e process has finished, and your approval will not be required

 Complete at next computer restart - t he updat e process finalization will be postponed until t he next comput er restart - again, please keep in mind t hat t his opt ion is only recommended if you can be sure t he comput er get s rest arted regularly, at least daily

Additional update options

 Build new system restore point after each program update - before each

AVG program updat e launch, a system rest ore point is creat ed. In case t he updat e process fails and your operat ing syst em crashes you can always rest ore your OS in its original configuration from t his point . This opt ion is accessible via St art / All Programs / Accessories / System t ools / System Restore, but any changes can be recommended t o experienced users only! Keep t his check-box t icked if you want t o make use of t his funct ionality.  Use DNS update - mark t his check box t o confirm you want t o use t he update

files detect ion met hod t hat eliminates data amount transferred between the update server and AVG client;

 Require confirmation to close running applications item (switched on by

default) will help you make sure no currently running applicat ions will be closed wit hout your permission - if required for t he updat e process t o be finalized;  Check computer time - mark t his opt ion t o declare you wish t o have

not ification displayed in case t he comput er t ime differs from t he correct t ime more t han specified number of hours.

10.12.1.Proxy

The proxy server is a stand-alone server or a service running on a PC t hat guarantees safer connect ion t o t he Int ernet . According t o t he specified net work rules you can t hen access t he Internet eit her direct ly or via t he proxy server; bot h possibilities can also be allowed at t he same t ime. Then, in t he first item of t he Update settings -

Proxy dialog you have t o select from t he combo box menu whet her you want t o:

 Use proxy

 Do not use proxy server

 Try connection using proxy and if it fails, connect directly - default set t ings

If you select any opt ion using proxy server, you will have t o specify some furt her dat a. The server set t ings can be configured either manually or automat ically.

Manual configuration

respective dialog section) you have t o specify t he following it ems:

 Server – specify t he server’s IP address or t he name of t he server

 Port – specify t he number of t he port t hat enables Int ernet access (by

default, this number is set to 3128 but can be set differently – if you are not sure, contact your network administrator)

The proxy server can also have configured specific rules for each user. If your proxy server is set up t his way, check t he Use PROXY authentication option t o verify t hat your user name and password are valid for connect ing t o t he Internet via t he proxy server.

Automatic configuration

If you select aut omatic configuration (mark the Auto option to activate the

respective dialog section) t hen please select where t he proxy configuration should be t aken from:

 From browser - t he configuration will be read from your default int ernet

browser (supported browsers being Internet Explorer, Firefox, Mozilla, and Opera)

 From script - t he configuration will be read from a downloaded script wit h t he

funct ion ret urning t he proxy address

 Autodetect - t he configuration will be detect ed automat ically direct ly from t he

10.12.2.Dial-up

All paramet ers optionally defined in t he Update settings - Dial-Up connection dialog refer t o t he dial-up connect ion t o t he Internet . The dialog's fields are inact ive until you check t he Use dial-up connections option t hat act ivates t he fields.

Specify whet her you want t o connect t o t he Int ernet aut omatically (Automatically

open this connection) or you wish t o confirm t he connect ion manually every t ime ( Ask before connection). For aut omatic connect ion you should further select whether

t he connect ion should be closed aft er t he updat e is finished (Close dial-up

10.12.3.UR L

The URL dialog offers a list of Int ernet addresses from which t he update files can be downloaded. The list and it s items can be modified using t he following control but t ons:

 Add – opens a dialog where you can specify a new URL t o be added t o t he list

 Edit - opens a dialog where you can edit t he select ed URL paramet ers

 Delete – delet es t he select ed URL from t he list

 Default – ret urns t o t he default list of URLs

 Move Up – moves t he select ed URL one posit ion up in t he list

 Move Down - moves t he select ed URL one posit ion down in t he list

10.12.4.Manage

The Manage dialog offers t wo opt ions accessible via t wo butt ons:

updat e files from your hard disk (by default, these files are being saved for 30 days)

 Revert virus database to previous version – press t his butt on t o delete t he

latest virus base version from your hard disk, and t o ret urn t o t he previously saved version (new virus base version will be a part of the following update)