AVG AntiVirus 2013 AV13N12EN001 User Manual
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AV13N12EN001
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means that the Identity Protection security service is active and fully functional. The red color
represents the Disabled status, i.e. the service is deactivated. If you do not have a good reason to
deactivate the service, we strictly recommend that you keep the default settings for all security
configuration. The default settings guarantees the optimum performance of the application, and your
maximum security. If for some reason you wish to deactivate the service, you will be warned about the
possible risk immediately by the red Warning sign and the information that you are not fully protected
at the moment. Please mind, that you should activate the service again as soon as possible!
represents the Disabled status, i.e. the service is deactivated. If you do not have a good reason to
deactivate the service, we strictly recommend that you keep the default settings for all security
configuration. The default settings guarantees the optimum performance of the application, and your
maximum security. If for some reason you wish to deactivate the service, you will be warned about the
possible risk immediately by the red Warning sign and the information that you are not fully protected
at the moment. Please mind, that you should activate the service again as soon as possible!
Settings - Click the button to get redirected to
respective dialog opens and you will be able to configure the selected service, i.e.
. In
the advanced settings interface you can edit all configuration of each security service within AVG
AntiVirus 2013 but any configuration can be recommended to experienced users only!
AntiVirus 2013 but any configuration can be recommended to experienced users only!
Details - Click the button, and a brief description of the highlighted service appears in the bottom
part of th dialog.
- Use the green arrow in the upper left section of the dialog to get back to the
with the components' overview.
Unfortunately, in AVG AntiVirus 2013 the Identity Alert service is not included. If you like to use this type of
protection, follow the Upgrade to Activate button to get redirected to the dedicated webpage where you can
purchase the Identity Alert license.
protection, follow the Upgrade to Activate button to get redirected to the dedicated webpage where you can
purchase the Identity Alert license.
Please mind that even with the AVG Premium Security editions, the Identity Alert service is currently available
in selected regions only: US, United Kingdom, Canada, and Ireland.
in selected regions only: US, United Kingdom, Canada, and Ireland.
6.4. Emails
The Email protection component covers the following two security services: Email Scanner and Anti-Spam:
Email Scanner: One of the most common sources of viruses and trojans is via email. Phishing and
spam make email an even greater source of risks. Free email accounts are more likely to receive
such malicious emails (as they rarely employ anti-spam technology), and home users rely quite
heavily on such email. Also home users, surfing unknown sites and filling in online forms with
personal data (such as their email address), increase exposure to attacks via email. Companies
usually use corporate email accounts and employ anti-spam filters etc, to reduce the risk. The Email
Protection component is responsible for scanning every email message sent or received; whenever a
virus is detected in an email, it is removed to the
spam make email an even greater source of risks. Free email accounts are more likely to receive
such malicious emails (as they rarely employ anti-spam technology), and home users rely quite
heavily on such email. Also home users, surfing unknown sites and filling in online forms with
personal data (such as their email address), increase exposure to attacks via email. Companies
usually use corporate email accounts and employ anti-spam filters etc, to reduce the risk. The Email
Protection component is responsible for scanning every email message sent or received; whenever a
virus is detected in an email, it is removed to the
immediately. The component can also
filter out certain types of email attachments, and add a certification text to infection-free messages.
Email Scanner is not intended for server platforms!
Email Scanner is not intended for server platforms!
Anti-Spam checks all incoming email messages and marks unwanted emails as spam (Spam refers
to unsolicited email, mostly advertising a product or service that is mass mailed to a huge number of
email addresses at the same time, filling recipients’ mail boxes. Spam does not refer to legitimate
commercial email for which consumers have given their consent.). Anti-Spam can modify the subject
of the email (that has been identified as spam) by adding a special text string. You can then easily
filter your emails in your email client. The Anti-Spam component uses several analysis methods to
process each email message, offering maximum possible protection from unwanted email messages.
Anti-Spam uses a regularly updated database for the detection of spam. It is also possible to use
RBL servers (public databases of "k nown spammer" email addresses) and to manually add email
addresses to your Whitelist (never mark as spam) and Blacklist (always mark as spam).
to unsolicited email, mostly advertising a product or service that is mass mailed to a huge number of
email addresses at the same time, filling recipients’ mail boxes. Spam does not refer to legitimate
commercial email for which consumers have given their consent.). Anti-Spam can modify the subject
of the email (that has been identified as spam) by adding a special text string. You can then easily
filter your emails in your email client. The Anti-Spam component uses several analysis methods to
process each email message, offering maximum possible protection from unwanted email messages.
Anti-Spam uses a regularly updated database for the detection of spam. It is also possible to use
RBL servers (public databases of "k nown spammer" email addresses) and to manually add email
addresses to your Whitelist (never mark as spam) and Blacklist (always mark as spam).