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The PC protection module always stays on alert and monitors all parts of the hard drive to react to any potential threats. Apart from deactivating the resident shield, it's possible to disable removal confirmations and reports for potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) and spyware threats, enable reports for enhanced PUPs, instruct AVG to scan files on close, skip scans for the boot sector of removable media and for files referred in the registry, deactivate heuristics, apply thorough scanning, and disable the protection of instant messaging and P2P downloads.
The utility can scan the entire computer, custom files or folders, removable devices, or in contextual mode. Each method comes with its own set of configuration preferences concerning automatic virus removal, tracking cookies, archive contents, heuristics, deep scanning, file types, PUPs and spyware, files without extensions, and scan speed.
LinkScanner verifies web links while surfing the Internet, in order to notify you of any harmful websites. At the same time, the online shield scans files when you attempt to download them.
The identity protection component monitors a program's behavior to determine whether or not it's safe to launch. It can automatically quarantine known or detected threats, or prompt you for action every time.
Once installed, the AVG Internet Security firewall replaces the Windows' built-in one and allows or blocks programs based on their behavior and whether they're included in the trusted apps list. However, you can switch to interactive mode to get asked for action on each event, block all Internet connections, or disable the firewall to allow all application traffic.