AVG AntiVirus Settings!
These are a few extra settings that I always change in AVG that will have the program run over night as well as update before it runs instead of after. Also it sets the program so that even if a file is already open and then gets infected then AVG will scan it when it closes. These settings won't slow down the program or the machine any kind of noticeable amount.
Most of the settings I change are done from the "Test Center". |
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From the menu listings at the top of the "Test Center" choose "Tests" and the "Selected Areas. In the Selected Areas - Change the "File extensions" to "Scan all files". |
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Program Settings - Change the number of days to "999" (log files are very small), the more info a tech has if something goes wrong the better. Change the sorting to descending so it will be easier to quickly see if the last scan has found something. |
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Update Scheduler - This is when the update runs. I've never figured out why the default settings is set to a time after the scheduled scan runs. I always change this to before it scans because I like to have the absolute latest definitions to use. |
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Test Scheduler - This is when scans run automatically. |
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Next open the Control Center and choose the Resident Shield. |
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Once you open the Resident Shield you'll want to change a couple of settings. These will allow AVG to scan all files and the files you access and once you close them the're scanned so if a program is open and becomes infected, it will be scanned. |
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