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Product Spotlight: AVG Anti-Virus Professional 8.0

By · March 12, 2009, 5:06 AM PST · erikeckel

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  • AVG Anti-Virus Professional 8.0 Console

    All AVG Anti-Virus Professional 8.0 tools are available from a single console, as shown here. From configuring advanced Resident Shield exceptions to fine-tuning anti-rootkit settings, a variety of customizations enable matching the security software to a wide range of small business needs.

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  • Custom Scans

    The Professional edition of AVG's Anti-Virus software supports configuring specific scan options.

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  • Scheduling Regular Updates

    Technology professionals can configure AVG to update its antivirus signatures frequently. By regularly refreshing the program's signatures, organizations can better protect themselves from emerging threats.

    Unlike the application's free versions, the paid edition enables specifying more than one update daily. Here you can see the software is set to its default: virus database updates are set to run every four hours.

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  • Resident Shield

    Real-time protections are adjusted using the Resident Shield window, shown here.

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  • E-mail Scanner Component

    Business users can elect to scan incoming messages, outgoing e-mail, or both. Such changes are entered using the E-mail Scanner Component, as shown here.

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  • LinkScanner

    AVG's LinkScanner provides protection from Web-related threats. It includes two components (AVG Active Surf-Shield and AVG Search Shield) to protect users from browser-based vulnerabilities and potential threats that could appear within searches.

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  • Anti-Rootkit

    AVG Anti-Virus Professional 8.0 provides protection from rootkit programs, which very often prove very difficult or impossible to detect using other programs. Using the Anti-Rootkit utility shown here, users can perform scans specifically for rootkit components.

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  • Virus Vault

    When AVG Anti-Virus Professional 8.0 detects a virus or other infection, the security software quarantines the offending file. Users and support techs can review all quarantined files using AVG's Virus Vault window, featured here.

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  • Scan Results

    AVG records most all of its activities to log files. Scan results are among the items tracked. A quick review of results reveals high detection and removal rates.

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  • Resident Shield Detection

    AVG also tracks files its real-time detection engine isolates. For example, here are the log results from a test system's (used to clean slaved hard disks) Resident Shield.

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AVG Anti-Virus Professional 8.0 Console

All AVG Anti-Virus Professional 8.0 tools are available from a single console, as shown here. From configuring advanced Resident Shield exceptions to fine-tuning anti-rootkit settings, a variety of customizations enable matching the security software to a wide range of small business needs.

Images by Erik Eckel for © TechRepublic
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Erik Eckel owns and operates two technology companies. As a managing partner with Louisville Geek, he works daily as an IT consultant to assist small businesses in overcoming technology challenges and maximizing IT investments. He is also president o...

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