How to Use AVG 8.0 AntiVirus!
Open AVG
Click Start, then go to All Programs, then to AVG Free 8.0 and click on AVG Free User Interface
Click Update Now
Click Update
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Right Click the AVG icon in the system tray in the lower right corner of your desktop and click on Update Now
Click Update
Run a Scan manually
Open AVG
Click Start, then go to All Programs, then to AVG Free 8.0 and click on AVG Free User Interface
....or right click the AVG icon in the system tray in the lower right corner of your desktop and click on Open AVG User Interface
In the left pane, Click on Computer Scanner
Click Scan Whole Computer
If warnings found, Click the Warnings tab
Click Remove all unhealed objects
Click Yes
Vista Users: Click Continue to security message
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Once finished, Click Close Results
If you missed the test results window that pops up, you can still verify you are virus free. Follow these instructions to verify.
From the top menu options, Click History then Scan results
Verify that it shows 0/0 under Infections
What if it shows you have a virus and it didn't get rid of it? Don't panic. There are a few things we can do to get rid of these pesky viruses.
Scenario one: AVG will sometimes give you a pop up that shows it found a virus. This window will have options on what to do with it. Always click the option Move to Vault. Once a file has been moved to the vault, it is no longer a threat to your system. If your computer is acting normal after moving that file to the vault then it is safe to empty the vault and get rid of the file. If it does cause problems, then the file needs to be restored and then replaced with an uninfected file. We can do that for you.
To empty the vault
From the top menu options, Click on History then Virus Vault in the left pane
Click on Empty Vault
Click OK to exit
To Restore a file
From the top menu options, Click on History then Virus Vault in the left pane
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Highlight the file you need to restore
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Click on Restore
Scenario two: AVG shows it found a virus in the scan, but didn't do anything with it. You have two choices to remove this file. First, you can find it and delete the file yourself, or you can bring it in to us and we will remove the file for you. It all depends on how comfortable you are with exploring Windows file system.
How to find the file
From the top menu options, Click History
Double click the Test that states it found a virus
Scroll down until you find the file - it will be in red writing
Make note of the path....example would be C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Temp
Explore to the file location and delete the file manually.
That's it! You now have AVG 8.0 AntiVirus to protect against viruses.
For any questions please call 480-218-4960
or E-Mail info@mesasos.com
05/09/08