When you install AVG Antivirus, you’ll get immediate free access to the AVG Secure Browser. Unfortunately, you’ll have to purchase AVG Internet Security to get targeted protection from any ransomware-style viruses. If you’ve been following the news, you’ll know that ransomware attacks have been on the rise for the past few years. If a suspicious file is encountered that doesn’t match a known virus, AVG will analyze it and use heuristic monitoring to work out whether it poses a threat to your system.Īfter installing AVG Antivirus Free, you’ll also be automatically defended from spyware and malware hidden in email attachments. Antivirus ProtectionĪt the core of the AVG Antivirus system are scanning tools that will search your device and compare your files against a vast database containing thousands of malware signatures. This is essentially the AVG Internet Security package combined with AVG TuneUp, a robust tool that wipes unneeded data off your PC, improves battery life, and reduces processing lag. AVG AntiTrack actively monitors your system privacy settings and notifies you if any settings are changed without your permission.If you want to take things to another level, you can go for AVG Ultimate instead. Your system privacy settings are now updated.
Keep my computer activities private: stop Windows from collecting data about how you use your PC.
When you enable a category, you optimize all of the related Windows privacy settings.
You can enable a category by clicking the red (OFF) slider so that it changes to green (ON). Your Windows privacy settings are separated into three categories.To enable System privacy and start protecting your system data: Your Windows operating system has many privacy-related settings that AVG AntiTrack can optimize and monitor for increased privacy. To remove a website from the list, click the trash icon in the relevant website's panel. The selected website is now excluded from cookie clearing. Enter a website (for example, ) into the left text box, then click Add.Select a website from the Choose from popular options drop-down menu, then click Add.Add a website using either method below:.or enter a website (for example, ) into the left text box, and click Add. Either tick websites from the Choose from popular options drop-down menu.You can put websites on your Cookie Allow List, which stops AVG AntiTrack from clearing cookies on that website. The Allowed websites screen allows you to stop AVG AntiTrack from clearing cookies on certain websites. The selected browser data is now cleared. Tick the boxes next to the types of data you want to remove, then click Clear selected data.Tick the boxes next to the types of data you want to remove, then click Clear selected.Click Choose data to clear next to your chosen browser.Alternatively, click Clear all browser data to clear data from all installed browsers. Click See data next to your chosen browser.For optimal results, ensure that each browser you want to clear data for is closed.To clear browser data from your browsers: For more information about browser data, refer to the following article: Clear browser dataīrowser data is information that is often stored in your browser when you visit websites. You can add allowed websites to prevent cookie clearing on specified websites. Tracking attempts overview: check recent tracking attempts, learn which websites have attempted to track you most frequently, and see the total number of blocked tracking attempts since you started using AVG AntiTrack.ĪVG AntiTrack cannot clear cookies if the browser is open when cookie clearing is scheduled.Ĭookies are now automatically cleared from the selected browser according to your defined schedule.
Click Improve my privacy condition to learn how to improve your privacy score. My privacy score: check how effectively the application is configured to protect your privacy.Settings: configure notification and startup preferences, specify the data you want to share with with AVG and third parties, and view your subscription details.Reports: view reports showing when tracking attempts are blocked and which websites are attempting to track you.My Tracks: clear cookies and browser data from your web browsers, and add allowed websites that are exempt from cookie clearing.Browsers: enable or disable browser protection for individual browsers.Menu options: access the application features and settings using the options below:.
When you open AVG AntiTrack, you see the application dashboard.