Um i don't what else to say really besides when i get virus notifications from AVG they don't go away after i heal them i just get another AVG pop up followed by another AVG pop up followed by another. Now this really annoys me because when im using my computer i dont wanna be bothered by these pop ups that take precedence over the current program i am using, if im getting these pop ups i obviously need to clean my computer but i dont feel like dropping everything im doing booting into safe mode and then cleaning. Other than that id be fine if i could get AVG to put it's notifications in the background or if i could minimize them somehow until i feel like cleaning my computer. Is there anyway to do that?
In addition to that just what does AVG do when my 30 seconds to decide on what to do with the virus is up?

And lastly is the resident shield even worth running? It's not really a shield you know it doesn't protect you from viruses from outside, it just protects you from viruses already in your computer that are launched when other programs are launched. So basically it's just a thing that tells you when you have an infection of some sort.

Thanks id really like to learn how to use this thing

Hello Winxppwnz,

I believe that all of your AVG configuration questions were answered in your previous topic on this subject.

Your AVG Help file is your friend.

There are also FAQs available at the AVG web site.

You might also download the Eicar test virus in it's various forms. This will help you understand how AVG works when it detects a virus and through experimentation, aid you in optimizing your configuration settings.

http://www.eicar.org/anti_virus_test_file.htm

Well no my question was completely different in that last thread, and when you guys replied i replied back with another question and it wasn't answered and so i thought i should create a new topic since no ones answering and this question is different anyway, and the AVG help file and the AVG faq really didn't help me at all.

I know running an MRP is what you should do when you are infected but you see sometimes im busy and when i get these notifications i cant just drop what im doing and run an MRP and i doubt that you would to. So what im wondering is in that case where im busy at the moment and i can't run an MRP at the moment is there anyway i can just get the pop ups to not bother me. And what would you do if you cant get the pop ups to just minimize or go to the background would you just turn off the resident shield until you have the time to run an MRP. I try to clean my computer weekly right so what's the point in doing it right then and there when im busy?

And something that id really really really like to know though is what does AVG do with the detected file when my time to decide runs out?

Thanks

Hello Winxppwnz,

Ya sorry i shoulda said all my questions are in regard to the resident shield.

Anyway I wouldn't say that i'am typically getting alerts and such but still the fact that i can't get the alerts to subside in the background is just a pain in the ass, id love for them to subside in the background matter of fact because it's easy enough to detect when the programs i use all the time are infected but when programs i dont even know i have exist on my computer and are launching these viruses i obviously don't care much for them so i have no problem just letting the resident shield subside in the background while it provents the programs from launching.

But what i really wanna know though is why the resident shield reports alerts after i've been running a couple of programs for about 30 minutes plus with out me opening anyothers. So now im really wondering if the resident shield is a bit on the slow side or if there's somethings i don't know of running in the background that's launching these viruses, that's possible isn't it? For example lets say im only running microsoft paint and hours into me running that program AVG tells me theres a virus shouldn't AVG of told me that when i first launched ms paint unless of course something i don't know of launched the virus.

Anyway the aboves all i need to know and then ill be outta your hair thanks though.

Hello Winxppwnz,

Well when i downloaded the test virus avg came up asking me if id like to ignore or heal the virus before it gains access to computer from the internet, not runs itself but just gets into my computer from the internet. However that leaves me wondering if the ignore button will just allow it on my computer or if the ignore button allows it on my computer and allows it to run itself as well. Do you know?

Now after he download when i start the virus windows tells me it can not acess the specified file, device, or path, and i may not have the appropriate permission to access it. And then the AVG notification comes up again and gives me the options healing, quarentining, and ignoring. Now since the virus is on my computer at this point clicking it should get the virus to run so than that means that pressing ignore in this situation should make the virus run correct? Allthough now i can't help but wonder what the x button does, you know the close the window button. Im guessing the x button just prevents the virus from running, it would make sense. Oh btw i didnt always get the "can not access...." message and instead i just got an AVG alert but i cant recall exactly what it said, chances are it was the same though.

I dont know how the test virus was suppose to answer my question about unknown things running in the background though without my premission but what you said in step three is something ill try when i get the chance.

But look plain and simple i dont like getting these notifications at all and i especially don't like it because it takes precedence over whatever the hell it is im doing on the computer at the time, playing a game, doing some hardcore schoolwork, or watching a movie. Its great to know that im infected but i whish there was just a way to not have these things take precedence over what im doing and silently block the virus from running without bothering me at all or without bothering me to the point that id mine it. And well even more importantly is there way i can view all viruses detected by AVGs resident shield, or at least all viruses prevented to run by the resident shield.

Thank you.

when AVG detects the eicar virus ,it first of al denys access and pops up the choice screen,If you then click the ? button ou will see what the choices are and mean...
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Virus Detected By Resident Shield

This dialog informs you that a virus infected file has been detected while opening/closing/executing a file.
The name of the infected object is given in the dialog, and also the name of the virus including the detection level.

Click on Ignore to acknowledge existence of the file and keep it on the disk without any security measures. Access to the file will be denied and the dialog closed.
Click on Info to call up the dialog with information on the detected virus.

Click on Heal to heal the infected object. (In case the file itself is a virus, healing will delete the file.) This button is present only if it is possible to heal the object.
Click on Move to Vault to move the infected object to the AVG Virus Vault (safe virus quarantine) where you can manipulate it further (try to heal, restore, remove it etc.). This is a recommended action in case you are not sure what to do.

The Enable Access button is only present if the infected file resides within the System Volume Information folder which is by default not accessible to the user. Click on Enable Access to open the Windows System Properties window where you can turn off System Restore. (The System Restore tool uses the System Volume Information folder.) This will allow you to acces the System Volume Information folder and remove the infected file.

Please note that, if you want to use System Restore, you have to turn it on again after you have removed the infection! For further instructions on how to do that, please refer to the AVG for Windows Workstation User Manual.
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As you can see choosing ignore will not allow it to run.That would be very dangerous for an AV to do.The event history log under
service tab records all events.The x button assumes youve chosen to ignore.The problem with the resident shield blocking something without any warnings silently is that it could block/influence a legetimate file i.e a false positive,and possibly cause (in a worst case scenario) a crash.Its best (imo) to be warned of an infection and try to prevent that in future.If you are getting continuous popups you are either infected ,surfing on sites that are prone to infecting,( a good script blocking app goes a long way stopping this),or avg is false positiving.

Hello Winxppwnz,

Hello ko27...
I agree with all that you have said ,except i was under the impression that the event history log does record resident shield detections...
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Event History Log

Dialog Event History Log contains information about all important events such as successful or unsuccessful update, Resident Shield detections etc.

Every event is described in the main area of the dialog:

- Date and time – precise date and time of the event occurrence, graphical indication of the event type (red icon - virus detected, yellow icon - update, white icon - information)
- Source – source/type of the event
- User – source machine of the event
- Event description – brief description of the occurred event

Press the Export Log button to save the Event History Log as a file (LOG or TXT).

Press the Delete Log button to wipe the Event History Log.

Press the Close button to close the dialog.

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I cannot confirm this personally ,as that particular function does not work on my pc.I havent really noticed it before until i looked today.I am in correspondence with AVG technical (probably the best professional support ive personally recieved from any av vendor)who have recieved diagnostics of my setup etc ,and am waiting as tests are being done.
avguser

[quote="k027"]Hello Winxppwnz,

Can you post a pic of the popups you are getting or check in the virus vault and tell us the name of the malware? .It is very hard to understand exactly what you are experiencing and why,without knowing the malware or the site that you may be getting them from.AVG is acting as it should and wont let you get infected (assuming heuristics and sigs detect it of course).If you have adware or spyware causing the popups and use AVG free...then it may not detect it ,as sigs are limited to the pro edition.To get back to the original comment about wanting the detected files to be deleted/healed silently via the resident shield....this is not possible (for good reason imo).
avguser

Hello Winxppwnz,