Antivirus Overview

This Article Applies to:

AVG Business On-Premise Console

Antivirus Components

File Shield: Scans programs and files saved on the device for malicious threats as they are opened, run, modified, and saved to help prevent any detected malware from infecting the system.
Web Shield: Scans transferred data when browsing online to help prevent malware from being downloaded and run.
Mail Shield: Checks incoming and outgoing email messages in real time for viruses and links to malicious websites.
Behavior Shield: Monitors processes on the device to detect and block suspicious files based on their similarity to other known threats.
Firewall: Monitors network traffic to protect from unauthorized communication and intrusions.
Exchange: Helps protect Microsoft Exchange Server against threats without interfering with its performance.
SharePoint: Helps protect Microsoft SharePoint Server against threats without interfering with its performance.
Data Shredder: Irreversibly erases selected files, folders, or entire drives by overwriting them with meaningless data multiple times before deleting them, which prevents their restoration or misuse.

Components by Subscription

AV Component	Antivirus	File Server	Email Server	Internet Security
File Shield	✔	✔	✔	✔
Web Shield	✔	✔	✔	✔
Mail Shield	✔	✔	✔	✔
Behavior Shield	✔			✔
Firewall	✔			✔
Exchange			✔	✔
SharePoint	✔	✔	✔	✔
Data Shredder	✔	✔	✔	✔

Supported Operating Systems

Component	Windows Workstations	Windows Servers
File Shield	✔	✔
Web Shield	✔	✔
Mail Shield	✔	✔
Behavior Shield	✔
Firewall	✔
Exchange		✔
SharePoint		✔
Data Shredder	✔	✔

Customizing Components

To see which customization options are available for AVG Business Antivirus components in the console, please refer to the Knowledge Base articles listed below.

The SharePoint component has no customization options in the console, but can be configured locally if needed (see SharePoint Protection).