Real-time, continuous protection
Traditional security products rely on ?signatures? to protect your personal information from damage by viruses and spyware, and that?s just fine for dealing with existing threats. AVG's identity theft protection goes a step further by adding an extra layer of defense against new and unknown threats.
If AVG Identity Protection detects potential data-stealing malware on your PC, an alert appears on your screen with two options:
- Quarantine ? choose this option if you don?t recognize the program; it will be isolated, along with any associated files and configuration changes
- Allow ? choose this option if you know and trust the program; it will activate and run in the normal way
No need to remember to schedule scans or updates
Because AVG Identity Protection works by spotting and blocking suspicious behavior on a continuous basis, there?s no need to worry about whether you?ve downloaded the latest signature updates or scheduled a scan today. As soon as you?ve installed it, Identity Protection is on guard, protecting your personal and private information against identity theft attacks.
Easy to install and manage
AVG Identity Protection is a small ( download, so you can install it in no time. And once it?s in place, it uses less than 1% of your computer? processing power to provide that continuous, real-time protection.
To access AVG Identity Protection controls, right-click on the system tray icon and select Control Center. From here you can:
- Change the alert settings
- Restore files from Quarantine
- Permanently remove files from Quarantine
- View the processes being analyzed on your PC
Community-based research
Identity Protection uses information about threats uncovered by the software to improve its research and detection capabilities. By installing AVG Identity Protection, you have the option to join the community of users who provide valuable feedback. If you decide to participate, data from the Quarantine and Allow decisions you make is automatically provided to our researchers; this data is completely anonymous and cannot be associated with any individual user.
