Component Overview

 

There are many components that come along with the Avast Business products, both in the baseline Antivirus and additional versions. You can easily manage these straight from the On-Premise Console, choosing which ones to enable or disable and customizing their settings to fit your business needs.

Components

• File Shield: Scans programs and files, preventing detected malware from infecting the device.
• Web Shield: Scans transferred data when browsing online, preventing malware from being downloaded and run.
• Mail Shield: Scans for threats in incoming and outgoing email messages.
• Behavior Shield: Monitors processes to detect and block suspicious files based on their similarity to other known threats.
• Wi-Fi Inspector: Checks connected Wi-Fi network for security issues, such as router and network vulnerabilities.
• Security Browser Extension: Improves online security and overall experience when browsing the Internet.
• Real Site: Protects against DNS (Domain Name System) hijacking.
• Firewall: Monitors network traffic to protect from unauthorized communication and intrusions.
  • Leak Protection: Prevents sensitive data from leaking online.
  • Port Scan Alerts: Warns if the device is being scanned for open ports.
  • ARP Spoofing Alerts: Warns about attempted ARP spoofing attacks.
• Sandbox: Allows running applications in virtual, isolated environment.
• Exchange: Protects Microsoft Exchange Server against threats without interfering with its performance.
• SharePoint: Protects Microsoft SharePoint Server against threats without interfering with its performance.
• Webcam Shield: Prevents unauthorized applications from accessing webcam.
• Data Shredder: Irreversibly erases data.
• Browser Cleanup: Scans for poorly rated browser add-ons.
• Rescue Disk: Scans the device outside of Windows.

 

Components by Operating System

Component	Windows Workstations	Windows Servers	macOS
File Shield	✔	✔	✔
Web Shield	✔	✔	✔
Mail Shield	✔	✔	✔
Behavior Shield	✔
Wi-Fi Inspector	✔
Security Browser Extension	✔
Real Site	✔		✔
Firewall	✔
Sandbox	✔	✔
Exchange		✔
SharePoint		✔
Webcam Shield	✔
Data Shredder	✔	✔
Browser Cleanup	✔
Rescue Disk	✔	✔

Servers

There are some components that we do not recommend installing on a server. For optimal performance, the following types of servers should only have the suggested components enabled:

• File Server : File Shield
• Application Server: File Shield
• DNS Server: File Shield
• Email Server: Exchange component, File Shield
• Web Server: File Shield
• Terminal Server: File Shield
• SharePoint: SharePoint component, File Shield

For more information, see Recommended Components for Servers and Workstations.

Configuring Components

You can access additional configuration options for each Active Protection component by clicking Customize beside the component slider.

Main Shields

• File Shield
• Web Shield
• Mail Shield
• Behavior Shield

Other Components

• Webcam Shield
• Exchange and Sharepoint Server Protection
• Sandbox
• Components Without Customization Options in On-Premise Console

Firewall

• Firewall Network Settings
• Firewall System Rules
• Firewall Application Rules
• Firewall Advanced Packet Rules