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Hi, Tom

We will clarify this for you.
Sensitive Data Shield scans and protects your sensitive documents against unauthorized access and malware. Sensitive files contain your personal information, which if revealed, can compromise your privacy and identity. Sensitive Data Shield controls which applications and users have access to your files to secure your private data.
Click the below link to know more : 
https://support.avg.com/SupportArticleView?urlname=AVG-Antivirus-FAQ

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In the past AVG displayed the sensitive issues and these were all scanned documents.But for a long time now the scan only says Sensitive issue and Resolve all. When I go to scan history it only gives the details how many items have been scanned and the time it took. I find that very frustrating not to know what the sensitive issues were. It is hard to to trust AVG completely as a few years ago with a more expensive and more parts of an Antivirus program documents actually disappeared after scanning.
I really would like to have a detailed report of the scan and not one specially saved at some obscure location which one is unable to find.

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Thank you for this reply.  Unfortunately, neither your reply nor the material in the link you provided answers my question.  Both your reply and the linked material repeat that "Data Shield protects your sensitive documents" but you do not tell me how this is done.  What action is taken by AVG to protect these documents?  To ask the question another way, what changes are made on my computer if I select this option?

Thank you.

Tom

1

When I run a scan with AVG Internet Security, under the Advanced Issues heading it says that "sensitive items are prime targets for attack" (files on my C: drive) and offers to "resolve" this issue.  If I tell it to do that, what exactly does it do with those files?

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In the past AVG displayed the sensitive issues and these were all scanned documents.But for a long time now the scan only says Sensitive issue and Resolve all. When I go to scan history it only gives the details how many items have been scanned and the time it took. I find that very frustrating not to know what the sensitive issues were. It is hard to to trust AVG completely as a few years ago with a more expensive and more parts of an Antivirus program documents actually disappeared after scanning.
I really would like to have a detailed report of the scan and not one specially saved at some obscure location which one is unable to find.

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Hi, Tom

We will clarify this for you.
Sensitive Data Shield scans and protects your sensitive documents against unauthorized access and malware. Sensitive files contain your personal information, which if revealed, can compromise your privacy and identity. Sensitive Data Shield controls which applications and users have access to your files to secure your private data.
Click the below link to know more : 
https://support.avg.com/SupportArticleView?urlname=AVG-Antivirus-FAQ

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Hello Tom, 

We are glad to clarify it. 

After scanning, Sensitive Data Shield displays a list of vulnerable documents found by AVG on your PC. This list includes the vulnerable document's file name, location, and type. Possible file types include:

  • Payroll file
  • Employment file
  • Plane ticket
  • Other file
These documents may contain your personal data. If malware or hackers attack your PC and get access to these documents, your identity can be stolen and misused. AVG program will not make any changes on the file. It will just protect those data files from malware attack. 

To know more about it, please refer Sensitive Data Shield - Getting Started (https://support.avg.com/SupportArticleView?l=en&urlName=AVG-Use-Sensitive-Data-Shield&supportType=home)