If by "web shield" you mean a firewall, then no - you shouldn't have two active at the same time (same reason as having multiple AV's running - possible conflicts).

rebel,

 

the AVG "web shield" is distinct from the firewall: 

 

AVG anti-virus 8 offers:

• Anti-Virus: protection against viruses, worms and trojans
• Anti-Spyware: protection against spyware, adware and identity-theft
• Anti-Rootkit: protection against hidden threats (rootkits)
• Web Shield & LinkScanner: protection against malicious websites

AVG anti-virus 8 + firewall also includes:

• Firewall: protection against hackers

finally, AVG Internet Security further adds:

• Anti-Spam: filters out unwanted and fraudulent e-mails (anti-phishing) System Tools: for easy system management
• System Tools: for easy system management

 

it sounds to me like web shield is more-like Spyware Blatster's protection, or SpyBot's immunization, but that's speculation on my part.

glad to help with the clarification....

 

of couse, it doesn't answer Mona's question :smileysad:

Thanks for the clarification ky331. I'd never heard the term "web shield" before.