User Guide

Introduction
Avira Professional Security - User Manual (Status: 23 Sep. 2011) 4
4.1.10 Entries in the context menu .................................................................................................................... 36
4.2 How to...?................................................................................................................................ 37
4.2.1 Activate license ........................................................................................................................................... 37
4.2.2 Perform automatic updates ..................................................................................................................... 37
4.2.3 Start a manual update .............................................................................................................................. 39
4.2.4 Using a scan profiles to scan for viruses and malware .................................................................. 40
4.2.5 Scan for viruses and malware using drag & drop ............................................................................ 41
4.2.6 Scan for viruses and malware via the context menu ...................................................................... 42
4.2.7 Automatically scan for viruses and malware ..................................................................................... 42
4.2.8 Targeted scan for Rootkits and active malware ............................................................................... 44
4.2.9 React to detected viruses and malware .............................................................................................. 44
4.2.10 Handling quarantined files (*.qua) ........................................................................................................ 49
4.2.11 Restore the files in quarantine ............................................................................................................... 51
4.2.12 Move suspicious files to quarantine ..................................................................................................... 53
4.2.13 Scan profile: Amend or delete file type in a scan profile ................................................................ 53
4.2.14 Create desktop shortcut for scan profile ............................................................................................. 54
4.2.15 Filter events ................................................................................................................................................. 54
4.2.16 Exclude email addresses from scan .................................................................................................... 55
4.2.17 Select the security level for the FireWall ............................................................................................ 55
5. System Scanner ............................................................................ 57
6. Updates ........................................................................................ 58
7. Firewall ........................................................................................ 60
8. FAQ, Tips ...................................................................................... 61
8.1 Help in case of a problem ..................................................................................................... 61
8.2 Shortcuts ................................................................................................................................. 66
8.2.1 In dialog boxes ............................................................................................................................................ 66
8.2.2 In the help ..................................................................................................................................................... 67
8.2.3 In the Control Center ................................................................................................................................. 67
8.3 Windows Security Center ...................................................................................................... 70
8.3.1 General .......................................................................................................................................................... 70
8.3.2 The Windows Security Center and your Avira product .................................................................. 70