User manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Icons and emphases
- 3 Product information
- 4 Installation and uninstallation
- 5 Overview of AntiVir Professional
- 5.1 User interface and operation
- 5.2 How to...?
- 5.2.1 Activate license
- 5.2.2 Avira AntiVir Professional automatic update
- 5.2.3 Start a manual update
- 5.2.4 On-demand scan: Using a scan profile to scan for viruses and malware
- 5.2.5 On-demand scan: Scan for viruses and malware using Dragamp;Drop
- 5.2.6 On-demand scan: Scan for viruses and malware via the context menu
- 5.2.7 On-demand scan: Automatically scan for viruses and malware
- 5.2.8 On-demand scan: Targeted scan for active rootkits
- 5.2.9 Reacting to detected viruses and malware
- 5.2.10 Quarantine: Handling quarantined files (*.qua)
- 5.2.11 Quarantine: Restore the files in quarantine
- 5.2.12 Quarantine: move suspicious files to quarantine
- 5.2.13 Scan profile: Amend or delete file type in a scan profile
- 5.2.14 Scan profile: Create desktop shortcut for scan profile
- 5.2.15 Events: Filter events
- 5.2.16 MailGuard: Exclude email addresses from scan
- 5.2.17 Firewall: Select the security level for the Firewall
- 6 Scanner::Overview
- 7 Updates
- 8 Avira Firewall::Overview
- 9 FAQ, Tips
- 10 Viruses and more
- 11 Info and Service
- 12 Reference: Configuration options

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If this option is enabled, you will be notified by email when new product updates become
available. Updates to the virus definition file and search engine are carried out
independently of this setting. The conditions for this option are: complete configuration
of the update and an open connection to a download server. You will receive
notifications via a desktop popup window and via an alert from the Updater in the
Control Centre under Overview::Events.
Notify again after n day(s)
If the product update was not installed after the initial notification, enter in this box the
number of days that are to elapse before you are again notified that product updates are
available.
Do not download product updates
If this option is enabled, no automatic product updates or notifications of available
product updates by the Updater are carried out. Updates to the virus definition file and
search engine are carried out independently of this setting.
Important
An update of the virus definition file and of the search engine is carried out during every
update process independent of the settings for the product update (see chapter
Updates).
Note
If you have enabled an option for an automatic product update, you can configure
further restart notification and cancellation options under Restart settings.
12.7.2 Restart settings
When a product update is carried out by AntiVir Professional, you may have to restart
your computer system. If you have selected automatic product updates under
General::Update::Product update , you can choose between the different restart
notification and restart cancellation options under Restart settings.
Note
Note that your restart settings allow you to choose between two options for executing a
product update requiring a computer restart in the configuration under
General::Update::Product update.
Automatic execution of the product update with the required computer restart when
update is available: the update and the restart are carried out while users are working on
their computers. If you have enabled this option, it may be useful to select restart
routines with a cancel option or reminder function.
Execution of the product update where a computer restart is required after the next
system reboot: the update and the restart are carried out after users have started up
their computers and logged in. Automatic restart routines are recommended for this
option..
Restart settings
Restart the computer after n seconds
If this option is enabled, the necessary restart is carried out automatically after a
product update has been executed at the interval specified. A countdown message
appears with no option for canceling the computer restart..