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
Installation and uninstallation
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The dialog box Download appears. All files necessary for installation are
downloaded by the Avira GmbH web servers. The Download window closes after
conclusion of the download.
Installation with an installation package
The installation wizard opens with the dialog box Avira AntiVir Professional.
Click Accept to begin the installation.
The installation file is extracted. The installation routine is started.
The dialog box Welcome... appears.
Click Next.
Continuing internet-based installation and installation with an installation package
The dialog box with the license agreement appears.
Confirm that you accept the license agreement and click Continue.
The dialog box Generate serial number appears.
Where appropriate, confirm that a random serial number has been generated and
transmitted during update, and click Continue.
The dialog box Select installation type appears.
Decide whether you want to perform an express installation or a user-defined
installation.
Enable the option Express orUser-defined and confirm by clicking Continue.
User-defined installation
The dialog box Select destination directory appears.
Confirm the specified destination directory by clicking Continue.
- OR -
Use the Browse button to select a different destination directory and confirm by
clicking Next.
The dialog box Install components appears:
Enable or disable the required components and confirm by clicking Continue.
If Windows Firewall is installed, a message appears indicating it must be disabled
to avoid conflicts with the Avira Firewall.
Click Yes to confirm.
Windows Firewall is disabled.
In the following dialog box you can decide whether to create a desktop shortcut
and/or a program group in the Start menu.
Click Next.
Skip the following section "Express installation".
Express
installation
If Windows Firewall is installed, a message appears indicating it must be disabled
to avoid conflicts with the Avira Firewall.
Click Yes to confirm.
Windows Firewall is disabled.