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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– Guard: Sending notifications
– Scanner: Sending notifications
– Updater: Sending notifications
Note
Please note that ESMTP is not supported. In addition, an encrypted transfer via TLS
(Transport Layer Security) or SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is currently not possible.
Email messages
SMTP Server
Enter the name of the host to be used here - either its IP address or the direct host name.
The maximum possible length of the host name is 127 characters.
For example:
192.168.1.100 or mail.musterfirma.de.
Sender address
In this input box, enter the email address of the sender. The maximum length of the
sender's address is 127 characters.
Authentication
Some mail servers expect a program to verify itself to the server (log in) before an email
is sent. Avira AntiVir Professional can transmit alerts with authentication to the SMTP
server via email.
Use authentication
If this option is enabled, a user name and a password can be entered in the relevant
boxes for login (authentication).
– User name: Enter your user name here.
– Password: Enter the relevant password here. The password is saved in encrypted
form. For security, the actual characters you type in this space are replaced by
asterisks (*).
Send test email
When you click on the button, Avira AntiVir Professional attempts to send a test email
to the sender address to check the data entered.
12.8.2 Extended threat categories
Selection of extended threat categories
Avira AntiVir Professional protects you against computer viruses.
In addition, you can scan according to the following extended threat categories.
– Backdoor Clients (BDC)
– Dialer (DIALER)
– Games (GAMES)