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
Reference: Configuration options
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Manually
switch
configuration
If this option is enabled, a password will be required if you
want to switch manually to a different configuration
profile.
Enable
expert mode
If this option is enabled, a password is required to enable
expert mode.
Installation /
Uninstallation
If this option is enabled, a password is required for
installation or uninstallation of Avira AntiVir
Professional.
12.8.4 Security
Update
Alert if last update older than n day(s)
In this box you can enter the maximum number of days allowed to have passed since the
last update of Avira AntiVir Professional. If this number of days has passed, a red icon is
displayed for the update status under Status in the Control Center.
Show notice if the virus definition file is out of date
If this option is enabled, you will obtain an alert message if the virus definition file is not
up-to date. With the help of the alert option, you can configure the temporal interval for
an alert message if the last update is older than n day(s).
Product protection
Protect processes from unwanted termination
If this option is enabled, all AntiVir Professional processes are protected against
unwanted termination by viruses and malware or against 'uncontrolled' termination by a
user e.g. via Task-Manager. This option is enabled as the default setting.
Advanced password protection
If this option is enabled, all AntiVir Professional processes are protected with advanced
options from unwanted termination. Advanced password protection requires
considerably more computer resources than simple password protection . That is why
the option is disabled as the default setting. To enable this option, you have to restart
your computer.
Important
Password protection is not available for Windows XP 64 Bit !
Warning
If process protection is enabled, interaction problems can occur with other software
products. Disable process protection in these cases.
Protect files and registry entries from manipulation
If this option is enabled, all registry entries of AntiVir Professional and all program files
(binary and configuration files) are protected from manipulation. Protection against
manipulation entails preventing write, delete and, in some cases, read access to the
registry entries or program files by users or external programs. To enable this option,
you have to restart your computer.