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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This option assigns the password that was set for the (modification) installation and
uninstallation to the setup routine. The entry is only scanned by the setup routine
when a password has been set. If a password has been set and the password
parameter is missing or wrong, the setup routine is aborted.
Example: Password=Password123
– WebGuard
Installs the AntiVir WebGuard.
1: Install AntiVir WebGuard
0: Do not install AntiVir WebGuard
Example: WebGuard=1
– RootKit
Installs the AntiVir rootkit protection module. Without AntiVir rootkit protection
the scanner will not be able to scan for rootkits on the system!
1: Install AntiVir Rootkit Protection
0: Do not install AntiVir Rootkit Protection
Example: RootKit=1
– HIPS
Installs the AntiVir ProActive component. AntiVir ProActive is a pattern-based
detection technology that enables as yet unknown malware to be detected.
1: Install ProActive
0: Do not install ProActive
Example: HIPS=1
– Firewall
Installs the Avira Firewall component. Avira Firewall monitors and controls the
incoming and outgoing data traffic on your computer system and protects your
computers from threats originating from the Internet or other network
environments.
1: Install firewall
0: Do not install firewall
Example: Firewall=1