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
FAQ, Tips
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You may receive the following information from the Windows Security Center with
regard to your virus protection.
Virus protection NOT FOUND
Virus protection OUT OF DATE
Virus protection ON
Virus protection OFF
Virus protection NOT MONITORED
Virus protection NOT FOUND
This information of the Windows Security Center appears when the Windows Security
Center has not found any anti-virus software on your computer.
Note
Install Avira AntiVir Professional on your computer to protect it against viruses and
other unwanted programs!
Virus protection OUT OF DATE
If you have already installed Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista and then
install Avira AntiVir Professional or you install Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Windows
Vista on a system on which Avira AntiVir Professional has already been installed, you
receive the following message:
Note
In order for the Windows Security Center to recognize Avira AntiVir Professional as up
to date, an update must be carried out after installation. Update your system by carrying
out an Avira AntiVir Professional update.
Virus protection ON
After installation of Avira AntiVir Professional and a subsequent update, you receive the
following message: