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Overview of Avira Professional Security
Avira Professional Security - User Manual (Status: 14 Dec. 2012) 40
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In the Control Center, select Status.
In the Last update field, click on the Start update link.
The Updater dialog box appears.
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In the Control Center, in the Update menu, select the menu command Start update.
The Updater dialog box appears.
Note
We recommend regular automatic updates. The recommended update interval
is: 60 minutes.
Note
You can also carry out a manual update directly via the Windows security
center.
4.2.4 Using a scan profile to scan for viruses and malware
A scan profile is a set of drives and directories to be scanned.
The following options are available for scanning via a scan profile:
Use predefined scan profile
If the predefined scan profile corresponds to your requirements.
Customize and apply scan profile (manual selection)
If you want to scan with a customized scan profile.
Create and apply new scan profile
If you want to create your own scan profile.
Depending on the operating system, various icons are available for starting a scan profile:
 In Windows XP:
This icon starts the scan via a scan profile.
 In Windows Vista:
In Microsoft Windows Vista, the Control Center only has limited rights at the moment,
e.g. for access to directories and files. Certain actions and file accesses can only be