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Overview of Avira Professional Security
Avira Professional Security - User Manual (Status: 14 Dec. 2012) 46
Note
Which actions are available for selection depends on the operating system, the
protection components (Avira Real-Time Protection, Avira System Scanner,
Avira Mail Protection, Avira Web Protection) reporting the detection, and the
type of malware detected.
Actions of the System Scanner and the Real-Time Protection (not ProActiv detections):
Repair
The file is repaired.
This option is only available if the infected file can be repaired.
Rename
The file is renamed with a *.vir extension. Direct access to these files (e.g. with double-
click) is therefore no longer possible. Files can be repaired and given their original
name at a later time.
Quarantine
The file is packaged into a special format (*.qua) and moved to the Quarantine
directory INFECTED on your hard disk, so that direct access is no longer possible.
Files in this directory can be repaired in Quarantine at a later data or, if necessary,
sent to Avira.
Delete
The file will be deleted. This process is much quicker than Overwrite and delete. If a
boot sector virus is detected, this can be deleted by deleting the boot sector. A new
boot sector is written.
Ignore
No further action is taken. The infected file remains active on your computer.
Overwrite and delete
The file is overwritten with a default template and then deleted. It cannot be restored.
Warning
This could result in loss of data and damage to the operating system! Only
select the Ignore option in exceptional cases.
Always ignore
Action option for Real-Time Protection detections: No further action is taken by Real-
Time Protection. Access to the file is permitted. All further access to this file is