Avira AntiVir Professional User Manual
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Table of Contents 1 Introduction .......................................................................................................... 1 2 Icons and emphases ................................................................................................ 2 3 Product information............................................................................................... 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 4 Installation and uninstallation ..............................................................................
Table of Contents 6 Scanner::Overview ............................................................................................... 43 7 Updates................................................................................................................ 44 8 Avira Firewall::Overview ...................................................................................... 46 9 FAQ, Tips .............................................................................................................
Avira AntiVir Professional 12.4 Firewall.................................................................................................................................93 12.4.1 Adapter rules ..........................................................................................................94 12.4.1.1. Incoming Rules ...............................................................................................96 12.4.1.2. Outgoing Rules...............................................................
1 Introduction Avira AntiVir Professional from Avira GmbH protects you computer against viruses, malware, adware and spyware, unwanted programs and other dangers. This manual deals with viruses and software in brief. The manual describes the program installation and operation. Please go to our website http://www.avira.com where you can download the Avira AntiVir Professional manual in PDF from, update Avira AntiVir Professional or renew your license.
2 Icons and emphases The following icons are used: Icon / Designation Explanation Placed before a condition which must be fulfilled prior to implementation. Placed before an action step that you implement. Placed before an event that follows the previous action. Warning Placed before a warning of the danger of critical data loss. Note Placed before a link to particularly important information or a tip which makes Avira AntiVir Professional easier to use.
3 Product information This chapter contains all information relevant to the purchase and use ofAvira AntiVir Professional: – see chapter: Delivery scope – see chapter: System requirements – see chapter: Licensing – see chapter: License Manager Avira AntiVir Professional is a comprehensive and flexible tool you can rely on to protect your computer from viruses, malware, unwanted programs, and other dangers Please note the following information: Note Loss of valuable data usually has dramatic consequences.
Avira AntiVir Professional – Rootkit protection for detecting hidden malware installed in your computer system (rootkits) (Not available under Windows XP 64 bit) – Direct access to detailed information on the detected viruses and malware via the Internet – Simple and quick updates to the program, virus definitions, and search engine through Single File Update and incremental VDF updates via a web server on the Internet or an intranet – User-friendly licensing in License Manager – Integrated Scheduler for pl
Product information For this reason, Microsoft is introducing the "User Account Control" with Windows Vista. This offers more protection for users who are logged in as administrators: thus in Windows Vista, one administrator only has the privileges of a normal user at first. Actions for which administrator rights are required are clearly marked in Windows Vista with an information icon. In addition, the user must explicitly confirm the required action.
Avira AntiVir Professional You can install the license by selecting the license file in your file manager or in the activation email with a double click and following the relevant instructions on the screen. Note The Avira AntiVir Professional License Manager automatically copies the corresponding license in the relevant product folder. If a license already exists, a note appears as to whether the existing license file is to be replaced. The existing file is then renamed (hbedv.old).
4 Installation and uninstallation This chapter contains information relating to the installation and uninstallation of your Avira AntiVir Professional: – see Chapter Installation: Conditions, Installation types, Install – see Chapter Installation modules – see Chapter Modification installation – Installation and uninstallation on the network – see Chapter Uninstallation: Uninstall 4.
Avira AntiVir Professional Before starting installation Close your email program. It is also recommended to end all running applications. Make sure that no other virus protection solutions are installed. The automatic protection functions of various security solutions may interfere with each other.
Installation and uninstallation The dialog box Download appears. All files necessary for installation are downloaded by the Avira GmbH web servers. The Download window closes after conclusion of the download. Installation with an installation package The installation wizard opens with the dialog box Avira AntiVir Professional. Click Accept to begin the installation. The installation file is extracted. The installation routine is started. The dialog box Welcome... appears. Click Next.
Avira AntiVir Professional Resume: Express installation und user-defined installation The dialog box Install license appears: Go to the directory in which you have saved the license file, read the message in the dialog box and confirm by clicking Next. The license file is copied and the components are installed and started. In the following dialog box you can choose whether to open the Readme file after installation is completed and whether to restart your computer.
Installation and uninstallation Enable or disable the Short system scan option and continue the configuration by clicking Next. In the following dialog box, you can complete the configuration by clicking Finish Click Finish to complete the configuration. The specified and selected settings are accepted. If you have enabled the Short system scan option, the Luke Filewalker window opens. The Scanner performs a short system scan.
Avira AntiVir Professional – AntiVir Guard The AntiVir Guard runs in the background. It monitors and repairs, if possible, files during operations such as open, write and copy in on-access mode. Whenever a user carries out a file operation (e.g. load document, execute, copy), Avira AntiVir Professional automatically scans the file. Renaming a file does not trigger a scan by AntiVir Guard.
Installation and uninstallation To uninstall Avira AntiVir Professional (e.g. in Windows XP and Windows Vista): Open the Control Panel via the Windows Start menu. Double click on Programs (Windows XP: Software). Select Avira AntiVir Professional and clickRemove. You will be asked if you really want to remove the program. You will be asked if you want to re-enable Windows Firewall (the Avira Firewall is disabled). All components of the program are removed. Click on Finish to complete uninstallation.
Avira AntiVir Professional Note The AntiVir Security Management Center provides another easy option for the installation and uninstallation of Avira AntiVir Professional on the network. The AntiVir Security Management Center enables the remote installation and maintenance of AntiVir products on the network. For further information, please refer to our website http://www.avira.com. 4.5.1 Installation on the network The installation can be script-controlled in batch mode.
Installation and uninstallation 4.5.3 Command line parameter for the setup program All path or file data must be placed in "...". The following parameter is possible for installation: – /inf The setup program starts with the script mentioned and retrieves all parameters required. Example: presetup.exe /inf="c:\temp\setup.inf" The following parameters are possible for the uninstallation: – /remove The setup program uninstalls Avira AntiVir Professional. Example: presetup.
Avira AntiVir Professional – ProgramGroup Creates a program group for all users of the computer in the Windows start menu. 1: Create program group 0: Do not create program group Example: ProgramGroup=1 – DesktopIcon Creates a shortcut desktop icon for all users of the computer on the desktop. 1: Create desktop icon 0: Do not create desktop icon Example: DesktopIcon=1 – ShellExtension Registers the shell extension in the registry.
Installation and uninstallation – ShowReadMe Displays the readme.txt file after installation. 1: Display file 0: Do not display file Example: ShowReadMe=1 – RestartWindows Restarts the computer after installation. This entry has a higher priority than ShowRestartMessage. 1: Restart computer 0: Do not restart computer Example: RestartWindows=1 – ShowRestartMessage Displays information during the setup before carrying out an automatic restart.
Avira AntiVir Professional 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.
5 Overview of AntiVir Professional This chapter contains an overview of the functionality and operation of AntiVir Professional. – see Chapter Interface and operation – see ChapterHow to...? 5.1 User interface and operation Your operate AntiVir Professional via three program interface elements: – Control Center: Monitoring and control of AntiVir Professional – Configuration: Configuration of AntiVir Professional – Tray Icon in the system tray of the taskbar: Open the Control Centre and other functions 5.
Avira AntiVir Professional – Navigation area: In the navigation area, you can easily swap between the individual sections of the Control Center. The individual sections contain information and functions of the program components of AntiVir Professional and are arranged in the navigation bar according to activity. Example: Activity Overview - SectionStatus. – View: This window shows the section selected in the navigation area.
Overview of AntiVir Professional – The Status section lets you see at a glance which Avira AntiVir Professional modules are active and provides information on the last update carried out. You can also see whether you own a valid license. – The Events section enables you to view events generated by certain Avira AntiVir Professional modules. – Die Reports section enables you to view the results of actions executed by Avira AntiVir Professional.
Avira AntiVir Professional The Configuration opens a dialog box: You can save your configuration settings via the OK or Accept buttons, delete you settings by clicking the Cancel button, or restore your default configuration settings using the Restore defaults button. You can select individual configuration sections in the left-hand navigation bar. Accessing the AntiVir Professional Configuration You have several options for accessing the configuration: – via the Windows control panel.
Overview of AntiVir Professional To hide configuration subsections, click on the minus symbol in front of the expanded configuration section. Note To enable or disable Configuration options and use the buttons, you can also use the following key combinations: [Alt] + underlined letter in the option name or button description. Note All configuration sections are only displayed in expert mode. Activate expert mode to view all configuration sections.
Avira AntiVir Professional The following configuration options are available: – Scanner: Configuration of on-demand scan Scan options Action on detections File scan options On-demand scan exceptions On-demand scan heuristics Report function setting – Guard: Configuration of on-access scan Scan options Action on detections On-access scan exceptions On-access scan heuristics Report function setting – MailGuard: Configuration of MailGuard Scan options: Enable the monitoring of POP3 accounts, IMAP accounts, out
Overview of AntiVir Professional – General: Configuration of email using SMTP Extended risk categories for on-demand and on-access scan Password protection for access to the Control Center and the Configuration Security: Update status display, full system scan status display, product protection WMI: Enable WMI support Event log configuration Configuration of report functions Setting of directories used Update: Configuration of connection to download server, download via Webserver or fileserver), set-up of p
Avira AntiVir Professional – Configure AntiVir: Opens the Configuration – Start update Starts an update. – Help: opens this online help. – Avira on the Internet: Opens the web portal of AntiVir Professional on the internet. The condition for this is that you have an active connection to the Internet. 5.2 How to...? 5.2.1 Activate license To activate the AntiVir Professional license: Activate your license for Avira AntiVir Professional with the license file hbedv.key.
Overview of AntiVir Professional The dialog box Type of job is displayed. Select Update job from the list. The dialog box Time of job appears. Select a time for the update: – Immediately – Daily – Weekly – Interval – Single – Login Note We recommend that you update Avira AntiVir Professional regularly and often. The recommended update interval is: 60 minutes. Where appropriate, specify a date according to the selection.
Avira AntiVir Professional 5.2.3 Start a manual update You have various options for starting an Avira AntiVir Professional update manually: When an update is started manually, the virus definition file and search engine are always updated.
Overview of AntiVir Professional In Microsoft Windows Vista, the control center at the moment only has limited rights, e.g. for access to directories and files. Certain actions and file accesses can only be carried out in the control centre with extended administrator rights. These extended administrator rights must be granted at the start of each scan via a scan profile. This icon starts a limited scan via a scan profile.
Avira AntiVir Professional Highlight the nodes and directories to be saved by clicking on the check box of the respective directory level. The following options are available, Select directories: – Directory, including sub-directories (black check mark) – Directory excluding sub-directories (green check mark) – Sub-directories of one directory only (grey check mark, sub-directories have black check marks) – No directory (no check mark) 5.2.
Overview of AntiVir Professional The dialog box Type of job appears. Select Scan job. The dialog box Select profile appears. Select the profile to be scanned. The dialog box Time of job appears. Select a time for the scan: – Immediately – Daily – Weekly – Interval – Single – Login Where appropriate, specify a date according to the selection.
Avira AntiVir Professional Stop job 5.2.8 On-demand scan: Targeted scan for active rootkits To scan for active rootkits, use the predefined scan profile Scan for rootkits. To scan for active rootkits systematically: Go to Control Center and select the section Local protection :: Scan. Predefined scan profiles appear. Select the predefined scan profile Scan for active malware. Where appropriate, highlight other nodes and directories to be scanned by clicking on the check box of the directory level.
Overview of AntiVir Professional In interactive action mode, data access is denied and a desktop notification is displayed. In the desktop notification you can remove the malware detected or transfer the malware to the Scanner component using the Details button for further virus management.
Avira AntiVir Professional – 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. – Ignore Avira AntiVir Professional takes no further action. The infected file remains active on your computer. Warning This could result in loss of data and damage to the operating system! Only select the Ignore option in exceptional cases.
Overview of AntiVir Professional The email including all attachments is moved to quarantine. The affected email is deleted. The body of the text and any attachments of the email are replaced by a default text. – Delete The affected email is deleted. The body of the text and any attachments of the email are replaced by a default text. – Delete attachment The infected attachment is replaced by a default text. If the body of the email is affected, it is deleted and also replaced by a default text.
Avira AntiVir Professional – Ignore The website requested from the web server and/or the data and files that were transferred are forwarded on by WebGuard to your web browser. Warning This could allow viruses and unwanted programs to access your computer system. Only select the Ignore option in exceptional cases. Note We recommend that you move any suspicious file that cannot be repaired to Quarantine. Note You can also send files reported by the heuristic to us for analysis.
Overview of AntiVir Professional Click OK. The file is uploaded to a Avira Malware Research Center web server in compressed form.
Avira AntiVir Professional In Microsoft Windows Vista, the control center at the moment only has limited rights, e.g. for access to directories and files. Certain actions and file accesses can only be carried out in the control centre with extended administrator rights. These extended administrator rights must be granted at the start of each scan via a scan profile. This icon restores the files to a directory of your choice. This icon restores the files to their original directory.
Overview of AntiVir Professional Click on .. The Windows default window for selecting a file appears. Select the file and confirm. The file is moved to quarantine. You can scan files in quarantine with the AntiVir Scanner: see Chapter: Quarantine: Handling quarantined files (*.qua) 5.2.
Avira AntiVir Professional 5.2.15 Events: Filter events Events that have been generated by AntiVir Professional program components are displayed in the Control Center under Overview :: Events (analogous to the event display of your Windows operating system).
Overview of AntiVir Professional Warning Only exclude email addresses from the MailGuard scan if the senders are completely trustworthy. Note Under MailGuard :: General :: Exceptions in the configuration, you can add more email addresses to the exclusion list or remove email addresses from the list. 5.2.17 Firewall: Select the security level for the Firewall There are various security levels to choose from. Depending on which you choose, you have different adapter rule configuration options.
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Scanner::Overview 6 Scanner::Overview With the Scanner component, you can carry out targeted scans (on-demand scans) for viruses and unwanted programs. The following options are available for scanning for infected files: – On-demand scan via context menu The on-demand-scan via the context menu (right-hand mouse button - entry Scan selected files with AntiVir) is recommended if, for example, you wish to scan individual files and directories.
7 Updates The effectiveness of anti-virus software depends on how up-to-date the program is, in particular the virus definition file and the search engine. To carry out updates, the Updater component is integrated into AntiVir Professional. The Updater ensures that Avira AntiVir Professional is always up-to-date and able to deal with the new viruses that appear every day.
Updater::Updates Note You can use AntiVir Internet Update Manager (file server or web server in Windows) as a web server or file server in the intranet. AntiVir Internet Update Manager mirrors the download servers of Avira AntiVir products (including AntiVir Professional) and can be obtained on the Internet at http://www.avira.com. When a web server is used, the HTTP protocol is used for the download. When using a file server, access to the update file is provided via the network.
8 Avira Firewall::Overview Avira Firewall monitors and regulates incoming and outgoing data traffic on your computer system and protects you from a wide range of attacks and threats from the Internet: Based on security guidelines, incoming or outgoing data traffic or listening to ports will be allowed or denied. You will receive a desktop notification if Avira Firewall denies network activity and thus blocks network connections.
9 FAQ, Tips This chapter provides a collection of frequently asked questions (FAQs) relating to Avira AntiVir Professional, a troubleshooting section and tips and tricks for using Avira AntiVir Professional. see Chapter Troubleshooting see Chapter Keyboard commands see ChapterWindows Security Center 9.1 Troubleshooting Here you will find information on causes and solutions of possible problems. – The error message The license file cannot be opened appears. – AntiVir MailGuard does not work.
Avira AntiVir Professional Otherwise: Check your settings in the Configuration (expert mode) under General :: Update. Viruses and malware cannot be moved or deleted. Reason: The file was loaded by windows and is active. Update Avira AntiVir Professional. If you use the operating system Windows XP, deactivate System Restore. Start the computer in Safe Mode. Start Avira AntiVir Professional and the Configuration (expert mode). Choose Scanner :: Scan :: Files :: All files and confirm with OK.
FAQ, Tips Define a general approval for AntiVir Guard and AntiVir MailGuard. AntiVir Guard only works with the address 127.0.0.1 (localhost). An Internet connection is not established. The same applies to AntiVir MailGuard. AntiVir MailGuard does not work. Please check correct functioning of AntiVir MailGuard with the aid of the following checklists if problems occur with AntiVir MailGuard. Checklist Check whether your mail client logs in on the server via Kerberos, APOP or RPA.
Avira AntiVir Professional Reason: The virtual machine emulates through software a network card. This emulation encapsulates the data packages of the guest system in special packages (UDP packages) and routes them via the external gateway back to the host system. Avira Firewall rejects these packages coming from outside, starting from security level medium. To avoid this behavior do the following: Go to Control Center and select the section Online protection :: Firewall. Click the Configuration link.
FAQ, Tips Reason: WebGuard checks the data sent completely for viruses and undesired programs first of all, before the data are loaded into the web browser. During a data transfer with ’transfer-encoding= chunked’, WebGuard cannot determine the message length or the data volume. Enter the configuration of the URL of the web chats as an exception (see Configuration: WebGuard::Exceptions). 9.
Avira AntiVir Professional 9.2.2 In the help Shortcut Description Alt + Space Display system menu. Alt + Tab Shift between the help and the other opened windows. Alt + F4 Close help. Shift + F10 Display context menu of the help. Ctrl + Tab Go to next section in the navigation window. Ctrl + Shift + Tab Go to previous section in the navigation window. Page up Change to the subject, which is displayed above in the contents, in the index or in the list of the search results.
FAQ, Tips Shortcut Description Return Properties Quarantine section Shortcut Description F2 Rescan object F3 Restore object F4 Send object F6 Restore object to...
Avira AntiVir Professional 9.3 Windows Security Center - Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher - 9.3.1 General The Windows Security Center checks the status of a computer for important security aspects. If a problem is detected with one of these important points (e.g. an outdated anti-virus program), the Security Center issues an alert and gives recommendations on how to protect your computer better. 9.3.
FAQ, Tips 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.
Avira AntiVir Professional Avira AntiVir Professional is now up to date and the AntiVir Guard is enabled. Virus protection OFF You receive the following message if you disable the AntiVir Guard or stop the Guard service. Note You can enable or disabled AntiVir Guard in the Overview :: Status section of theAvira AntiVir Professional Control Center . You can also see that the AntiVir Guard is enabled if the red umbrella in your taskbar is open.
10 Viruses and more 10.1 Extended threat categories Dialers (DIALERS) Certain services available in the Internet have to be paid for. They are invoiced in Germany via dialers with 0190/0900 numbers (or via 09x0 numbers in Austria and Switzerland; in Germany, the number is set to change to 09x0 in the medium term). Once installed on the computer, these programs guarantee a connection via a suitable premium rate number whose scale of charges can vary widely.
Avira AntiVir Professional Studies have shown that the number of working hours devoted to computer games has long reached economically significant proportions. It is therefore not surprising that more and more companies are considering ways of banning computer games from workplace computers. Avira AntiVir Professional detects computer games.
Viruses and more Avira AntiVir Professional detects "Adware/Spyware". If the option Adware/Spyware is enabled with a check mark in the configuration under Extended threat categories, you receive a corresponding alert if Avira AntiVir Professional detects such software. Unusual Runtime Compression Tools (PCK) Files that have been compressed with an unusual runtime compression tool and that can therefore be classified as possibly suspicious.
Avira AntiVir Professional Adware is software that presents banner ads or in pop-up windows through a bar that appears on a computer screen. These advertisements usually cannot be removed and are consequently always visible. The connection data allow many conclusions on the usage behavior and are problematic in terms of data security. Backdoors A backdoor can gain access to a computer by circumventing computer access security mechanisms.
Viruses and more A honeypot is a service (program or server) installed in a network. It has the function to monitor a network and to protocol attacks. This service is unknown to the legitimate user - because of this reason he is never addressed. If an attacker examines a network for the weak points and uses the services which are offered by a Honeypot, it is logged and an alert is triggered. Macro viruses Macro viruses are small programs that are written in the macro language of an application (e.g.
Avira AntiVir Professional A rootkit is a collection of software tools that are installed after a computer system has been infiltrated to conceal logins of the infiltrator, hide processes and record data generally speaking: to make themselves invisible. They attempt to update already installed spy programs and reinstall deleted spyware.
11 Info and Service This chapter contains information on how to contact us. see Chapter Contact address see Chapter Technical support see Chapter Suspicious files see Chapter Report false positives see Chapter Your feedback for more security 11.1 Contact address If you have any questions or requests concerning the Avira AntiVir Professional product range, we will be pleased to help you. You will find our contact addresses in the Control Center under Help :: About Avira AntiVir Professional. 11.
Avira AntiVir Professional – Send the required file packed (WinZIP, PKZip, Arj etc.) in the attachment of an email to virus-professional@avira.com. As some email gateways work with antivirus software, you should also provide the file(s) with a password (please remember to tell us the password). You can also send us the suspect file via our website. 11.
12 Reference: Configuration options The configuration reference documents all configuration options available in Avira AntiVir Professional. 12.1 Scanner The Scanner section of the Configuration is responsible for the configuration of the ondemand scan. 12.1.1 Scan Here you define the basic behavior of the scan routine for an on-demand scan.
Avira AntiVir Professional Note If this option is enabled and you have deleted all entries from the list with file extensions, this is indicated with the text "No file extensions" under the button File extensions. File extensions With the aid of this button, a dialog window is opened in which all file extensions are displayed that are scanned in Use file extension list mode. Default entries are set for the extensions, but entries can be added or deleted.
Reference: Configuration options If this option is enabled, Scanner performs a scan that follows all symbolic links in the scan profile or selected directory and scans the linked files for viruses and malware. This option is not supported by Windows 2000 and has been deactivated. Important The option does not include any shortcuts, but refers exclusively to symbolic links (generated by mklink.exe) or Junction Points (generated by junction.exe) which are transparent in the file system.
Avira AntiVir Professional 12.1.1.1. Action for concerning files Action for concerning files You can define the actions to be carried out by Scanner when a virus or unwanted program is detected. Interactive If this option is enabled, the results of the Scanner scan are displayed in a dialog box. When carrying out a scan with the Scanner, you will receive an alert with a list of the affected files at the end of the scan.
Reference: Configuration options Note If you have selected Delete or Overwrite and Delete as the default action and wish to set the notification mode to combined, you should note the following: In the case of heuristic hits, the affected files are not deleted, but are instead moved to quarantine. Click here for more information. Automatic If this option is enabled, then no dialog box for selecting an action appears following the detection of a virus or unwanted program.
Avira AntiVir Professional If this option is enabled, the Scanner moves the file to the quarantine. These files can later be repaired or - if necessary - sent to the Avira Malware Research Center. Secondary action The option Secondary action can only be selected if the setting Repair was selected under Primary action. With this option it can now be decided what is to be done with the affected file if it cannot be repaired. delete If this option is enabled, the file is deleted.
Reference: Configuration options This button opens a window in which you can select the desired program with the aid of the file selection dialog. Arguments In this input box you can enter command line parameters for the program to be started if necessary. Event log Use event log If this option is enabled, an event report with the results of the scan is transferred to Windows event logging after a Scanner scan has been completed. The events can be called up in the Windows event viewer.
Avira AntiVir Professional Archives In this display area you can set which archives the Scanner should scan. For this, you must select the relevant entries. 12.1.1.3. Exceptions File objects to be omitted for the scanner The list in this window contains files and paths that should not be included by the Scanner in the scan for viruses or unwanted programs. Please enter as few exceptions as possible here and really only files that, for whatever reason, should not be included in a normal scan.
Reference: Configuration options 12.1.1.4. Heuristic This configuration section contains the settings for the heuristic of the Avira AntiVir Professional search engine. Avira AntiVir Professional contains very powerful heuristics that can proactively uncover unknown malware, i.e. before a special virus signature to combat the damaging element has been created and before a virus guard update has been sent.
Avira AntiVir Professional Off If this option is enabled, the Scanner does not report the actions and results of the ondemand scan. Default When this option is activated, the Scanner logs the names of the files concerned with their path. In addition, the configuration for the current scan, version information and information on the licensee is written in the report file. Advanced When this option is activated, the Scanner logs alerts and tips in addition to the default information.
Reference: Configuration options If this option is enabled, all files, irrespective of their content and their file extension, are scanned for viruses or unwanted programs, i.e. the filter is not used. Note If All files is enabled, the button File extensions cannot be selected. Smart Extensions If this option is enabled, the selection of the files scanned for viruses or unwanted programs is automatically chosen by Avira AntiVir Professional.
Avira AntiVir Professional When scanning archives, you can restrict the scan to a maximum number of files in the archive. The default value for the maximum number of files to be scanned is 10 and is recommended. Maximum size (KB) When scanning archives, you can restrict the scan to a maximum archive size to be unpacked. The standard value of 1000KB is recommended. Drives Network drives If this option is enabled, files on network drives (mapped drives) such as server volumes, peer drives etc.
Reference: Configuration options Guard repairs the infected file if possible. rename Guard renames the file. Direct access to these files (e.g. with double-click) is therefore no longer possible. The file can be repaired at a later time and renamed again. Quarantine Guard moves the file to the quarantine folder. The file can be recovered from quarantine manager if it has an informative value or - if necessary - sent to the Avira Malware Research Center.
Avira AntiVir Professional repair If this option is enabled, the Guard repairs affected files automatically. If the Guard cannot repair an affected file, it carries out the action selected under Secondary action. Note An automatic repair is recommended, but means that the Guard modifies files on the workstation. delete If this option is enabled, the file is deleted. This process is much faster than "overwrite and delete".
Reference: Configuration options Warning The affected file remains active on your workstation! It may cause serious damage on your workstation! Deny access If this option is enabled, the Guard only enters the detection in the report file if the report function is enabled. In addition, the Guard writes an entry in the Event log, if this option is enabled. Quarantine If this option is enabled, the Guard moves the file to the quarantine.
Avira AntiVir Professional 12.2.1.3. Exceptions With these options you can configure exception objects for the Guard (on-access scan). The relevant objects are then not included in the on-access scan. The Guard can ignore file accesses to these objects during the on-access scan via the list of processes to be omitted. This is useful, for example, with databases or back-up solutions. Processes to be omitted by the Guard All file accesses of processes in this list are excluded from monitoring by Guard.
Reference: Configuration options Note For each drive you can specify a maximum of 20 exceptions by entering the complete path (starting with the drive letter). E.g.: C:\Program Files\Application\Name.log The maximum number of exceptions without a complete path is 64. For example: *.log \computer1\C\directory1 The button opens a window in which you can select the file object to be excluded. Add With this button, you can add the file object entered in the input box to the display window.
Avira AntiVir Professional Note With regard to exceptions on connected network drives, please note the following: if you use the drive letter of the connected network drive, the files and folders specified are NOT excluded from the Guard scan.
Reference: Configuration options 12.2.1.4. Heuristic This configuration section contains the settings for the heuristic of the Avira AntiVir Professional search engine. Avira AntiVir Professional contains very powerful heuristics that can proactively uncover unknown malware, i.e. before a special virus signature to combat the damaging element has been created and before a virus guard update has been sent.
Avira AntiVir Professional The ProActive component uses rule sets developed by the Avira Malware Research Center to identify behavior typical of malware. The rule sets are supplied by Avira GmbH databases. AntiVir ProActiv sends information on any suspicious programs detected to the Avira database for logging. You have the option of disabling transmission of data to the Avira databases. Note ProActive technology is not yet available for 64 bit systems! Windows 2000 does not support ProActive components.
Reference: Configuration options The button opens a window in which you can select the application to be blocked. Add With the Add button you can transfer the application specified in the input box to the list of applications to be blocked. Note Applications required for the proper operation of the operating system cannot be added. Delete The Delete button lets you remove a highlighted application from the list of applications to be blocked. 12.2.2.2.
Avira AntiVir Professional In this box you enter the application to be excluded from monitoring by the ProActiv component. To identify the application, the full path, file name and file extension must be specified. The path must either show the drive on which the application is located or start with an environment variable. The button opens a window in which you can select the application to be excluded.
Reference: Configuration options Write configuration in report file If this option is enabled, the configuration of the on-access scan is recorded in the report file. 12.3 MailGuard The MailGuard section of the Configuration is responsible for the configuration of the MailGuard. 12.3.1 Scan Use MailGuard to scan incoming emails for viruses and malware . Outgoing emails can be scanned for viruses and malware by MailGuard.
Avira AntiVir Professional Note To verify the protocols and ports used, call up the properties of your email accounts in your email client program. Default ports are mostly used. 12.3.1.1. Action for concerning files This configuration section contains settings for actions performed when MailGuard finds a virus or unwanted program in an email or in an attachment. Note These actions are performed both when a virus is detected in incoming emails and when a virus is detected in outgoing emails.
Reference: Configuration options If this option is enabled, the MailGuard shows a progress bar during downloading of emails. This option can only be enabled if the option Interactive has been selected. Automatic If this option is enabled, you are no longer notified when a virus or unwanted program is found. MailGuard reacts according to the settings you define in this section. Primary action Primary action is the action carried out when the MailGuard finds a virus or an unwanted program in an email.
Avira AntiVir Professional Default text for deleted and moved emails The text in this box is inserted in the email as a message instead of the affected email. You can edit this message. You can enter a maximum of 500 characters. You can use the following key combination for formatting: inserts a line break. Default The button inserts a pre-defined default text in the edit box.
Reference: Configuration options Low detection level If this option is enabled, Avira AntiVir Professional detects slightly less unknown malware, the risk of false alerts is low in this case. Medium detection level This option is enabled as the default setting if you have selected application of this heuristic. This option is enabled as the default setting and is recommended.
Avira AntiVir Professional With this button you can add the email address entered in the input box to the list of email addresses not to be scanned. Delete This button deletes a highlighted email address from the list. 12.3.2.2. Cache Cache The MailGuard cache contains data regarding the scanned emails that is displayed as statistical data in the Control Center under MailGuard.
Reference: Configuration options 12.3.3 Report MailGuard includes an extensive logging function to provide the user or administrator with exact notes about the type and manner of a detection. Reporting This group allows for the content of the report file to be determined. Off If this option is enabled, then MailGuard does not create a log.
Avira AntiVir Professional 12.4.1 Adapter rules In the Avira Firewall, an adapter represents a software simulated hardware device (e.g. miniport, bridge connection, etc.) or a real hardware device (e.g. network card). The Avira Firewall displays the adapter rules of all existing adapters on your computer for which a driver was installed. A predefined adapter rule depends on the security level.
Reference: Configuration options With a mouse click on the link you have the choice to reject or not to reject fragmented ICMP packets. TCP port scan With this rule you can define when a TCP port scan is assumed by the Firewall and what should be done in this case. This rule serves for preventing so-called TCP port scan attack, which results in a detection of open TCP ports on your computer.
Avira AntiVir Professional milliseconds. When detected,log attacker's IP and don't add rule to block the attack. milliseconds. When detected, log attacker's IP and add rule to block the attack. Ports With a mouse click on the link a dialog box appears in which you can enter the number of ports that must have been scanned so that a UDP port scan is assumed.
Reference: Configuration options Discard packets that have following bytes with mask at offset 0. Advanced: Discard packets that have following bytes with mask at offset 0. – Deny TCP packets on 135 Deny TCP packets from address 0.0.0.0 with mask 0.0.0.0 if local ports in {135} and remote ports in {0-65535}. Apply for all packets. Don't log when packet matches rule. Advanced: Discard packets that have following bytes with mask at offset 0.
Avira AntiVir Professional rule. Advanced: Discard packets that have following bytes with mask at offset 0. – Deny all TCP packets Deny TCP packetsfrom address 0.0.0.0 with mask 0.0.0.0 if local ports are in range {0-65535} and the remote port is in range {065535}. Apply for all packets. Don't log when packet matches rule. Advanced: Discard packets that have following bytes with mask at offset 0.
Reference: Configuration options With a mouse click on this link a dialog box appears in which you can define the remote port number(s) or complete port ranges. Application method With a mouse click on this link you have the choice to apply the rule for connection initiation and existing connection packets or only for packets of existing connections or for all packets.
Avira AntiVir Professional – Deny all UDP packets Deny UDP packets from address 0.0.0.0 with mask 0.0.0.0if the local port is in range {0-65535} and the remote port is in range {065535}. Apply for all ports. Don't log when packet matches rule. Advanced: Discard packets that have following bytes with mask at offset 0. Accepting of UDP packets With a mouse click on the link you have the choice to allow or deny special defined incoming UDP packets.
Reference: Configuration options The advanced feature enables content filtering. For example packets can be rejected if they contain some specific data at a certain offset. If you do not want to use this option do not select a file or choose an empty file. Filtered content: Data With a mouse click on the link a dialog box appears in which you can select a file that contains the specific buffer.
Avira AntiVir Professional The advanced feature enables content filtering. For example packets can be rejected if they contain some specific data at a certain offset. If you do not want to use this option do not select a file or choose an empty file. Filtered content: Data With a mouse click on the link a dialog box appears in which you can select a file that contains the specific buffer. Filtered content: Mask With a mouse click on the link a dialog box appears in which you can select the specific mask.
Reference: Configuration options By clicking on this link with the mouse, a dialog window opens in which you can enter the required IP mask. Protocol By clicking on this link with the mouse, a dialog window opens in which you can enter the required IP protocol. Report file By clicking on the link with the mouse you can decide whether to write to a report file or not if the package complies with the rule. 12.4.1.2.
Avira AntiVir Professional This list contains all users in the system. If you are logged in as an administrator, you can select the user you want to apply the rules for. If you are not a privileged user, you can see only the user currently logged on. Application list This table shows the list of applications for which rules are defined. The application list contains the settings of each application that was executed and had a rule saved since the Avira Firewall was installed.
Reference: Configuration options in which you can enter specific rules for the application. Shows the type of filtering. You can select another type of filtering by clicking the link. Filtering Simple: In the case of simple filtering, the specified action is carried out on all network activities performed by the software application. Advanced: With this type of filtering, the rules that were added to the extended configuration are applied.
Avira AntiVir Professional Button Description Add application Allows you to create a new application rule. If you press this button, a dialog window is opened. Here you can select the required application for creating a new rule. Remove rule Removes the selected application rule. Reload Reloads the list of applications and simultaneously discards the changes just made to the application rules. 12.4.3 Trusted vendors A list of trusted software producers is displayed under Trusted providers.
Reference: Configuration options Note The Firewall prioritizes application rules before making entries in the list of trusted providers: If you have created an application rule and the application provider is listed in the list of trusted providers, the application rule will be executed. 12.4.4 Settings Advanced options Firewall enable If the option is activated, the Avira Firewall is enabled and protects your computer from risks originating from the Internet and other networks.
Avira AntiVir Professional IP blocked If the option is activated, you will receive a desktop notification if the Firewall has denied, i.e. blocked, data traffic from an IP address. Application rules The application rules options are used to set the configuration options for application rules in the Firewall::Application rules section. Advanced options If this option is enabled, you can regulate different network accesses of an application on an individual basis.
Reference: Configuration options Always enabled When this option is enabled, the option "Save action for this application" of the dialog box "Network event" is activated as the default setting. This option is enabled as the default setting. Always disabled When this option is enabled, the option "Save action for this application" of the dialog box "Network event" is disabled as the default setting.
Avira AntiVir Professional Remember last used state If this option is enabled, the status of the Allow privileged option is handled in the same way as for the previous network event in the Network event window: If the option Allow privileged was enabled for execution of the last network event, the option is enabled by default for the following network event.
Reference: Configuration options Automatic rule timeout Block forever If this option is enabled, a rule that was automatically created, for example, during a port scan is retained. Remove rule after n seconds If this option is enabled, a rule that was automatically created for example during a port scan, is removed again after the time you have defined. This option is enabled as the default setting. 12.5.2 General adapter rules Network connections that have been set up are designated adapters.
Avira AntiVir Professional 50 ms. 50 ms. Reject fragmented ICMP packets. Reject fragmented ICMP packets. Incoming blocked type: no types/several types With a mouse click on the link a list of ICMP packet types is displayed. From this list you can specify the desired incoming ICMP message types you want to block. Outgoing blocked type: no types/several types With a mouse click on the link a list of ICMP packet types is displayed.
Reference: Configuration options With a mouse click on the link you have the choice to add or not to add the rule to block the TCP port scan attack. UDP port scan With this rule you can define when a UDP port scan is assumed by the Firewall and what should be done in this case. This rule prevents so-called UDP port scan attacks, which result in a detection of open UDP ports on your computer.
Avira AntiVir Professional Allow TCP packets from address 0.0.0.0 with mask 0.0.0.0 if local ports in {135} and remote ports in {0-65535}. Apply forpackets of existing connections. Don't log when packet matches rule. Advanced: Discard packets that have following bytes with mask at offset 0. – Deny TCP packets on 135 Deny TCP packets from address 0.0.0.0 with mask 0.0.0.0 if local ports in {135} and remote ports in {0-65535}. Apply for all packets. Don't log when packet matches rule.
Reference: Configuration options packets from address 0.0.0.0 with mask 0.0.0.0 if local ports in {065535} and remote ports in {0-65535}. Apply for connection initiation and existing connection packets. Don't log when packet matches rule. Advanced: Discard packets that have following bytes with mask at offset 0. – Deny all TCP packets Deny TCP packetsfrom address 0.0.0.0 with mask 0.0.0.0 if local ports are in range {0-65535} and the remote port is in range {065535}. Apply for all packets.
Avira AntiVir Professional Accept / deny TCP packets With a mouse click on the link you have the choice to allow or deny special defined incoming TCP packets. IP address By clicking on this link with the mouse, a dialog window opens in which you can enter the required IP address. IP mask By clicking on this link with the mouse, a dialog window opens in which you can enter the required IP mask.
Reference: Configuration options if local port is in {0- 66535} and remote port is in {0-66535}. Apply rule to open ports. Don't log when packet matches rule. Advanced: Discard packets that have following bytes with mask at offset 0. the local port is in range {0-65535} and the remote port is in range {53, 67, 68, 123}. Apply rule to open ports. Don't log when packet matches rule. Advanced: Discard packets that have following bytes with mask at offset 0.
Avira AntiVir Professional Local ports With a mouse click on this link a dialog box appears in which you can define the local port number(s) or complete port ranges. Remote ports With a mouse click on this link a dialog box appears in which you can define the remote port number(s) or complete port ranges. Application method With a mouse click on this link you have the choice to apply this rule to all ports or only to all opened ports.
Reference: Configuration options Accepting of ICMP packets With a mouse click on the link you have the choice to allow or deny special defined incoming ICMP packets. IP address By clicking on this link with the mouse, a dialog window opens in which you can enter the required IP address. IP mask By clicking on this link with the mouse, a dialog window opens in which you can enter the required IP mask.
Avira AntiVir Professional By clicking on the link with the mouse you can decide whether to write to a report file or not if the package complies with the rule. Possible rules for monitoring IP packages based on IP protocols IP packages By clicking on the link with the mouse, you can decide whether you want to accept or reject specially defined IP packages. IP address By clicking on this link with the mouse, a dialog window opens in which you can enter the required IP address.
Reference: Configuration options Note You can add new rules for individual adapters or for all adapters present on the computer. To add an adapter rule for all adapters, select Computer from the adapter hierarchy that is displayed and click on the Add button. Note To change the position of a rule you can also use the mouse to drag the rule to the required position. 12.5.3 Application list You can use the application list to create rules specifying how applications access networks.
Avira AntiVir Professional Vendors The list shows all providers classified as trusted. Buttons Button Description Add This button opens a dialog box in which you can select applications. The manufacturer of the application is established and added to the list of trusted providers. Add group This button opens a dialog box in which you can select a directory. The manufacturers of all the applications in the selected path are established and added to the list of trusted providers.
Reference: Configuration options Popup settings Inspect process launch stack If this option is enabled, the process stack inspection allows a more accurate control. The Firewall will assume that any of the untrustworthy processes in the stack may actually be the one accessing the network through its child process. Therefore a different popup window will be opened for each untrustworthy process in the process stack. This option is disabled as the default setting.
Avira AntiVir Professional Show details on demand If this option is enabled, the detailed information is only displayed in theNetwork event window on request, i.e. the detailed information is displayed by clicking on the Show details button in the Network event window. Always show details If this option is enabled, detailed information is always displayed in the Network event window.
Reference: Configuration options If this option is enabled, the web pages you request using an Internet browser are scanned for viruses and malware. WebGuard monitors the data transferred from the Internet using the HTTP protocol at ports 80, 8080, 3128. If any affected web pages are detected, the loading of the web pages is blocked. If this option is disabled, the WebGuard service is still started, but the scan for viruses and malware is disabled.
Avira AntiVir Professional Quarantine In the event of a virus or malware being detected, the website requested from the web server and/or the transferred data and files are moved into quarantine. The affected file can be recovered from quarantine manager if it has an informative value or - if necessary - sent to the Avira Malware Research Center. ignore The website requested from the web server and/or the data and files that were transferred are forwarded on by WebGuard to your web browser.
Reference: Configuration options 12.6.1.2. Locked requests In Locked requests you can specify the file types and MIME types (content types for the transferred data) to be blocked by WebGuard. The Web filter lets you block known phishing and malware URLs. WebGuard prevents the transfer of data from the Internet to your computer system. File types / MIME types to be blocked by WebGuard (user-defined) All file types and MIME types (content types for the transferred data) in the list are blocked by WebGuard.
Avira AntiVir Professional Delete The button deletes a selected entry from the list. This button is inactive if no entry is selected. Web-Filter The Web filter is based on an internal database, updated daily, that classifies URLs according to content. Activate web filter When the option is enabled, all URLs matching the selected categories in the Web filter list are blocked. Web filter list In the Web filter list you can select the content categories whose URLs are to be blocked by WebGuard.
Reference: Configuration options Warning All file types and content types on the exclusion list are downloaded into the Internet browser without further scanning of the blocked access (List of file and MIME types to be blocked in WebGuard::Scan::Blocked access) or by WebGuard: For all entries on the exclusion list, the entries on the list of file and MIME types to be blocked are ignored. No scan for viruses and malware is carried out.
Avira AntiVir Professional Warning All websites on the list of excluded URLs are downloaded into the Internet browser without further scanning by the web filter or WebGuard: For all entries in the list of excluded URLs, the entries in the web filter (see WebGuard::Scan::Blocked access) are ignored. No scan for viruses and malware is carried out. Only trusted URLs should therefore be excluded from WebGuard scans.
Reference: Configuration options 12.6.1.4. Heuristic This configuration section contains the settings for the heuristic of the Avira AntiVir Professional search engine. Avira AntiVir Professional contains very powerful heuristics that can proactively uncover unknown malware, i.e. before a special virus signature to combat the damaging element has been created and before a virus guard update has been sent.
Avira AntiVir Professional If this option is enabled, then WebGuard does not create a log. It is recommended that you should turn off the logging function only in exceptional cases, such as if you are executing trials with multiple viruses or unwanted programs. Default If this option is enabled, WebGuard records important information (concerning detections, alerts and errors) in the report file, with less important information ignored for improved clarity. This option is enabled as the default setting.
Reference: Configuration options If this option is enabled, in addition to the specified update interval, the update job is carried out every time an Internet connection is established. Repeat job if the time has already expired If this option is enabled, past update jobs are carried out that could not be carried out at the time specified, for example because the computer was switched off. Download via web server The update is carried out via a web server using an HTTP connection.
Avira AntiVir Professional If this option is enabled, you will be notified by email when new product updates become available. Updates to the virus definition file and search engine are carried out independently of this setting. The conditions for this option are: complete configuration of the update and an open connection to a download server. You will receive notifications via a desktop popup window and via an alert from the Updater in the Control Centre under Overview::Events.
Reference: Configuration options Reminder message for restart every n seconds If this option is enabled, the necessary restart is not carried out automatically after a product update has been executed. At the interval specified, you will receive restart notifications without cancel options. These notifications let you confirm the computer restart or select Remind me again .
Avira AntiVir Professional 12.7.4 Web server The update can be performed directly via a web server on the Internet or the intranet. Web server connection Use existing connection (network) This setting is displayed if your connection is used via a network. Use the following connection: This setting is displayed if you define your connection individually. The Updater automatically detects which connection options are available.
Reference: Configuration options In this field, enter the update directory and URL of the web server that will first be requested to provide the update. If this server cannot be reached, the standard servers indicated will be used. The format for the address of the web server is as follows: http://
[:Port]/update. If you do not specify a port, port 80 will be used. 12.7.4.1.Avira AntiVir Professional – Guard: Sending notifications – Scanner: Sending notifications – Updater: Sending notifications Note Please note that ESMTP is not supported. In addition, an encrypted transfer via TLS (Transport Layer Security) or SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is currently not possible. Email messages SMTP Server Enter the name of the host to be used here - either its IP address or the direct host name. The maximum possible length of the host name is 127 characters. For example: 192.168.1.
Reference: Configuration options – Jokes (JOKES) – Security Privacy Risk (SPR) – Adware/Spyware (ADSPY) – Unusual runtime packers (PCK) – Double Extension Files (HEUR-DBLEXT) – Phishing – Application (APPL) By clicking on the relevant box, the selected type is enabled (check mark set) or disabled (no check mark). Select all If this option is enabled, all types are enabled. Default values This button restores the predefined default values.
Avira AntiVir Professional Activate / deactivate Guard If this option is enabled, the pre-defined password is required to enable or disable AntiVir Guard. Activate / deactivate MailGuard If this option is enabled, the pre-defined password is required to enable/disable MailGuard. Activate / deactivate Firewall If this option is enabled, the pre-defined password is required to enable/disable the Firewall.
Reference: Configuration options 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.
Avira AntiVir Professional Note When this option is activated, changes can only be made to the configuration, including changes to scan or update requests, can only be made by means of the user interface. Important Protection for files and registration entries is not available for Windows XP 64 Bit ! 12.8.
Reference: Configuration options The button opens a window in which you can select the required temporary path. Default The button restores the pre-defined directory for the temporary path. Report directory This input box contains the path to the report file of Avira AntiVir Professional. The button opens a window in which you can select the required directory. Default The button restores the pre-defined path to the report directory.
Avira AntiVir Professional This button lets you add another computer. A window is opened in which you can enter the names of new computers. A computer name can be a maximum of 15 characters long. The button opens a window in which you can alternatively select a computer directly from your computer environment. Delete This button lets you delete the currently selected entry from the list. Guard Network alerts If this option is enabled, network alerts are sent.
Reference: Configuration options Scanner Enable network alerts If this option is enabled, network alerts are sent. This option is disabled as the default setting. Note To enable this option, at least one recipient must be entered under General::Alerts::Network . Message to be sent The window shows the message sent to the selected workstation when a virus or unwanted program is detected. You can edit this message. A text may contain a maximum of 500 characters.
Avira AntiVir Professional Enter the name of the host to be used here - either its IP address or the direct host name. The maximum possible length of the host name is 127 characters. For example: 192.168.1.100 or mail.musterfirma.de. Sender address In this input box, enter the email address of the sender. The maximum length of the sender's address is 127 characters. Authentication Some mail servers expect a program to verify itself to the server (log in) before an email is sent.
Reference: Configuration options If this option is enabled, you receive an email if Avira AntiVir Professional detects an internal critical error. Note In this case, please inform our technical support and include the data given in the email. The specified file should also be sent for examination. Edit TheEdit button opens theEmail template window in which you can configure the notification for a 'Critical error in Guard’ event.
Avira AntiVir Professional If this option is enabled, the current report file of the Scanner component is added to the email as an attachment when sending Scanner notifications. Recipient address(es) Enter the email address(es) of the recipient(s) in this box. The individual addresses are separated by commas. The maximum length of all addresses together (i.e. the total character string) is 260 characters.
Reference: Configuration options TheEdit button opens theEmail template window in which you can configure the notification for an 'Update failed’ event. You have the option of inserting text for the subject line and body of the email. You can use variables for this purpose (seeConfiguration::General::Email::Alerts::Email Template).
Avira AntiVir Professional Specific component variables 150 Variable Value Component emails %ENGINEVER% Version of search engine used Guard Scanner %VDFVER% Version of virus definition file used Guard Scanner %SOURCE% Fully qualified file name Guard %VIRUSNAME% Name of the virus or unwanted program.
Reference: Configuration options %START_TIME% Start time of the scan: Start time of the update Scanner Updater %END_TIME% End of the scan End of the update Scanner Updater %TIME_TAKEN% Duration of scan in minutes Duration of the update in minutes Scanner Updater %LOGFILEPATH% Path and file name of the report file Scanner Updater 12.8.7.3. Acoustic alerts Acoustic alert When a virus or malware is detected by the Scanner or Guard an acoustic alert is sounded in interactive action mode.
Avira AntiVir Professional 12.8.7.4. Warnings AntiVir Professional generates so-called slide-ups, desktop notifications for specific events, which give information on successful or failed program sequences, such as updates. In Warnings you can enable or disable the notifications for specific events.. With desktop notifications, you have the option of disabling the notification directly in the slide-up. You can reverse the disabling of the notification in Warnings.
Reference: Configuration options When this option has been activated, the size of the event database is not limited. However, a maximum of 20,000 entries are displayed in the program interface under Events. 12.8.9 Limit reports Limit number of reports Limit the number to n units When this option is enabled, the maximum number of reports can be limited to a specific amount. Values between 1 and 300 are permissible. If the specified number is exceeded, then the oldest report at that time is deleted.
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