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Avira Free Antivirus - User Manual (Status: 16 Dec. 2013) 57
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
permitted and no further notifications will be provided until the computer is restarted or
the virus definition file is updated.
Warning
This could result in loss of data and damage to the operating system! Only
select the Always ignore option in exceptional cases.
Copy to quarantine
Action option for a rootkits detection: The detection is copied to quarantine.
Repair boot sector | Download repair tool
Action options when infected boot sectors are detected: A number of options are
available for repairing infected diskette drives. If your Avira product is unable to
perform the repair, you can download a special tool for detecting and removing boot
sector viruses.
Note
If you carry out actions on running processes, the processes in question are
terminated before the actions are performed.
The website requested from the web server and/or any data or files transferred are
moved to 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.
4.3.9 Handling quarantined files (*.qua)
To handle quarantined files:
In the Control Center, select the section ADMINISTRATION > Quarantine section.
Check which files are involved, so that, if necessary, you can reload the original back
onto your computer from another location.
If you want to see more information on a file:
Highlight the file and click on .
The dialog box Properties appears with more information on the file.