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3. Del Delete selected profile FireWall section Shortcut Description Return Properties Quarantine section Shortcut Description F2 Rescan object F3 Restore object F4 Send object F6 Restore object to Return Properties Ins Add file Del Delete object Scheduler section Shortcut Description F2 Edit job Return Properties Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 FAQ Tips 85 CK AVIRA Ins Insert new job Del Delete job Reports section Shortcut Description F3 Display report file F4 Print report file Return Display report Del Delete report s Events section Shortcut Description F3 Export event s Return Show event Del Delete event s 9 3 Windows Security Center Windows XP Service Pack 2 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status of a computer for important security aspects If a problem is detected with one of these important points e g an outdated anti virus program the Security Center issues an alert and gives recommendations on how to protect your computer better Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 FAQ Tips 86 R AV RA FAQ Tips 9 3 2 The Windows Security Center and your Avira product FireWall You may receive the following information from the Security Center with regard to your firewall e Firewall ACTIVE Firewall on
4. 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 Port scan time window With a mouse click on this link a dialog box appears in which you can enter the time span for a certain number of port scans so that a UDP Port Scan is assumed Event database With a mouse click on the link you have the choice between log and don t log the attacker s IP address Rule With a mouse click on the link you have the choice between add and don t add the rule to block the UDP port scan attack Incoming Rules Incoming rules are defined to control incoming data traffic by the Avira FireWall Warning When a packet is filtered the corresponding rules are applied successively therefore the rule order is very important Change the rule order only if you are completely aware of what you are doing Predefined rules for the TCP traffic monitor Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 138 CK AVIRA Reference Configuration options Setting Rules Low No incoming data traffic is blocked by the Avira FireWall Medium Allow Established TCP Connections on 135 Allow TCP packets from address 0 0 0 0 with mask 0 0 0 0 if local port is in 135 and remote port is in 0 65535 Apply for packets of existing connections Don t log when packet matches rule Advanced Discard packets that have following bytes l
5. For further options and information please visit our website http Awww avira com The Avira website lets you e access information on other Avira desktop programs e download the latest Avira desktop programs e download the latest product manuals in PDF format e download free support and repair tools e access our comprehensive knowledge database and FAQs for troubleshooting e access country specific support addresses Your Avira Team 1 1 Icons and emphases The following icons are used Icon Explanation designation T Placed before a condition which must be fulfilled prior to execution of an action gt Placed before an action step that you perform T Placed before an event that follows the previous action Warning Placed before a warning when critical data loss might occur Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 7 CK AVIRA rine Note Placed before a link to particularly important information or a tip which makes your Avira product easier to use The following emphases are used Emphasis Explanation Italics File name or path data Displayed software interface elements e g window section or error message Bold Clickable software interface elements e g menu item navigation area option box or button Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 8 R AV I RA Product information 2 Product information
6. e App Version The version number of the Avira app currently installed A red warning symbol is displayed if the version you are using is not up to date e Dev Admin Shows whether the device administrator is currently enabled A red warning symbol is displayed if the function is not enabled e Battery Information of the charging level of the battery in percent e Phone no The phone number stored on the SIM card e Network The mobile network the SIM card belongs to e Country The home country of the SIM card e Refresh The refresh button to update the device information Location tracking Location tracking EARNAN Last located Friday May 4 2012 en Latitude 47 66177798 SBME Longitude 959144804 L t e Last located The time when a device was last tracked e g 5 hours ago 3 days ago e Latitude The exact latitude of the device s location e Longitude The exact longitude of the device s location Lock device Lock device gt A Last action Lock s be Last trigger Friday April 27 No 2012 e Last action The last action that was taken via the Web Console e g Lock e Last trigger The time when a device was last locked unlocked Trigger scream Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 198 AVIRA Trigger scream s Last triggered Not available Reference Configuration options e Last triggered The time when an alarm was last sent to a device Wip
7. Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 23 R AVI RA Installation and uninstallation gt Insert your data into the required fields of Registration Please decide whether to subscribe to the Avira Newsletter and click Next The installation progress is displayed by a green bar The dialog box Join the millions of Avira users who already use Avira SearchFree Toolbar appears gt If you do not want to install the Avira SearchFree Toolbar please unmark the checkbox with the Avira SearchFree Toolbar and the Avira SearchFree Updater End User License Agreement and the one that defines Avira SearchFree search avira com as your browser homepage Note If necessary please uninstall any previously installed search toolbars before you install the Avira SearchFree Toolbar Otherwise you will not be able to install the Avira SearchFree Toolbar gt Click Next The installation progress of the Avira SearchFree Toolbar is displayed by a green bar gt You will be asked to restart your system in order to activate your Avira product Click Yes to reboot your computer immediately The Avira Tray Icon is placed in the taskbar Your evaluation license is valid for 31 days 3 6 Configuration Wizard At the end of a user defined installation the configuration wizard is opened The configuration wizard enables you to define custom settings for your Avira product gt Click Next in the welcome window of the
8. This way you are allowing Avira Free Android Security to erase all data from the device should you ever want to execute a Factory Reset command In the case you are unsure about installing the function Device administrator during setup you can always activate this configuration option at a later date Please perform the following steps gt Open Avira Free Android Security on your device Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 191 R AV RA Reference Configuration options T A em 10 27 C AVI RA Free Android Security XX Blacklist r Q Anti theft gt c Settings b Q Help b gt Tap the button Settings You can now see that the option to erase all data by a Factory Reset command is disabled gt Tap the field Wipe settings The Wipe with factory reset dialog will open You are asked to activate Device administrator gt Tap the button Enable at the bottom of the dialog gt Confirm the activation of the Device administrator by tapping Activate You are now informed that the Wipe with factory reset is enabled Note You may enable or disable the function Device administrator at any time via the Avira Free Android Security application on your device by choosing Settings Wipe settings Wipe with factory reset Enable Disable Installation via PC You may download Avira Free Android Security app via PC gt Open Google Play on your PC gt Search fo
9. 8 VIT S AVIRA isa Trademarks and Copyright Trademarks Windows is a registered trademark of the Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Protected trademarks are not marked as such in this manual This does not mean however that they may be used freely Copyright information Code provided by third party providers was used for Avira Internet Security We thank the copyright owners for making the code available to us For detailed information on copyright please refer to Third Party Licenses in the Program Help of Avira Internet Security Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 2 CK AVIRA ruc Table of Contents 1 m Introduction 0 090909000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 7 11 deorsand emplidsOS see RE OREER EMEN MESURER AEN RURAAE KE SEURMTERRUNEUEDIROU SEV UEM URS REM IeRUE 7 2 Product IinformaltlOI ses sus veayaa vas VA E ERAERURCE SEPRENFEREVECERRFA YAN E ARFNMA S SEPFANKK D Paa SUI GT YY SCOP TU E A A 9 2 2 System FOQUINGINGIS veracevasseicrsivnsisenisn VESTRAE UERRUESRUUE RE UE VRXSUNEA vauawseevasatagusianebdaneasnesoaumusiaonnx 11 2 2 1 System reduilemenils siseionerh rere kon eren oki ek e KE KOR RR POSER ERI OPERE REA ER rara REFUSER 11 2 2 2 Avira SearchFree SOCIOL gi 11 2 2 3 Information for users of operating syste
10. This chapter contains all information relevant to the purchase and use of your Avira product see Chapter Delivery scope see Chapter System requirements see Chapter Licensing and Upgrade see Chapter License Manager Avira products are comprehensive and flexible tools you can rely on to protect your computer from viruses malware unwanted programs and other dangers gt Please note the following information Warning Loss of valuable data usually has dramatic consequences Even the best virus protection program cannot provide one hundred percent protection from data loss Make regular copies Backups of your data for security purposes Note A program can only provide reliable and effective protection from viruses malware unwanted programs and other dangers if it is up to date Make sure your Avira product is up to date with automatic updates Configure the program accordingly 2 1 Delivery scope Your Avira product has the following functions Control Center for monitoring managing and controlling the entire program Central configuration with user friendly standard and advanced options and context sensitive help System Scanner on demand scan with profile controlled and configurable scan for all known types of virus and malware Integration into the Windows User Account Control allows you to carry out tasks requiring administrator rights Real Time Protection on access scan for continuous monitoring of all file
11. Use this button to import the email address from the address book of the MS Outlook Express or Windows Mail email programs into the list of exceptions Imported email addresses are not scanned for spam Cache The Mail Protection cache contains data regarding the scanned emails that is displayed as statistical data in the Control Center under Mail Protection Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 174 R AV l RA Reference Configuration options Copies of incoming emails are also deposited in the cache The emails can also be used for the anti spam module s training functions Good email use for training Spam use for training Note The anti spam module must be activated for incoming emails to be backed up in the cache Maximum number of emails to be stored in the cache This field is used to set the maximum number of emails that are stored by Mail Protection in the cache Emails are deleted oldest first Maximum days for an email to be stored The maximum storage period of an email in days is entered in this box After this time the email is removed from the cache Empty Cache Click on this button to delete the emails stored in the cache Footer Under Footer you can configure an email footer which is displayed in the emails you send This function requires activation of the Mail Protection scan of outgoing emails see option Scan outgoing emails SMTP under Configuration Mail Protection Scan Y
12. Where appropriate specify a date according to the selection Where appropriate select additional options availability depends on type of job Repeat job if time has expired Past jobs are performed that could not be performed at the required time for example because the computer was switched off Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 49 R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Security gt Start job while connecting to the Internet dial up In addition to the defined frequency the job is performed when an Internet connection is set up Click Next The dialog box Select display mode appears Select the display mode of the job window Invisible No job window Minimize progress bar only Maximize Entire job window Click Finish Your newly created job appears on the start page of the ADMINISTRATION gt Scheduler section with the status enabled check mark Where appropriate deactivate jobs that are not to be performed Use the following icons to further define your jobs View properties of a job Edit job Delete job Start job Stop job 4 3 4 Start a manual update You have various options for starting an update manually When an update is started manually the virus definition file and scan engine are always updated To start an update of your Avira product manually With the right hand mouse button click the Avira tray icon in the taskbar A context menu appears
13. In a user defined installation or a change installation the following installation modules can be selected added or removed Avira Internet Security This module contains all components required for successful installation of your Avira product e Real Time Protection The Avira Real Time Protection 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 the Avira product automatically scans the file Renaming a file does not trigger a scan by Avira Real Time Protection e Mail Protection Mail Protection is the interface between your computer and the email server from which your email program email client downloads emails Mail Protection is connected as a so called proxy between the email program and the email server All incoming emails are routed through this proxy scanned for viruses and unwanted programs and forwarded to your email program Depending on the configuration the program processes the affected emails automatically or asks the user for a certain action In addition the Mail Protection can reliably protect you against spam emails Avira FireWall Avira FireWall controls communication to and from your computer It permits or denies communications based on security policies Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 26 R AVI RA Installation
14. Start the configuration panel Services with a double click under Windows XP the services applet is located in the sub directory Administrative Tools Find the entry Avira Mail Protection Automatic must be entered as the startup type and Started as the status If necessary start the service manually by selecting the relevant line and the button Start If an error message appears please check the event display If this is not successful you may have to completely uninstall the Avira product via Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt Add or Remove Programs to restart the computer and then to reinstall your Avira product General POP3 connections encrypted via SSL Secure Sockets Layer also frequently referred to as TLS Transport Layer Security cannot currently be protected and are ignored Verification to the mail server is currently only supported via passwords Kerberos and RPA are currently not supported Your Avira product does not check outgoing emails for viruses and unwanted programs Note We recommend regularly installing Microsoft updates to close any gaps in security There is no network connection available in a virtual machine e g VMWare Virtual PC if Avira FireWall is installed on the host machine and the security level of Avira FireWall is set to medium or high If Avira FireWall is installed on a computer on which a virtual machine for example VMWare virtual PC etc is also running the Avira F
15. Status 10 Jun 2013 179 CG AVIRA Warning Please note that to use the Safe Browsing function you must enable the Web Protection service Reference Configuration options Warning Protect the configuration of your Avira product with a password when you enable Safe Browsing If the configuration is not protected by a password all users of the computer can alter or disable the Safe Browsing settings Password protection is enabled under Configuration gt General gt Password Related topics e Enabling Safe Browsing e Assigning a Safe Browsing role e Safe Browsing configuration Enabling Safe Browsing gt Open the Avira Control Center and click Status in the navigation bar In order to use the Safe Browsing function you must enable the Web Protection service P If necessary enable the Web Protection service by clicking the red switch next to it in the Status view under nternet Protection The status of Web Protection should be green I when enabled Enable the Safe Browsing service by clicking the red switch next to it in the Status view The status of Safe Browsing should be green I when enabled To configure the Safe Browsing profile for your child or another user click the configuration button next to Safe Browsing in the Status view Related topics e About Safe Browsing e Assigning a Safe Browsing role e Safe Browsing configuration Assigning a Safe Browsing role Prerequisites V Ma
16. can only be performed in the Control Center with extended administrator rights These extended administrator rights must be granted at the start of each scan via a scan profile Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 51 R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Security This icon starts a limited scan via a scan profile Only directories and files that the operating system has granted access rights to are scanned This icon starts the scan with extended administrator rights After confirmation all directories and files in the selected scan profile are scanned To scan for viruses and malware with a scan profile gt Go to Control Center and select the section PC PROTECTION gt System Scanner Predefined scan profiles appear gt Select one of the predefined scan profiles OR Adapt the scan profile Manual selection OR Create a new scan profile gt Click the icon Windows XP p or as of Windows Vista a gt The Luke Filewalker window appears and a system scan is started When the scan is completed the results are displayed If you want to adapt a scan profile gt In the scan profile expand Manual Selection the file tree so that all the drives and directories you want to scan are open Click the icon The next directory level is displayed Click the icon The next directory level is hidden gt Highlight the nodes and directories you want to scan by clicking on the rele
17. e Firewall INACTIVE Firewall off Firewall ACTIVE Firewall on After installing your Avira product and turning off Windows Firewall you will receive the following message e Firewall Firewall is currently ON A firewall helps protect your computer against viruses and other security threats How does a firewall help protect my computer Q ON Firewall INACTIVE Firewall off You will receive the following message as soon as you disable the Avira FireWall Firewall reports that it is currently turned off A firewall helps protect your computer from potentially harmful content on the Internet Click Recommendations to learn how to Fix this problem How does a firewall help protect my computer Recommendations Note You can enable or disable the Avira FireWall via the Status tab in the Control Center Warning If you turn the Avira FireWall off unauthorized users may gain access to your computer through a network or the Internet Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 CY AVIRA FAQ Tips Virus protection software Protection against malicious software You may receive the following information from the Windows Security Center with regard to your virus protection e Virus protection NOT FOUND e Virus protection OUT OF DATE e Virus protection ON e Virus protection OFF e Virus protection NOT MONITORED Virus protection NOT FOUND This information of the Windows Security Center ap
18. https android avira com Logging in to your Android account gt Click Control Center gt Mobile Protection gt Avira Free Android Security The Avira Free Android Security download page opens gt Click Log in The Avira Free Android Security Login page opens gt Enter your registered email address and your password gt Click Log in to open the Web Console with its control functions Handling The Web Console After successful installation you have to register your device to access the Avira Web Console e The Avira Web Console consists of a title bar a side bar and the main screen with several tabs e The title bar displays your login credentials and contains links to the Support section and to your Account management Furthermore you may select the language settings for the Avira Web Console here e On the side bar your registered devices are listed e Each registered device is displayed on a single field gt Click the Edit button on the device s field to be forwarded straight to the Settings tab of the Web Console where you can manage the name and the telephone number of your device e Atthe bottom of the side bar you find a link to specify and save a personal security question e Onthe main screen of the Web Console you find all security features to control your device as well as information about your blacklist content Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 196 R AV RA Referen
19. newest SP 32 or 64 bit or Windows 7 newest SP 32 or 64 bit Note Avira Internet Security is in process of being certified on Windows 8 Hardware e Computer with Pentium processor or later at least 1 GHz e Atleast 150 MB of free hard disk memory space more if using quarantine for temporary storage e Atleast 512 MB RAM under Windows XP e Atleast 1024 MB RAM under Windows 7 Other requirements e For the program installation Administrator rights e For all installations Windows Internet Explorer 6 0 or higher e Internet connection where appropriate see Installation 2 2 2 Avira SearchFree Toolbar The following requirements have to be met for a proper use of the Avira SearchFree Toolbar Operating system Windows XP newest SP 32 or 64 bit or Windows 7 newest SP 32 or 64 bit Web browser Windows Internet Explorer 6 0 or higher Mozilla Firefox 3 0 or higher Google Chrome 18 0 or higher Note If necessary please uninstall any previously installed search toolbars before Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 11 R AV RA Product information you install the Avira SearchFree Toolbar Otherwise you will not be able to install the Avira SearchFree Toolbar 2 2 3 Information for users of operating systems since Windows Vista On Windows XP many users work with administrator rights However this is not desirable from the point of view of security because it is then easy for vir
20. the location of your lost device is pinpointed on a map You can zoom in and out on the map Wipe Note If the version of Avira Free Android Security your are using does not support the Wipe feature please update the app on your device as described by our Knowledgebase Afterwards you only need to refresh this page to access the full functionality of the Wipe feature On the Wipe tab you find three options to delete data from your device You also have the possibility to select a combination of these Wipe options The Wipe function leads to a permanent data erasure i e the data destroyed by the wipe procedure cannot be recovered Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 200 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Note It is strongly recommended to lock your device in order to trigger a wipe command Please backup important data regularly When there is a need to wipe the device there is no opportunity to backup data at that moment SIM card Triggering a SIM Card Wipe will delete all data of your SIM card All contact data and SMS stored on the SIM card will be removed Once deleted this data cannot be recovered Wiping the SIM card will not affect data stored on your device or SD card a SIM Card Note Depending on the card type a SIM Card Wipe may not always be possible gt Click Wipe SIM Card to delete all data stored on the SIM card gt Confirm the wipe by clicking OK The message You
21. the on demand scan Default When this option is activated the System Scanner logs the path and names of the concerning files In addition the configuration for the current scan version information and information on the licensee is written in the report file Extended When this option is activated the System Scanner logs alerts and tips in addition to the default information The report also contains a cloud suffix to identify the detections from Protection Cloud Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 116 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Complete When this option is activated the System Scanner also logs all scanned files In addition all files involved as well as alerts and tips are included in the report file Note If you have to send us a report file at any time for troubleshooting please create this report file in this mode 12 2 Real Time Protection The Real Time Protection section of the configuration is responsible for the configuration of the on access scan 12 2 1 Scan You will normally want to monitor your system constantly To this end use the Real Time Protection on access System Scanner You can thus scan all files that are copied or opened on the computer on the fly for viruses and unwanted programs Files The Real Time Protection can use a filter to scan only those files with a certain extension type All files If this option is enabled all fi
22. 2013 15 R AVI RA Installation and uninstallation requirements If your computer satisfies all requirements you can install the Avira product Pre Setup V V 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 The Avira product will search for any possible incompatible software on your computer f potentially incompatible software is detected Avira generates a list of these programs tis recommended to remove these software programs in order not to endanger the stability of your computer Select from the list the check boxes of all those programs that should be removed automatically from your computer and click Next You have to confirm manually the uninstallation of some programs Select the programs and click Next The uninstallation of one or more of the selected programs requires a restart of your computer After rebooting the installation will continue Warning Your computer will not be protected until the installation of the Avira product is finished Installation The installation program runs in self explanatory dialog mode Every window contains a certain selection of buttons to control the installation process The most important buttons are assigned the following functions Avira Internet Security User Manual Sta
23. Device name field Enter the telephone number of this device into the Phone number field wo v v vY Click Save changes to save the settings you made for this device The Avira Android Web Console displays that the settings were saved successfully Titel bar of the Webconsole Account Details The title bar of the Avira Web Console contains the link to your Account where you manage your account details Account Details i Date of creaton Thursday F Frst name Doc Last name Test Language English Country United States Account type Free account Save Changes P Click the link The Account Details pane opens with the following fields Date of creation Displays the date and the time when you registered the account First name You may enter your first name here Last name You may enter your family name here Language Select your preferred language from the dropdown menu Country Select your country of residence from the dropdown menu Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 209 R AV l RA Reference Configuration options Account type Displays which kind of account you are using i e whether you have purchased the app or using a free version etc Save Changes gt Please click Save Changes to save the account details you have changed Password Management The title bar of the Avira Web Console contains the link to your Account where you manage your password Password Manag
24. Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 215 R AV l RA Reference Configuration options This device is no longer registered Your registration has been reset with an Avira Free Android Security because this device was deleted from Account The app has therefore the list of registered devices been reset A server error has occurred Please An unknown server error has occurred try again later An unexpected error has occurred An unexpected error has terminated the forcing the application to stop application Please help us to fix this issue Just click OK and the error log will be sent to us automatically You may also add some comments on this issue below Unexpected error Please consult An unexpected error has occurred notification bar Thank you Thank you for reporting the problem the information was sent successfully In case of loss or theft of your If your device is lost Avira Free Android device Avira Free Android Security Security can help you wipe data from the can help you to perform a factory device with a factory reset To do so the reset to wipe data from the device Device Administrator function must be In order to perform a factory reset activated device administrator must be activated Wipe via factory reset The Wipe function with Factory Reset enabled disabled command is enabled disabled Your device was sucessfully Avira Free Android Security was reg
25. Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 169 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Note These actions are performed exclusively when a virus is detected in incoming emails 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 A text may contain a maximum of 500 characters You can use the following key combination for formatting Ctrl Enter inserts a line break Default The button inserts a pre defined default text in the edit box Default text for deleted and moved attachments The text in this box is inserted in the email as a message instead of the affected attachment You can edit this message A text may contain a maximum of 500 characters You can use the following key combination for formatting Ctrl Enter inserts a line break Default The button inserts a pre defined default text in the edit box Heuristic This configuration section contains the settings for the heuristic of the scan engine Avira products contain 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 Virus detection involves an extensive analysis and investigation of the affected codes for functions typical of malware If the code being scanned exhibits these characteristic features it is reported as
26. Safe Browsing enable If this option is enabled all the web pages requested by the user while navigating in the Internet are scanned on the basis of the role assigned to the registered user in the Safe Browsing function Requested web pages are blocked if they have been classified as blocked within the assigned role Note When Safe Browsing is enabled Default users of the computer who have not been assigned a role during Safe Browsing configuration are assigned the role of Child You can change the role of the Default user After installation Child Young person and Adult user roles are created The time restriction on Internet usage is disabled for preconfigured roles User selection Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 182 R AV RA Reference Configuration options User drop down list The list contains all users in the system Add The button can be used to add the selected user to the list of protected users Delete The button deletes a selected entry from the list List of user roles The list shows all added users with the roles assigned to them When a user is added the program assigns the role of Child by default With a mouse click on the displayed role you can switch to another role Note The Default user cannot be deleted Roles Input box In this field you enter the name of the role that you want to add to the user roles Change The Change button can be used to configu
27. Time Protection 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 Real Time Protection moves the file to Quarantine The file can be recovered from Quarantine manager if it has an informative value or if necessary sent to the Avira Malware Research Center Depending on the file further options are available in the Quarantine manager Delete The file will be deleted This process is much faster than Overwrite and delete see below Ignore Access to the file is permitted and the file is ignored Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 120 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Overwrite and delete Real Time Protection overwrites the file with a default pattern before deleting it It cannot be restored Warning If Real Time Protection is set to Scan when writing the affected file is not written Default This button allows you to select an action that is activated in the dialog box by default when a virus is detected Select the action that should be activated by default and click on the Default button Note The action Repair cannot be selected as the default action Click here for more information Automatic If this option is enabled no dialog box in case of a virus detection appears Real Time Protection reacts according to the settings you predefine in t
28. URLs are to be blocked by Web Protection Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 161 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Note The web filter is ignored for entries in the list of excluded URLs under Web Protection gt Scan gt Exceptions Note Spam URLs are URLs sent with spam emails The Fraud Deception category covers web pages with Subscription Expires and other offers of services whose costs are hidden by the provider Exceptions These options allow you to set exceptions based on MIME types content types for the transferred data and file types for URLs Internet addresses for scanning by Web Protection The MIME types and URLs specified are ignored by Web Protection i e that data is not scanned for viruses and malware when it is transferred to your computer system MIME types skipped by Web Protection In this field you can select the MIME types content types for the transferred data to be ignored by Web Protection during scanning File types MIME types skipped by Web Protection user defined All MIME types content types for the transferred data in the list are ignored by Web Protection during scanning Input box In this box you can input the name of the MIME types and file types to be ignored by Web Protection during scanning For file types enter the file extension e g htm For MIME types indicate the media type and where applicable sub type The two statements ar
29. a ic Web Protection Wu ju Firewall 7 Mail Protection S REAR P Scan system il Web Protection is Xii Last scan Not performed Q9 social Networks t Safe Browsing Execute backup Last backup Not performed Mail Protection L Android Security gt Start update ADMINISTRATIC Last update Quarantine Scheduler l Reports Your product is activated until 12 31 2013 Safe Browsing Game Mode Events Renew Need the help of a security expert amp visit Avira Experts Market The Control Center window is divided into three areas The Menu bar the Navigation area and the detail window Status Menu bar In the Control Center menu bar you can access general program functions and information on the program 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 and are arranged in the navigation bar according to activity Example Activity PC PROTECTION Section Real Time Protection Status The Control Center opens with the Status view where you can see at a glance if your computer is safe and you have an overview of the active modules the date of the last backup and the date of the last system scan The Status view also contains buttons for starting features or actions such as starting or stopping the Real Time Protection Starting and closing of Control
30. activates the anti spam function of Mail Protection Mark email subject If this option is enabled a note is added to the original subject line when a spam email is detected Simple If a spam or phishing email is received an addendum SPAM or Phishing is added This option is enabled as the default setting Detailed The subject line of a spam of phishing email is prefixed by an addendum drawing attention to the likelihood that the respective message is spam Enable logging If this option is enabled Mail Protection creates a special anti spam report file Use real time black lists When this option is enabled a so called black list is queried in real time which provides additional information to classify emails of dubious origin as spam Timeout n second s If the information of a black list is not available after n seconds the attempt to query the black list is aborted Clear training database Click on the button to delete the training database Automatically add recipients of outgoing mails to white list If this option is enabled the recipient addresses of outgoing emails are automatically added to the spam whitelist list of emails not scanned for spam defined in Mail Protection General Exceptions Incoming emails sent from addresses on the spam white list are not scanned for spam They are however scanned for viruses and malware This option is disabled as the default setting Avira Internet Securi
31. activation as well as information on the most important functions of your Avira product The selected short articles serve as an overview about the functionality of your Avira product They do not substitute the detailed information of each section of this help center 4 3 1 Activate license To activate your Avira product s license Activate your license for your Avira product with the KEY license file You can obtain the license file by email from Avira The license file contains the license for all products that you have ordered in one order process If you have not yet installed your Avira product Save the license file to a local directory on your computer gt Install your Avira product gt During installation enter the save location of the license file If you have already installed your Avira product Double click the license file in File Manager or in the activation email and follow the on screen instructions when License Manager opens OR In your Avira product s Control Center select the menu item Help License management Note As of Windows Vista the User Account Control dialog box appears Log in as administrator if appropriate Click Continue gt Highlight the license file and click Open Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 47 R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Security gt gt A message appears Click OK to confirm The license is activated If necess
32. already on the blacklist therefore you can t add it a second time Contact already exists in blacklist This contact is already on the blacklist therefore you can t add it a second time Number already exists in blacklist for John Doe This telephone number is already on the blacklist and can be found under John Doe therefore you can t add ita second time Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 217 CK AVIRA Glossary Reference Configuration options Abbreviation Meaning GCM Google s Android Cloud to Device Messaging is a service that helps to send data from servers to the application on your device IMEI International Mobile Equipment Identity is a unique number similar to a unique fingerprint to identify your device SIM card Subscriber Identification Module card is a provider s card on which different information is stored such as the serial number the telephone number or your PIN PIN Personal Identification Number usually a 4 digit number OS The Operating System of your device GPS Global Positioning System is a satellite based system that provides location and time data to GPS receivers Cell Tower technology Advanced radio technology that picks up mobile phone signals and passes them to other towers using radio waves WiFi It is a standard that enables the exchange of data and th
33. and malware is performed Only trusted URLs should therefore be excluded from Web Protection scans Add The button allows you to copy the URL entered in the input field Internet address to the viewer window Delete The button deletes a selected entry from the list This button is inactive if no entry is selected Examples Skipped URLs www avira com OR www avira com All URLs with the domain www avira com are excluded from Web Protection scans www avira com en pages index php www avira com en support index html www avira com en download index html etc URLs with the domain www avira de are not excluded from Web Protection scans avira com OR avira com All URLs with the second and top level domain avira com are excluded from Web Protection scans The specification implies all existing subdomains for avira com WWW avira com forum avira com etc avira OR avira All URLs with the second level domain avira are excluded from Web Protection scans The specification implies all existing top level domains or subdomains for avira WWW avira com www avira de forum avira com etc domain All URLs containing a second level domain with the string domain are excluded from Web Protection scans www domain com www new domain de www sample domain de net OR net All URLs with the top level domain net are excluded from Web Protection scans www name1 net www name2 net etc Avira In
34. and contains links to the Support section and to your Account Management On the side bar your registered devices are listed On the main screen of the Web Console you find all security features for the app as well as information about the Blacklist feature on your device Installation and Uninstallation Installation and Uninstallation of Avira Free Android Security Download and Installation Download the Avira Free Android Security app directly from Google Play to your device and install the app After successful installation the new features of the app are introduced to you Afterwards you are asked to register your device on the Avira Free Android Security Registration Screen To do so you may use your Google account or an email address by a different provider You need a stable Internet connection for the registration process Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 189 AVIRA Py T Ie 10 25 X AVIRA Free Android Security Your Account t To register with the Avira Android Web Console enter an email address or use your Google email address If you are already registered please use the same email address w Enter your email address Please enter your email address Please confirm your email address Choose your Google email address gts t0 1 qooglematl_com Read the End User License Agreement EULA gt Tap OK on your device to open the registration form gt Enter your Google acc
35. and uninstallation e Rootkits Protection Avira Rootkits Protection checks whether software is already installed on your computer that can no longer be detected with conventional methods of malware protection after penetrating the computer system e ProActiv The ProActiv component monitors application actions and alerts users to suspicious application behavior This behavior based recognition enables you to protect yourself against unknown malware The ProActiv component is integrated into Avira Real Time Protection e Protection Cloud The Protection Cloud component is a module for dynamic online detection of still unknown malware e Backup The Backup component lets you create mirror backups of your data manually and automatically e Web Protection When surfing the Internet you are using your web browser to request data from a web server The data transferred from the web server HTML files script and image files Flash files video and music streams etc will normally be moved directly into the browser cache for display in the web browser meaning that an on access scan as performed by Avira Real Time Protection is not possible This could allow viruses and unwanted programs to access your computer system Web Protection is what is known as an HTTP proxy which monitors the ports used for data transfer 80 8080 3128 and scans the transferred data for viruses and unwanted programs Depending on the configuration the program may proc
36. being suspicious This does not necessarily mean that the code is in fact malware False positives do sometimes occur The decision on how to handle affected code is to be made by the user e g based on his or her knowledge of whether the source of the code is trustworthy or not Macrovirus heuristic Your Avira product contains a highly powerful macrovirus heuristic If this option is enabled all macros in the relevant document are deleted in the event of a repair alternatively suspect documents are only reported i e you receive an alert This option is enabled as the default setting and is recommended Advanced Heuristic Analysis and Detection AHeAD Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 170 R AV l RA Reference Configuration options Enable AHeAD Your Avira program contains a very powerful heuristic in the form of Avira AHeAD technology which can also detect unknown new malware If this option is enabled you can define how aggressive this heuristic should be This option is enabled as the default setting Low detection level If this option is enabled slightly less unknown malware is detected the risk of false alerts is low in this case Medium detection level This option combines a strong detection level with a low risk of false alerts Medium is the default setting if you have selected the use of this heuristic High detection level If this option is enabled significantly more unknown
37. component for creating backups of your data mirror backups e Integrated quarantine management to isolate and process suspicious files e Rootkits protection for detecting hidden malware installed in your computer system rootkits Not available under Windows XP 64 bit e Direct access to detailed information on the detected viruses and malware via the Internet e 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 e User friendly licensing in License Manager e Integrated Scheduler for planning one off or recurring jobs such as updates or scans e Extremely high virus and malware detection via innovative scanning technology scan engine including heuristic scanning method e Detection of all conventional archive types including detection of nested archives and smart extension detection e High performance multithreading function simultaneous high speed scanning of multiple files e FireWall for protecting your computer from unauthorized access from the Internet or another network and from unauthorized access to the Internet network by unauthorized users Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 10 R AV I RA Product information 2 2 System requirements 2 2 1 System requirements Avira Internet Security has the following requirements for successful use of the system Operating system Windows XP
38. configuration wizard to begin configuration of the program The Configure AHeAD dialog box enables you to select a detection level for the AHeAD technology The detection level selected is used for the System Scanner On demand scan and Real Time Protection On access scan AHeAD technology settings P Select a detection level and continue the installation by clicking Next n the following dialog box Select extended threat categories you can adapt the protective functions of your Avira product to the threat categories specified gt Where appropriate activate further threat categories and continue the installation by clicking Next f you have selected the Avira FireWall installation module the Default rules for accessing the network and using network resources dialog box appears You can define whether the Avira FireWall should permit external access to Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 24 R AVI RA Installation and uninstallation enabled resources as well as network access by applications of trusted companies gt Enable the required options and continue the configuration by clicking Next f you have selected the Avira Real Time Protection installation module the Real Time Protection start mode dialog box appears You can stipulate the Real Time Protection start time At each computer reboot the Real Time Protection will be started in the start mode specified Note The specified Re
39. empty file Filtered content bytes 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 Filtered content offset With a mouse click on the link a dialog box appears in which you can define the filtered content offset The offset is computed from where UDP header ends Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 142 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Predefined rules for the ICMP traffic monitor Setting Rules Low Medium Do not discard ICMP based on IP address Allow ICMP packets from address 0 0 0 0 with mask 0 0 0 0 Don t log when packet matches rule Advanced Discard packets that have following bytes lt empty gt with mask lt empty gt at offset 0 High Same rule as for medium level Allow Deny 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 box opens in which you can enter the required IPv4 address IP mask By clicking on this link with the mouse a dialog box opens in which you can enter the required IPv4 mask Event database By clicking on the link with the mouse you can choose between Log and Don t log to the event database if the pack
40. find it The scream will continue for a full 20 seconds and cannot be terminated or paused during this time The scream will also be emitted if your device is muted Note The scream will not be emitted if your device is switched off or out of battery power Locate your device If you don t know where you have lost your device or you have reason to believe that it was stolen you may track the location of your device Note The tracking process may take up to 3 minutes You may not trigger the Locate Device command again while a device is being tracked But you may trigger a Locate Device command for a different device registered to your account gt Login to the Web Console gt Select the tab Locate Device An extract of Google Maps is displayed in the Avira Web Console gt Click Locate your device beneath the displayed map Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 213 R AV l RA Reference Configuration options The elapsed time is shown during the tracking process The exact location of your device will be pinpointed on the map The geophysical data will be shown as latitude and longitude How do l register a new device to an existing account You may add up to 5 devices to your account All devices added to the same Google account or email address via the app are registered to the same Avira Free Android Security account i e one email account has one Avira Free Android Security account with
41. for listening to ports A new rule can be created with the Add rule button You can further specify the rules in the lower part of the window You can create as many rules as you like for an application The rules are executed in the order displayed You can use the Rule up and Rule down buttons to change the sequence of the rules Note To change the position of an application rule you can also use the mouse to drag the rule to the required position Application details Information about the selected application is displayed in the Application details area e Name Name of the application e Path Path to the executable file for the application Rule options Deny Allow Code injection By clicking on the link with the mouse you can decide whether you want to allow or deny the code injection for the selected application Rule Type Traffic Listen By clicking on the link with the mouse you can decide whether you want to create a rule for traffic monitoring or for listening to ports Deny Allow action By clicking on the link with the mouse you can decide which action is executed with the rule Port With a mouse click on the link a dialog box appears in which you can enter the local port to which the Listen rule applies You can also enter several ports or port areas Outgoing incoming all packages With a mouse click on this link you can decide if the Traffic rule is to monitor just outgoing packets or just incomin
42. found during registration process Please enable network connectivity to continue The service is currently unavailable Please try again later The Google service is currently not available Avira Free Android Security has crashed Please tap here to help us fix the issue An unexpected error occurred forcing the application to stop By tapping on the notification and confirming with OK the error log will be sent to us automatically You need a Google Account to register your device Please create one and try again No Google account was found on the device Your Google Account password has changed Please open Gmail or Google Play app to update the password on the device The default Google account on this device has an invalid password Please check if you have changed the authentification for your Google account Please update and synchronize your on device password either by launching the Gmail or Google Play app Too many applications on your device are using the Google push service GCM Please uninstall one and try again Google sets a limit for GCM enabled applications installed on a device An error has occurred Please try again later An unknown error has occurred There are more than five devices registered with this account Please delete one to add another The maximum of five devices registered to Avira Free Android Security has been reached Avira
43. gt Select Start update The Updater dialog box appears OR gt In the Control Center select Status Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 50 R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Security gt In the Last update field click on the Start update link The Updater dialog box appears OR P Inthe 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 2 hours Note You can also carry out a manual update directly via the Windows security center 4 3 5 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 e In Windows XP This icon starts the scan via a scan profile e As of Windows Vista As of 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
44. in all work with other programs is optimal The computer responds more quickly if other programs require computation time while the System Scanner continues running in the background normal The System Scanner is executed with normal priority All processes are allocated the same amount of processor time by the operating system This option is enabled as the default setting and is recommended Under certain circumstances work with other applications may be affected high The System Scanner has the highest priority Simultaneous work with other applications is almost impossible However the System Scanner completes its scan at maximum speed Action on detection You can define the actions to be performed by System Scanner when a virus or unwanted program is detected Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 110 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Interactive If this option is enabled the results of the System Scanner scan are displayed in a dialog box When carrying out a scan with the System Scanner you will receive an alert with a list of the affected files at the end of the scan You can use the content sensitive menu to select an action to be executed for the various infected files You can execute the standard actions for all infected files or cancel the System Scanner Note The action Quarantine is preselected by default in the System Scanner notification Further actions can be selected via a con
45. information to the culprits in good faith in particular user names and passwords or PINs and TANs of online banking accounts With the stolen access details the phishers can assume the identities of the victims and carry out transactions in their name What is clear is that banks and insurance companies never ask for credit card numbers PINs TANs or other access details by email SMS or telephone Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 102 R AV RA Viruses and more Polymorph viruses Polymorph viruses are the real masters of disguise They change their own programming codes and are therefore very hard to detect Program viruses A computer virus is a program that is capable of attaching itself to other programs after being executed and cause an infection Viruses multiply themselves unlike logic bombs and Trojans In contrast to a worm a virus always requires a program as host where the virus deposits its virulent code The program execution of the host itself is not changed as a rule Rootkits 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 Script viruses and worms Such viruses are extremely easy to program and they can spread if the requi
46. link a dialog box appears in which you can enter the number of ports that must have been scanned so that a TCP port scan is assumed Port scan time window With a mouse click on this link a dialog box appears in which you can enter the time span for a certain number of port scans so that a TCP port scan is assumed Event database With a mouse click on the link you have the choice between log and don t log the attacker s IP address Rule With a mouse click on the link you have the choice between add and don t 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 that result in a detection of open UDP ports on your computer This kind of attack is used to search a computer for weak spots and is often followed by more dangerous attack types Predefined rules for the UDP Port Scan Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 137 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Setting Rules Low Assume a UDP port scan if 50 or more ports were scanned in 5 000 milliseconds When detected log attacker s IP and don t add rule to block the attack Medium Assume a UDP Port Scan if 50 or more ports were scanned in 5 000 milliseconds When detected log attacker s IP and add rule to block the attack High Same rule as for Medium level
47. link with the mouse a dialog window opens in which you can enter the required IP address Subnet mask By clicking on the link with the mouse a dialog window opens in which you can enter the required subnet mask Allow IP Allows all traffic from a specified IP address Internet Protocol version By clicking on the link with the mouse you can choose IPv4 or IPv6 Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 146 R AV l RA Reference Configuration options IP address By clicking on the link with the mouse a dialog window opens in which you can enter the required IP address Allow subnet Allows all traffic from a specified IP address and subnet mask Internet Protocol version By clicking on the link with the mouse you can choose IPv4 or IPv6 IP address By clicking on the link with the mouse a dialog window opens in which you can enter the required IP address Subnet mask By clicking on the link with the mouse a dialog window opens in which you can enter the required subnet mask Allow Web server Allows communication from a web server on Port 80 Incoming TCP communication on Port 80 Port With a mouse click on the link a dialog box appears in which you can enter the port used by the web server Allow VPN connections Allows VPN Virtual Private Network connections with a specified IP Incoming UDP data traffic on x ports incoming TCP data traffic on x ports incoming IP data traffic with the protocol
48. on the link a dialog box appears in which you can select the specific mask Filtered content offset With a mouse click on the link a dialog box appears in which you can define the filtered content offset The offset is computed from where TCP header ends Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 140 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Predefined rules for the UDP data traffic monitor Setting Rules Low Medium UDP accepted traffic monitor Allow UDP packets from address 0 0 0 0 with mask 0 0 0 0 if local port is in 0 66535 and remote port is in 0 66535 Apply rule to open ports for all streams Don t log when packet matches rule Advanced Discard packets that have following bytes lt empty gt with mask lt empty gt at offset 0 Discard UDP traffic Deny UDP packets from address 0 0 0 0 with mask 0 0 0 0 if local port is in 0 65535 and the remote port is in 0 65535 Apply rule for all ports for all streams Don t log when packet matches rule Advanced Select packets that have following bytes lt empty gt with mask lt empty gt at offset 0 High Monitor established UDP traffic Allow UDP packets from address 0 0 0 0 with mask 0 0 0 0 if the local port is in 0 65535 and the remote port is in 53 67 68 123 Apply rule to open ports for all streams Don t log when packet matches rule Advanced Discard packets that have following bytes lt empty gt with mask lt e
49. scream function gt Confirm the alarm by clicking OK Your device will emit a loud noise for 20 seconds The scream cannot be terminated or paused during this time Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 203 R AV l RA Reference Configuration options Lock On the Lock tab you have to enter a 4 digit PIN to lock and unlock your device You may type in a customized message that will be displayed on the locked screen of your device You can add a telephone number that can be called using the Call owner button on the locked device Dashboard e Locate Device P d Wipe W Scream a Lock X Blacklist a Settings Lock your device gt PIE e enter a PIN t k ir device You v e able to unlock ve d N uf anua f you have set a PIN beforehand If you have forgotten the PI NE vill need t unlock vio via the Y Note It is strongly recommended to lock your device in order to trigger a wipe command Please backup important data regularly When there is a need to wipe the device there is no opportunity to backup data at that moment gt Type in a 4 digit PIN into the Enter PIN field gt Confirm your PIN in the field below gt Click OK to trigger the lock You can unlock the device by entering the PIN on the device or by clicking the Unlock button on the Lock tab of your Web Console account You will only be able to unlock your device manually if you have set a PIN beforehand If you have forgotten
50. set to medium or high Reason By default all packets that do not comply with the pre set rules are discarded Packets dispatched by the VPN software so called GRE packets do not fit into any of the other categories and are therefore filtered by these rules Add the rule Allow VPN connections in the Adapter rules of the Avira FireWall configuration This rule will allow all VPN related packets An email sent via a TLS connection has been blocked by Mail Protection Reason Transport Layer Security TLS encryption protocol for data transfers on the Internet is not supported by Mail Protection at this time The following options are available for sending the email gt Use a port other than port 25 which is used by SMTP This will bypass monitoring by Mail Protection gt Turn off the TLS encrypted connection and disable TLS support in your email client gt Disable temporarily the monitoring of outgoing emails by Mail Protection in the configuration under Mail Protection gt Scan Webchat is not operational Chat messages are not displayed data are being loaded in the browser This phenomenon may occur during chats which are based on the HTTP protocol with transfer encoding chunked Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 81 CK AVIRA FAQ Tips Reason Web Protection checks the sent data completely for viruses and undesired programs first before the data are loaded into the web browser Du
51. the Avira Malware Research Center is recommended Heuristic hits Suspicious file During a scan a file has been classified as suspicious by your Avira product and moved to quarantine Analysis of the file by the Avira Malware Research Center has been recommended in the virus detection dialog box or in the report file generated by the scan Suspicious file You consider a file to be suspicious and have therefore moved this file to quarantine but a scan of the file for viruses and malware is negative Suspicion of false positive You assume that a virus detection is a false Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 61 R AV R A Overview of Avira Internet Security positive Your Avira product reports a detection in a file which is very unlikely to have been infected by malware Note The size of the files you upload is limited to 20 MB uncompressed or 8 MB compressed Note You can only upload one file at a time If you want to copy a quarantined object from quarantine to another directory gt Highlight the quarantined object and click on a The dialog Browse For Folder opens from which you can select a directory gt Select a directory where you want to save a copy of the quarantined object and confirm your selection The selected quarantined object is saved to the selected directory Note The quarantined object is not identical to the restored file The quarantined object is encrypted and cann
52. the Avira Real Time Protection is enabled by the opened red umbrella in your taskbar It is also possible to activate the Avira product by clicking the Turn on now button on the Windows Action Center message You will receive a notification asking your permission to run Avira Click on Yes I trust the publisher and want to run this program and Real Time Protection will be enabled again Avira Desktop reports that it is out of date If you just installed Avira or if for some reason the virus definition file the scan engine or the program files of your Avira product have not been updated automatically e g if you have made an upgrade from an older Windows operating system on which your Avira product is already installed you will receive the following message Virus protection Important 2 Update now Avira Desktop reports that it is out of date Turn off messages about virus protection Get a different antivirus program online Note In order for the Windows Action Center to recognize your Avira product as up to date an update must be performed after installation Update your Avira Product by carrying out an update Windows did not find antivirus software on this computer This information of the Windows Action Center appears when the Windows Action Center has not found any anti virus software on your computer Virus protection Important Find a program online Windows did not find antivirus software on this compu
53. the Control Center gt If your Avira product shows that your computer is not secure click Fix problem The dialog Restore protection opens gt Activate the preset options in order to maximize the security of your system gt If appropriate perform a complete system scan afterwards 3 4 Custom installation Installing your Avira product Start the installation program by double clicking the installation file you have downloaded from the Internet or insert the program CD Internet based installation The Welcome screen appears Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 19 R AVI RA Installation and uninstallation gt Click Next to continue with the installation The dialog Language selection appears gt Select the language you want to use to install your Avira product and confirm your language selection by clicking Next The dialog box Download appears All files necessary for installation are downloaded from the Avira web servers The Download window closes after conclusion of the download Installation with an installation package The window Preparing installation appears The installation file is extracted The installation routine is started The dialog box Choose installation type appears Note By default Express installation is preset All standard components will be installed which you may not configure If you would like to execute an Express installation plea
54. the program s report file when a rule is fulfilled Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 153 R AV l RA Reference Configuration options Buttons Button Description Add rule A new application rule is created Remove The selected application rule is deleted rule Rule up The selected rule is moved up one line i e the rule priority is increased Rule down The selected application rule is moved down one line i e the rule priority is decreased Rename The selected rule is edited so a new rule name can be entered rule Apply The changes made are accepted and immediately applied by the Avira FireWall OK The changes made are applied The window for configuring the application rules is closed Cancel The window for configuring the application rules is closed without applying the changes made Trusted vendors A list of trusted software producers is displayed under Trusted vendors You can add remove producers to from the list using the Always trust this provider option in the Network Event popup window You can allow network access from applications that are signed by the listed providers by default by enabling the Automatically allow applications created by trusted vendors option Trusted vendors for user This list contains all users in the system If you are logged in as an administrator you can select the user whose list of trusted vendors you want to
55. this option is enabled the maximum number of events listed in the event database can be limited to a certain size possible values 100 to 10000 entries If the number of entered entries is exceeded the oldest entries are deleted Delete all events older than n day s If this option is enabled events listed in the event database are deleted after a certain period of time possible values 1 to 90 days This option is enabled as the default setting with a value of 30 days No limit 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 10 7 Reports Limit reports Limit number to max n piece 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 Delete all reports older than n day s If this option is enabled reports are automatically deleted after a specific number of days Permissible values are 1 to 90 days This option is enabled as the default setting with a value of 30 days No limit If this option is enabled the number of reports is not restricted 12 10 8 Directories Temporary path Use default system settings If this option is enabled the settings of the system are used for handling temporary files Note You can see where y
56. to the application filter for permitted programs ProActiv protects you from new and unknown threats for which there are not yet any virus definitions or heuristics available ProActiv technology is integrated into the Real Time Protection component and observes and analyzes the program actions performed The behavior of the program is checked against typical malware action patterns Type of action and action sequences If a program exhibits typical malware behavior this is treated as a virus detection You have the option of blocking the program or ignoring the notification and continuing to use the program You can classify the program as trusted and add it to the application filter for permitted programs You have the option of adding the program to the application filter for blocked programs using the Always block command The ProActiv component uses rule sets developed by the Avira Malware Research Center to identify suspicious behavior The rule sets are supplied by Avira databases ProActiv sends information on any suspicious programs to the Avira databases for logging During Avira installation you have the option of disabling data transmission to the Avira databases Note ProActiv technology is not yet available for 64 bit systems Protection Cloud Enable Protection Cloud Fingerprints of all suspicious files are sent to the Protection Cloud for dynamic online inspection Executables are instantly identified as clean infected or unk
57. to the blacklist from call log SMS log or your list of contacts gt Open Avira Free Android Security on your device gt Tap Blacklist The Blacklist screen opens gt Tap the button Add The Add contact to blacklist screen opens gt Select from which log you want to add a telephone number to the blacklist and tap the appropriate button Tap Cancel if you don t want to add a number to the blacklist Touch the appropriate number you want to block The Enter contact details screen displays the phone number and the name of the contact you want to block gt Select a blocking option You have the option to choose Calls amp SMS just Calls or only SMS P Click Save to store the number to the blacklist gt The blocked number is displayed on the Blacklist screen Note If the contact you want to add already exists in Blacklist you will get an error message Adding a number manually to the Blacklist You may add a number to the blacklist by typing it manually gt Open Avira Free Android Security on your device Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 205 R AV RA Reference Configuration options b gt gt Tap Blacklist The Blacklist screen opens Tap the button Add The Add contact to blacklist screen opens Tap Create contact manually if you want to insert a telephone number The Enter contact details screen opens Touch the field Name to open the keyp
58. tv S5 cor sed It a5 US aly epus Learn more ve iae ound Take our guided tour of wor Awira Free Android Security n iii Ew my x Events ww Click Download Now The Google Play Android Apps page opens Click Install You are asked to sign in to download Avira Free Android Security app Click Sign in to Google Enter your email address and your password Click Sign in Select the device to which Avira Free Android Security will be downloaded Click Install The application is downloaded to your device gt Open Avira Free Android Security on your device The new features of the app are introduced to you Afterwards you are asked to register your device on the Avira Free Android Security Registration Screen To do so you may use your Google account or an email address by a different provider The Your Account screen opens Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 195 R AV l RA Reference Configuration options gt Enter your login credentials gt Tap Accept EULA and Continue to proceed Avira will send you a confirmation email for your new account This information email includes a link to enabling you to set your personal password for the log in to Avira Free Android Security Web Console P Click the link inside the confirmation email to set a password and to activate the account You can now control your devices using the Avira Free Android Security Web Console
59. view or update If you are not a privileged user you can see only the current user logged on Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 154 R AV l RA Reference Configuration options Automatically allow applications created by trusted vendors If this option is enabled the application provided with the signature of a known and trusted provider is automatically permitted access to the network The option is enabled as the default setting Vendors The list shows all vendors classified as trusted Buttons Button Description Remove The highlighted entry is removed from the list of trusted vendors To permanently remove the selected provider from the list click Apply or OK in the configuration window Reload The changes made are reversed The last list saved is loaded Note If you remove vendors from the list and then select Apply the vendors will be permanently removed from the list The change cannot be reversed with Reload However you can use the Always trust this vendor option in the Network Event popup window to add a vendor to the list of trusted vendors again Note The Avira FireWall prioritizes application rules before making entries in the list of trusted vendors If you have created an application rule and the application provider is listed in the list of trusted vendors the application rule will be executed Settings Advanced options Stop Windows Firewall on star
60. 0 Jun 2013 160 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Note No wildcards for any number of characters or for a single character can be used when entering file types and MIME types MIME types Examples for media types text for text files image for graphics files video for video files audio for sound files application for files linked to a particular program Examples of excluded file and MIME types application octet stream application octet stream MIME type files executable files bin exe com dll class are blocked by Web Protection application olescript application olescript MIME type files ActiveX script files axs are blocked by Web Protection exe All files with the extension exe executable files are blocked by Web Protection msi All files with the extension msi Windows Installer files are blocked by Web Protection Add The button allows you to copy MIME and file types from the input field into the display window 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
61. 3 to communicate with the Avira servers If you are using a firewall please ensure that the required connections and or incoming or outgoing data are not blocked by the firewall 3 3 Express installation Installing your Avira product Start the installation program by double clicking the installation file you have downloaded from the Internet or insert the program CD Internet based installation The Welcome screen appears gt Click Next to continue with the installation The dialog Language selection appears gt Select the language you want to use to install your Avira product and confirm your language selection by clicking Next The dialog box Download appears All files necessary for installation are downloaded from the Avira web servers The Download window closes after conclusion of the download Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 17 R AVI RA Installation and uninstallation Installation with an installation package The window Preparing installation appears The installation file is extracted The installation routine is started The dialog box Choose installation type appears Note By default Express installation is preset All standard components will be installed which you may not configure If you would like to execute a customized installation please refer to the chapter Installation and uninstallation Custom installation gt The I want to improve my protect
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63. Activate If this option is enabled the pre defined password is required to enable disable Web Protection Safe Browsing If this option is enabled the pre defined enable password is required to enable disable parental disable control Quarantine If this option is enabled all areas of the quarantine manager protected by a password are enabled By clicking on the relevant box the password enquiry can be disabled or enabled again on request for individual areas Restore If this option is enabled the pre defined affected password is required to restore an object objects Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 225 R AV l RA Reference Configuration options Rescan If this option is enabled the pre defined affected password is required to rescan an object objects Affected If this option is enabled the pre defined object password is required to display the properties properties of an object Delete If this option is enabled the pre defined affected password is required to delete an object objects Send email to If this option is enabled the pre defined Avira password is required to send an object to the Avira Malware Research Center for examination Copying If this option is enabled the pre defined affected password is required to copy the affected objects object Add and modify If this option is enabled the pre defined jobs password is required t
64. Alert if last update is older than n day s In this box you can enter the maximum number of days allowed to have passed since the last update If this number of days has passed a red icon is displayed for the update status under Status in the Control Center Show notice if the virus definition file is out of date If this option is enabled you will obtain an alert if the virus definition file is not up to date With the help of the alert option you can configure the temporal interval for an alert if the last update is older than n day s Warnings Notes with the following situations Dial up connection is used If this option is enabled you will receive a desktop notification alert if a dialer creates a dial up connection on your computer via the telephone or ISDN network There is a danger that the connection may have been created by an unknown and unwanted dialer and that the connection may be chargeable see Viruses and more Threat categories Dialer Files have been successfully updated If this option is enabled you will receive a desktop notification whenever an update has been successfully performed and files updated Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 231 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Update failed If this option is enabled you will receive a desktop notification whenever an update fails No connection to the download server could be created or the update files could not b
65. Application The list contains all applications which you have classified as harmful which you have entered via the configuration or by notifying the ProActiv component The applications on the list are blocked by Avira ProActiv and cannot be executed on your computer system An operating system message appears when a blocked program starts up The applications to be blocked are identified by Avira ProActiv on the basis of the path specified and the file name and are blocked irrespective of their content Input box Enter the application you want to block in this box 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 L 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 Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 222 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Allowed applications The section Applications to be skipped lists the applications excluded from monitoring by the ProActiv component signe
66. Center To start the Control Center the following options are available Double click the program icon on your desktop Via the program entry in the Start Programs menu Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 30 R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Security e Via the Tray Icon of your Avira product Close the Control Center via the menu command Close in the menu File or by clicking on the close tab in the Control Center Operate Control Center To navigate in the Control Center gt Select an activity in the navigation bar The activity opens and other sections appear The first section of the activity is selected and displayed in the view P If necessary click another section to display this in the detail window Note You can activate the keyboard navigation in the menu bar with the help of the Alt key If navigation is activated you can move within the menu with the arrow keys With the Return key you activate the active menu item To open or close menus in the Control Center or to navigate within the menus you can also use the following key combinations Alt underlined letter in the menu or menu command Hold down the Alt key if you want to access a menu a menu command or a submenu To process data or objects displayed in the detail window gt Highlight the data or object you wish to edit To highlight multiple elements elements in columns hold down the control key or the shift
67. Configuration gt Update Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 74 CK AVIRA arenal 7 FireWall Avira Internet Security allows you to manage the incoming and outgoing data traffic depending on computer settings e Avira FireWall If your operating system is up to Windows 7 your Avira Internet Security includes the Avira FireWall Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 75 CK AVIRA aT 8 Backup There are various options available to you for creating a backup of your data Backup via the backup tool You can use the backup tool to select or create backup profiles and start a backup of a selected profile manually Backup via a backup job in Scheduler Scheduler gives you the option of creating scheduled or event controlled backup jobs Scheduler automatically executes the backup jobs This process is particularly useful if you want to make regular backups of specific data Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 76 CY AVIRA FAQ Tips 9 FAQ Tips This chapter contains important information on troubleshooting and further tips on using your Avira product e See Chapter Help in case of a problem e See Chapter Shortcuts e See Chapter Windows Security Center Windows XP or Windows Action Center as of Windows 7 9 1 Help in case of a problem Here you will find information on causes and solutions of possible problems e The error message The li
68. E ISerii m aiea 106 11 4 Reporting false DOSMIVOS us inIR EN SRIOU SI BENEREESHEABENEU HERES EEENUINE UU RUNI UE FRUI RAE DEAURKR QUIM SRI EE 106 11 5 Your feedback Tor more security iecore ERR MERR HV SEMRREUEER UE VE SR TREE UERERMR VEU ORNE UE EUREN ERR VR VA UE KNE 106 12 Reference Configuration options e eee eee e eee eee eee e ee eese s 107 1227 SVSIONT SCANINGH RTT Em 107 12 1 1 Ee ANE AE EEE E 107 A EN Los N E EN E E E 116 12 2 Real Time PrOteChiOn acrancrasusenise agers FIDE n QU M IG UA NO NOE NI DM PUES DE 117 12 2 1 c T HO 117 25 A os URP T AE E ET 128 DAE lg 129 12 3 1 WY SIN gem 129 D E Ure t 131 12 4 1 E qgio EE 131 124 2 EXC ptONS iovis DV V antie QVO RUP etn xen DR MUN DUREE RO EEUU 132 1243 SPOUT oou pudicum HEU est Fe up ODE HO Gans PUR PUO HL cea MN E 134 UAI UL 134 12 5 1 Avita FIre Walls desit cate Eia ette n Stc Eme ES tre E e o bas IH EE eie isoa i da a iaria 135 Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 5 CG AVIRA sinc 126 Web Proleciion E UU T TE 158 12 6 1 SAI M E R 158 pc MEN Coo mt PP 166 12 7 Mall PROV CUM PRENDE asai 167 12 7 1 feme M PR ER 167 JUPE ECC cue
69. If this option is enabled all files in the backup profile are saved Enable list of file extensions to be excluded If this option is enabled all files in the backup profile are saved except files whose extensions are entered in the list of excluded file extensions Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 133 R AV l RA Reference Configuration options File extensions This button opens a dialog box displaying all file extensions not saved during a backup when the option Enable list of file extensions to be excluded is enabled Default entries are set for the extensions but entries can be added or deleted Enable list of file extensions to be included If this option is enabled only files whose file extensions have been entered in the list of file extensions to be consulted are saved File extensions This button opens a dialog box displaying all file extensions saved during a backup when the option Enable list of file extensions to be included is enabled Default entries are set for the extensions but entries can be added or deleted 12 4 3 Report The Backup component includes a comprehensive log function Reporting This group allows for the content of the report file to be determined Off If this option is enabled the Backup component does not create a log Only turn off the logging function in exceptional cases Default If this option is enabled the Backup component records important informatio
70. Reference Configuration options Note This option is only available with Windows Vista and higher Note This option should not be used if you are using third party tools that modify system files and adapt the boot or start screen to your own requirements Examples of such tools are skinpacks TuneUp utilities or Vista Customization Optimized scan When the option is enabled the processor capacity is optimally utilized during a System Scanner scan For performance reasons an optimized scan is only logged on standard level Note This option is only available on multi processor systems Follow symbolic links If this option is enabled System 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 Note The option does not include any shortcuts but refers exclusively to symbolic links generated by mklink exe or Junction Points generated by junction exe that are transparent in the file system Search for Rootkits before scan If this option is enabled and a scan is started the System Scanner scans the Windows system directory for active rootkits in a so called shortcut This process does not scan your computer for active rootkits as comprehensively as the scan profile Scan for rootkits but it is significantly quicker to perform This option only changes the settings of profiles created by you Note The rootkits scan is not avai
71. Single Login Where appropriate specify a date according to the selection Where appropriate select the following additional options availability depends on job type Repeat job if the time has already expired Past jobs are performed that could not be performed at the required time for example because the computer was switched off Click Next The dialog box Selection of the display mode appears Select the display mode of the job window Invisible No job window Minimized progress bar only Maximized Entire job window Select the Shut down computer if job is done option if you want the computer to shut down automatically when the scan is finished This option is only available if the display mode is set to minimized or maximized Click Finish Your newly created job appears on the start page of the ADMINISTRATION gt Scheduler section with the status enabled check mark Where appropriate deactivate jobs that are not to be performed Use the following icons to further define your jobs Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 54 R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Security View properties of a job Editjob X Delete job Start job E Stop job 4 3 9 Targeted scan for Rootkits and active malware To scan for active rootkits use the predefined scan profile Scan for Rootkits and active malware To scan for active rootkits systematically Goto Control Center and select the s
72. This button resets the specified port to the default IMAP port Scan outgoing emails SMTP If this option is enabled outgoing emails are scanned for viruses and malware Emails which are spam sent by unknown bots are blocked Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 167 R AV l RA Reference Configuration options Monitored ports In this field you should enter the port to be used as the outbox by the SMTP protocol Multiple ports are separated by commas Default This button resets the specified port to the default SMTP port 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 Enable IPv6 support If this option is enabled Internet Protocol version 6 is supported by the Mail Protection Option and not available for new or changed installations under Windows 8 Action on detection This configuration section contains settings for actions performed when Mail Protection 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 Interactive If this option is enabled a dialog box appears when a virus or unwanted program is detected in an email or attachment in which you can choose what is to be done with the email or attachment concerned This option is enabled as the defa
73. Time Protection Use PC speakers only in interactive mode If this option is enabled there is an acoustic alert with the default signal when a virus is detected by the System Scanner or Real Time Protection The acoustic alert is sounded on the PC s internal speaker Use the following WAVE file only in interactive mode If this option is enabled there is an acoustic alert with the selected WAVE file when a virus is detected by the System Scanner or Real Time Protection The selected WAVE file is played over a connected external speaker Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 230 R AV RA Reference Configuration options WAVE file In this input box you can enter the name and the associated path of an audio file of your choice The program s default acoustic signal is entered as standard L The button opens a window in which you can select the required file with the aid of the file explorer Test This button is used to test the selected WAVE file 12 10 10 Alerts Your Avira product generates so called slide ups desktop notifications for specific events which give information on successful or failed program sequences such as updates Under Alerts 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 reactivate the notification in the Alerts configuration window Update
74. a maximum of 10 characters and do not enter the leading dot Wildcards and are allowed 4 3 15 Create desktop shortcut for scan profile You can start a system scan directly from your desktop via a desktop shortcut to a scan profile without accessing your Avira product s Control Center To create a desktop shortcut to the scan profile V Inthe Control Center go to the PC PROTECTION gt System Scanner section P Select the scan profile for which you want to create a shortcut gt Click the icon The desktop shortcut is created 4 3 16 Filter events Events that have been generated by program components of your Avira product are displayed in the Control Center under ADMINISTRATION Events analogous to the event display of your Windows operating system The program components in alphabetical order are the following e Backup e FireWall e Helper Service e Mail Protection e Real Time Protection e Safe Browsing e Scheduler e System Scanner e Updater e Web Protection The following event types are displayed e Information e Warning e Error Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 65 R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Security e Detection To filter displayed events gt Inthe Control Center select the section ADMINISTRATION gt Events gt Check the box of the program components to display the events of the activated components OR Uncheck the box of the progra
75. access attempts Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 R AV RA Product information e ProActiv component for the permanent monitoring of program actions for 32 bit systems only e Mail Protection POPS3 Scanner IMAP Scanner and SMTP Scanner for the permanent checking of emails for viruses and malware including the checking of email attachments e Avira SearchFree Toolbar a search toolbar integrated in the web browser providing quick and convenient search options It also includes widgets of the most common Internet functions e Web Protection for monitoring data and files transferred from the Internet using the HTTP protocol monitoring of ports 80 8080 3128 e Avira Social Network Protection a monitoring tool informs parents of their children s online activities It checks their social network accounts for comments photos etc that may influence the child s reputation in a negative way or may indicate that the child is in danger e Parental control component for role based filtering of undesirable websites and limiting Internet use e Avira Free Android Security app is not only focused on anti theft measures The app helps you to get back your mobile device once you have misplaced it or even worse if it has been stolen Furthermore the app allows you to block incoming calls or SMS Avira Free Android Security protects cell phones and smartphones running with the Android operating system e Backup
76. active malware Scan active processes via the scan profile Active processes Scan for boot sector viruses via the menu command Boot records scan in the menu Extras Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 72 CK AVIRA j 6 Updates The effectiveness of anti virus software depends on how up to date the program is in particular the virus definition file and the scan engine To carry out regular updates the Updater component is integrated into your Avira product The Updater ensures that your Avira product is always up to date and able to deal with the new viruses that appear every day Updater updates the following components e Virus definition file The virus definition file contains the virus patterns of the harmful programs which are used by your Avira product to scan for viruses and malware and repair infected objects e Scan engine The scan engine contains the methods used by your Avira product to scan for viruses and malware e Program files product update Update packages for product updates make extra functions available to the individual program components An update checks whether the virus definition file the scan engine and the product are up to date and if necessary implements an update After a product update you may have to restart your computer system If only the virus definition file and scan engine are updated the computer does not have to be restarted When a product update req
77. ad for typing in the letters Touch the field Phone number to open the keypad for typing in the numbers Select a blocking option You have the option to choose Calls amp SMS just Calls or only SMS Click Save to store the number to the blacklist The blocked number is displayed on the Blacklist screen Editing a blocked contact b b wo v v vy You may edit the telephone number and the name of your blocked contact Open Avira Free Android Security on your device Tap Blacklist The Blacklist screen opens Tap the contact you want to edit The Edit blocked contact screen opens Touch the field Name to open the keypad for editing the name Touch the field Phone number to open the keypad for editing the telephone number Click Save to store the edited contact to the blacklist Click Cancel if you don t want to save the changes you have made Blocked events You may check the history of all blocked contacts on the tab Blocked events You can filter the list by certain options The name of the contact the date and time of the contact attempt as well as the way of contacting are displayed b gt Tap the button All to select between All Today or New events Tap the button Calls amp SMS to see blocked calls and SMS attempts Choose the option Calls to check who of your blocked contacts tried to call you Or select SMS to call up the phone numbers of blocked short messages Delete entries of the Blocked events A
78. al Time Protection start mode is saved in the registry and cannot be changed via Configuration Note If the default start mode for Real Time Protection Normal start has been chosen and the logon process upon startup is carried out fast programs configured to start automatically upon startup might not be scanned because they might be up and running before the Real Time Protection has been started completely gt Enable the required option and continue the configuration by clicking Next f you have selected the Avira Web Protection installation module the Enable Safe Browsing dialog box appears You have the option of assigning different roles child young person adult to computer users for Internet use You also can disable Safe Browsing gt Define the required Safe Browsing settings and continue the configuration by clicking Next In the following Assign password dialog box you can password protect the Configuration from unauthorized access This is particularly recommended if parental control is enabled In the following System scan dialog box a quick system scan can be enabled or disabled The quick system scan is performed after the configuration has been completed and before the computer is rebooted and scans running programs and the most important system files for viruses and malware gt Enable or disable the Quick system scan option and continue the configuration by clicking Next n the followi
79. allation and uninstallation of your Avira product 3 1 see Chapter see Chapter see Chapter see Chapter see Chapter see Chapter see Chapter see Chapter Pre Setup Requirements preparing the computer for installation Express installation Standard installation according to default settings Custom installation Configurable installation Test product installation Configuration Wizard Change installation Installation modules Uninstallation Uninstall Installation types During installation you can select a setup type in the installation wizard Express Standard components will be installed The program files are installed into a default folder in C Program Files Your Avira product will be installed with default settings You have the option of defining custom settings using the configuration wizard Custom You can choose to install individual program components see Chapter Installation and uninstallation gt Installation modules A target folder can be selected for the program files to be installed You can disable Create a desktop icon and program group in the Start menu Using the configuration wizard you can define custom settings for your Avira product and initiate a short system scan that is performed automatically after installation 3 2 Pre Setup Note Before installation check whether your computer fulfills all the minimum system Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun
80. an older Windows operating system on which your Avira product is already installed you will receive the following message Spyware and unwanted software protection Important Update now Avira Desktop reports that it is out of date E EG Turn off messages about spyware and related protection Get a different antispyware program online Note In order for the Windows Action Center to recognize your Avira product as up to date an update must be performed after installation Update your Avira Product by carrying out an update Windows Defender is out of date You may receive the following message if Windows Defender is activated If you have already installed the Avira product this message should not appear Please check if the installation went OK Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 95 CK AVIRA FAQ Tips Spyware and unwanted software protection Important b Windows Defender is out of date Turn off messages about spyware and related protection Get a different antispyware program online Note Windows Defender is the pre set spyware and virus protection solution from Windows Windows Defender is turned off This information of the Windows Action Center appears when the Windows Action Center has not found any other anti virus software on your computer than the one that the operating system integrates by default Windows Defender If you have had some anti virus software installed on
81. anually which files should be sent to the Cloud for analysis you can enable the option Confirm manually when sending suspicious files to Avira b Click Next gt In the following dialog box you can decide whether to create a desktop shortcut and or a program group in the Start menu gt Click Next The License Wizard opens You have the following options to activate the program gt Enter an activation code By entering your activation code your Avira product is activated with your license gt If you do not have an activation code click the link purchase an activation code You are forwarded to the Avira website gt Select the option Test product If you select Test product an evaluation license to activate the program will be generated during the activation process You can test the Avira product with its complete range of functions for a certain period of time see Test product installation Note By using the option already have a valid license file you can load a valid license file During product activation with a valid activation code the license key is generated and saved in the program directory of your Avira product Use this option if you have already activated a product and want to re install your Avira product Note In some sales versions of Avira products an activation code has already been included in the product For this reason the activation need not be entered If and when necessar
82. ar directly in Firefox Uninstallation via the web browser About Click on About to display which version of Avira SearchFree Toolbar is installed Google Chrome In the Chrome web browser the following configuration options for Avira SearchFree Toolbar are available under the menu of the red Avira umbrella Help Click on Help to access the website containing frequently asked questions FAQs relating to the toolbar Uninstall instructions Here you will be linked to the articles that contain all the information you need to uninstall the toolbar About Click on About to display which version of the Avira SearchFree Toolbar is installed Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 45 R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Security Show Hide the Avira SearchFree Toolbar Click here to hide or show Avira SearchFree Toolbar on your web browser 4 2 3 Uninstallation To uninstall your Avira SearchFree Toolbar e g in Windows 7 gt Open the Control Panel via the Windows Start menu Double click on Programs and Features gt Select the Avira SearchFree Toolbar plus Web Protection in the list and click Uninstall You will be asked if you really want to uninstall this product gt Click Yes to confirm Avira SearchFree Toolbar plus Web Protection is uninstalled and all directories files and registry entries for the Avira SearchFree Toolbar plus Web Protection are deleted when your computer i
83. ars The installation file is extracted The installation routine is started The dialog box Choose installation type appears Note By default Express installation is preset All standard components will be installed which you may not configure If you would like to execute an Custom installation please refer to the chapter Installation and uninstallation Custom installation gt The I want to improve my protection by using Avira Proactiv and Protection Cloud check box Configuration General Advanced Protection is preset by default If you do not want to participate in the Avira Community please unmark this checkbox f you confirm your participation in the Avira Community Avira sends data on detected suspicious programs to the Avira Malware Research Center The data is used only for an advanced online scan and to expand and refine detection technology You can click the links ProActiv and Protection Cloud to obtain more details on the expanded online and cloud scan gt Confirm that you accept the End User License Agreement For reading the detailed text of the End User License Agreement click the corresponding link gt Click Next The License Wizard opens and helps you to activate your product You have the opportunity to configure a Proxy server right here gt Click Proxy settings for configuration and confirm your settings with OK gt Select the option Test product in the License Wizard and click Next
84. ary restart your system 4 3 2 Activate product To activate your Avira product you have the following options Activation with a valid full license To activate the program with a full license you need a valid activation code which holds data of the license you have purchased You have received the activation code from us either by email or it has been printed on the product packaging Activation with an evaluation license Your Avira product is activated with an automatically generated evaluation license with which you can test the Avira product with its complete range of function for a limited period of time Note For product activation or for a test license you need an active Internet link If no connection can be established to the servers of Avira please check the settings of the firewall used Connections via the HTTP protocol and port 80 web communication and via the encryption protocol SSL and port 443 are used for product activation Make sure that your firewall does not block incoming and outgoing data First of all check whether you can access web pages with your web browser The following describes how to activate your Avira product If you have not yet installed your Avira product gt v v vy Install your Avira product During the installation process you will be asked to select an activation option Activate product Activation with a valid full license Test product Activation with an evaluation lice
85. ath all files with this name irrespective of the path or drive are not scanned Add With this button you can add the file object entered in the input box to the display window Delete The button deletes a selected entry from the list This button is inactive if no entry is selected Heuristic This configuration section contains the settings for the heuristic of the scan engine Avira products contain 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 Virus detection involves an extensive analysis and investigation of the affected codes for functions typical of malware If the code being scanned exhibits these characteristic features it is reported as being suspicious This does not necessarily mean that the code is in fact malware False positives do sometimes occur The decision on how to handle affected code is to be made by the user e g based on his or her knowledge of whether the source of the code is trustworthy or not Macrovirus heuristic Macrovirus heuristic Your Avira product contains a highly powerful macrovirus heuristic If this option is enabled all macros in the relevant document are deleted in the event of a repair alternatively suspect documents are only reported i e you receive an alert This option is enabled as the default setting and is recommended A
86. ating to the Password Management Choose Account Password Management type your new password and confirm it gt If you cannot remember your password click the link Forgot your password at login You are asked to send us your email address and we will send you a recover link so that you can set your password again Creating an Android account To keep an eye on your device and to protect your personal data by remote controls from the Web Console you have to create an Avira Free Android Security account gt Open the Control Center of your Avira product gt Click Control Center gt Mobile Protection gt Avira Free Android Security The Avira Free Android Security download page opens Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 194 R AV RA Reference Configuration options File View Extras Update Help 0 VIT Avira Internet Security Status Q AER Avira Free Android Security RPM Keep an eye on your phone even when you can t see it When it comes to protecting your phone from Web Protection loss and theft there are two simple methods Mail Protection 1 Never lose sight of your phone 2 Install Avira Free Android Security aby s protect Download Now uis phone PR a securi avira Do you already have an account for ener PIN t9 unlock ISTRATIC Avira Free Android Security Log in gt Quarantine yp atem r 5 ve 4 xn prom t Schedule ene owner 9 please Scheduler
87. atus display Overview of Avira Internet Security Description Web Protection If you move the cursor over the icon the following message appears Avira Web Protection is active Your browsing is protected No further action is necessary Web Protection is inactive If you move the cursor over the icon the following message appears Avira Web Protection is off Click to find out how to turn it on You will be redirected to one of our Knowledge Base articles No Web Protection If you move the cursor over the icon one of the following messages appears e You do not have Avira Web Protection installed Click to find out how to protect your browsing This message will appear if you install incorrectly or uninstall the Avira Antivirus e Web Protection is included for free with Avira Antivirus Click to find out how to install it This message will appear if you do not install Web Protection or if you uninstall it n both cases you will be redirected to the Avira homepage where you can download the Avira product Error If you move the cursor over the icon the following message appears Avira reported an error Click to contact Support for help gt Click the gray icon or text to go to the Avira Support page Widgets Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 40 R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Security Avira SearchFree contains three wid
88. base Over time the internal filters algorithms and evaluation criteria for spam adapt themselves to your personal criteria To categorize emails for the training database gt Goto Control Center and select the section INTERNET PROTECTION gt Mail Protection The list shows incoming emails gt Highlight the email you want to categorize gt Click the appropriate icon to identify the email as either spam o or wanted i e good email The email is entered into the training database and applied to the next spam recognition process Note You can delete the training database in the configuration under Mail Protection General AntiSpam Note The AntiSpam module does not work for emails received via IMAP Because of this the training functions Good email use for training Spam use for training cannot be applied to emails received via IMAP If you select an IMAP type email the training functions are automatically disabled 4 3 19 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 The following security levels are available Low Flooding and port scan are detected Medium Suspicious TCP and UDP packages are discarded Flooding and port scan are prevented Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 67 R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Secur
89. bed under FireWall gt Adapter rules Buttons Button Description OK The highlighted rule is included as a new adapter rule Cancel The window is closed without adding a new rule Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 148 R AV l RA Reference Configuration options Application rules Application rules for user This list contains all users in the system If you are logged in as an administrator you can select the user to whom you want to apply the rules If you are not a privileged user you can see only the user currently logged on Application 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 Normal view Column Description Application Name of the application Active Number of active connections opened by the application Connections Action Shows the action that the Avira FireWall will automatically take when the application is using the network whatever the network usage type is With a mouse click on the link you can switch to another action type The action types are Ask Allow or Deny Ask is the default action Advanced configuration If the network accesses of an application require individual rules you can create the application rules based on packet filters in the same way as yo
90. ce Configuration options The Tabs of the Web Console screen The Web Console screen has the following tabs e Dashboard e Locate Device e Wipe e Scream e Lock e Blacklist e Settings The Dashboard of Avira Free Android Security Web Console The Dashboard tab contains different information about your device as well as control buttons for triggering actions to secure your device S Engish Suppor Accourt Logged in ss ybs t101 googemall com Logout All your devices Howto register a ne veneovd Broome Device gH Wipe Ison glock JE auis De Settings HTC HTC Incredible S Device information is onera tS 2916 Status rogant Edi Brag Location tracking Lockdevice NONE von oowee y A Lou actes A E Lattude 75619005 Lond rege aig gt Lorytate 65818299 EE i Trigger scream Wipedata Laat trggeres fayago Last wipe fizt aval Type fict asalsta Bladdist 1 yt dont wert te receive cas oF SUS fim pnto Aw frartec 503 the the clt STE specify a secunty question Device information e Brand The brand of your device e Model The model identity of your device Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 197 R AV RA Reference Configuration options e IMEI The International Mobile Equipment Identity is a unique 15 place number to identify mobile phones as well as some satellite phones e OS version The version number of your Android Operating System
91. cense file cannot be opened appears e The error message Connection failed while downloading the file appears when attempting to start an update e Viruses and malware cannot be moved or deleted e The status of the tray icon is disabled e The computer is extremely slow when perform a data back up e My firewall reports Avira Real Time Protection and Avira Mail Protection immediately after activation e Avira Mail Protection does not work e There is no network connection available in a virtual machine e g VMWare Virtual PC if Avira FireWall is installed on the host machine and the security level of Avira FireWall is set to medium or high e Virtual Private Network VPN connection is blocked if the security level of Avira FireWall is set to medium or high e An email sent via a TLS connection has been blocked by Mail Protection e Webchat is not operational Chat messages will not be displayed The error message The license file cannot be opened appears Reason The file is encrypted P To activate the license you do not need to open the file but rather you save it in the program directory Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 77 CK AVIRA FAQ Tip The error message Connection failed while downloading the file appears when attempting to start an update Reason Your Internet connection is inactive No connection to the web server on the Internet can therefore be established g
92. ch Center Delete If this option is enabled the file is deleted This process is much faster than overwrite and delete Ignore If this option is enabled access to the file is allowed and the file is left as it is Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 112 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Warning The affected file remains active on your workstation It may cause serious damage on your workstation Overwrite and delete If this option is enabled the System Scanner overwrites the file with a default pattern and then deletes wipes it It cannot be restored Note If you have selected Delete or Overwrite and delete as the primary or secondary action you should note the following In the case of heuristic hits the affected files are not deleted but are instead moved to quarantine Archives When scanning archives the System Scanner uses a recursive scan Archives in archives are also unpacked and scanned for viruses and unwanted programs The files are scanned decompressed and scanned again Scan archives If this option is enabled the selected archives in the archive list are scanned This option is enabled as the default setting All archive types If this option is enabled all archive types in the archive list are selected and scanned Smart Extensions If this option is enabled the System Scanner detects whether a file is a packed file format archive even if the file e
93. ct access to these files e g with double click is therefore no longer possible Files can later be repaired and given their original names again Quarantine If this option is enabled the System Scanner moves the file to the quarantine These files can later be repaired or if necessary sent to the Avira Malware Research Center Delete If this option is enabled the file is deleted This process is much faster than overwrite and delete Ignore If this option is enabled access to the file is allowed and the file is left as it is Warning The affected file remains active on your workstation It may cause serious damage on your workstation Overwrite and delete If this option is enabled the System Scanner overwrites the file with a default pattern and then deletes it It cannot be restored 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 Rename If this option is enabled the System Scanner renames the file Direct access to these files e g with double click is therefore no longer possible Files can later be repaired and given their original names again Quarantine If this option is enabled the System Scanner moves the file to Quarantine These files can later be repaired or if necessary sent to the Avira Malware Resear
94. cted 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 permitted and no further notifications will be provided until the computer is restarted or the virus definition file is updated Copy to quarantine Action option for a rootkits detection The detection is copied to quarantine Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 57 R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Security 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 Actions of the Real Time Protection for detections made by the ProActiv component notification of suspicious actions of an application Trusted program The application continues to run The program is adde
95. ction contains the settings for the heuristic of the scan engine Avira products contain 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 Virus detection involves an extensive analysis and investigation of the affected codes for functions typical of malware If the code being scanned exhibits these characteristic features it is reported as being suspicious This does not necessarily mean that the code is in fact malware False positives do sometimes occur The decision on how to handle affected code is to be made by the user e g based on his or her knowledge of whether the source of the code is trustworthy or not Macrovirus heuristics Macrovirus heuristics Your Avira product contains a highly powerful macrovirus heuristic If this option is enabled all macros in the relevant document are deleted in the event of a repair alternatively suspect documents are only reported i e you receive an alert This option is enabled as the default setting and is recommended Advanced Heuristic Analysis and Detection AHeAD Enable AHeAD Your Avira program contains a very powerful heuristic in the form of Avira AHeAD technology which can also detect unknown new malware If this option is enabled you can define how aggressive this heuristic should be This option is enabled as the default sett
96. curity level in the FireWall section of the Control Center is set to Custom Note The default Security level setting for all predefined rules of the Avira FireWall is Medium ICMP protocol The Internet Control Message Protocol ICMP is used to exchange error and information messages on networks The protocol is also used for status messages with ping or tracer With this rule you can define the incoming and outgoing blocked message types the behavior in case of flooding and the reaction to fragmented ICMP packets This rule serves for preventing so called ICMP flood attacks which results in an increase of the CPU load of the attacked machine as it responds to every packet Predefined rules for the ICMP protocol Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 135 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Setting Rules Low Incoming blocked types no type Outgoing blocked types no type Assume flooding if delay between packets is less than 50 ms Reject fragmented ICMP packets Medium Same rule as for the Low level High Incoming blocked types several types Outgoing blocked types several types Assume flooding if delay between packets is less than 50 ms Reject fragmented ICMP packets Incoming blocked types 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 wa
97. d the results are displayed 4 3 7 Scan for viruses and malware via the context menu To scan for viruses and malware systematically via the context menu gt Click with the right hand mouse button e g in Windows Explorer on the desktop or in an open Windows directory on the file or directory you want to scan The Windows Explorer context menu appears gt Select Scan selected files with Avira in the context menu The Luke Filewalker window appears and a system scan is started When the scan is completed the results are displayed 4 3 8 Automatically scan for viruses and malware Note After installation the scan job Full system scan is created in the Scheduler A complete system scan is automatically performed at a recommended interval To create a job to automatically scan for viruses and malware gt Inthe Control Center select the section ADMINISTRATION gt Scheduler P Click the icon The dialog box Name and description of job appears Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 53 R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Security gt b Give the job a name and where appropriate a description Click Next The dialog box Type of job appears Select Scan job Click Next The dialog box Selection of the profile appears Select the profile to be scanned Click Next The dialog box Time of the job appears Select a time for the scan Immediately Daily Weekly Interval
98. d as an exception Please note the following with regard to exceptions on connected network drives If you use the drive letter of the connected network drive the files and folders specified are NOT excluded from the Real Time Protection scan If the UNC path in the list of exceptions differs from the UNC path used to connect to the network drive IP address specification in the list of exceptions specification of computer name for connection to network drive the specified folders and files are NOT excluded by the Real Time Protection scan Locate the relevant UNC path in the Real Time Protection report file lt Computer name gt lt Enable gt OR lt IP address gt lt Enable gt You can locate the path Real Time Protection uses to scan for infected files in the Real Time Protection report file Indicate exactly the same path in the list of exceptions Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 126 R AV l RA Reference Configuration options Proceed as follows Set the protocol function of the Real Time Protection to Complete in the configuration under Real Time Protection gt Report Now access the files folders mounted drives or connected network drives with the activated Real Time Protection You can now read the path to be used from the Real Time Protection report file The report file can be accessed in the Control Center under Local protection gt Real Time Protection Heuristic This configuration se
99. d programs classified as trusted and included in list by default all applications classified as trusted and added to the application filter You can add permitted applications to the list in Configuration You also have the option of adding applications to suspicious program behavior via Real Time Protection notifications by using the Trusted program option in the Real Time Protection notification Applications to be skipped Application The list contains applications excluded from monitoring by the ProActiv component In the default installation settings the list contains signed applications from trusted vendors You have the option of adding applications that you consider to be trustworthy via the configuration or via Real Time Protection notifications The ProActiv component identifies applications using the path the file name and the content We recommend checking the content as malware can be added to a program through changes such as updates You can determine whether a contents check should be performed from the Type specified For the Contents type the applications specified by path and file name are checked for changes to the file content before they are excluded from monitoring by the ProActiv component If the file contents have been modified the application is again monitored by the ProActiv component For the Path type no contents check is performed before the application is excluded from monitoring by the Real Time Protection T
100. d to the list of permitted applications and is excluded from monitoring by the ProActiv component When adding to the list of permitted applications the monitoring type is set to Content This means that the application is only excluded from monitoring by the ProActiv component if the content remains unchanged see Application filter Applications to be skipped Block program once The application is blocked i e the application is terminated The actions of the application continue to be monitored by the ProActiv component Always block this program The application is blocked i e the application is terminated The program is added to list of blocked applications and can no longer be run see Application filter Applications to be blocked Ignore The application continues to run The actions of the application continue to be monitored by the ProActiv component Mail Protection actions Incoming emails Move to quarantine 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 mail The affected email is deleted The body of the text and any attachments of the email are replaced by a default text Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 58 R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Security Delete attachment The infected attachment is replaced by a default text If the body of the email
101. data under the option Use this proxy server The Use proxy system settings option can only be used for proxy servers without authentication Use this proxy server If your web server connection is set up via a proxy server you can enter the relevant information here Address Enter the computer name or IP address of the proxy server you want to use to connect to the web server Port Please enter the port number of the proxy server you want to use to connect to the web server Login name Enter a user name to log in on the proxy server Login password Enter the relevant password for logging in on the proxy server here For security reasons the actual characters you type in this space are replaced by asterisks Examples Address proxy domain com Port 8080 Address 192 168 1 100 Port 3128 12 4 Backup You can configure the Avira Backup feature under Configuration gt Local protection gt Backup 12 4 1 Settings In Settings you can configure the behavior of the Backup component Backup modified files only If this option is enabled an incremental backup is created Only files that have been modified since the last backup are saved in the backup profile If this option is disabled a full backup is created for each saved backup profile All files are saved in the backup profile This option is enabled as the default setting and is recommended as incremental backups can be created more quickly and are less resource
102. de All defined adapter and application rules that you have configured in Avira FireWall apply but no popup windows appear with network event notification You may enable the Game Mode or keep it in automatic mode by clicking the ON OFF button By default the Game Mode is set to automatic and displayed in green color The default setting sets the feature to automatic so that whenever you run an application that needs the full screen mode your Avira product switches automatically to Game Mode gt Click the button on the left next to the OFF button to activate the Game Mode The Game Mode is enabled and displayed in yellow color Note We recommend to change the default setting OFF with its automatic full screen recognition mode only temporarily because you won t receive visible desktop notifications and warnings concerning network events and possible threats 4 1 3 Configuration You can define settings for your Avira product in the Configuration After installation your Avira product is configured with standard settings ensuring optimal protection for your computer system However your computer system or your specific requirements for your Avira product may mean you need to adapt the protective components of the program Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 33 R AV R A Overview of Avira Internet Security CANIT Avira Internet Security PC Protection gt System Scanner gt Scan Files Additional s
103. dow of the browser I Frames are mostly used for banner advertising In some cases I Frames are used to conceal malware In these cases the area of the I Frame is mostly invisible or almost invisible in the browser The Block suspicious I frames option allows you to check and block the loading of I Frames Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 158 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Block suspicious l frames If this option is enabled l Frames on the web pages you request are scanned according to certain criteria If there are suspect I Frames on a requested web page the I Frame is blocked An error message is displayed in the I Frame window Action on detection You can define the actions to be performed by Web Protection when a virus or unwanted program is detected Interactive If this option is enabled a dialog box appears when a virus or unwanted program is detected during an on demand scan in which you can choose what is to be done with the affected file This option is enabled as the default setting Show progress bar If this option is enabled a desktop notification appears with a download progress bar if a download of website content exceeds a 20 second timeout This desktop notification is designed in particular for downloading websites with larger data volumes If you are surfing with Web Protection website contents are not downloaded incrementally in the Internet browser as they are scann
104. down list F4 Esc Close selected drop down list Cancel command and close dialog Enter Start command for the active option or button 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 Page down Change to the subject which is displayed below the current subject in the contents in the index or in the list of the search results Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 83 CK AVIRA Page up Page down Browse through a subject 9 2 3 In the Control Center General Shortcut Description F1 Display help Alt FA Close Control Center F5 Refresh F8 Open configuration F9 Start update Scan section Shortcut Description F2 Rename selected profile F3 Start scan with the selected profile F4 Create desktop link for the selected profile Ins Create new profile Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 FAQ Tips 84 S AVIRA
105. dvanced Heuristic Analysis and Detection AHeAD Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 115 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Enable AHeAD Your Avira program contains a very powerful heuristic in the form of Avira AHeAD technology which can also detect unknown new malware If this option is enabled you can define how aggressive this heuristic should be This option is enabled as the default setting Low detection level If this option is enabled slightly less unknown malware is detected the risk of false alerts is low in this case Medium detection level This option combines a strong detection level with a low risk of false alerts Medium is the default setting if you have selected the use of this heuristic High detection level If this option is enabled significantly more unknown malware is detected but there are also likely to be false positives 12 1 2 Report The System Scanner has a comprehensive reporting function You thus obtain precise information on the results of an on demand scan The report file contains all entries of the system as well as alerts and messages of the on demand scan Note To be able to establish what actions the System Scanner has performed when viruses or unwanted programs have been detected you should activate the report file in the configuration Reporting Off If this option is enabled the System Scanner does not report the actions and results of
106. e Software that displays advertising or software that sends the user s personal data to a third party often without their knowledge or consent and for this reason may be unwanted Your Avira product recognizes Adware Spyware If the option Adware Spyware is enabled with a check mark in the configuration under Threat categories you receive a corresponding alert if your Avira product detects adware or spyware Application The term APPL respectively application refers to an application which may involve a risk when used or is of dubious origin Your Avira product recognizes Application APPL If the option Application is enabled with a check mark in the configuration under Threat categories you receive a corresponding alert if your Avira product detects such behavior Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 97 R AV RA Viruses and more Backdoor Clients In order to steal data or manipulate computers a backdoor server program is smuggled in unknown to the user This program can be controlled by a third party using backdoor control software client via the Internet or a network Your Avira product recognizes Backdoor control software If the Backdoor control software option is enabled with a check mark in the configuration under Threat categories you receive a corresponding alert if your Avira product detects such software Dialer Certain services available in the Internet have to be paid for Th
107. e affected file remains active on your workstation It may cause serious damage on your workstation Blocked requests In Blocked requests you can specify the file types and MIME types content types for the transferred data to be blocked by Web Protection The Web filter lets you block known phishing and malware URLs Web Protection prevents the transfer of data from the Internet to your computer system Web Protection blocks the following file types MIME Types All file types and MIME types content types for the transferred data in the list are blocked by Web Protection Input box In this box enter the names of the MIME types and file types you want Web Protection to block For file types enter the file extension e g htm For MIME types indicate the media type and where applicable sub type The two statements are separated from one another by a single slash e g video mpeg or audio x wav Note Files which are already stored on your system as temporary Internet files and blocked by Web Protection can however be downloaded locally from the Internet by your computer s Internet browser Temporary Internet files are files saved on your computer by the Internet browser so that websites can be accessed more quickly Note The list of blocked file and MIME types is ignored if they are entered in the list of excluded file and MIME types under Web Protection Scan Exceptions Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 1
108. e data Wipe data i gt Last wipe Not available J Type Not available e Last wipe The time when a device was last wiped e Type The type of wipe action performed on the device Blacklist Blacklist gt If you don t want to receive calls or SMS from a particular number add it to the blacklist e Use this feature to block unwanted calls and SMS Locate Device The Locate Device tab displays an extract of Google Maps Beneath the map the Location tracking status is shown Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 199 R AV RA Reference Configuration options A A Dashboard e Locate Device Wipe e Scream We Lock AX Blacklist a Settings Karte Satelit T gt ests x w AT im AA uU T M i aborts M ibe a mang NNA x cese D iss Schiferhotstion o dense n Obe e Je ot A S awh 7 e Lr m g H ed 29 S 2 S 5 Hi pi Karsendasen 2012 GeoBasisDESKG 2005 Google Numzungseedinaunae Location tracking status d Locale your device Friday May 4 2012 9 59144304 gt Click the button Locate your device to start a location tracking for the lost device The tracking may take several minutes depending on network performances and signal strength of the device Avira Free Android Security searches the device via GPS cell tower technology and wireless LAN The elapsed tracking time is shown during the locating process As a result
109. e domain level domainname com for all pages and all subdomains of the domain Indicate websites with any top level domain com or net with a following dot domainname If you indicate a string without a leading or concluding dot the string is interpreted as a top level domain e g net for all NET domains www domain net You can also use the wildcard for any number of characters You can also use leading or following dots in combination with wildcards to indicate the domain level Note The URL rules are prioritized according to the number of specified labels of the domain The more labels of the domain that are specified the higher the priority of the rule For example URL www avira com rule Allow URL avira com rule Block The rule set allows all URLs in the domain www avira com The forum avira com URL is blocked Note The or encompass all URLs You can use these details if for example you only wish to release a small number of explicitly specified web pages for the Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 184 R AV RA Reference Configuration options role of Child as in the following rule set URL or rule Block URL kids yahoo com rule Allow URL kids nationalgeographic com rule Allow The rule set blocks all URLs except the URLs with domains kids yahoo com and kids nationalgeographic com Add With this button you can add the URL entered to the list of controlled URL
110. e hard disk A dropper is a special form of Trojan that drops viruses i e embeds viruses on the computer system Zombie A zombie PC is a computer that is infected with malware programs and that enables hackers to abuse computers via remote control for criminal purposes On command the affected PC starts denial of service DoS attacks for example or sends spam and phishing emails Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 104 CK AVIRA raene 11 Info and Service This chapter contains information on how to contact us e see Chapter Contact address e See Chapter Technical support e See Chapter Suspicious files e See Chapter Report false positives e See Chapter Your feedback for more security 11 1 Contact address If you have any questions or requests concerning the Avira product range we will be pleased to help you For our contact addresses please refer to the Control Center under Help About Avira Internet Security 11 2 Technical support Avira support provides reliable assistance in answering your questions or solving a technical problem All necessary information on our comprehensive support service can be obtained from our website http www avira com premium suite support So that we can provide you with fast reliable help you should have the following information ready e License information You can find this information in the program interface under the menu item Help gt Ab
111. e in your language the default language is English Show button text labels Disable the Show button text labels option if you want to hide the text next to the Avira SearchFree Toolbar icons Clear history Enable the Clear history option if you do not want to save previous searches and want to clear the history immediately Help Click on Help to access the website containing frequently asked questions FAQs relating to the toolbar Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 43 R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Security Uninstall You can also uninstall Avira SearchFree Toolbar directly in Internet Explorer Uninstallation via the web browser About Click on About to display which version of Avira SearchFree Toolbar is installed Firefox In the Firefox web browser the following configuration options for the Avira SearchFree Toolbar are available in the Options menu Toolbar options Search Select Avira search engine In the Avira search engine menu you can select which search engine to use for the search Search engines are available for the USA Brazil Germany Spain Europe France Italy the Netherlands Russia and the United Kingdom Display recent searches If the Display recent searches option enabled you can display previous search terms by clicking on the arrow in the search toolbar Select a term if you want to display the search result again Auto clear recent search history w
112. e installed No update necessary If this option is enabled you will receive a desktop notification whenever an update is started but installation of the files is not necessary as your program is up to date Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 232 This manual was created with great care However errors in design and contents cannot be excluded The reproduction of this publication or parts thereof in any form is prohibited without previous written consent from Avira Operations GmbH amp Co KG Issued Q2 2013 Brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Protected trademarks are not marked as such in this manual However this does not mean that they may be used freely R AV RA live free 2013 Avira Operations GmbH amp Co KG All rights reserved Avira Operations GmbH amp Co KG Telephone 49 7542 500 O Subject to change Errors and omissions excepted Kaplaneiweg 1 88069 Tettnang Facsimile 49 7542 500 3000 Germany www avira com
113. e no longer possible Files can later be repaired and given their original names again Quarantine If this option is enabled the Real Time Protection moves the file to Quarantine The files in this directory can later be repaired or if necessary sent to the Avira Malware Research Center Delete If this option is enabled the file is deleted This process is much faster than Overwrite and delete Ignore If this option is enabled access to the file is allowed and the file is left as it is Warning The affected file remains active on your workstation It may cause serious damage on your workstation Overwrite and delete If this option is enabled the Real Time Protection overwrites the file with a default pattern and then deletes it It cannot be restored Deny access If this option is enabled the Real Time Protection only enters the detection in the report file if the report function is enabled In addition the Real Time Protection writes an entry in the Event log if this option is enabled Warning If Real Time Protection is set to Scan when writing the affected file is not written Secondary action The option Secondary action can only be selected if the Repair option 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 Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 122 R AV RA Reference Configuration op
114. e section which is active in the Control Center Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 34 R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Security Configuration operation Navigate in the configuration window as you would in Windows Explorer P Click an entry in the tree structure to display this configuration section in the detail window gt Click the plus symbol in front of an entry to expand the configuration section and display configuration subsections in the tree structure gt 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 If you want to confirm your Configuration settings gt Click OK The configuration window is closed and the settings are accepted OR gt Click Apply The settings are applied The configuration window remains open If you want to finish configuration without confirming your settings gt Click Cancel The configuration window is closed and the settings are discarded If you want to restore all configuration settings to default values gt Click Default values All settings of the configuration are restored to default values All amendments and custom entries are lost when default settings are restored Overview
115. e separated from one another by a single slash e g video mpeg or audio x wav Note No wildcards for any number of characters or for a single character can be used when entering file types and MIME types Warning All file types and content types on the exclusion list are downloaded into the Internet browser without further scanning of the blocked requests List of file and MIME types to be blocked in Web Protection gt Scan gt Blocked requests or Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 162 R AV l RA Reference Configuration options by Web Protection 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 performed MIME types Examples for media types text for text files image for graphics files video for video files audio for sound files application for files linked to a particular program Examples of excluded file and MIME types audio All audio media type files are excluded from Web Protection scans video quicktime All Quicktime sub type video files qt mov are excluded from Web Protection scans pdf All Adobe PDF files are excluded from Web Protection scans Add The button allows you to copy MIME and file types from the input field into the display window Delete The button deletes a selected entry from the list This button is inactive if no entr
116. e set for the extensions but entries can be added or deleted Note Please note that the file extension list may vary from version to version Scan mode Here the time for scanning of a file is defined Scan when reading If this option is enabled the Real Time Protection scans the files before they are read or executed by the application or the operating system Scan when writing If this option is enabled the Real Time Protection scans a file when writing You can only access the file again after this process has been completed Scan when reading and writing If this option is enabled the Real Time Protection scans files before opening reading and executing and after writing This option is enabled as the default setting and is recommended Drives Monitor network drives If this option is enabled files on network drives mapped drives such as server volumes peer drives etc are scanned Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 118 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Note In order not to reduce the performance of your computer too much the option Monitor network drives should only be enabled in exceptional cases Warning If this option is disabled the network drives are not monitored They are no longer protected against viruses or unwanted programs Note When files are executed on network drives they are scanned by the Real Time Protection irrespective of the setting for the Monitor ne
117. e shows you the list of email addresses excluded from scanning by Mail Protection white list Note The list of exceptions is used exclusively by Mail Protection with regard to incoming emails Scanning exceptions Input box In this box you enter the email address that you want to add to the list of email addresses not to be scanned Depending on your settings the email address will no longer be scanned in future by the Mail Protection Note You can use wildcards when entering email addresses for any number of characters and for one character only Wildcards can however by used exclusively for email addresses that are not scanned for spam You will receive an error message if you attempt to exclude an address containing wildcards from the malware scan by checking the Malware exclusion list box Please note that when entering addresses with wildcards the specified character sequence must be consistent with the structure of an email address 9 Warning Please note the examples given for the use of wildcards Only use wildcards selectively and be careful which email addresses containing wildcards you include in the spam white list Examples Use of wildcards in email addresses spam white list virus avira all emails with this address and any top level domain virus avira de virus avira com virus avira net etc avira com all emails sent from the domain avira com info avira com virus avira com contakt a
118. e wireless access to the Internet via a network access point W LAN Wireless Network Access Cloud It is a remote server location and computing infrastructure Data stored on the cloud are not stored locally on your computer Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 218 R AV l RA Reference Configuration options Alternative telephone The telephone number that can be called number from your locked device using the button Call owner Latitude Geographic coordinate that specifies the north south position on the Earth Longitude Geographic coordinate that specifies the west east position on the Earth Service Support Support service All necessary information on our comprehensive support service can be obtained from our website http www avira com Community Forum Before you contact the hotline we recommend that you visit our user forum at http forum avira com FAQs Please also read the FAQs section on our website http www avira com en support for home knowledgebase Your question may already have been asked and answered by other users in this section Contact Address Avira Operations GmbH amp Co KG Kaplaneiweg 1 D 88069 Tettnang Germany Internet You can find further information about us and our products at the following address http www avira com Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 219 R AV l RA Reference Conf
119. ebooting your computer and if this does not work install Avira again Virus protection You may receive the following information from the Windows Action Center with regard to your virus protection e Avira Desktop reports that it is up to date and virus scanning is on e Avira Desktop reports that it is turned off e Avira Desktop reports that it is out of date e Windows did not find antivirus software on this computer e Avira Desktop has expired Avira Desktop reports that it is up to date and virus scanning is on After installation of your Avira product and a subsequent update you will not receive any messages from the Windows Action Center But if you go to Action Center Security you can see Avira Desktop reports that it is up to date and virus scanning is on This means that your Avira product is now up to date and the Avira Real Time Protection is enabled Avira Desktop reports that it is turned off You receive the following message if you disable the Avira Real Time Protection or stop the Real Time Protection service Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 92 CG AVIRA FAQ Tips Virus protection Important M o Turn on now Avira Desktop reports that it is turned off Turn off messages about virus protection Get a different antivirus program online Note You can enable or disable Avira Real Time Protection in the Status section of the Avira Control Center You can also notice that
120. ecified any report file restriction older entries are automatically deleted when the report file reaches 100MB Entries are deleted until the size of the report file reaches 80 MB 12 7 Mail Protection The Mail Protection section of the Configuration is responsible for the configuration of the Mail Protection 12 7 1 Scan Use Mail Protection to scan incoming emails for viruses and malware and for spam Outgoing emails can be scanned for viruses and malware by Mail Protection Outgoing emails which are spam sent from an unknown bot on your computer can be blocked by Mail Protection to prevent spam Scan incoming emails If this option is enabled incoming emails are scanned for viruses and malware and for spam Mail Protection supports POP3 and IMAP protocols Enable the inbox account used by your email client to receive emails for monitoring by Mail Protection Monitor POP3 accounts If this option is enabled the POP3 accounts are monitored on the specified ports Monitored ports In this field you should enter the port to be used as the inbox by the POPS protocol Multiple ports are separated by commas Default This button resets the specified port to the default POPS port Monitor IMAP accounts If this option is enabled the IMAP accounts are monitored on the specified ports Monitored ports In this field you should enter the port to be used as the inbox by the IMAP protocol Multiple ports are separated by commas Default
121. ection PC PROTECTION gt System Scanner Predefined scan profiles appear gt Select the predefined scan profile Scan for Rootkits and active malware Where appropriate highlight other nodes and directories to be scanned by clicking the check box of the directory level gt Click the icon Windows XP p or as of Windows Vista a J The Luke Filewalker window appears and a system scan is started When the scan is completed the results are displayed 4 3 10 React to detected viruses and malware For the individual protection components of your Avira product you can define how your Avira product reacts to a detected virus or unwanted program in the Configuration under the section Action on detection No configurable action options are available for the ProActiv component of the Real Time Protection Notification of a detection is always given in the Real Time Protection Suspicious application behavior window Action options for the System Scanner Interactive In interactive action mode the results of the System Scanner scan are displayed in a dialog box This option is enabled as the default setting Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 55 R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Security In the case of System Scanner scan you will receive an alert with a list of the affected files when the scan is complete You can use the content sensitive menu to select an action to be executed for the var
122. ed detailed information is always displayed in the Network event window Remember last used state If this option is enabled the display of detailed information is managed in the same way as for the previous network event If detailed information was displayed or accessed during the last network event detailed information is displayed for the following network event If detailed information was hidden and not displayed during the last network event detailed information is not displayed for the following network event 12 6 Web Protection The Web Protection section under Configuration gt Internet Protection is responsible for the configuration of the Web Protection 12 6 1 Scan Web Protection protects you against viruses or malware that reach your computer from web pages that you load on your web browser from the Internet The Scan options can be used to set the behavior of the Web Protection component Scan Enable IPv6 support If this option is enabled Internet Protocol version 6 is supported by the Web Protection This option is not available for new or changed installations under Windows 8 Drive by protection Drive by protection allows you to make settings to block I Frames also known as inline frames I Frames are HTML elements i e elements of Internet pages that delimit an area of a web page I Frames can be used to load and display different web content usually other URLs as independent documents in a sub win
123. ed files are saved and files Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 68 R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Security are scanned for viruses and malware You can change these settings in the configuration under Backup Settings To save your data using the backup tool gt In the Control Center select the PC PROTECTION gt Backup section Preset backup profiles appear gt Select one of the preset backup profiles OR Adapt the backup profile Manual selection OR Create a new backup profile gt Enter a save location for the selected profile in the Destination directory box The save location for the backup can be a directory on your computer ona connected network drive or a removable disk such as a USB stick or diskette gt Click the icon io The window Avira Backup appears and the backup starts The status and results of the backup are displayed in the backup window If you want to modify a backup profile gt Inthe scan profile expand the Manual Selection file tree so that all drives and directories to be saved are open Click the icon The next directory level is displayed Click the icon The next directory level is hidden gt Highlight the nodes and directories to be saved by clicking the box of the respective directory level The following options are available for selecting directories Directory including sub directories black check mark Sub directori
124. ed for viruses and malware before being displayed in the Internet browser This option is disabled as the default setting Click here for more information Automatic If this option is enabled no dialog box in case of a virus detection appears Web Protection reacts according to the settings you predefine in this section as primary and secondary action Primary action The primary action is the action performed when Web Protection finds a virus or an unwanted program Deny access The website requested from the web server and or any data or files transferred are not sent to your web browser An error message to notify you that access has been denied is displayed in the web browser Web Protection logs the detection to the report file if the report function is activated Move to 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 the quarantine manager if it has any informative value or if necessary sent to the Avira Malware Research Center Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 159 R AV l RA Reference Configuration options Ignore The website requested from the web server and or the data and files that were transferred are forwarded on by Web Protection to your web browser Access to the file is permitted and the file is ignored Warning Th
125. ed object in the alert and executing the selected action by clicking Confirm The following actions for handling infected objects are available for selection 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 Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 56 R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Security 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 infe
126. elete it Jokes Jokes are merely intended to give someone a fright or provide general amusement without causing harm or reproducing When a joke program is loaded the computer will usually start at some point to play a tune or display something unusual on the screen Examples of jokes are the washing machine in the disk drive DRAIN COM or the screen eater BUGSRES COM But beware All symptoms of joke programs may also originate from a virus or Trojan At the very least users will get quite a shock or be thrown into such a panic that they themselves may cause real damage Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 99 R AV I RA Viruses and more Thanks to the extension of its scanning and identification routines your Avira product is able to detect joke programs and eliminate them as unwanted programs if required If the option Jokes is enabled with a check mark in the configuration under Threat categories a corresponding alert is issued if a joke program is detected Phishing Phishing also known as brand spoofing is a clever form of data theft aimed at customers or potential customers of Internet service providers banks online banking services registration authorities When submitting your email address on the Internet filling in online forms accessing newsgroups or websites your data can be stolen by Internet crawling spiders and then used without your permission to commit fraud or other crimes You
127. ement i Password Password confrmation Change Password gt Click the Account link The Password Management pane opens with the following fields Password Please enter a new password for your Avira Free Android Security Account Password confirmation Retype the password you have entered in order to confirm it Change Password P Please click the button to save the changes you have made Account Security The title bar of the Avira Web Console contains the link to your Account where you determine a security question The Security question is designed to add extra security to your account It can be used to identify yourself in case you have lost or forgotten your login credentials or wish to change your email address Account Security i Securty question What is the name of the street you lived in as a child Answer Save Changes gt Click the Account link Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 210 R AV l RA Reference Configuration options The Account Security pane opens with the following fields Security question Opens the dropdown menu to select a security question that cannot be answered by anyone but yourself Please select a question that suits you personally Answer P Type you answer into the field Answer gt Please make sure you use the correct spelling and a format that you find easy to remember Save Changes gt Please click Save Changes to save the answer for you
128. enabled an entry is added to the Windows event log for every detection The events can be called up in the Windows event viewer This option is enabled as the default setting Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 123 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Exceptions With these options you can configure exception objects for the Real Time Protection on access scan The relevant objects are then not included in the on access scan The Real Time Protection 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 backup solutions Please note the following when specifying processes and file objects to be omitted The list is processed from top to bottom The longer the list is the more processor time is required for processing the list for each access Therefore keep the list as short as possible Processes to be omitted by the Real Time Protection All file accesses of processes in this list are excluded from monitoring by Real Time Protection Input box In this field enter the name of the process that is to be ignored by the real time scan No process is entered as the default setting The specified path and file name of the process should contain a maximum of 255 characters You can enter up to 128 processes The entries in the list must not result in more than 6000 characters in total When entering
129. er should scan For this you must select the relevant entries Exceptions File objects to be omitted for the System Scanner The list in this window contains files and paths that should not be included by the System 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 We recommend that you always scan these files for viruses or unwanted programs before they are included in this list Note The entries in the list must not result in more than 6000 characters in total Warning These files are not included in a scan Note The files included in this list are recorded in the report file Please check the report file from time to time for unscanned files as perhaps the reason you excluded a file here no longer exists In this case you should remove the name of this file from this list again Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 114 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Input box In this input box you can enter the name of the file object that is not included in the on demand scan No file object is entered as the default setting 5 The button opens a window in which you can select the required file or the required path When you have entered a file name with its complete path only this file is not scanned for infection If you have entered a file name without a p
130. ernet Explorer the following configuration options for the Avira SearchFree Toolbar are available in the Options menu Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 42 R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Security Toolbar options Search Avira search engine In the Avira search engine menu you can select which search engine to use for the search Search engines are available for the USA Brazil Germany Spain Europe France Italy the Netherlands Russia and the United Kingdom Open searches in In the Open searches in option menu you can select where the search result should be displayed in the Current window in a New window or on a New tab Display recent searches If the Display recent searches option is enabled you can display previous search terms under the text entry box of the search toolbar Auto clear recent search history when I close the browser Enable the option Auto clear recent search history when I close the browser if you do not want to save previous searches and want to clear the history when you close the web browser More options Select toolbar language Under Select toolbar language you can select the language in which Avira SearchFree Toolbar is displayed The toolbar is available in English German Spanish French Italian Portuguese and Dutch Note Where possible the default Avira SearchFree Toolbar language corresponds to that of your program If the toolbar is not availabl
131. es of one directory only grey check mark sub directories have black check marks No directory no check mark If you want to create a new backup profile gt Click the icon Create new profile The profile New profile appears below the profiles previously created Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 69 R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Security Where appropriate give the backup profile a name by clicking on the icon Highlight the nodes and directories to be saved by clicking the check box of each directory level The following options are available for selecting directories Directory including sub directories black check mark Sub directories of one directory only grey check mark sub directories have black check marks No directory no check mark 4 3 21 Create automatic data backups This shows you how to initiate a job to create automatic data backups b In the Control Center select the ADMINISTRATION Scheduler section Click the icon The dialog box Name and description of job appears Give the job a name and where appropriate a description Click Next The dialog box Type of job appears Select Backup job Click Next The dialog box Select profile appears Select the profile to be scanned Note Only backup profiles for which a save location has been stipulated are displayed Click Next The dialog box Time of the job appears Select a t
132. ess the affected files automatically or prompt the user for a specific action e Shell Extension The Shell Extension generates an entry Scan selected files with Avira in the context menu of the Windows Explorer right hand mouse button With this entry you can directly scan files or directories 3 9 Uninstallation If you wish to remove the Avira product from your computer you can use the option Add or Remove Programs to Change Remove programs in the Windows Control Panel To uninstall your Avira product e g in Windows 7 Open the Control Panel via the Windows Start menu gt Double click on Programs and Features gt Select your Avira product in the list and click Uninstall You will be asked if you really want to remove the program gt Click Yes to confirm Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 27 R AVI RA Installation and uninstallation You will be asked if you want to re enable Windows Firewall the Avira FireWall will be disabled gt Click Yes to confirm All components of the program will be removed gt Click Finish to complete uninstallation Where appropriate a dialog box appears recommending that your computer be restarted gt Click Yes to confirm The Avira product is now uninstalled and all directories files and registry entries for the program are deleted when your computer is restarted Note The Avira SearchFree Toolbar is not included in the unin
133. et complies with the rule Advanced 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 bytes 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 Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 143 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Filtered content offset With a mouse click on the link a dialog box appears in which you can define the filtered content offset The offset is computed from where ICMP header ends Predefined rules for IP packets Setting Rules Low Medium High Deny all IP packets Deny IPv4 packets from address 0 0 0 0 with mask 0 0 0 0 Don t log when packet matches rule Allow Deny By clicking on the link with the mouse you can decide whether you want to accept or reject specially defined IP packages IPv4 IPv6 By clicking on the link with the mouse you can choose IPv4 or IPv6 IP address By clicking on this link with the mouse a dialog box opens in which you can enter the required IPv4 or IPv6 address IP mask By clicking on this link with the mouse a dialog box opens in which
134. ettings J Pc Protection All files V Scan boot sectors of selected drives E System Scanner E Scan Use smart extensions V Scan master boot sectors Report Use file extension list V Ignore offiine files Real Time Protection EH E Update file extensions Integrity checking of system files Web server E Optimized scan Backup E Follow symbolic links Internet Protection E Search for Rootkits before scan h Child Protection Scan process V Allow stopping the Scanner Bu Seamer ry Description V Scan Registry E Ignore files and paths on network drives LETS ETE EE NODUM The Configuration opens a dialog box You can save your configuration settings via the OK or Apply buttons delete your settings by clicking the Cancel button or restore your default configuration settings using the Default values button You can select individual configuration sections in the left hand navigation bar Accessing the Configuration You have several options for accessing the configuration e via the Windows control panel e via the Windows Security Center from Windows XP Service Pack 2 e via the Tray Icon of your Avira product e inthe Control Center via the menu item Extras gt Configuration e inthe Control Center via the Configuration button Note If you are accessing configuration via the Configuration button in the Control Center go to the Configuration register of th
135. ey 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 The marketing of online content via your telephone bill is legal and can be of advantage to the user Genuine dialers leave no room for doubt that they are used deliberately and intentionally by the user They are only installed on the user s computer subject to the user s consent which must be given via a completely unambiguous and clearly visible labeling or request The dial up process of genuine dialers is clearly displayed Moreover genuine dialers tell you the incurred costs exactly and unmistakably Unfortunately there are also dialers which install themselves on computers unnoticed by dubious means or even with deceptive intent For example they replace the Internet user s default data communication link to the ISP Internet Service Provider and dial a cost incurring and often horrendously expensive 0190 0900 number every time a connection is made The affected user will probably not notice until his next phone bill that an unwanted 0190 0900 dialer program on his computer has dialed a premium rate number with every connection resulting in dramatically increased costs We recommend that you ask your telephone provider t
136. f the taskbar Icon Description GJ Avira Real Time Protection is enabled and the FireWall is enabled Avira Real Time Protection is disabled or the FireWall is disabled The tray icon displays the status of the Real Time Protection and the FireWall service Central functions of your Avira product can be quickly accessed via the context menu of the tray icon To open the context menu click the tray icon with the right hand mouse button Entries in the context menu e Enable Real Time Protection Enables or disables the Avira Real Time Protection e Enable Mail Protection Enables or disables the Avira Mail Protection Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 37 R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Security e Enable Web Protection Enables or disables the Avira Web Protection e FireWall Enable FireWall Enables or disables the Avira FireWall Block all traffic Enabled Blocks all data transfers except transfers to the host computer system Local Host IP 127 0 0 1 e Start Avira Internet Security Opens the Control Center e Configure Avira Internet Security Opens the Configuration e My messages Opens a slide up with the current information about your Avira product My communication settings Opens the Product Message Subscription Center e Start update Starts an update e Help opens the Online Help e Experts Market Ask for help opens the Experts Market Ask fo
137. f you have entered an incorrect PIN on your device three times you have to unlock the device via the Web Console first Then you may send another lock command to your device Log in to the Web Console Navigate to the Lock tab Click the Unlock button Your device will be unlocked immediately Enter a new 4 digit PIN Confirm the PIN Click Lock Confirm the lock command by clicking OK The PIN can now be used to lock and unlock your device How do I change my PIN You can only change your PIN via the Web Console It is not possible to change your PIN via the app itself gt Log in to the Web Console Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 212 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Navigate to the Lock tab Enter a 4 digit PIN Confirm the PIN Click Lock The PIN can now be used to lock and unlock your device wo v v vv How do I find my device when it is lost or stolen If you have lost your device or if it was stolen Avira Free Android Security offers two options in order to get back your device Trigger a scream The Trigger Scream functionality is designed to facilitate you in finding your device It is particularly useful when you have lost it in your vicinity for example in your apartment gt Log in to the Web Console gt Select the tab Scream and click Trigger Scream Your device will now emit a loud noise for 20 seconds to make it easier for you to
138. figuration options 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 box opens in which you can enter the required IPv4 or IPv6 address IP mask By clicking on this link with the mouse a dialog box opens in which you can enter the required IPv4 or IPv6 mask 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 the rule for connection initiation and existing connection packets or only for packets of existing connections or for all packets Event database By clicking on the link with the mouse you can choose between Log and Don t log to the event database if the packet complies with the rule Advanced 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 bytes 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
139. g packets Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 152 R AV RA Reference Configuration options IP packets TCP packets UDP packets By clicking on the link with the mouse you can decide which protocol monitors the Traffic rule IP packages options IP address By clicking on the link with the mouse a dialog box opens in which you can enter the required IP address IP mask By clicking on the link with the mouse a dialog box opens in which you can enter the required IP mask TCP packages UDP package options Local IP address By clicking on the link with the mouse a dialog box opens in which you can enter the local IP address Local IP mask By clicking on the link with the mouse a dialog box opens in which you can enter the required local IP mask Remote IP address By clicking on the link with the mouse a dialog box opens in which you can enter the required remote IP address Remote IP mask By clicking on the link with the mouse a dialog box opens in which you can enter the required remote IP mask Local port With a mouse click on the link a dialog box appears in which you can define the local ports or even complete port ranges Remote port With a mouse click on the link a dialog box appears in which you can define one or more required remote ports or even complete port ranges Report file With a mouse click on the link you have the choice between log and don t log to
140. gets with the most important functions for the nowadays Internet web browsing Facebook E mail and Browser Security Facebook This function allows you to receive all the messages from Facebook and to be always updated Email If you click the email symbol in the toolbar a dropdown list will be shown You can choose between the most commonly used email providers Browser Security This widget has been conceived to offer you in one click all the Internet security options you may need on daily basis This option is only available for Firefox and Internet Explorer Also the names of the functions sometimes change from one browser to another e Pop up Blocker If this option is activated all pop up windows will be blocked e Block Cookies If you activate this option no cookies will be saved on your computer e Private Browsing Firefox InPrivate Browsing Internet Explorer Enable this option if you do not want to leave any personal information on the Internet while you surf This option is not available for Internet Explorer 7 and 8 e Clear Recent History Firefox Delete Browsing History Internet Explorer With this option you will erase all traces of your Internet activities Website Safety Advisor The Website Safety Advisor offers you a safety ranking while navigating You can assess the reputation of the website you are visiting and check if it poses a low or a high risk to your security This widget also provides f
141. ginal back onto your computer from another location If you want to see more information on a file Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 60 R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Security gt Highlight the file and click on The dialog box Properties appears with more information on the file If you want to rescan a file Scanning a file is recommended if the virus definition file of your Avira product has been updated and a false positive report is suspected This enables you to confirm a false positive with a rescan and restore the file Highlight the file and click on p The file is scanned for viruses and malware using the system scan settings After the scan the dialog Rescan statistics appears which displays statistics on the status of the file before and after the rescan To delete a file gt Highlight the file and click on gt You have to confirm your choice with Yes If you want to upload the file to a Avira Malware Research Center web server for analysis Highlight the file you want to upload P Click on lt A dialog opens with a form for inputting your contact data Enter all the required data Select a type Suspicious file or Suspicion of false positive Select a response format HTML Text HTML amp Text Click OK The file is uploaded to a Avira Malware Research Center web server in compressed form v v v vY Note In the following cases analysis by
142. hFree Toolbar please unmark the checkbox with the Avira SearchFree Toolbar and the Avira SearchFree Updater End User License Agreement and the one that defines Avira SearchFree search avira com as your browser homepage Note If necessary please uninstall any previously installed search toolbars before you install the Avira SearchFree Toolbar Otherwise you will not be able to install the Avira SearchFree Toolbar gt Click Next The installation progress of the Avira SearchFree Toolbar is displayed by a green bar The Installation Wizard is closed and the Configuration Wizard will open 3 5 Test product installation Installing your Avira product Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 22 R AVI RA Installation and uninstallation Start the installation program by double clicking the installation file you have downloaded from the Internet or insert the program CD Internet based installation The Welcome screen appears gt Click Next to continue with the installation The dialog Language selection appears gt Select the language you want to use to install your Avira product and confirm your language selection by clicking Next The dialog box Download appears All files necessary for installation are downloaded from the Avira web servers The Download window closes after conclusion of the download Installation with an installation package The window Preparing installation appe
143. he Avira Android Web Console Remote Scream You prompt an alarm on your device that lasts 20 seconds Remote Location Tracking You activate a location command that gives back the location parameters of the device Remote Lock You may lock your device immediately using a 4 digit PIN Remote Wipe You may remove data from the SIM card or internal and external memory cards You may also perform a factory reset of your device via the Web Console Note For triggering a Factory Reset command to delete all data from your device in case of loss or theft you have to activate the function Device administrator during setup In order to block certain phone numbers Avira Free Android Security offers a so called blacklist feature on your device Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 188 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Blacklist You may add contacts to the blacklist from call log SMS log and your list of contacts or you may create manually a contact you want to block The Web Console The Avira Android Web Console is a browser based control center designed for managing the security functions You will use the Dashboard of the Web Console for handling your account and for triggering remote features such as Locate Device Lock Trigger Scream or Wipe The Avira Android Web Console consists of a title bar a side bar and the main screen with several tabs The title bar displays your login credentials
144. he feature if necessary Tap Continue to proceed with uninstall process The uninstallation survey screen opens Please select all answers that apply to you You can write a more detailed comment in the comment field Tap Continue to proceed with uninstallation wo o FT W Tap OK to finish the uninstall process If you want to uninstall the app via the Application Management of your device navigate from the Settings button of your device to the Manage applications function gt Tap the Avira Free Android Security app and choose Uninstall gt Confirm the uninstall process Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 193 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Furthermore you have to delete the device from the Avira Free Android Security Account of the Web Console gt Open the Avira Web Console Click the link Account in the title bar Go to the Device Management and open the drop down menu Available devices Select the device from which you want to delete the Avira Free Android Security App wo o vo vy Click Delete device to remove the device from your account Renewed Installation After uninstalling all your devices you are no longer able to access the Avira Web Console You may install Avira Free Android Security again on your device by using your previous email account gt Enter the Web Console with your former login credentials gt You may change your password after login by navig
145. heavy than full data backups Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 131 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Scan for viruses and unwanted programs before backup If this option is enabled the files being saved are scanned for viruses and malware during the backup Infected files are not saved This option is enabled as the default setting and is recommended 12 4 2 Exceptions Under Exceptions you can specify which file objects and file types are saved and which are not saved in the backup Skipped files from the backup The list in this window contains the files and paths which are not saved in the backup Note The entries in the list must not result in more than 6000 characters in total Note The files included in this list are recorded in the Report file Input box Enter the names of the file objects that are not to be saved in this box The path for the temporary directory for the local settings of the logged in user is entered as default L The button opens a window in which you can select the required file or the required path You can isolate a particular file from the backup if you have the full name and path of the file If you have entered a file name or path every file with this name irrespective of the path or drive is not saved Add With this button you can add the file object entered in the input box to the display window Delete The button deletes a selected entry fr
146. hen I close the browser Enable the option Auto clear recent search history when I close the browser if you do not want to save previous searches and want to clear the history when you close the web browser Display Avira search results when I type keywords or invalid URLs into the browser address bar If this option is enabled a search is initiated and the search result displayed every time you enter keywords or an invalid URL into the web browser s address bar More options Select toolbar language Under Select toolbar language you can select the language in which Avira SearchFree Toolbar is displayed The toolbar is available in English German Spanish French Italian Portuguese and Dutch Note Where possible the default Avira SearchFree Toolbar language corresponds to Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 44 R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Security that of your program If the toolbar is not available in your language the default language is English Show button text labels Disable the Show button text labels option if you want to hide the text next to the Avira SearchFree Toolbar icons Clear history Enable the Clear history option if you do not want to save previous searches and want to clear the history immediately Help Click on Help to access the website containing frequently asked questions FAQs relating to the toolbar Uninstall You can also uninstall Avira SearchFree Toolb
147. hen Web Protection 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 Web Protection 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 Advanced If this option is enabled Web Protection logs less important information to the report file as well Complete If this option is enabled Web Protection logs all available information in the report file including file size file type date etc Limit report file Limit size to n MB If this option is enabled the report file can be limited to a certain size possible values Permitted values are between 1 and 100 MB Around 50 kilobytes of extra space are allowed when limiting the size of the report file to minimize the use of system resources If the size of the log file exceeds the indicated size by more than 50 kilobytes old entries are then deleted until the indicated size has been reduced by 20 Write configuration in report file If this option is enabled the configuration of the on access scan is recorded in the report file Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 166 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Note If you have not sp
148. his section as primary and secondary action Copy file to quarantine before action If this option is enabled the Real Time Protection creates a backup copy before carrying out the requested primary or secondary action The backup copy is saved in quarantine It can be restored via the Quarantine manager if it is of informative value You can also send the backup copy to the Avira Malware Research Center Depending on the object more selection options are available in the Quarantine manager Primary action Primary action is the action performed when the Real Time Protection finds a virus or an unwanted program If the Repair option is selected but the affected file cannot be repaired the action selected under Secondary action is performed Note The Secondary action option can only be selected if the Repair setting was selected under Primary action Repair If this option is enabled the Real Time Protection repairs affected files automatically If the Real Time Protection cannot repair an affected file it carries out the action selected under Secondary action Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 121 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Note An automatic repair is recommended but means that the Real Time Protection modifies files on the workstation Rename If this option is enabled the Real Time Protection renames the file Direct access to these files e g with double click is therefor
149. his space are replaced by asterisks Note If you have forgotten an existing Internet account name or password contact your Internet Service Provider Note The automatic dial up of the updater through so called dial up tools e g SmartSurfer Oleco etc is currently not yet available Terminate a dial up connection that was set up for the update If this option is enabled the dial up connection made for the update is automatically interrupted again as soon as the download has been successfully performed Note This option is only available under Windows XP Under newer operating systems the dial up connection opened for the update is always terminated as soon as the download has been performed Proxy settings Proxy server Do not use a proxy server If this option is enabled your connection to the web server is not established via a proxy server Use proxy system settings When the option is enabled the current Windows system settings are used for the connection to the web server via a proxy server Configure the Windows system settings to use a proxy server under Control panel gt Internet options gt Connections gt LAN settings You can also access the Internet options in the Extras menu in Internet Explorer Warning If you are using a proxy server which requires authentication enter all the Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 130 R AV l RA Reference Configuration options required
150. ify the interval at which the automatic update is performed To change the update interval highlight one of the time options in the box and change it using the arrow key to the right of the input box Start job while connecting to the Internet dial up If this option is enabled in addition to the specified update interval the update job is performed every time an Internet connection is established Repeat job if the time has already expired If this option is enabled past update jobs are performed that could not be performed at the time specified for example because the computer was switched off 12 3 1 Web server Webserver The update can be performed directly via a web server on the Internet 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 Connection options that are not available are grayed out and cannot be activated A dial up connection can be established manually via a phone book entry in Windows for example Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 129 R AV RA Reference Configuration options User Enter the user name of the selected account Password Enter the password for this account For security reasons the actual characters you type in t
151. iguration options 12 10 General 12 10 1 Threat categories Selection of extended threat categories Your Avira product protects you against computer viruses In addition you can scan according to the following extended threat categories e Adware e Adware Spyware e Applications e Backdoor Clients e Dialer e Double Extension Files e Fraudulent software e Games e Jokes e Phishing e Programs that violate the private domain e Unusual runtime packers 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 Note If a type is disabled files recognized as being of the relevant program type are no longer indicated No entry is made in the report file 12 10 2 Advanced protection ProActiv Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 220 R AV l RA Reference Configuration options Enable ProActiv If this option is enabled programs on your system are monitored and checked for suspicious actions You will receive a message if typical malware behavior is detected You can block the program or select Ignore to continue to use the program The monitoring process excludes Programs classified as trusted trusted and signed programs included by default in the permitted applications filter and all programs which you have added
152. ime for the scan Immediately Daily Weekly Interval Single Login Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 70 R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Security b gt Plug amp Play A backup is always created for the Plug amp Play event if the removable disk selected as the save location of the backup profile is connected to the computer The backup event Plug amp Play requires a USB stick to be entered as a save location Where appropriate specify a date according to the selection Where appropriate select the following additional options availability depends on job type Repeat job if time has expired Past jobs are performed that could not be performed at the required time for example because the computer was switched off Click Next The dialog box Select display mode appears Select the display mode of the job window Minimized progress bar only Maximized entire backup window Invisible no backup window Click Finish Your newly created job appears on the start page of the ADMINISTRATION gt Scheduler section with the status activated check mark Where appropriate deactivate jobs that are not to be performed Use the following icons to further define your jobs View properties of a job Edit job Delete job Start job Stop job Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 71 R AV RA System Scanner 5 System Scanner With the System Scanner c
153. ing Low detection level If this option is enabled slightly less unknown malware is detected the risk of false alerts is low in this case Medium detection level This option combines a strong detection level with a low risk of false alerts Medium is the default setting if you have selected the use of this heuristic High detection level If this option is enabled significantly more unknown malware is detected but there are also likely to be false positives Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 127 R AV RA Reference Configuration options 12 2 2 Report Real Time Protection 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 Real Time Protection 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 Real Time Protection 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 Extended If this option is enabled Real Time Protection logs less important information to the report file a
154. ion by using Avira Proactiv and Protection Cloud check box Configuration General Advanced Protection is preset by default If you do not wish to participate in the Avira Community please unmark this checkbox f you confirm your participation in the Avira Community Avira sends data on detected suspicious programs to the Avira Malware Research Center The data is used only for an advanced online scan and to expand and refine detection technology You can click the links ProActiv and Protection Cloud to obtain more details on the expanded online and cloud scan gt Confirm that you accept the End User License Agreement For reading the detailed text of the End User License Agreement click the corresponding link The License Wizard opens and helps you to activate your product You have the opportunity to configure a Proxy server right here gt Click if necessary Proxy settings for configuration and confirm your settings with OK gt If you already received an activation code select Activate product and enter your activation code OR gt If you do not have an activation code click the link purchase an activation code You are forwarded to the Avira website Alternatively click the link already have a valid license file The Open File Dialog appears gt Select your KEY license file and click Open The activation code is copied to the License Wizard gt If you would like to test the product conti
155. ious infected files You can execute the standard actions for all infected files or cancel the System Scanner Automatic In automatic action mode when a virus or unwanted program is detected the action you selected in this area is executed automatically Action options for the Real Time Protection Interactive 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 System Scanner component using the Details button for further virus management The System Scanner opens a window containing notification of the detection which gives you various options for managing the affected file via a context menu see Detection System Scanner Automatic In automatic action mode when a virus or unwanted program is detected the action you selected in this area is executed automatically Action options for Mail Protection Web Protection Interactive In interactive action mode if a virus or unwanted program is detected a dialog box appears in which you can select what to do with the infected object This option is enabled as the default setting Automatic In automatic action mode when a virus or unwanted program is detected the action you selected in this area is executed automatically In interactive action mode you can react to detected viruses and unwanted programs by selecting an action for the infect
156. ireWall will block all network connections for the virtual machine when the security level of the Avira FireWall is set to medium or high lf the security level is set to low the FireWall allows the network connections Reason The virtual machine emulates a network card by means of software 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 P Goto Control Center and select the section INTERNET PROTECTION gt FireWall Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 80 CK AVIRA FAQ Tips gt Click the Configuration button The Configuration dialog box is displayed You are in the configuration section Application rules gt Select the configuration section Adapter rules gt Click add rule gt Select UDP in the section Incoming rules gt Type the name of the rule in the Section Name of the rule gt Click OK gt Check if the rule is directly above the rule Deny all IP packets Warning This rule is potentially dangerous because it will allow UDP packets without any filtering After working with the virtual machine change to your previous security level Virtual Private Network VPN connection is blocked if the security level of Avira FireWall is
157. is affected it is deleted and also replaced by a default text The email itself is delivered Move attachment to quarantine The infected attachment is placed in quarantine and then deleted replaced by a default text The body of the email is delivered The affected attachment can later be delivered via the quarantine manager Ignore The affected email is delivered Warning This could allow viruses and unwanted programs to access your computer system Only select the Ignore option in exceptional cases Disable the preview in your mail client never open any attachments with a double click Mail Protection actions Outgoing emails Move mail to quarantine do not send The email together with all attachments is copied to Quarantine and is not sent The email remains in the outbox of your email client You receive an error message in your email program All other emails sent from your email account will be scanned for malware Block sending of mails do not send The email is not sent and remains in the outbox of your email client You receive an error message in your email program All other emails sent from your email account will be scanned for malware Ignore The affected email is sent Warning Viruses and unwanted programs can penetrate the computer system of the email recipient in this way Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 59 R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Security Web Pro
158. istered with Avira Free Android registered successfully Security Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 216 CG AVIRA An email has been sent to lt john doe gmail com gt Please check your email account for information and further instructions Reference Configuration options An email with activation information has been sent to lt john doe gmail com gt Please check it to start your experience with us If you have any questions please visit Support Forum or contact us here at Avira If you have any questions please visit our Forum or contact us Registration failed Please restart the app and try again An unexpected error has occurred during registration process Please restart the application and try again to register Registration failed You might be using technology incompatible with Avira Free Android Security Please restart the app and try again Your device might be using a technology that is not compatible with Avira Free Android Security Please refer to the system requirements that are the following Operating system Android 2 2 Froyo Android 4 1 Jelly Bean Memory 1 28 MB free memory space Browsers Mozilla Firefox Google Chrome Opera and Internet Explorer IE7 or higher Contact creation failed The contact could not be added to the blacklist because it is already on the list Name already exists in blacklist This name is
159. ity Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 100 R AV RA Viruses and more Backdoors A backdoor can gain access to a computer by bypassing the computer access security mechanisms A program that is being executed in the background generally enables the attacker almost unlimited rights User s personal data can be spied with the backdoor s help But are mainly used to install further computer viruses or worms on the relevant system Boot viruses The boot or master boot sector of hard disks is mainly infected by boot sector viruses They overwrite important information necessary for the system execution One of the awkward consequences the computer system cannot be loaded any more Bot Net A bot net is defined as a remote network of PCs on the Internet that is composed of bots that communicate with each other A bot net can comprise a collection of cracked machines running programs usually referred to as worms Trojans under a common command and control infrastructure Bot nets serve various purposes including denial of service attacks etc usually without the affected PC user s knowledge The main potential of bot nets is that the networks can achieve grow to thousands of computers and their total bandwidth exceeds most conventional Internet accesses Exploit An exploit security gap is a computer program or script that takes advantage of a bug glitch or vulnerability leading to privilege escalatio
160. ity High Computer is not visible on the network New connections from outside are not allowed Flooding and port scan are prevented Custom User defined rules If this security level is selected the program automatically recognizes that the adapter rules have been modified Block all All existing network connections will be closed Note The default security level setting for all predefined rules of the Avira FireWall is Medium To define the security level for the FireWall gt Go to the Control Center and select the section INTERNET PROTECTION gt FireWall Move the slider to the required security level The selected security level is applied immediately 4 3 20 Create backups manually The backup tool in the Control Center lets you back up your personal data quickly and easily In Avira Backup you can create so called mirror backups which let you save and store your most recent data using a minimum of resources Avira Backup lets you scan your data for viruses and malware during the backup process Infected files are not saved Note In contrast to version backups mirror backups do not save individual backup versions The mirror backup contains the data stock at the time of the last backup If however files from the saved data stock are deleted no match takes place in the following backup i e the deleted files are still available in the backup Note With the default settings of Avira Backup only modifi
161. ke sure you have set separate Windows accounts to each person using the computer on which you installed Avira You can assign a Safe Browsing role to each Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 180 R AV l RA Reference Configuration options Windows user account Enable the Safe Browsing function in your Avira product Check the settings for each role and eventually change them before you assign the roles to users gt In the Status view click the configuration button next to Safe Browsing SS gt From the User selection drop down list select the user name to which you want to assign a role The list contains the Windows user accounts configured on your computer gt Click the Add button The user is added to the list Avira Internet Security comes with three pre configured user roles Child Young person Adult By default when you add a user to the list the assigned role is Child You can assign another role by clicking the role for the respective user multiple times Note When Safe Browsing is enabled default users of the computer who have not been assigned a role during Safe Browsing configuration are assigned the Child role You can also change the role of the Default user gt Click Apply to save the configuration Related topics e Changing a role s properties e Adding or removing a role Changing arole s properties gt In the Status view click the configura
162. key while selecting the elements gt Click the appropriate button in the upper bar of the detail window to edit the object Control Center overview e Status Clicking on the Status bar gives you an overview of the product s functionality and performance see Status The Status section lets you see at a glance which modules are active and provides information on the last update performed e PC PROTECTION In this section you will find the components for checking the files on your computer system for viruses and malware The System Scanner section enables you to easily configure and start an on demand scan Predefined profiles enable a scan with already adapted default options In the same way it is possible to adapt the scan for viruses and unwanted programs to your personal requirements with the help of manual selection will be saved or by creating user defined profiles The Real Time Protection section displays information on scanned files as well as other statistical data which can be reset at any time and enables access to the Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 31 R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Security report file More detailed information on the last virus or unwanted program detected can be obtained practically at the push of a button Inthe Backup section you can create backups of your data easily and quickly and initiate backup jobs e INTERNET PROTECTION In this section y
163. l also uninstall Avira Free Android Security You will no longer be able to send any commands to your device via the Web Console i e you will not be able to lock or locate your device Combo Wipe With a Combo Wipe you are able to trigger one two or all three wipe types at the same time gt Select the wipe types you would like to trigger or click Select all to trigger a combination of all wipe type at once gt Click Wipe selected gt Confirm your choice by clicking OK Depending on your selection and device memory size this action may take up to 60 minutes gt Click OK to continue gt Toclose the message informing you of the successful Combo Wipe click OK The result of the three Wipe commands are the following Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 202 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Affected storage SIM Card Wipe All Storage Wipe Factory Reset SMS on device deleted SMS on SIM deleted Contacts on device deleted Contacts on SIM deleted SD card contents deleted Internal USB deleted storage contents Accounts apps deleted app data Scream On the Scream tab you trigger a loud alarm emitted by your device This function will help you to quickly find your device C Dashboard Locate Device Pd Wipe p Scream ux Lock X Blacklist to Settings Scream i Trigger Scream gt Click the button Trigger Scream to start the
164. lable for Windows XP 64 bit Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 109 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Scan Registry If this option is enabled the Registry is scanned for references to malware This option only changes the settings of profiles created by you Ignore files and paths on network drives If this option is enabled network drives connected to the computer are excluded from the on demand scan This option is recommended when the servers or other workstations are themselves protected with anti virus software This option is disabled as the default setting Scan process Allow stopping the Scanner If this option is enabled the scan for viruses or unwanted programs can be terminated at any time with the button Stop in the Luke Filewalker window If you have disabled this setting the Stop button in the Luke Filewalker window has a gray background Premature ending of a scan process is thus not possible This option is enabled as the default setting Scanner priority With the on demand scan the System Scanner distinguishes between priority levels This is only effective if several processes are running simultaneously on the workstation The selection affects the scanning speed low The System Scanner is only allocated processor time by the operating system if no other process requires computation time i e as long as only the System Scanner is running the speed is maximum All
165. les are scanned for viruses or unwanted programs irrespective of their content and their file extension Note If All files is enabled the File extensions button cannot be selected Use smart extensions If this option is enabled the selection of the files scanned for viruses or unwanted programs is automatically chosen by the program This means that the program decides whether the files are scanned or not based on their content This procedure is somewhat slower than Use file extension list but more secure since not only on the basis of the file extension is scanned Note If Use smart extensions is enabled the File extensions button cannot be selected Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 117 R AV l RA Reference Configuration options Use file extension list If this option is enabled only files with a specified extension are scanned All file types that may contain viruses and unwanted programs are preset The list can be edited manually via the File extensions button This option is enabled as the default setting and is recommended 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 File extensions button File extensions With the aid of this button a dialog box is opened in which all file extensions are displayed that are scanned in Use file extension list mode Default entries ar
166. les with a certain extension type All files If this option is enabled all files are scanned for viruses or unwanted programs irrespective of their content and file extension The filter is not used Note If All files is enabled the button File extensions cannot be selected Use smart extensions If this option is enabled the selection of the files scanned for viruses or unwanted programs is automatically chosen by the program This means that your Avira program decides whether the files are scanned or not based on their content This procedure is somewhat slower than Use file extension list but more secure since not only on the basis of the file extension is scanned This option is enabled as the default setting and is recommended Note If Use smart extensions is enabled the button File extensions cannot be selected Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 107 R AV l RA Reference Configuration options Use file extension list If this option is enabled only files with a specified extension are scanned All file types that may contain viruses and unwanted programs are preset The list can be edited manually via the button File extension 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 box is opened in
167. like for each application The application rules are executed in the sequence shown You will find more information under Advanced application rules Note If you switch from Advanced to Basic filtering of an application rule the already existing application rules in the advanced configuration are simply deactivated not irretrievably deleted When you select Advanced filtering again the existing advanced application rules will be reactivated and displayed in the Application rules configuration window Application details In this box you can see details of the application selected in the application list box e Name Name of the application e Path Full path to the executable file Buttons Button Description Add Allows you to create a new application rule If you press this button a application dialog box is opened Here you can select the required application for creating a new rule Remove rule Removes the selected application rule Show details The window Show details displays the details of the application selected in the application list box Reload Reloads the list of applications and simultaneously discards the changes just made Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 151 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Advanced application rules The Advanced application rules window allows you to create specified rules for the data traffic of applications and
168. m components to hide the events of the deactivated components gt Check the event type box to display these events OR Uncheck the event type box to hide these events 4 3 17 Exclude email addresses from scan To define which email addresses senders are excluded from the Mail Protection scan white listing gt Go to Control Center and select the section INTERNET PROTECTION gt Mail Protection The list shows incoming emails gt Highlight the email you want to exclude from the Mail Protection scan gt Click the appropriate icon to exclude the email from the Mail Protection scan Fx The selected email address will no longer be scanned for viruses and unwanted programs e The email sender address is included in the exclusion list and no longer scanned for viruses malware or spam The selected email address will no longer be scanned for spam Warning Only exclude email addresses from the Mail Protection scan if the senders are completely trustworthy Note In the Configuration under Mail Protection General Exceptions you can add other email addresses to the exclusion list or remove email addresses from the exclusion list Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 66 R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Security 4 3 18 Train the AntiSpam module The AntiSpam module contains a training database Your individual categorization criteria are recorded in this training data
169. malware is detected but there are also likely to be false positives AntiBot The AntiBot function of Mail Protection prevents your computer from becoming part of a so called bot net and being used to send out spam emails To send spam via a bot net an attacker usually infects a number of computers with a bot that then connects to an IRC server opens a particular channel and waits for the command to send the spam emails To distinguish spam emails from an unknown bot from genuine emails Mail Protection checks if the SMTP server and email sender for an outgoing email are included in the lists of permitted servers and senders If this is not the case the outgoing emails are blocked i e the email is not sent The blocked email is displayed in a dialog box Note The AntiBot function can only be used if the Mail Protection scan of outgoing emails is enabled see the option Scan outgoing emails under Mail Protection Scan Allowed Servers All servers in this list are authorized by Mail Protection to send emails Emails sent to these servers are not blocked by Mail Protection If no servers are included in the list the SMTP server used to send outgoing emails is not scanned If the list is populated Mail Protection blocks emails sent to any SMTP server not included in the list Input box Enter the host name or IP address of the SMTP server you use to send your emails in this box Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Ju
170. mpty gt at offset 0 Allow Deny UDP packets With a mouse click on the link you have the choice to allow or deny special defined incoming UDP packets IP address By clicking on this link with the mouse a dialog box opens in which you can enter the required IPv4 or IPv6 address IP mask By clicking on this link with the mouse a dialog box opens in which you can enter the required IPv4 or IPv6 mask Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 141 R AV RA Reference Configuration options 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 Ports With a mouse click on this link you have the choice to apply this rule to all ports or only to all opened ports Streams With a mouse click on this link you have the choice to apply this rule for all streams or only for outbound streams Event database By clicking on the link with the mouse you can choose between Log and Don t log to the event database if the packet complies with the rule Advanced 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
171. ms since Windows Vista 12 2 3 LICENSING and UD GVA RE 12 2 3 1 LS TTS IAC MN Emm 12 2 3 2 ExIenalmgd M EELE germane Senne EE ones mr d Menon ety A RC EDS BLUE n POL tenn Ferr Tre 13 2 3 3 LSC ACHING E A A EE E EES 13 2 3 4 EE EU TIN 14 3 Installation and uninstallation 090909090900000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 15 31 nstallation type RS ES TETTE 15 OP MEE isle 15 a3 Express MSTA MIO asnscnaernicdirei eia equo ou eri Pe ERU EFL YU adria x Een XU ERR a RR a nau 17 cr MEUSE OTT UO SEE 19 3 5 MET de restied niue NET T TT 22 3 6 Configuration WIZARO 24 3 7 Change installation seeeoeeseeseeesessoessessesssesseessceseessessoessessosssessoesseesoessessoesscsseessesseessessesese 26 3 8 lnstallation modes ci n x RERHREEVESETRAECEREUMRUEE FORME RE EVRRAEU FEVER aS 26 3 9 rc cie Pt 27 4 Overview of Avira Internet Security 0 06090900000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 29 4 1 User interface and operation cca vint EORR RXRNE EE Se VENE VES EHERE HE FURAXDH NEA VEM VENERE SER UFMR MES AUEUN 29 4 1 1 Control CONTE etr H 29 4 1 2 dioe c 33 4 1 3 were qure P pzitie ERE Tm 33 4 1 4 TES GOD avid eir Pd tpa indem bh d di pn no didt n op iu dO ard ant enn p Ea c V E 37 Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 3 CK
172. n 2013 171 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Note You can find details of the SMTP server used by your email program to send emails in your email program under the date the user account was created Add You can use this button to include servers specified in the input box in the list of permitted servers Delete This button deletes a highlighted entry from the list of permitted servers This button is inactive if no entry is selected Clear all This button deletes all entries from the list of permitted servers Allowed Sender s All senders in this list are authorized by Mail Protection to send emails Emails sent from this email address are not blocked by Mail Protection If no senders are included the list the email address used to send outgoing emails is not scanned If the list is populated Mail Protection blocks emails from senders not included in the list Input box Enter your email sender address es in this box Add You can use this button to include senders specified in the input box in the list of permitted senders Delete This button deletes a highlighted entry from the list of permitted senders This button is inactive if no entry is selected Clear all This button deletes all entries from the list of permitted senders Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 172 R AV RA Reference Configuration options 12 7 2 General Exceptions Scanning exceptions This tabl
173. n on saving virus detections alerts and errors in the report file and less important information is ignored for improved clarity This option is enabled as the default setting Extended If this option is enabled the Backup component includes less important information in the report file Complete If this option is enabled the Backup component includes all information on the backup process and virus scan in the report file 12 5 FireWall Avira Internet Security allows you to configure the Avira FireWall e Avira FireWall Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 134 R AV l RA Reference Configuration options 12 5 1 Avira FireWall The FireWall section under Configuration Internet Protection is responsible for configuration of the Avira FireWall 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 e ICMP protocol e TCP Port Scan e UDP Port Scan e Incoming Rules e Outgoing Rules e Buttons to manage the rules A predefined adapter rule depends on the security level You can change the Security level under Internet Protection gt FireWall in the Control Center or define your own adapter rules If you have defined your own adapter rules the Se
174. n or denial of service on a computer system One form of exploitation for example is an attack from the Internet with the help of manipulated data packages Programs can be infiltrated in order to obtain higher access Fraudulent software Also known as scareware or rogueware it is a fraudulent software that pretends that your computer is infected by viruses or malware This software looks deceptively similar to professional Antivirus software but is meant to raise uncertainty or to scare the user Its purpose is to make the victims feel threatened of imminent unreal danger and to make them pay to eliminate it There are also cases when the victims are lead to believe they were attacked and they are instructed to carry out an action which in reality is the real attack Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 101 R AV RA Viruses and more Hoaxes For several years Internet and other network users have received alerts about viruses that are purportedly spread via email These alerts are spread via email with the request that they should be sent to the highest possible number of colleagues and to other users in order to warn everyone against the danger Honeypot A honeypot is a service program or server installed in a network Its function is to monitor a network and log attacks This service is unknown to the legitimate user because of this reason he is never addressed If an attacker examines a network f
175. nce Configuration options For each drive you can specify a maximum of 20 exceptions by entering the complete path starting with the drive letter For example C Program Files Application Name log The maximum number of exceptions without a complete path is 64 For example M LOG computer1 C directory1 In case of dynamic drives that are mounted as a directory on another drive the alias of the operating system for the integrated drive in the list of the exceptions has to be used e g Device HarddiskDmVolumes PhysicalDmVolumes BlockVolume1 If you use the mount point itself for example C DynDrive the dynamic drive will be scanned nonetheless You can determine the alias of the operating system to be used from the Real Time Protection report file L 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 Delete With this button you can delete a selected file object from the display window Please note the further information when specifying exceptions In order to also exclude objects when they are accessed with short DOS file names DOS name convention 8 3 the relevant short file name must also be entered in the list A file name that contains wildcards may not be terminated with a backslash For example C Program Files Application applic exe This entry is not valid and not treate
176. nfiguration files are protected from manipulation Protection against manipulation entails preventing write delete and in some cases read access to the registry entries or program files by users or external programs To enable this option you have to restart your computer Warning Please note that if this option is disabled the repair of computers infected with specific types of malware may fail Note When this option is activated changes can only be made to the configuration including changes to scan or update requests by means of the user interface Note Protection for files and registration entries is not available for Windows XP 64 bit 12 10 5 WMI Support for Windows Management Instrumentation Windows Management Instrumentation is a basic Windows management technology that uses script and programming languages to allow read and write access both local and remote to settings on Windows systems Your Avira product supports WMI and provides data status information statistical data reports planned requests etc as well as events via an interface WMI gives you the option of downloading operating data from the program Enable WMI support When this option is enabled you can download operating data from the program via WMI 12 10 6 Events Limit size of event database Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 228 R AV l RA Reference Configuration options Limit size to max n entries If
177. ng dialog box you can complete the configuration by clicking Finish The specified and selected settings are accepted f you have enabled the Quick system scan option the Luke Filewalker window opens The Scanner performs a quick system scan gt If you are asked to restart your computer after the scan click Yes to ensure that your system is fully protected Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 25 R AVI RA Installation and uninstallation After a successful installation we recommend that you check whether the program is up to date in the Status field of the Control Center gt If your Avira product shows that your computer is not secure click Fix problem The dialog Restore protection opens gt Activate the preset options in order to maximize the security of your system gt If appropriate perform a complete system scan afterwards 3 7 Change installation You have the option of adding or removing individual program components of the current Avira product installation see Chapter Installation and uninstallation Installation modules If you wish to add or remove modules of the current installation you can use the option Add or Remove Programs in the Windows control panel to Change Remove programs Select your Avira product and click Change In the Welcome dialog of the program select the option Modify You will be guided through the installation changes 3 8 Installation modules
178. nown The Protection Cloud serves as a central location to observe attempted cyber attacks throughout our user base The files accessed by your computer are matched against the fingerprints of files stored in the cloud As more scanning is done in the cloud less processing power is required by the antivirus application A list of file locations frequently targeted by malware is generated when the Quick system scan job runs The list includes running processes programs that run at start up and services The fingerprint of each file is generated and sent to the Protection Cloud which is then categorized as clean or malware Unknown program files are uploaded to the Protection Cloud for analysis Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 221 R AV l RA Reference Configuration options Confirm manually when sending suspicious files to Avira You can see a list of the suspicious files that should be sent to the Protection Cloud and you can choose which files you want to send Blocked applications Under Applications to be blocked you can enter applications which you classify as harmful and which you want Avira ProActiv to block by default The applications added cannot be executed on your computer system You can also add programs to the application filter for blocking via Real Time Protection notifications of suspicious program behavior by selecting the Always block this program option Applications to be blocked
179. nse Enter the activation code for an activation with a full license Acknowledge the selection of the activation procedure by clicking Next If and when necessary enter your personal data for registration and acknowledge by clicking Next Your license data will be displayed in the next window Your Avira product has been enabled Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 48 R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Security gt Continue to install If you have already installed your Avira product gt In the Control Center select the menu item Help gt License management The license wizard opens in which you can select an activation option The next steps of product activation are identical with the procedure described above 4 3 3 Perform automatic updates To create a job with the Avira Scheduler to update your Avira product automatically gt In the Control Center select the section ADMINISTRATION gt Scheduler Click the Insert new job icon The dialog box Name and description of the job appears Give the job a name and where appropriate a description Click Next The dialog box Type of job is displayed Select Update job from the list Click Next The dialog box Time of job appears Select a time for the update Immediately Daily Weekly Interval Single Login Note We recommend regular automatic updates The recommended update interval is 2 hours
180. nt to block Outgoing blocked types no types several types With a mouse click on the link a list of ICMP packet types is displayed From this list you can select the desired outgoing ICMP message types you want to block Assume Flooding With a mouse click on the link a dialog box is displayed where you can enter the maximum allowed ICMP delay Example 50 milliseconds Fragmented ICMP packets With a mouse click on the link you have the choice between Reject and Don t 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 attacks that result in a detection of open TCP ports on your computer This kind of attack is Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 136 R AV RA Reference Configuration options used to search a computer for weak spots and is often followed by more dangerous attack types Predefined rules for the TCP Port Scan Setting Rules Low Assume a TCP Port Scan if 50 or more ports were scanned in 5 000 milliseconds When detected log attacker s IP and don t add rule to block the attack Medium Assume a TCP Port Scan if 50 or more ports were scanned in 5 000 milliseconds When detected log attacker s IP and add rule to block the attack High Same rule as for Medium level Ports With a mouse click on the
181. nternet Security e Search toolbar Use the search toolbar for free to quickly search the Internet using the Avira search engine e Status display The status displays provide information on the status of the Web Protection and the current update status of your Avira product and helps you identify which actions you need to take to protect your PC e Widgets Avira offers you three widgets to the most important Internet related functions With one click you have direct access to Facebook and your email or you can ensure safe web browsing Firefox and Internet Explorer only e Options You can use the Options menu to access the toolbar options clear the history find toolbar help and information and also uninstall the Avira SearchFree Toolbar directly via the web browser Firefox and Internet Explorer only 4 2 1 Use Avira SearchFree You can use Avira SearchFree to define any number of terms to browse the Internet Enter the term in the search box and press the Enter key or click on Search The Avira SearchFree engine then searches the Internet for you and displays all hits in the browser window To find out how to custom configure Avira SearchFree in Internet Explorer Firefox and Chrome go to Options Status display Web Protection You can use the following icons and messages to identify which actions you need to take to protect your PC Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 39 CK AVIRA Icon St
182. nternet Security License Manager enables very simple installation of the Avira Internet Security license Avira Internet Security License Manager Avira Internet Security License Manager AVIRA Avira Internet Security The selected file is an Avira Internet Security license key file You can now install this license into your Avira Internet Security product Please select the apropriate Avira Internet Security installation into which you would like to have this license installed and dick OK Note only those local Avira Internet Security products for which this license key file contains a valid license are displayed License Valid until Destination Directory Ba avira Internet Security 12 31 2012 C Program Files x86 MviraV 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 Internet Security 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 In this case the existing file is overwritten by the new license file Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 14 CK AVIRA Installation and uninstallation 3 Installation and uninstallation This chapter contains information relating to the inst
183. nue reading at chapter Test product installation gt Click Next Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 18 R AVI RA Installation and uninstallation The installation progress is displayed by a green bar gt Click Next The dialog box Join the millions of Avira users who already use Avira SearchFree appears gt If you do not want to install the Avira SearchFree Toolbar please unmark the checkbox with the Avira SearchFree Toolbar and Avira SearchFree Updater End User License Agreement and the one that defines Avira SearchFree search avira com as your browser homepage Note If necessary please uninstall any previously installed search toolbars before you install the Avira SearchFree Toolbar Otherwise you will not be able to install the Avira SearchFree Toolbar gt Click Next The installation progress of the Avira SearchFree Toolbar is displayed by a green bar The Avira Tray Icon is placed in the taskbar n order to ensure effective protection for your computer the module Updater will search for possible updates The Luke Filewalker window opens and a short system scan is performed The status of the scan as well as the results are displayed gt If after the scan you are asked to restart your computer click Yes to ensure that your system is fully protected After a successful installation we recommend that you check the program is up to date in the Status field of
184. o add and modify jobs in the Scheduler Configuration If this option is enabled configuration of the program is only possible after entering the pre defined password Installation If this option is enabled the pre defined uninstallation password is required for installation or uninstallation of the program 12 10 4 Security Autorun Block autorun function If this option is enabled the execution of the Windows autorun function is blocked on all connected drives including USB sticks CD and DVD drives and network drives With the Windows autorun function files on data media or network drives are read immediately on loading or connection and files can therefore be started and copied automatically This functionality carries with it a high security risk however as Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 226 R AV l RA Reference Configuration options malware and unwanted programs can be installed with the automatic start The autorun function is especially critical for USB sticks as data on a stick can be changed at any time Exclude CDs and DVDs When this option is enabled the autorun function is permitted on CD and DVD drives Warning Only disable the autorun function for CD and DVD drives if you are sure you are only using trusted data media System protection Protect Windows hosts files from changes If this option is set to activated the Windows hosts files are write pro
185. o block this number range directly for immediate protection against undesired dialers 0190 0900 dialers Your Avira product can detect the familiar dialers by default If the option Dialers is enabled with a check mark in the configuration under Threat categories you receive a corresponding alert if a dialer is detected You can now simply delete the potentially unwanted 0190 0900 dialer However if it is a wanted dial up program you can declare it an exceptional file and this file is then no longer scanned in future Double Extension Files Executable files that hide their real file extension in a suspicious way This camouflage method is often used by malware Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 98 R AV I RA Viruses and more Your Avira product recognizes Double Extension Files If the option Double Extension files is enabled with a check mark in the configuration under Threat categories you receive a corresponding alert if your Avira product detects such files Fraudulent software Also known as scareware or rogueware it is a fraudulent software that pretends that your computer is infected by viruses or malware This software looks deceptively similar to professional antivirus software but is meant to raise uncertainty or to scare the user Its purpose is to make the victims feel threatened of imminent unreal danger and to make them pay to eliminate it There are also cases when the victims are lead
186. o change the exclusion type click on the type displayed Warning Only use the Path type in exceptional cases Malcode can be added to an application through an update The originally harmless application is now malware Note Some trusted applications including for example all application components of your Avira product are by default excluded from monitoring by the ProActiv component even though they are not included in the list Input box 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 5 Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 223 R AV RA Reference Configuration options The button opens a window in which you can select the application to be excluded Add With the Add button you can transfer the application specified in the input box to the list of applications to be excluded Delete The Delete button lets you remove a highlighted application from the list of applications to be excluded 12 10 3 Password You can protect your Avira product in different areas with a password If a password has been issued you will be asked for this password every time you want to open the protected area Password Enter password Enter your required passwo
187. of configuration options The following configuration options are available e System Scanner Configuration of on demand scan Scan options Action on detection Archive scan options System scan exceptions Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 35 R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Security System scan heuristics Report function setting e Real Time Protection Configuration of on access scan Scan options Action on detection Further actions On access scan exceptions On access scan heuristics Report function setting e Backup Backup component setting incremental backup scan for viruses during backup Exceptions Defining files for saving Report function setting e Update Configuration of the update settings Proxy settings e FireWall Configuration of the FireWall Adapter rule setting User defined application rule settings List of trusted vendors exceptions for network access by applications Expanded settings Automatic rule timeout stop Windows Firewall notifications Popup settings alerts for network access by applications e Web Protection Configuration of Web Protection Scan options enabling and disabling the Web Protection Action on detection Blocked access Unwanted file types and MIME types Web filter for known unwanted URLS malware phishing etc Web Protection scan exceptions URLs file types MIME types Web Pr
188. om the list This button is inactive if no entry is selected Reset list This button restores the predefined default values Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 132 CK AVIRA Please observe the following points Reference Configuration options e The file name can only contain the wildcards any number of characters and a single character e The list is processed from top to bottom e f a directory is excluded all its sub directories are automatically also excluded e Individual file extensions can also be excluded including wildcards e In order to also exclude objects when they are accessed with short DOS file names DOS name convention 8 3 the relevant short file name must also be entered in the list Note A file name that contains wildcards may not be terminated with a backslash For example C Program Files Application applic exe This entry is not valid and not treated as an exception Examples application exe Program Files C e C n ri 2 C C C C C C C Program Program Program Program Program Program eGxe eX Program Lists of file extensions les Appl les Appl les Appl les Appl les les Consider all file extensions ication appl ication appl ication appl ication appl ication exe ic exe ic ic e les Application mdb
189. omponent you can carry out targeted scans on demand scans for viruses and unwanted programs The following options are available for scanning for infected files System scan via context menu The system scan via the context menu right hand mouse button entry Scan selected files with Avira is recommended if for example you wish to scan individual files and directories Another advantage is that it is not necessary to first start the Control Center for a system scan via the context menu System scan via drag amp drop When a file or directory is dragged into the program window of the Control Center the System Scanner scans the file or directory and all sub directories it contains This procedure is recommended if you wish to scan individual files and directories that you have saved for example on your desktop System scan via profiles This procedure is recommended if you wish to regularly scan certain directories and drives e g your work directory or drives on which you regularly store new files You do not then need to select these directories and drives again for every new scan you simply select using the relevant profile System scan via the Scheduler The Scheduler enables you to carry out time controlled scans Special processes are required when scanning for rootkits boot sector viruses and when scanning active processes The following options are available Scan for rootkits via the scan profile Scan for Rootkits and
190. omputer s users can be assigned user roles A user role is configurable and includes a set of allowed and blocked URLs prohibited URL categories Internet usage duration and if necessary permitted weekday usage periods e MOBILE PROTECTION From this section you will be redirected to the online access for Android devices Avira Free Android Security manages all your android based devices e ADMINISTRATION In this section you will find tools for isolating and managing suspicious or infected files and for planning recurring tasks The Quarantine section contains the so called quarantine manager This is the central point for files already placed in quarantine or for suspect files that you would like to place in quarantine It is also possible to send a selected file to the Avira Malware Research Center by email The Scheduler section enables you to configure scheduled scanning and update jobs as well as backup jobs and to adapt or delete existing jobs The Reports section enables you to view the results of actions performed The Events section enables you to view events generated by certain program modules Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 32 R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Security 4 1 2 Game Mode If an application is executed in full screen mode on your computer system you may intentionally suspend desktop notifications as pop up windows and in product messages by activating the Game Mo
191. on and Avira Mail Protection occurs via the TCP IP Internet protocol A firewall monitors all connections via this protocol gt Define a general approval for Avira Real Time Protection and Avira Mail Protection Avira Real Time Protection only works with the address 127 0 0 1 localhost An Internet connection is not established The same applies to Avira Mail Protection Avira Mail Protection does not work Please check correct functioning of Avira Mail Protection with the aid of the following checklists if problems occur with Avira Mail Protection Checklist gt Check whether your mail client logs in to the server via Kerberos APOP or RPA These verification methods are currently not supported gt Check whether your mail client reports to the server through SSL also often called TLS Transport Layer Security Avira Mail Protection does not support SSL and therefore terminates any encrypted SSL connections If you want to use encrypted SSL connections without having them protected by Mail Protection you will have to Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 79 CK AVIRA FAQ Tb use a port that is not monitored by Mail Protection for the connection The ports monitored by Mail Protection can be configured in the configuration under Mail Protection gt Scan gt Is the Avira Mail Protection service active If necessary enable the service In the taskbar select Start gt Settings gt Control Panel
192. on takes you to a dialog in which you can stipulate the times of the day for the defined maximum usage duration See Usage period Related topics e About Safe Browsing e Safe Browsing configuration e Role properties e Usage period Usage period In the Usage period window you can set the permitted usage times for the selected role You can define specific times per day for Internet use Only allow Internet use at the specified times This option lets you set times of the day for surfing for all computer users assigned a configured role If the user tries to use the Internet outside the stipulated hours the requested websites are blocked A message appears in the web browser Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 186 R AV RA Reference Configuration options gt To specify times of the day for Internet use highlight the required time fields You have the following options for defining the allowed and prohibited time intervals To define allowed surfing time Click unhighlighted time fields or drag the left hand mouse button over the unhighlighted time fields To define prohibited surfing time Click highlighted time fields or drag the left hand mouse button over the highlighted time fields Right click in a highlighted or unhighlighted area on a day s row to display a details window containing the defined interval for that day of the week Example Internet use blocked from 00 00 to 11 00 Related
193. option is enabled the option Remember action for this application of the dialog box Network event is disabled as the default setting Enabled for signed applications When this option is enabled the option Remember action for this application of the dialog box Network event is automatically enabled during network access by signed applications Signed applications are distributed by so called trusted vendors see Trusted Vendors Remember last used state When this option is enabled the option Remember action for this application in the dialog box Network event is enabled in the same way as for the last network event If the option Remember action for this application was enabled this option is enabled for the following network event If the option Remember action for this application was disabled for the last network event this option is also disabled for the following network event Show details In this group of configuration options you can setup the display of detailed information in the Network event window Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 157 R AV l RA Reference Configuration options Show details on demand If this option is enabled the detailed information is only displayed in the Network 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 enabl
194. or 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 WordBasic under WinWord 6 0 and that can normally only spread within documents of this application Because of this they are also called document viruses In order to be active they need that the corresponding applications are activated and that one of the infected macros has been executed Unlike normal viruses macro viruses consequently do not attack executable files but they do attack the documents of the corresponding host application Pharming Pharming is a manipulation of the host file of web browsers to divert enquiries to spoofed websites This is a further development of classic phishing Pharming fraudsters operate their own large server farms on which fake websites are stored Pharming has established itself as an umbrella term for various types of DNS attacks In the case of a manipulation of the host file a specific manipulation of a system is carried out with the aid of a Trojan or virus The result is that the system can now only access fake websites even if the correct web address is entered Phishing Phishing means angling for personal details of the Internet user Phishers generally send their victims apparently official letters such as emails that are intended to induce them to reveal confidential
195. oss of data and damage to the operating system of the computer Only use the function Restore selected object in exceptional cases Only restore files that could be repaired by a new scan V File rescanned and repaired gt Inthe Control Center select the section ADMINISTRATION gt Quarantine section Note Emails and email attachments can only be restored using the option c if the file extension is eml To restore a file to its original location Highlight the file and click the icon Windows XP as of Windows Vista Ce This option is not available for emails Note Emails and email attachments can only be restored using the option C if the file extension is eml A message appears asking if you want to restore the file gt Click Yes The file is restored to the directory it was in before it was moved to quarantine Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 63 R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Security To restore a file to a specified directory Highlight the file and click on c A message appears asking if you want to restore the file gt Click Yes The Windows default window Save As for selecting the directory appears gt Select the directory to restore the file to and confirm The file is restored to the selected directory 4 3 13 Move suspicious files to quarantine To move a suspect file to quarantine manually gt Inthe Control Center select
196. ot be executed or read in its original format If you want to export the properties of a quarantined object to a text file gt Highlight the quarantined object and click on The text file quarantaene Notepad opens containing the data from the selected quarantined object P Save the text file You can also restore the files in quarantine see Chapter Quarantine Restore the files in quarantine 4 3 12 Restore the files in quarantine Different icons control the restore procedure depending on the operating system e In Windows XP G This icon restores the files to their original directory Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 62 R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Security iC This icon restores the files to a directory of your choice e As of Windows Vista As of 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 performed in the Control Center with extended administrator rights These extended administrator rights must be granted at the start of each scan via a scan profile iC This icon restores the files to a directory of your choice Ce This icon restores the files to their original directory If extended administrator rights are necessary to access this directory a corresponding request appears To restore files in quarantine Warning This could result in l
197. otection heuristics Report function setting e Mail Protection Configuration of Mail Protection Scan options Enable the monitoring of POP3 accounts IMAP accounts outgoing emails SMTP Actions on detection Further actions Mail Protection scan heuristics AntiBot function Permitted SMTP servers permitted email senders Mail Protection scan exceptions Configuration of cache empty cache Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 36 R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Security Configuration of the anti spam training database empty training database Configuration of a footer in sent emails Report function setting e Child Protection Safe Browsing Parental control function with role based filter and role based time limitation of Internet use e General Threat categories for System Scanner and Real Time Protection Advanced protection Options to enable the ProActiv and Protection Cloud features Application filter Block or allow applications Password protection for access to the Control Center and the Configuration Security block autostart function product protection protect Windows hosts file WMI Enable WMI support Event log configuration Configuration of report functions Setting of directories used Configuration of acoustic alerts when malware is detected 4 1 4 Tray icon After installation you will see the tray icon of your Avira product in the system tray o
198. ou can use the defined Avira Mail Protection footer to confirm the sent email has been scanned by a virus protection program You also have the option of inserting text yourself for a user defined footer If you use both footer options the user defined text is preceded by the Avira Mail Protection footer Footer for emails to be sent Attach Mail Protection footer If this option is enabled the Avira Mail Protection footer is displayed beneath the message text of the sent email The Avira Mail Protection footer confirms that the sent email has been scanned for viruses and unwanted programs by Avira Mail Protection and does not originate from an unknown bot The Avira Mail Protection footer contains the following text Scanned with Avira Mail Protection product version initials and version number of search engine initials and version number of virus definition file Attach the following footer If this option is enabled the text which you insert into the input box is displayed as a footer in sent emails Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 175 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Input box In this input box you can insert a text which is displayed as a footer in sent emails AntiSpam The Avira Mail Protection service checks e mails and their attachments for viruses and unwanted programs In addition it can reliably protect you against spam emails Enable AntiSpam module Enabling this option
199. ou will find the components to protect your computer system against viruses and malware from the Internet and against unauthorized network access The FireWall section enables you to configure the basic settings for the FireWall In addition the current data transfer rate and all active applications using a network connection are displayed The Web Protection section displays information on scanned URLs and detected viruses as well as other statistical data which can be reset at any time and enables access to the report file More detailed information on the last virus or unwanted program detected can be obtained practically at the push of a button The Mail Protection section shows you all the emails scanned by Mail Protection their properties and other statistical data You can also train the anti spam filter and exclude email addresses from future scanning for malware or spam Emails can also be deleted from the Mail Protection buffer e CHILD PROTECTION In this section you will find the components to ensure a safe Internet experience for your children Social Networks This section redirects you to the Social Network Protection application Social Network Protection informs parents of their children s activities online It checks their social network accounts for comments photos etc that may influence the child s reputation in a negative way or may indicate that the child is in danger Inthe Safe Browsing section the c
200. ould be allowed or denied as well as daily surfing periods or time limits Related topics e Social Networks e About Safe Browsing 12 8 1 Social Networks This chapter contains comprehensive information on Creating a Social Network Protection account Logging into your Social Network Protection account Creating a Social Network Protection account gt Make sure that your computer is connected to the internet Click Control Center View Child Protection Social Networks Click Get Started Now The web browser opens displaying the Avira Social Network Protection website P If you have a Facebook account you can now log in to Avira Social Network Protection by clicking the Facebook logo OR Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 178 R AV RA Reference Configuration options gt If you do not have a Facebook account enter your first name your last name your email address and a password in the required fields and click Get Started Note From now on your email address will serve as your username Logging in to an existing Social Network Protection account Make sure that your computer is connected to the internet gt Click Control Center gt View gt Child Protection gt Social Networks Click Log in f you have saved the cookie on your system the web browser opens displaying your Avira Social Network Protection dashboard OR f your web browser does not accept cookies or
201. ount or a different email address Tap Accept EULA and Continue to proceed Reference Configuration options Avira will send you a confirmation email for your new Avira Free Android Security account to the email address you have set This confirmation email includes a link enabling you to set your personal password for the log in to the Android Web Console gt Click the link inside the confirmation email to set a password and to activate the Android Web Console You can now control remotely your devices using the Web Console In order to allow Avira Free Android Security to wipe all data with a Factory Reset command from your device for example in case of loss or theft you have to activate the function Device administrator during setup Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 190 R AV RA Reference Configuration options P TANI RA Free Android Security Setup wipe with factory reset In case of loss or theft of your device Avira Free Android Security can help you to perform a factory reset to wipe data from the device In order to perform a factory reset device administration must be activated Please enable device administration by tapping the Enable button below gt To activate the function Device administrator tap the button Enable The dialog Activate device administrator will open P Confirm the activation of Device administrator by tapping the button Activate
202. our system saves temporary files for example with Windows XP under Start Settings Control Panel System Index Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 229 R AV RA Reference Configuration options card Advanced Button Environment Variables The temporary variables TEMP TMP for the currently registered user and for system variables TEMP TMP are shown here with their relevant values Use following directory If this option is enabled the path displayed in the input box is used Input box In this input box enter the path where the program will store its temporary files J 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 12 10 9 Acoustic alerts When a virus or malware is detected by the System Scanner or Real Time Protection an acoustic alert is heard in interactive action mode You can now choose to activate or deactivate the acoustic alert and select an alternative WAVE file for the alert Note The action mode of the System Scanner is set in the configuration under System Scanner gt Scan gt Action on detection The action mode of the Real Time Protection is set in the configuration under Real Time Protection gt Scan gt Action on detection No warning When this option is enabled there is no acoustic alert when a virus is detected by the System Scanner or Real
203. out Avira Internet Security gt License information See License information e Version information You can find this information in the program interface under the menu item Help gt About Avira Internet Security gt Version information See Version information e Operating system version and any Service Packs installed e Installed software packages e g anti virus software of other vendors e Exact messages of the program or of the report file Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 105 CK AVIRA isst 11 3 Suspicious file Suspect files or viruses that may not yet be detected or removed by our products can be sent to us We provide you with several ways of doing this e Identify the file in the quarantine manager of the Control Center and select the item Send file via the context menu or the corresponding button e Send the required file packed WinZIP PKZip Arj etc in the attachment of an email to the following address virus premium suite avira com As some email gateways work with anti virus software you should also provide the file s with a password please remember to tell us the password e You can also send us the suspicious file via our website http www avira com sample upload 11 4 Reporting false positives If you believe that your Avira product is reporting a detection in a file that is most likely clean send the relevant file packed WinZIP PKZip Arj etc as an email attachmen
204. pears when the Windows Security Center has not found any anti virus software on your computer 9 Virus Protection NOT FOUND 4 Windows did not find antivirus software on this computer Antivirus software helps protect your computer against viruses and other security threats Click Recommendations For suggested actions you can take How does antivirus software help protect my computer Note Windows does not detect all antivirus programs Recommendations Note Install your Avira product 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 and then install your Avira product or you install Windows XP Service Pack 2 on a system on which your Avira product has already been installed you will receive the following message P Virus Protection OUT OF DATE amp Avira Desktop reports that it might be out of date Click Recommendations For suggested actions you can take How does antivirus software help protect my computer Note Windows does not detect all antivirus programs Recommendations Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 88 R AV RA FAQ Tips Note In order for the Windows Security Center to recognize your Avira product as up to date an update must be performed after installation Update your system by carrying out an update Virus protection ON After installing yo
205. ple domain1 de net OR net Encompasses all URLs with the top level domain net www name7 net www name2 net etc Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 185 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Related topics e About Safe Browsing e Safe Browsing configuration e Usage duration e Usage period Usage duration In the Usage duration window you can set a maximum Internet usage duration for a user role Internet usage logs are based on Internet requests lasting a minimum of 5 minutes The required maximum surf time for the role can be specified per week per month or differentiated between working days and weekends Limit time of Internet use This option enables you to restrict the Internet usage duration for all computer users with assigned roles If the permitted usage duration is exceeded websites requested or accessed by the computer user are blocked An alert appears in the web browser Time limit per week per month per day Mon Fri Sat Sun The required usage duration can be adjusted using the slider or the arrow keys to the right of the input box You can also enter the usage duration directly in the time fields Please note the specific format for the time specification The different usage duration specifications are not aligned by the program The program uses the lowest applicable value at any time to restrict the usage duration Exact usage period The Exact usage period butt
206. plication rules The application rules options are used to set the configuration options for application rules in the FireWall gt Application rules section Advanced settings If this option is enabled you can regulate different network accesses of an application on an individual basis Basic settings If this option is enabled only one action can be set for different network accesses of the application Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 156 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Popup settings Inspect process launch stack If this option is enabled the process stack inspection allows a more accurate control The Avira 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 Allow multiple popups per process If this option is enabled every time an application is making a network connection a popup is triggered Alternatively you will be informed only on the first connection attempt This option is disabled as the default setting Remember action for this application Always enabled When this option is enabled the option Remember action for this application of the dialog box Network event is enabled as the default setting Always disabled When this
207. port file to minimize the use of system resources If the size of the log file exceeds the indicated size by more than 50 kilobytes then old entries are deleted until the indicated size minus 50 kilobytes is reached Backup report file before shortening If this option is enabled the report file is backed up before shortening Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 177 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Write configuration in report file If this option is enabled the Mail Protection configuration is recorded in the report file Note If you have not specified any report file restriction a new report file is automatically created when the report file reaches 100MB A backup of the old report file is created Up to three backups of old report files are saved The oldest backups are deleted first 12 8 Child Protection Use Avira s CHILD PROTECTION features to ensure a safe Internet experience for your children or other persons using your computer e With the Social Networks feature you can monitor your children s activities online The Social Networks technology checks their social network accounts for comments photos etc that may influence your child s reputation in a negative way or may indicate that your child is in danger e With the Safe Browsing feature you can assign a role to each Windows user on your computer For every role you can define which URLs or categories of Internet content sh
208. r Avira product recognizes Phishing If the option Phishing is enabled with a check mark in the configuration under Threat categories you receive a corresponding alert if your Avira product detects such behavior Programs that violate the private domain Software that may be able to compromise the security of your system initiate unwanted program activities damage your privacy or spy on your user behavior and could therefore be unwanted Your Avira product detects Security Privacy Risk software If the option Programs that violate the private domain is enabled with a check mark in the configuration under Threat categories you receive a corresponding alert if your Avira product detects such software Unusual Runtime Packers Files that have been compressed with an unusual runtime packer and that can therefore be classified as potentially suspicious Your Avira product recognizes Unusual runtime packers If the option Unusual runtime packers is enabled with a check mark in the configuration under Threat categories you receive a corresponding alert if your Avira product detects such packers 10 2 Viruses and other malware Adware 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 secur
209. r SIM card was successfully wiped is displayed gt Click OK to close the message and to return to the Wipe tab All Storage Triggering a All Storage Wipe will delete all data stored on your SD card and in the internal USB storage Once deleted this data cannot be recovered The All Storage Wipe function will not affect data stored on the SIM card EM Ai Storage gt Click Wipe Storages to trigger the delete of data stored directly on your device and SD card gt Confirm the wipe by clicking OK The message Your Storage was successfully wiped is displayed gt Click OK to close the message and to return to the Wipe tab Factory Reset Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 201 R AV RA Reference Configuration options A Factory Reset will reset your device settings to their default state and also delete all accounts applications and application data stored on the device A Factory Reset will not affect data stored on the SIM card or SD card Factory Reset Note To trigger a Factory Reset command to delete all data from your device in case of loss or theft you have to activate the function Device administrator during setup Click Factory Reset to reset your device settings to their default state Confirm this kind of wipe by clicking OK Click OK again to continue rr FT W To close the message informing you of the successful Factory Reset click OK Warning A Factory Reset wil
210. r Security question Device Management The title bar of the Avira Web Console contains the link to your Account where you manage your device Device Management i Available devices Choose device Delete device gt Click the Account link The Device Management pane opens with the following fields Available devices Opens the dropdown menu to select one of your devices Delete device P Please click the button to remove the selected device from your account HowTo How do I change my email address Should you need to change your email address please contact the Avira Support Your email address cannot only be used to contact you it functions as your user identity at the same time Therefore it cannot be changed by yourself via the Web Console or on the app on your device Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 R AV RA Reference Configuration options How do I keep data stored on my device secure The easiest and simplest way to keep your data stored on your device secure is to lock your device b v v v vy Log in to the Web Console Navigate to the Lock tab Enter a 4 digit PIN Confirm the PIN Click Lock The PIN can now be used to lock and unlock your device Note The PIN is only temporarily valid A new PIN is required for every lock unlock command How do I unlock my device if have forgotten the PIN entered an incorrect PIN three times rr rT W Note I
211. r help website where you can ask for help or offer your help to other users e About Avira Internet Security Opens a dialog box with information on your Avira product Product information Version information License information e Avira on the Internet Opens the Avira web portal on the Internet The condition for this is that you have an active connection to the Internet Note The User Account Control UAC will ask for your permission to enable or disable the Real Time Protection FireWall Web Protection and Mail Protection services in operating systems as of Windows Vista 4 2 Avira SearchFree Toolbar Avira SearchFree Toolbar includes two main components Avira SearchFree and the Toolbar The Avira SearchFree Toolbar is installed as an add on When the browser is first accessed in Firefox and Internet Explorer a message will pop up asking you for permission to install the toolbar You will have to accept in order to complete a successful installation of Avira SearchFree Toolbar Avira SearchFree is a search engine and contains a clickable Avira logo linked to the Avira website and web image and video channels This allows Avira users a safer Internet navigation The toolbar integrated in your web browser consists of a search box an Avira logo linked to the Avira website two status displays three widgets and the Options menu Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 38 R AV RA Overview of Avira I
212. r the Avira Free Android Security app gt Click Install to download the application to your PC Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 192 R AV RA Reference Configuration options You are asked to sign in to install the app gt Click Sign In to get access to your Google account gt Type in your login credentials gt Click OK to download the application to a selected device Avira Free Android Security app will be downloaded to this device gt Click OK to close the download dialog The Google Play website opens again and the Installed button displays that the application is already downloaded to your device Uninstallation To uninstall Avira Free Android Security two steps should be performed You have to uninstall the application from your device and you have to delete the device from your Avira Android Web Console account Note Please make sure that you have deactivated the function Device administrator on the device before you uninstall Avira Free Android Security If you want to uninstall Avira Free Android Security use the uninstall wizard of Avira Free Android Security or go to the Application Management of your device If you use the uninstallation wizard navigate from the Help button to the Go to uninstallation button gt Tap Help gt Uninstall gt Go to uninstallation The status information screen about device administrator opens Tap Device Administrator to deactivate t
213. rd here For security reasons the actual characters you type in this space are replaced by asterisks The password can only have a maximum of 20 chars Once the password has been issued the program refuses access if an incorrect password is entered An empty box means No password Confirmation Confirm the password entered above by entering again here For security reasons the actual characters you type in this space are replaced by asterisks Note The password is case sensitive Areas protected by password Your Avira product can protect individual areas with a password By clicking the relevant box the password request can be disabled or re enabled for individual areas as required Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 224 CK AVIRA area Password protected Reference Configuration options Function Control Center If this option is enabled the pre defined password is required to start the Control Center Activate deactivate Real Time Protection If this option is enabled the pre defined password is required to enable or disable Avira Real Time Protection Activate deactivate Mail If this option is enabled the pre defined password is required to enable disable Mail Protection deactivate Web Protection Protection Activate If this option is enabled the pre defined deactivate password is required to enable disable the FireWall FireWall
214. re the selected role A dialog box appears in which you can define blocked and allowed URLs for the role and selected prohibited web content by category see Role properties New With this button you can add the role entered in the input box to the list of available roles Remove The button deletes a highlighted role from the list List The list shows all added roles By double clicking on a displayed role you can open the dialog for defining the role Note The roles that have already been assigned to a user cannot be deleted Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 183 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Related topics e About Safe Browsing e Role properties e Usage duration e Usage period Role properties The Properties window allows you to define a selected role for using the Internet You can explicitly permit or prohibit access to URLs You can block specific categories for web content on the basis of the selection You also have the option to restrict Internet usage time Control access to the following URLs The list shows all added URLs with the assigned rules Block or Allow When a URL is added the program assigns the Block rule by default You can switch the assigned rule by clicking the rule Add URL This is the field where you specify the URLs to be controlled by the parental control function You can specify parts of the URL using leading or following dots to indicate th
215. red technology is on hand within a few hours via email round the globe Script viruses and worms use one of the script languages such as Javascript VBScript etc to insert themselves in other new scripts or to spread themselves by calling operating system functions This frequently happens via email or through the exchange of files documents A worm is a program that multiplies itself but that does not infect the host Worms cannot consequently form part of other program sequences Worms are often the only possibility to infiltrate any kind of damaging programs on systems with restrictive security measures Spyware Spyware are so called spy programs that intercept or take partial control of a computer s operation without the user s informed consent Spyware is designed to exploit infected computers for commercial gain Trojan horses short Trojans Trojans are pretty common nowadays Trojans include programs that pretend to have a particular function but that show their real image after execution and carry out a different function that in most cases is destructive Trojan horses cannot multiply themselves Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 103 CK AVIRA sese which differentiates them from viruses and worms Most of them have an interesting name SEX EXE or STARTME EXE with the intention to induce the user to start the Trojan Immediately after execution they become active and can for example format th
216. removes them every time your web browser is closed you can either log in by clicking on the Facebook logo or by entering your username and password 12 8 2 Safe Browsing You can use the Safe Browsing function to filter undesirable or illegal Internet content and to limit the duration of Internet usage The Safe Browsing function is part of the CHILD PROTECTION component You can assign user roles to the Windows user accounts on your computer Each user role contains a rule set with the following criteria e Allowed and blocked URLs Internet addresses e Prohibited URL categories e Internet usage duration and if necessary permitted weekday usage periods To block Internet content according to particular categories Avira uses powerful URL lists which filter the URLs based on the content of the web page The URL filter lists are updated adapted and expanded on an hourly basis The roles of Child Young person and Adult are pre configured with the relevant prohibited categories Internet usage is logged based on Internet requests lasting a minimum of 5 minutes If Safe Browsing is enabled all the web pages requested by the user are filtered according to the user role If a web page is blocked a message is displayed in the browser If the permitted usage duration is exceeded or if usage occurs outside the permitted period the requested websites are blocked and a message is displayed in the browser Avira Internet Security User Manual
217. required it can later be restored The affected email itself is deleted The body of the email is replaced by the default text given below The same applies to all attachments included these are also replaced by a default text Affected attachments The option Affected attachments can only be selected if the setting Ignore has been selected under Affected emails With this option it is now possible to decide what is to be done if a virus or unwanted program is found in an attachment Delete If this option is enabled the affected attachment is deleted if a virus or unwanted program is found and replaced by a default text Ignore If this option is enabled the attachment is ignored despite detection of a virus or unwanted program and delivered Warning If you select this option you have no protection against viruses and unwanted programs by the Mail Protection Only select this item if you are certain you know what you are doing Disable the preview in your email program never open attachments by double clicking Move to quarantine If this option is enabled the affected attachment is placed in Quarantine and then deleted replaced by a default text If required the affected attachment s can later be restored Further actions This configuration section contains further settings for actions performed when Mail Protection finds a virus or unwanted program in an email or in an attachment Avira Internet Security User
218. rewall settings and Windows Firewall is not using the recommended settings to protect your computer You don t need to do anything your Avira product is working just fine and your PC is secure Update your Firewall settings Windows Firewall is not using the recommended z y Use recommended settings settings to protect your computer n 9 What are the recommended settings Windows Firewall and Avira FireWall both report that they are turned off You will receive the following message as soon as you disable the Avira FireWall Network firewall Important View firewall options Windows Firewall and Avira FireWall both report that they are turned off Turn off messages about network firewall Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 91 C AVIRA FAQ Tips Warning If you turn the Avira FireWall off unauthorized users may gain access to your computer through a network or the Internet Windows Firewall is turned off or set up incorrectly Network firewall Important ET p Turn on now Windows Firewall is turned off or set up incorrectly Turn off messages about network firewall Get a different firewall program online This means that neither the firewall from Windows nor the one from Avira are activated e Under Windows 7 Avira FireWall is set up incorrectly or has not been installed correctly Avira FireWall should be immediately detected by Windows Action Center Please try r
219. ring a data transfer with transfer encoding chunked Web Protection cannot determine the message length or the data volume gt Enter the configuration of the URL of the web chats as an exception see Configuration Web Protection Scan Exceptions 9 2 Shortcuts Keyboard commands also called shortcuts offer a fast possibility to navigate through the program to retrieve individual modules and to start actions Below we provide you with an overview of the available keyboard commands Please find further indications regarding the functionality in the corresponding chapter of the help 9 2 1 In dialog boxes Shortcut Description Ctrl Tab Navigation in the Control Center Ctrl Page down Go to next section Ctrl Shift Tab Navigation in the Control Center Ctrl Page up Go to previous section 11 Navigation in the configuration sections First use the mouse to set the focus on a configuration section Change between the options in a marked drop down list or between several options in a group of options Tab Change to the next option or options group Shift Tab Change to the previous option or options group Space Activate or deactivate a check box if the active option is a check box Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 82 CG AVIRA FAQ Tb Alt underlined Select option or start command letter Alt Open selected drop
220. rity User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 78 CK AVIRA FAQ Ts Reason Avira Real Time Protection is blocked by a firewall gt Define a general approval for Avira Real Time Protection in the configuration of your firewall Avira Real Time Protection only works with the address 127 0 0 1 localhost An Internet connection is not established The same applies to Avira Mail Protection Otherwise gt Check the startup type of the Avira Real Time Protection service If necessary enable the service In the taskbar select Start Settings Control Panel Start the configuration panel Services with a double click under Windows XP the services applet is located in the sub directory Administrative Tools Find the entry Avira Heal Time Protection Automatic must be entered as the startup type and Started as the status If necessary start the service manually by selecting the relevant line and the button Start If an error message appears please check the event display The computer is extremely slow when I perform a data back up Reason During the backup procedure Avira Real Time Protection scans all files being used by the backup procedure gt Select Real Time Protection gt Scan gt Exceptions in the Configuration and enter the process names of the back up software My firewall reports Avira Real Time Protection and Avira Mail Protection immediately after activation Reason Communication with Avira Real Time Protecti
221. rives are used for removable disks such as CDs DVDs or USB sticks Warning Please note that all file accesses done by processes recorded in the list are excluded from the scan for viruses and unwanted programs L The button opens a window in which you can select an executable file Processes The Processes button opens the Process selection window in which the running processes are displayed Add With this button you can add the process entered in the input box to the display window Delete With this button you can delete a selected process from the display window File objects to be omitted by the Real Time Protection All file accesses to objects in this list are excluded from monitoring by the Real Time Protection Input box In this box you can enter the name of the file object that is not included in the on access scan No file object is entered as the default setting The entries in the list must have no more than 6000 characters in total When specifying file objects to be omitted you can use the wildcards any number of characters and a single character Individual file extensions can also be excluded including wildcards C Directory mdb mdb md xls C Directory log Directory names must end with a backslash If a directory is excluded all its sub directories are automatically also excluded Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 125 R AV l RA Refere
222. s Delete The button deletes a highlighted URL from the list of controlled URLs Blocking access to URLs in the following categories When this option is enabled web content belonging to the selected categories in the categories list are blocked Allowed usage duration The Allowed usage duration opens a dialog in which you can set time restrictions on Internet use for the roles you are configuring You have the option of stipulating Internet use per month per week or differentiating between working days and weekends A further dialog lets you stipulate exact weekday usage periods See Usage duration Examples of URLs to be controlled www avira com OR www avira com Encompasses all URLs with the domain www avira com WWW avira com en pages index php www avira com en support index html www avira com en download index html URLs with the domain www avira de are not included avira com OR avira com Encompasses all URLs with the second and top level domain avira com The specification implies all existing subdomains for avira com www avira com forum avira com etc avira OR avira Encompasses all URLs with the second level domain avira The specification implies all existing top level domains or subdomains for avira www avira com www avira de forum avira com etc domain Encompasses all URLs that contain a second level domain with the string domain www domain com www new domain de www sam
223. s ESP 50 GRE 47 Internet Protocol version By clicking on the link with the mouse you can choose IPv4 or IPv6 IP address By clicking on the link with the mouse a dialog window opens in which you can enter the required IP address Allow Remote Desktop connection Allows Remote Desktop connections Remote Desktop Protocol on Port 3389 Port With a mouse click on the link a dialog box is displayed where you can enter the port to be used for the permitted remote desktop connection Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 147 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Allow VNC connection Allows VNC Virtual Network Computing connections on Port 5900 Port With a mouse click on the link a dialog box is displayed where you can enter the port to be used for the permitted remote desktop connection Allow File and Printer sharing Allows access to printer and file approvals Incoming TCP data traffic on Ports 137 139 and incoming UDP data traffic on Port 445 from a specified IP address Possible incoming rules Incoming IP rule Incoming ICMP rules Incoming UDP rules Incoming TCP rules Incoming IP Protocol rule Possible outgoing rules Outgoing IP rule Outgoing ICMP rules Outgoing UDP rules Outgoing TCP rules Outgoing IP Protocol rule Note The syntax for the possible incoming and outgoing rules is identical with the one for the predefined rules of the relevant protocols descri
224. s and numbers that you will receive after purchasing the Avira product The activation code contains the exact data of your license i e which programs have been licensed for which period of time The activation code will be sent to you by email if you have purchased your Avira product on the Internet or it is indicated on the product packaging Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 12 R AV I RA Product information In order to license your program please enter your activation code to activate the program The product activation may be performed during installation However you can also activate your Avira product after the installation in the License Manager under Help gt License management 2 3 2 Extending a license When your license is about to expire Avira will send a slide up reminding you to extend your license To do so you only have to click a link and you will be forwarded to the Avira online shop However it is also possible to extend the license of your Avira product through the License Manager under Help License management If you have registered in the licensing portal of Avira you can additionally extend your license directly online via the License Overview or select the automatic renewal of your license 2 3 3 Upgrading In the License Manager you have the option of launching an upgrade for a product from the Avira desktop product family Manual uninstallation of the old product and man
225. s heuristic If this option is enabled all macros in the relevant document are deleted in the event of a repair alternatively suspect documents are only reported i e you receive an alert This option is enabled as the default setting and is recommended Advanced Heuristic Analysis and Detection AHeAD Enable AHeAD Your Avira program contains a very powerful heuristic in the form of Avira AHeAD technology which can also detect unknown new malware If this option is enabled you can define how aggressive this heuristic should be This option is enabled as the default setting Low detection level If this option is enabled slightly less unknown malware is detected the risk of false alerts is low in this case Medium detection level This option combines a strong detection level with a low risk of false alerts Medium is the default setting if you have selected the use of this heuristic Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 165 R AV RA Reference Configuration options High detection level If this option is enabled significantly more unknown malware is detected but there are also likely to be false positives 12 6 2 Report The Web Protection 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 t
226. s restarted Uninstallation via the web browser You also have the option of uninstalling the Avira SearchFree Toolbar directly in the browser This option is only available for Firefox and Internet Explorer P Inthe search toolbar open the Options menu gt Click Uninstall f you have opened your web browser you will now be asked to close it gt Close the web browser and click OK Avira SearchFree Toolbar plus Web Protection is uninstalled and all directories files and registry entries for the Avira SearchFree Toolbar plus Web Protection are deleted when your computer is restarted Note Note that to uninstall the Avira SearchFree Toolbar the toolbar must be enabled in the Add On Manager Uninstallation as add on Because the toolbar is installed as an add on it can obviously also be uninstalled as one Firefox Click Tools Add ons Extensions From there you can manage the Avira Add on activate or deactivate the toolbar and uninstall Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 46 R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Security Internet Explorer Go to Manage Add ons gt Toolbars und Extensions Here you can either activate and deactivate your Avira SearchFree Toolbar or uninstall it Google Chrome Click Options Extensions and manage easily your toolbar activate deactivate or uninstall it 4 3 Howto The chapters How to offer short instructions about license and product
227. s well Complete If this option is enabled Real Time Protection logs all available information in the report file including file size file type date etc Limit report file Limit size to n MB If this option is enabled the report file can be limited to a certain size Permitted values are between 1 and 100 MB Around 50 kilobytes of extra space are allowed when limiting the size of the report file to minimize the use of system resources If the size of the log file exceeds the indicated size by more than 50 kilobytes then old entries are deleted until the indicated size minus 50 kilobytes is reached Back up report file before shortening If this option is enabled the report file is backed up before shortening Write configuration to report file If this option is enabled the configuration of the on access scan is recorded in the report file Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 128 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Note If you have not specified any report file restriction a new report file is automatically created when the report file reaches 100MB A backup of the old report file is created Up to three backups of old report files are saved The oldest backups are deleted first 12 3 Update In the Update section you can configure the automatic receiving of updates You can specify various update intervals Automatic update All n Day s Hour s Minute s In this box you can spec
228. scanned for viruses and unwanted programs You can Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 119 R AV RA Reference Configuration options define the recursion depth The default value for the recursion depth is 1 and is recommended all files that are directly located in the main archive are scanned Max number of files 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 Max size KB When scanning archives you can restrict the scan to a maximum archive size to be unpacked The standard value of 1000 KB is recommended Action on detection You can define the actions to be performed by Real Time Protection when a virus or unwanted program is detected Interactive If this option is enabled a desktop notification appears when Real Time Protection detects a virus or unwanted program You have the option of removing the detected malware or accessing other possible virus treatment actions via the Details button The actions are displayed in a dialog box This option is enabled as the default setting Permitted actions In this display box you can specify the virus management actions that should be available as further actions in the dialog box You must activate the corresponding options for this Repair Real Time Protection repairs the infected file if possible Rename Real
229. se refer to the chapter Installation and uninstallation gt Express installation gt Choose Custom to install individual program components gt The I want to improve my protection by using Avira Proactiv and Protection Cloud check box is preset by default If you do not want to participate in the Avira Community please unmark this checkbox f you confirm your participation in the Avira Community Avira sends data on detected suspicious programs to the Avira Malware Research Center The data is used only for an advanced online scan and to expand and refine detection technology You can click the links ProActiv and Protection Cloud to obtain more details on the expanded online and cloud scan gt Confirm that you accept the End User License Agreement For reading the detailed text of the End User License Agreement click the corresponding link gt Click Next The Choose Destination Folder window opens The default folder will be C Program Files Avira AntiVir Desktop gt Click Next to continue OR Use the Browse button to select a different destination folder and confirm by clicking Next The Install components dialog appears gt Select or deselect components from the list and confirm with Next to proceed Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 20 R AVI RA Installation and uninstallation k If you chose to install the Protection Cloud component but you want to confirm m
230. stallation program and must be uninstalled separately by following the steps detailed above To do this in Firefox the Avira SearchFree Toolbar must be enabled via the Add On Manager After uninstallation the search toolbar is no longer integrated in your web browser Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 28 R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Security 4 Overview of Avira Internet Security This chapter contains an overview of the functionality and operation of your Avira product e See Chapter User interface and operation e See Chapter Avira SearchFree Toolbar e See Chapter How to 4 1 User interface and operation You operate your Avira product via three program interface elements e Control Center monitoring and controlling the Avira product e Configuration Configuring the Avira product e Tray Icon in the system tray of the taskbar Opening the Control Center and other functions 4 1 1 Control Center The Control Center is designed to monitor the protection status of your computer systems and control and operate the protection components and functions of your Avira product Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 29 R AV R A Overview of Avira Internet Security AVIRA Avira Internet Security PROTECTIO SY Your computer is secure All services are working correctly Q System Scanner GJ Real Time Protection D Bad gt dm PC Protection Internet Protection m l m
231. t Test whether other Internet services such as WWW or email work If not re establish the Internet connection Reason The proxy server cannot be reached gt Check whether the login for the proxy server has changed and adapt it to your configuration if necessary Reason The update exe file is not fully approved by your personal firewall gt Ensure that the update exe file is fully approved by your personal firewall Otherwise gt Check your settings in the Configuration under PC Protection gt Update Viruses and malware cannot be moved or deleted Reason The file was loaded by windows and is active Update your Avira product If you use the Windows XP operating system deactivate System Restore Start the computer in Safe Mode Start the Configuration of your Avira product Select System Scanner gt Scan gt Files gt All files and confirm the window with OK Start a scan of all local drives Start the computer in Normal Mode Carry out a scan in Normal Mode wo ow 0v 0v 0v s 0v ws Y If no other viruses or malware have been found activate System Restore if it is available and to be used The status of the tray icon is disabled Reason Avira Real Time Protection is disabled gt Inthe Control Center click Status and enable the Real Time Protection in the PC Protection area OR gt Open the context menu with a right click on the Tray Icon Click Real Time Protection enable Avira Internet Secu
232. t empty gt with mask lt empty gt 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 port is in 135 and remote port is in 0 65535 Apply for all packets Don t log when packet matches rule Advanced Discard packets that have following bytes lt empty gt with mask lt empty gt at offset 0 TCP healthy traffic Monitor Allow TCP packets from address 0 0 0 0 with mask 0 0 0 0 if local port is in 0 65535 and remote port is in 0 65535 Apply for connection initiation and existing connection packets Don t log when packet matches rule Advanced Select packets that have following bytes lt empty gt with mask lt empty gt at offset 0 Discard TCP traffic Deny TCP packets from address 0 0 0 0 with mask 0 0 0 0 if local port is in 0 65535 and remote port is in 0 65535 Apply for all packets Don t log when packet matches rule Advanced Select packets that have following bytes lt empty gt with mask lt empty gt at offset 0 High Monitor established TCP traffic Allow TCP packets from address 0 0 0 0 with mask 0 0 0 0 if local port is in 0 65535 and remote port is in 0 65535 Apply for packets of existing connections Don t log when packet matches rule Advanced Select packets that have following bytes lt empty gt with mask lt empty gt at offset 0 Allow Deny TCP packets Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 139 R AV l RA Reference Con
233. t to the following address virus premium suite avira com As some email gateways work with anti virus software you should also provide the file s with a password please remember to tell us the password 11 5 Your feedback for more security At Avira our customers security is paramount For this reason we don t just have an in house expert team that tests the quality and security of every Avira solution before the product is released We also attach great importance to the indications regarding security relevant gaps that could develop and we treat those seriously If you think you have detected a security gap in one of our products please send us an email to the following address vulnerabilities premium suite avira com Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 106 R AV l RA Reference Configuration options 12 Reference Configuration options The configuration reference documents all available configuration options 12 1 System Scanner The System Scanner section of configuration is responsible for the configuration of the on demand scan 12 1 1 Scan You can define the behavior of the on demand scan routine If you select certain directories to be scanned depending on the configuration the System Scanner scans e With a certain scanning priority e also boot sectors and main memory e all or selected files in the directory Files The System Scanner can use a filter to scan only those fi
234. tected Manipulation is no longer possible For example malware is not able to redirect you to undesired websites This option is activated as the default setting Product protection Note The product protection options are not available if the Real Time Protection has not been installed using the user defined installation option Protect processes from unwanted termination If this option is enabled all processes of the program are protected against unwanted termination by viruses and malware or against uncontrolled termination by a user e g via Task Manager This option is enabled as the default setting Advanced process protection If this option is enabled all processes of the program are protected with advanced options against unwanted termination Advanced process protection requires considerably more computer resources than simple process protection The option is enabled as the default setting To disable this option you have to restart your computer Note Process protection is not available for Windows XP 64 bit Warning If process protection is enabled interaction problems can occur with other software products Disable process protection in these cases Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 227 R AV l RA Reference Configuration options Protect files and registry entries from manipulation If this option is enabled all registry entries of the program and all program files binary and co
235. tection actions Deny access The website requested from the web server and or any data or files transferred are not sent to your web browser An error message to notify you that access has been denied is displayed in the web browser Move to quarantine 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 Ignore The website requested from the web server and or the data and files that were transferred are forwarded on by Web Protection 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 For example you can upload these files to our website http www avira com sample upload You can identify files reported by the heuristic from the designation HEUR or HEURISTIC that prefixes the file name e g HEUR testtile 4 3 11 Handling quarantined files qua To handle quarantined files gt Inthe Control Center select the section ADMINISTRATION gt Quarantine section gt Check which files are involved so that if necessary you can reload the ori
236. ter Turn off messages about virus protection Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 93 CK AVIRA FAQ Tb Note Please note that this option will not appear in Windows 8 as Windows Defender is now also the pre set virus protection function Note Install your Avira product on your computer to protect it against viruses and other unwanted programs Avira Desktop has expired This information of the Windows Action Center appears when the license of your Avira product has expired If you click on the button Renew subscription you will be redirected to the website of Avira where you can buy a new license Virus protection Important i Renew subscription Avira Desktop has expired Turn off messages about virus protection View installed antivirus apps Note Please note that this option is only available for Windows 8 Spyware and unwanted software protection You may receive the following information from the Windows Action Center with regard to your spyware protection e Avira Desktop reports that it is turned on e Windows Defender and Avira Desktop both report that they are turned off e Avira Desktop reports that it is out of date e Windows Defender is out of date e Windows Defender is turned off Avira Desktop reports that it is turned on After the installation of your Avira product and a subsequent update you will not receive any messages from the Windows Action Center But if you go
237. ternet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 164 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Warning Enter the URLs you want to exclude from the Web Protection scan as precisely as possible Avoid specifying an entire top level domain or parts of a second level domain because there is a risk that Internet pages that distribute malware and undesirable programs will be excluded from the Web Protection scan through global specifications under exclusions You are recommended to specify at least the complete second level domain and the top level domain domainname com Heuristic This configuration section contains the settings for the heuristic of the scan engine Avira products contain 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 Virus detection involves an extensive analysis and investigation of the affected codes for functions typical of malware If the code being scanned exhibits these characteristic features it is reported as being suspicious This does not necessarily mean that the code is in fact malware False positives do sometimes occur The decision on how to handle affected code is to be made by the user e g based on his or her knowledge of whether the source of the code is trustworthy or not Macrovirus heuristic Your Avira product contains a highly powerful macroviru
238. text menu Automatic If this option is enabled no dialog box in case of a virus detection appears The System Scanner reacts according to the settings you predefine in this section as primary and secondary action Copy file to quarantine before action If this option is enabled the System Scanner creates a backup copy before carrying out the requested primary or secondary action The back up copy is saved in Quarantine where the file can be restored if it is of informative value You can also send the backup copy to the Avira Malware Research Center for further investigation Primary action Primary action is the action performed when the System Scanner finds a virus or an unwanted program If the option Repair is selected but the affected file cannot be repaired the action selected under Secondary action is performed Note The option Secondary action can only be selected if the setting Repair was selected under Primary action Repair If this option is enabled the System Scanner repairs affected files automatically If the System Scanner cannot repair an affected file it carries out the action selected under Secondary action Note An automatic repair is recommended but means that the System Scanner modifies files on the workstation Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 111 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Rename If this option is enabled the System Scanner renames the file Dire
239. the PIN you set you will need to unlock your device via the Unlock button of your Web Console account gt Type in a customized message into the field Display message when lost suitable to be displayed on your locked device e g type a text and your email address to make it easy for the finder to get into contact with you gt Enter a telephone number that can be called using the Call owner button on the locked device into the field Alternate number to call if found Use a trustworthy telephone number such as your home phone number or a friend s telephone number gt Click Lock in order to save the PIN to your device gt Click OK to lock the device gt Click Unlock if you want to unlock your device using the Web Console Blacklist If you don t want to be disturbed by certain calls or SMS you may easily add telephone numbers to the Blacklist The feature blocks unwanted calls and SMS You may add Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 204 R AV RA Reference Configuration options numbers from your list of contacts the call log and the SMS log or you enter a number manually J Dashboard e Locate Device P d Wipe E Scream a Lock X Blacklist amp Settings Blacklist Block unwanted calls and SMS Manage your blacklist QAVIRA Free Android Security on Avira Free Andr ecurity c ir device and tap Bla Adding a number from one of the device s logs to the Blacklist You may easily add a number
240. the process Unicode symbols are accepted You can therefore enter process or directory names containing special symbols Drive information must be entered as follows Drive letter The colon symbol is only used to specify drives When specifying the process you can use the wildcards any number of characters and a single character C Program Files Application application exe C Program Files Application applicatio exe C Program Files Application applic exe C Program Files Application exe To avoid the process being excluded globally from monitoring by Real Time Protection specifications exclusively comprising the following characters are invalid asterisk question mark forward slash backslash dot colon You have the option of excluding processes from monitoring by the Real Time Protection without full path details For example application exe This however only applies to processes where the executable files are located on hard disk drives Full path details are required for processes where the executable files are located on connected drives e g network drives Please note the general information on the notation of Exceptions on connected network drives Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 124 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Do not specify any exceptions for processes where the executable files are located on dynamic drives Dynamic d
241. the section ADMINISTRATION gt Quarantine section gt Click on The Windows default window for selecting a file appears gt Select the file and confirm with Open The file is moved to quarantine You can scan files in quarantine with the Avira System Scanner see Chapter Quarantine Handling quarantined files qua 4 3 14 Amend or delete file type in a scan profile To stipulate additional file types to be scanned or exclude specific file types from the scan in a scan profile only possible for manual selection and customized scan profiles V Inthe Control Center go to the PC PROTECTION gt System Scanner section With the right hand mouse button click on the scan profile you want to edit A context menu appears gt Select File filter gt Expand the context menu further by clicking on the small triangle on the right hand side of the context menu The entries Default Scan all files and User defined appear gt Select User defined The File extensions dialog box appears with a list of all file types to be scanned with the scan profile If you want to exclude a file type from the scan Highlight the file type and click Delete Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 64 R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Security If you want to add a file type to the scan gt Highlight a file type gt Click Insert and enter the file extension of file type into the input box Use
242. tion button next to Safe Browsing n the Safe Browsing configuration window the Roles options appear gt Click the name of the role you want to change for example Young person then click the Change button The Properties window for the selected role appears Make the changes you want then click OK Related topics e Role properties Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 181 R AV RA Reference Configuration options e Safe Browsing configuration Adding or removing a role gt In the Status view click the configuration button next to Safe Browsing n the Safe Browsing configuration window the Roles options appear gt To delete a role click the name of the role for example Young person then click the Remove button Note You cannot delete a role if it is assigned to a user gt To add anew role type a role name in the input field maximum 30 characters then click the New button gt Select the name of the new role from the roles list and click the Change button to edit its properties Related topics e Safe Browsing configuration e Role properties e Assigning a Safe Browsing role If you have allocated a password for Safe Browsing the configuration is hidden and the Password Protected button displayed Password Protected To enable the Safe Browsing configuration press the Password Protected button and enter the password in the Enter password window
243. tions Rename If this option is enabled the Real Time Protection renames the file Direct access to these files e g with double click is therefore no longer possible Files can later be repaired and given their original names again Quarantine If this option is enabled the Real Time Protection moves the file to Quarantine The files can later be repaired or if necessary sent to the Avira Malware Research Center Delete If this option is enabled the file is deleted This process is much faster than Overwrite and delete Ignore If this option is enabled access to the file is allowed and the file is left as it is Warning The affected file remains active on your workstation It may cause serious damage on your workstation Overwrite and delete If this option is enabled the Real Time Protection overwrites the file with a default pattern and then deletes it It cannot be restored Deny access If this option is enabled the affected file is not written the Real Time Protection only enters the detection in the report file if the report function is enabled In addition the Real Time Protection writes an entry in the Event log if this option is enabled Note If you have selected Delete or Overwrite and delete as the primary or secondary action please note In the case of heuristic hits the affected files are not deleted but are instead moved to quarantine Further actions Use event log If this option is
244. to Action Center gt Security you can see Avira Desktop reports that it is turned on This means that your Avira product is now up to date and the Avira Real Time Protection is enabled Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 94 CK AVIRA FAQ Ts Windows Defender and Avira Desktop both report that they are turned off You receive the following message if you disable the Avira Real Time Protection or stop the Real Time Protection service Spyware and unwanted software protection Important Windows Defender and Avira Desktop both report that they are turned View antispyware programs off Turn off messages about spyware and related protection Note You can enable or disable Avira Real Time Protection in the Status section of the Avira Control Center You can also notice that the Avira Real Time Protection is enabled by the opened red umbrella in your taskbar It is also possible to activate the Avira product by clicking the Turn on now button on the Windows Action Center message You will receive a notification asking your permission to run Avira Click on Yes I trust the publisher and want to run this program and Real Time Protection will be enabled again Avira Desktop reports that it is out of date If you just installed Avira or if for some reason the virus definition file the scan engine or the program files of your Avira product have not been updated automatically e g if you have made an upgrade from
245. to believe they were attacked and they are instructed to carry out an action which in reality is the real attack Your Avira product detects scareware If the option Fraudulent software is enabled with a check mark in the configuration Threat categories you receive a corresponding alert if your Avira product detects such files Games There is a place for computer games but it is not necessarily at work except perhaps in the lunch hour Nevertheless with the wealth of games downloadable from the Internet a fair bit of mine sweeping and Patience playing goes on among company employees and civil servants You can download a whole array of games via the Internet Email games have also become more popular numerous variants are circulating ranging from simple chess to fleet exercises including torpedo combats The corresponding moves are sent to partners via email programs who answer them 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 Your Avira product recognizes computer games If the Games option is enabled with a check mark in the configuration under Threat categories you receive a corresponding alert if your Avira product detects a game The game is now over in the truest sense of the word because you can simply d
246. ton See Add new rule Note To change the position of a rule you can also use the mouse to drag the rule to the required position Add new rule In this window you can select new incoming and outgoing rules The selected rule is included with default information in the Adapter rules window and can be defined in more detail in this location More rules are available in addition to incoming and outgoing rules Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 145 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Possible rules Allow Peer To Peer network Allows peer to peer connections Incoming TCP communications on Port 4662 and incoming UDP communications on Port 4672 TCP port With a mouse click on the link a dialog box appears in which you can enter the permitted TCP port UDP port With a mouse click on the link a dialog box appears in which you can enter the permitted UDP port Allow VMWARE connections Allows communication between VMWare systems Block IP Blocks all traffic from a specified IP address Internet Protocol version By clicking on the link with the mouse you can choose IPv4 or IPv6 IP address By clicking on the link with the mouse a dialog window opens in which you can enter the required IP address Block subnet Blocks all traffic from a specified IP address and subnet mask Internet Protocol version By clicking on the link with the mouse you can choose IPv4 or IPv6 IP address By clicking on the
247. topics e About Safe Browsing e Safe Browsing configuration e Role properties e Usage duration 12 9 Mobile Protection Avira does not only protect your computer system from malware and viruses but also protects your smartphone running with Android operating system from loss and theft Using Avira Free Android Security you can also block unwanted calls or SMS Simply add phone numbers from call log SMS log and your list of contacts to the blacklist or create manually a contact you want to block 12 9 1 Android Security Avira Free Android Security Avira Free Android Security consists of two components e The app itself installed on your Android device e The Avira Android Web Console for registration and feature control System Requirements Operating system e Android 2 2 Froyo e Android 2 3 x Gingerbread e Android 4 0 x Ice Cream Sandwich e Android 4 1 x Jelly Bean Memory Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 187 R AV l RA Reference Configuration options e 1 72 MB free internal memory space Browsers e Mozilla Firefox e Google Chrome e Opera e Internet Explorer IE7 or higher Note Please note that Java has to be installed JavaScript has to be enabled and that working Internet connection is needed Features In order to protect your privacy and to protect your personal data if you cannot find your device Avira Free Android Security offers four features via t
248. tup If this option is enabled the Windows Firewall is deactivated when the computer is rebooted This option is enabled as the default setting Automatic rule timeout Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 155 R AV RA Reference Configuration options 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 In the box you can specify the number of seconds after which the rules is to be removed Notifications Notifications define the events under which you wish to receive a desktop notification from the Avira FireWall Port scan If the option is activated you will receive a desktop notification if a port scan has been detected by the Avira FireWall Flooding If the option is activated you will receive a desktop notification if a flooding attack has been detected by the Avira FireWall Applications blocked If the option is activated you will receive a desktop notification if the Avira FireWall has denied i e blocked network activity by an application IP blocked If the option is activated you will receive a desktop notification if the Avira FireWall has denied i e blocked data traffic from an IP address Ap
249. tus 10 Jun 2013 OK Confirm action Abort Abort action Next Go to next step Back Go to previous step gt Establish an Internet connection The Internet connection is necessary for performing the following installation steps Downloading the current program file and scan engine as well as the latest virus definition files via the installation program for Internet based installation Activating the program 16 R AVI RA Installation and uninstallation Where appropriate carrying out an update after completed installation gt Keep the activation code or license file for your Avira product handy when you want to activate the program Note Internet based installation For the Internet based installation of the program an installation program is provided that loads the current program file prior to installation by the Avira web servers This process ensures that your Avira product is installed with the latest virus definition file Installation with an installation package The installation package contains both the installation program and all necessary program files No language selection for your Avira product is available for installation with an installation package We recommend that you carry out an update of the virus definition file after installation Note For product activation your Avira product uses the HTTP protocol and Port 80 web communication as well as encryption protocol SSL and port 44
250. twork drives option In some cases files on network drives are scanned while being opened even though the Monitor network drives option is disabled Reason These files are accessed with Execute File rights If you want to exclude these files or even executed files on network drives from scanning by the Real Time Protection enter the files in the list of file objects to be excluded see Real Time Protection Scan Exceptions Enable caching If this option is enabled monitored files on network drives will be made available in the Real Time Protection s cache Monitoring of network drives without the caching function is more secure but does not perform as well as the monitoring of network drives with caching Archives Scan archives If this option is enabled then archives will be scanned Compressed files are scanned then decompressed and scanned again This option is deactivated by default The archive scan is restricted by the recursion depth the number of files to be scanned and the archive size You can set the maximum recursion depth the number of files to be scanned and the maximum archive size Note This option is deactivated by default since the process puts heavy demands on the computer s performance It is generally recommended that archives be checked using an on demand scan Max recursion depth When scanning archives the Real Time Protection uses a recursive scan Archives in archives are also unpacked and
251. ty User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 176 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Note This option can only be enabled if the Mail Protection scan of outgoing emails is enabled see the option Scan outgoing emails under Mail Protection gt Scan 12 7 3 Report Mail Protection 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 Mail Protection 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 Mail Protection 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 Extended If this option is enabled Mail Protection logs less important information to the report file as well Complete If this option is enabled Mail Protection logs all information to the report file Limit report file Limit size to n MB If this option is enabled the report file can be limited to a certain size possible values Permitted values are between 1 and 100 MB Around 50 kilobytes of extra space are allowed when limiting the size of the re
252. type of filtering the rules that were added to the extended configuration are applied gt If you want to create specific rules for an application select the Advanced entry under Filtering The Rules entry is then displayed in the Action column gt Click on Rules to open the window for creating specific application rules Specified application rules in the advanced configuration Using the specified application rules you can allow or deny specified data traffic for the application or you can allow or deny passive listening to individual ports The following options are available Allow Deny Code injection Code injection is a technique for introducing code into the address space of another process to execute actions forcing this process to load a dynamic link library DLL Code injection is used by malware amongst other things to execute code under cover of another program In this way access to the Internet in front of the Avira FireWall can be hidden In default mode code injection is enabled for all signed applications Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 150 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Allow Deny passive listening to the application of ports Allow Deny Traffic Allow or deny incoming and or outgoing IP packets Allow or deny incoming and or outgoing TCP packets Allow or deny incoming and or outgoing UDP packets You can create as many application rules as you
253. u created the adapter rules Go to Configuration gt Internet Protection gt FireWall gt Settings and enable the Advanced settings option under Application rules gt Save the setting by clicking Apply or OK Under Configuration gt Internet Protection gt FireWall gt Application rules section an additional column with the heading Filtering is displayed in the list of application rules with the entry Basic for each application Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 149 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Column Description Application Name of the application Active Number of active connections opened by the application Connections Action Shows the action that the Avira FireWall will automatically take when the application is using the network whatever the network usage type is If you choose Basic in the Filtering column you can click the link to select another action type The values are Ask Allow or Deny If you choose Advanced in the Filtering column the Rules action type is displayed The Rules link opens the Advanced application rules window in which you can enter specific rules for the application Filtering Shows the type of filtering You can select another type of filtering by clicking the link Basic In the case of simple filtering the specified action is carried out on all network activities performed by the software application Advanced With this
254. ual installation of the new product is not required When upgrading from the License Manager you enter the activation code for the product you want to upgrade into the License Manager input box The new product is automatically installed To achieve high reliability and security for your computer Avira sends a pop up item to remind you to upgrade your system to the newest version Just click the Upgrade link on the pop up item and you will be guided to your product specific upgrade site You have the possibility to upgrade your current product or you may obtain a more comprehensive product The product overview page shows what kind of product you are using right now and offers the chance to compare your product to other Avira products If you need more information click the information icon right beside the product name If you want to remain on the same product click Upgrade and the download of the new version starts immediately If you would like to obtain a more comprehensive product click the Buy button at the bottom of the product column You will be automatically forwarded to the Avira online shop where you can do your purchase order Note Depending on your product and your operating system you may need administrator rights to perform the upgrade Login as an administrator before performing an upgrade Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 13 R AV I RA Product information 2 3 4 License manager The Avira I
255. uires a reboot you can decide whether to continue with the update or to be reminded again later about the update If you continue with the product update immediately you are still able to choose when the reboot should take place If you want to be reminded about the update later on the virus definition file and the scan engine will be updated anyway but the product update will not be done Note The product update will not be completed until a reboot has occurred Note For security reasons the Updater checks whether the Windows hosts file of your computer was altered whether the Update URL for example was manipulated by malware and is diverting the Updater to unwanted download sites If the Windows hosts file has been manipulated this is shown in the Updater report file An update is automatically performed in the following interval 2 hours Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 73 Updates CG AVIRA In the Control Center under Scheduler you can create additional update jobs that are performed by Updater at the specified intervals You also have the option to start an update manually in the Control Center in the Update menu and in the Status section via the context menu of the tray icon Updates can be obtained from the Internet via Web server of the manufacturer The existing network connection is the default connection to the download servers of Avira You can change this default setting under
256. ult setting Show progress bar If this option is enabled the Mail Protection 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 Mail Protection reacts according to the settings you define in this section Affected emails The action chosen for Affected emails is performed when the Mail Protection finds a virus or an unwanted program in an email If the option Ignore is selected it is also possible under Affected attachments to select the process for dealing with a virus or unwanted program detected in an attachment Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 168 R AV l RA Reference Configuration options Delete If this option is enabled the affected email is automatically deleted if a virus or unwanted program is found The body of the email is replaced by the default text given below The same applies to all attachments included these are also replaced by a default text Ignore If this option is enabled the affected email is ignored despite detection of a virus or unwanted program However you can decide what is to be done with the affected attachment Move to quarantine If this option is enabled the complete email including all attachments is placed in Quarantine if a virus or unwanted program is found If
257. up to 5 different devices gt Use the device you want to add to your account to download Avira Free Android Security gt Install the app on your device gt Select either the Google Account or enter a different email address and tap Accept EULA and Continue You will receive a confirmation email at that address confirming the registration of a new device to your existing Avira Free Android Security Account f you log in to the Web Console now the new device will have been added to the section All your devices on the left hand side of the Web Console gt You may now click Edit on the device tab to enter the settings in order to change the name of the device as well as the phone number Note Because there can only be added 5 devices to one Avira Free Android Security Account you may only add a new device if you delete one device from your account and then delete the app from one of the registered devices First go to the Account settings in the Web Console of your Avira Free Android Security account and select one device from the dropdown list under Device Management and click Delete device Then delete the application from the selected device Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Messages Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 214 CK AVIRA Message Reference Configuration options Meaning Please connect to a mobile or Wi Fi network to continue No network connections were
258. ur Avira product and performing a subsequent update you will receive the following message v Virus Protection G ON a Avira Desktop reports that it is up to date and virus scanning is on Antivirus software helps protect your computer against viruses and other security threats How does antivirus software help protect my computer Your Avira product is now up to date and the Avira Real Time Protection is enabled Virus protection OFF You receive the following message if you disable the Avira Real Time Protection or stop the Real Time Protection service 9 Virus Protection i 9 OFF Avira Desktop reports that it is turned off Antivirus software helps protect your computer against viruses and other security threats Click Recommendations For suggested actions you can take How does antivirus software help protect my computer Note Windows does not detect all antivirus programs Recommendations Note You can enable or disable Avira Real Time Protection in the Status section of the Control Center You can also see that the Avira Real Time Protection is enabled if the red umbrella in your taskbar is open Virus protection NOT MONITORED If you receive the following message from the Windows Security Center you have decided that you want to monitor your anti virus software yourself Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 89 CK AVIRA Dom You ve told us you re using antivirus software that you
259. uration options Tap Select all to mark the complete call history for removing process or check single calls Tap Delete to erase those calls or tap Back to stop the deletion You are asked to confirm the deletion of blocked calls Tap Delete to remove the selected calls from the history Tap Cancel to stop the removing process Reports In the pane of the Settings tab you find the Report section that displays all Avira Free Android Security activities performed using the Web Console The logged information is listed by date and time An example for the information displayed by the Activity report Date Time Message Tuesday August 3 17 Device information 07 2012 PM refreshed successfully Tuesday August 2 05 Device located 07 2012 PM successfully Monday August 6 11 Device unlocked 13 2012 PM successfully Settings In the pane of the Settings tab you manage the name and the phone number of your device Furthermore you can check the Report section here that displays all Avira Free Android Security activities performed using the Web Console 3 Dashboard Locate Device 9 Wipe LA Scream T4 Lock X gt Blacklist rol Settings Device Settings Device name Phone number Save changes Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 208 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Click the device you want to manage in the side bar Type in a name for this device into the
260. urity status of your computer in the Windows Action Center under the Security item The Windows Action Center also gives you the option of managing the installed programs and to choose between them e g View installed antispyware programs You can even turn off the warning messages under Change Action Center settings e g Turn off messages about spyware and related protection Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 90 CK AVIRA FAQ Tin 9 4 2 The Windows Action Center and your Avira product Network firewall You may receive the following information from the Windows Action Center with regard to your firewall e Avira FireWall reports that it is turned on e Windows Firewall and Avira FireWall both report that they are turned off e Windows Firewall is turned off or set up incorrectly Avira FireWall reports that it is turned on After installing your Avira product and turning off Windows Firewall you will see the following message under Action Center Security Network firewall Avira FireWall reports that it is turned on This means that your have chosen Avira FireWall as your firewall solution Please notice the difference between Windows Firewall and Avira FireWall with capital W Warning Under the selection Control Panel Windows Firewall the only product referred to is Windows Firewall and not Avira FireWall That is the reason why everything will be marked in red with the message Update your Fi
261. urther information on the website like who is the domain owner or why the website has been categorized as safe or risky The status of the Website Safety Advisor is displayed in the Toolbar and in your search results as an Avira tray icon in combination with other icons Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 Al R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Security Icon Status display Description rR Safe A green check mark for safe websites rea Low risk A yellow exclamation mark for websites representing a low risk 3 High risk A red stop sign for websites representing a high risk to your security Za Unknown A grey question mark will appear when the status is unknown CED Verifying This sign will appear while verifying the status of a website Browser Tracking Blocker With the Browser Tracking Blocker you can stop trackers from collecting information about you while you are surfing The widget allows you to choose which trackers to block and which ones to allow The tracking companies are classified in three categories e Social Networks e Ad Networks e Other companies 4 2 2 Options Avira SearchFree Toolbar is compatible with Internet Explorer Firefox and Google Chrome and can be configured in the three web browsers e Internet Explorer configuration options e Firefox configuration options e Google Chrome configuration options Internet Explorer In Int
262. uses and unwanted programs to infiltrate computers For this reason Microsoft introduced the user account control UAC The user account control is part of the following operating systems e Windows Vista e Windows 7 e Windows 8 The user account control offers more protection for users who are logged in as administrators Thus an administrator only has the privileges of a normal user at first Actions for which administrator rights are required are clearly marked in by the operating system with an information icon In addition the user must explicitly confirm the required action Privileges will only then be increased and the administrative task will be performed by the operating system after this permission has been obtained The Avira product requires administrator rights for some actions These actions are marked with the following symbol If this symbol also appears on a button administrator rights are required to carry out this action If your current user account does not have administrator rights the Windows dialog of the user account control asks you to enter the administrator password If you do not have an administrator password you cannot carry out this action 2 3 Licensing and Upgrade 2 3 1 Licensing In order to be able to use your Avira product you require a license You thereby accept the license terms The license is provided in the form of an activation code The activation code is a code comprising letter
263. vant box of the appropriate directory level The following options are available for selecting directories Directory including sub directories black check mark Sub directories of one directory only grey check mark sub directories have black check marks No directory no check mark If you want to create a new scan profile gt Click the icon Create new profile The profile New profile appears below the profiles previously created Where appropriate rename the scan profile by clicking on the icon Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 52 R AV RA Overview of Avira Internet Security Highlight the nodes and directories to be saved by clicking the check box of the respective directory level The following options are available for selecting directories Directory including sub directories black check mark Sub directories of one directory only grey check mark sub directories have black check marks No directory no check mark 4 3 6 Scan for viruses and malware using drag amp drop To scan for viruses and malware systematically using drag amp drop v The Control Center of your Avira product has been opened gt Highlight the file or directory you want to scan gt Use the left hand mouse button to drag the highlighted file or directory into the Control Center The Luke Filewalker window appears and a system scan is started When the scan is complete
264. vira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 206 R AV RA Reference Configuration options You may delete entries of the Blocked events Filter the list of blocked events by All Today or New and select between Calls amp SMS Calls or just SMS You may delete single events as well as all events For example if you choose the filter All and Calls all blocked calls are displayed on the list You may now delete all blocked calls of your contacts at the same time You have also the option to check single contacts and then delete the listed calls afterwards Blacklist option Calls amp SMS Calls SMS gt Tap the contact whose blocked events you want to delete The time and the number of incoming blocked calls and or SMS are displayed gt Touch the SMS field to see the content of blocked SMS You can now open and read the short messages You can delete single or all SMS Tap Select all to mark the whole SMS history for removing process or check single SMS Tap Delete to erase those short messages or tap Back to stop the deletion You are asked to confirm the deletion of blocked SMS Tap Delete to remove the selected SMS from history Tap Cancel to stop the removing process gt Touch the calls field to see all calls from your blocked contact You can now delete a single or all calling events Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 207 R AV l RA Reference Config
265. vira com employee avira com info com all email addresses with the top level domain com and the address info the second level domain can be anything info name1 com info name2 com Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 173 R AV l RA Reference Configuration options Add 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 Email address Email that is no longer to be scanned Malware When this option is enabled the email address is no longer scanned for malware Spam When this option is enabled the email address is no longer scanned for spam Up You can use this button to move a highlighted email address to a higher position If no entry is highlighted or the highlighted address is at the first position in the list this button is not enabled Down You can use this button to move a highlighted email address to a lower position If no entry is highlighted or the highlighted address is at the last position in the list this button is not enabled Import Outlook address book With this button you import the email addresses from the address book of the MS Outlook email program into the list of exceptions Imported email addresses are not scanned for spam Import Outlook Express address book Windows XP Import Windows Mail addressbook Windows 7
266. vsonsnvoreosssnisieossnnssnonsonsviconsonsnnonddvbieodionsiieonsonaveossonsnoshsvadesdionsee 62 43 13 Move suspicious files to qUAFAnti espe ek orenk ep ett nnek oig th neg aa nek anions ean uae He UP to HER 64 4 3 14 Amend or delete file type in a scan profile eee eee eee esee tete ententnnne 64 4 3 15 Create desktop shortcut for scan TOME scssacusisassesestovasivsnsnsd aevi E UHIRSRL RES RED ATHE ASH SUR DAE NS ERE 65 PES VG PUSS c tL L 65 4 3 17 Exclude email addresses from SCalTuu see oriri tod htt ne el p vtt ADR at brQ UR E DEO PA ER ERAS 66 4 3 18 Train the AntiSpam DTODUI Bs eror per rcm bi He rp RUPEM REN MERO PU PERS ULRRN YLOPRR DEED PE Mr NS 67 4 3 19 Select the security level for the FireWall eere eee es eee ee ente ntnntntentanne 67 4 3 20 Create backups iani yaoi en edicit bv R UE ere RE ERE RUXE OU CHR EUER RELI TREE TERR HRR NE RAE EIER e LED 68 4 3 21 Create automatic data Dac KU sr iecreon ibesptietiesrney ee Prin n aeuo oV ex bina RE reve vr du ER EDU UN DUE 70 5 System Scanner 09090900000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 72 6 I Toce zr Mr 9 73 T FireWall 9 06090900900000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 75 8 BACKUP me 76 9 FAQ l me
267. 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 Note Please note that the default list may vary from version to version Additional settings Scan boot sectors of selected drives If this option is enabled the System Scanner scans the boot sectors of the drives selected for the system scan This option is enabled as the default setting Scan master boot sectors If this option is enabled the System Scanner scans the master boot sectors of the hard disk s used in the system Ignore offline files If this option is enabled the direct scan ignores so called offline files completely during a scan This means that these files are not scanned for viruses and unwanted programs Offline files are files that were physically moved by a so called Hierarchical Storage Management System HSMS from the hard disk onto a tape for example This option is enabled as the default setting Integrity checking of system files When this option is enabled the most important Windows system files are subjected to a particularly secure check for changes by malware during every on demand scan If an amended file is detected this is reported as suspect This function uses a lot of computer capacity That is why the option is disabled as the default setting Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 108 R AV RA
268. will monitor yourself To help protect your computer against viruses and other security threats make sure that your antivirus software is turned on and is up to date How does antivirus software help protect my computer Note The Windows Security Center is supported by your Avira product You can enable this option at any time via the Recommendations button Note Even if you have installed Windows XP Service Pack 2 you still require a virus protection solution Although Windows monitors your anti virus software it does not contain any anti virus functions itself Therefore you would not be protected against viruses and other malware without an additional anti virus solution 9 4 Windows Action Center Windows 7 and Windows 8 9 4 1 General Note Starting from Windows 7 the Windows Security Center has been renamed to Windows Action Center Under this section you will find the status of all your security options The Windows Action Center checks the status of a computer for important security aspects You can access it directly by clicking the little flag in your taskbar or under Control Panel Action Center If a problem is detected with one of these important points e g an outdated anti virus program the Action Center issues an alert and gives recommendations on how to protect your computer better This means that if everything works correctly you won t be bothered with messages You still can have a look at the sec
269. xtension differs from the usual extensions and scans the archive However every file must be opened for this which reduces the scanning speed Example If a zip archive has the file extension xyz the System Scanner also unpacks this archive and scans it This option is enabled as the default setting Note Only those archive types marked in the archive list are supported Limit recursion depth Unpacking and scanning recursive archives can require a great deal of computer time and resources If this option is enabled you limit the depth of the scan in multi packed archives to a certain number of packing levels maximum recursion depth This saves time and computer resources Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 113 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Note In order to find a virus or an unwanted program in an archive the System Scanner must scan up to the recursion level in which the virus or the unwanted program is located Maximum recursion depth In order to enter the maximum recursion depth the option Limit recursion depth must be enabled You can either enter the requested recursion depth directly or by means of the right arrow key on the entry field The permitted values are 1 to 99 The standard value is 20 which is recommended Default values The button restores the pre defined values for scanning archives Archives In this display area you can set which archives the System Scann
270. y the activation code is displayed in the license wizard Note In order to activate the program a connection to the Avira servers is established Under Proxy settings you can configure the Internet link by a proxy server gt Select an activation process and click Next to confirm Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 21 R AVI RA Installation and uninstallation gt If you already own a valid license file then go directly to the chapter Select the option already have a valid license file Product activation A dialog box will be opened in which you can enter your personal data gt Enter your data and click Next Your data is transmitted to the Avira servers and scanned Your Avira product is activated by means of your license Your license data will be displayed in the next window gt Click Next gt Skip the following chapter on Select the option already have a valid license file Select the option I already have a valid license file A box will be opened for loading the license file gt Select the KEY license file with your license data for the program and click Open Your license data will be displayed in the next window gt Click Next Continuation after completed activation or loading of the license file The dialog box Join the millions of Avira users who already use Avira SearchFree appears gt If you do not want to install the Avira Searc
271. y is selected URLs skipped by Web Protection All URLs in this list are excluded from Web Protection scans Input box In this box you can input URLs Internet addresses to be excluded from Web Protection scans e g www domainname com You can specify parts of the URL using leading or following dots to indicate the domain level domainname com for all pages and all subdomains of the domain Indicate websites with any top level domain com or net with a following dot domainname If you indicate a string without a leading or concluding dot the string is interpreted as a top level domain e g net for all NET domains www domain net Note You can also use the wildcard for any number of characters when specifying URLs You can also use leading or following dots in combination with wildcards to indicate the domain level Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 163 R AV RA Reference Configuration options domainname domainname com name com valid but not recommended Specifications without dots like name are interpreted as part of a top level domain and are not advisable Warning All websites on the list of excluded URLs are downloaded into the Internet browser without further scanning by the web filter or by Web Protection For all entries in the list of excluded URLs the entries in the web filter see Web Protection gt Scan gt Blocked requests are ignored No scan for viruses
272. you can enter the required IPv4 or IPv6 mask Event database By clicking on the link with the mouse you can decide whether to write to the event database or not if the packet complies with the rule Outgoing Rules Outgoing rules are defined to control outgoing data traffic by the Avira FireWall You can define an outgoing rule for one of the following protocols IP ICMP UDP TCP See Aad new rule Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 144 R AV RA Reference Configuration options Warning When a packet is filtered the corresponding rules are applied successively therefore the rule order is very important Change the rule order only if you are completely aware of what you are doing Buttons to manage the rules Button Description Add rule Allows you to create a new rule If you press this button the Add new rule dialog box is opened In this dialog box you can select new rules Remove Removes the selected rule rule Rule up Moves the selected rule up one line i e increases the rule priority Rule Moves the selected rule down one line i e reduces the rule priority down Rename Allows you to give the selected rule another name rule 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 My Computer from the adapter hierarchy that is displayed and click on the Add rule but
273. your computer before this application has been disabled If you have already installed the Avira product this message should not appear Avira should be automatically detected Please check if the installation went OK Spyware and unwanted software protection Important a Turn on now itd Windows Defender is turned off Turn off messages about spyware and related protection Get a different antispyware program online Avira Internet Security User Manual Status 10 Jun 2013 96 R AV I RA Viruses and more 10 Viruses and more Avira Internet Security not only detects viruses and malware it can also protect you from other threats In this chapter you can find an overview of different kinds of malware and other threats describing their background behavior and the unpleasant surprises they have in store for you Related topics e Threat categories e Viruses and other malware 10 1 Threat categories Adware 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 Your Avira product detects Adware If the Adware option is enabled with a check mark in the configuration under Threat categories you receive a corresponding alert if your Avira product detects adware Adware Spywar

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