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3. 11 2 2 Report 11 3 Guard includes an extensive logging function to provide the user or administrator with exact notes about the type and manner of a detection Guard includes an extensive logging function to provide the user or administrator with exact notes about the type and manner of a detection This group allows for the content of the report file to be determined Off If this option is enabled then Guard 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 Guard 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 Guard logs less important information to the report file as well Complete If this option is enabled Guard 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 1 to 100 MB 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
4. Reference Configuration options 11 3 3 Web server 11 3 3 1 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 which 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 User Enter the user name of the selected account Password Enter the password for this account For security the actual characters you type in this 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 is currently not available in Avira AntiVir Personal Terminate a dial up connection that was set up for the update If this option is enabled the RDT connection made for the update is automatically interrupted again as soon as the download has been successfully carried out Note This option is not available under Vista Under Vista the dial up connection opened for the update is always terminated as soon as the dow
5. The existing network connection is the default connection to the download servers of Avira GmbH You can modify this standard setting in the configuration under General Update 31 8 FAQ Tips This chapter provides a collection of frequently asked questions FAQs relating to Avira AntiVir Personal a troubleshooting section and tips and tricks for using Avira AntiVir Personal see Chapter Troubleshooting see Chapter Keyboard commands see ChapterWindows Security Center 8 1 Troubleshooting Here you will find information on causes and solutions of possible problems The error message Connection failed while downloading the file appears when attempting to start an update Reason Your Internet connection is inactive This is why Avira AntiVir Personal cannot find the web server on the Internet Test whether other Internet services such as WWW or email work If not reestablish the Internet connection Reason The proxy server cannot be reached 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 Ensure that the update exe file is fully approved by your personal firewall Otherwise Check your settings in the Configuration expert mode under General Update Viruses and malware cannot be moved or deleted Reason The file was loaded by windows and is active Update Avi
6. and files can therefore be started and copied automatically This functionality however carries with it a high security risk as malware and unwanted programs can be installed with the automatic start The Autostart 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 Autostart function is permitted on CD and DVD drives Warning Only disable the Autostart function for CD and DVD drives if you are sure you are only using trusted data media Exceptions With these options you can configure exception objects for the Guard on access scan The relevant objects are then not included in the on access scan The Guard can ignore file accesses to these objects during the on access scan via the list of processes to be omitted This is useful for example with databases or back up solutions Reference Configuration options Processes to be omitted by the Guard All file accesses of processes in this list are excluded from monitoring by Guard 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 Note You can enter up to 128 processes Note The entries on the list must not result in more than 6000 characters in total Warning The specified path and file name of the process should contain a maximum of 255 characters Warning Please note that all file
7. If you have enabled this option it may be useful to select restart routines with a cancel option or reminder function Execution of the product update where a computer restart is required after the next system reboot the update and the restart are carried out after users have started up their computers and logged in Automatic restart routines are recommended for this option Restart settings Restart the computer after n seconds If this option is enabled the necessary restart is carried out automatically after a product update has been executed at the interval specified A countdown message appears with no option for canceling the computer restart Reminder message for restart every n seconds If this option is enabled the necessary restart is not carried out automatically after a product update has been executed At the interval specified you will receive restart notifications without cancel options These notifications let you confirm the computer restart or select Remind me again Query whether computer should be restarted If this option is enabled the necessary restart is not carried out automatically after a product update has been executed You will receive one message in which you can confirm the restart or cancel the restart routine Restart computer without query If this option is enabled the necessary restart is carried out automatically after a product update has been executed You will not receive any notification
8. Overview Events Notify again after n day s If the product update was not installed after the initial notification enter in this box the number of days that are to elapse before you are again notified that product updates are available Do not download product updates 61 Avira AntiVir Personal 62 If this option is enabled no automatic product updates or notifications of available product updates by the Updater are carried out Updates to the virus definition file and search engine are carried out independently of this setting Important An update of the virus definition file and of the search engine is carried out during every update process independent of the settings for the product update see chapter Updates 11 3 2 Restart settings When a product update is carried out by AntiVir Personal you may have to restart your computer system If you have selected automatic product updates under General Update Product update you can choose between the different restart notification and restart cancellation options under Restart settings Note Note that your restart settings allow you to choose between two options for executing a product update requiring a computer restart in the configuration under General Update Product update Automatic execution of the product update with the required computer restart when update is available the update and the restart are carried out while users are working on their computers
9. You can reverse the disabling of the notification in Warnings Warnings on dial up connections 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 Extended threat categories Dialer on successfully updated files If this option is enabled you will receive a desktop notification whenever an update has been successfully performed and files updated on failed update 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 be installed that no update is 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 that you are logged on with administrator rights If this option is enabled when you log on to your computer you will receive an alert if your user account includes administrator rights For security reasons it is recommended that you work with restricted user rights By restricting the user rights with which you work on your computer you prevent the automatic installation of unwanted programs and the unauthori
10. accesses by processes recorded in the list are excluded from the scan for viruses and unwanted programs The Windows Explorer and the operating system itself cannot be excluded A corresponding entry in the list is ignored LJ The button opens a window in which you can select an executable file Processes TheProcesses 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 Guard All file accesses to objects in this list are excluded from monitoring by the Guard 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 Note The entries in the list must have no more than 6000 characters in total Note For each drive you can specify a maximum of 20 exceptions by entering the complete path starting with the drive letter E g C Program Files Application Name log The maximum number of exceptions without a complete path is 64 For example log L The button opens a window in which you can select the file object to be excluded Add 94 Avira AntiVir Personal 98 With this button you can add the file object entered in the input box to the display window Delete Wi
11. and the button Start If an error message appears please check the event display The computer is extremely slow when perform a data back up Reason During the back up procedure AntiVir Guard scans all files being used by the back up procedure In the configuration expert mode choose Guard Scan Exceptions and enter the names of the backup software processes My Firewall reports AntiVir Guard immediately after activation Reason Communication with AntiVir Guardoccurs via the TCP IP Internet protocol A firewall monitors all connections via this protocol Define a general approval for AntiVir Guard AntiVir Guard only works with the address 127 0 0 1 localhost An Internet connection is not established Note We recommend regularly installing Microsoft updates to close any gaps in security 8 2 Shortcuts Keyboard commands also called shortcuts offer a fast possibility to navigate to retrieve individual modules and to start actions through Avira AntiVir Personal Below we provide you with an overview of the available keyboard commands in Avira AntiVir Personal Please find further indications regarding the functionality in the corresponding chapter of the help 33 Avira AntiVir Personal 34 In dialog boxes Shortcut Ctrl Tab Ctrl Page down Ctrl Shift Tab Ctrl Page up aaa Tab Shift Tab ele Space Alt underlined letter Alt l F4 Esc Enter In the h
12. 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 path 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 11 1 1 3 Reference Configuration options Delete The button deletes a selected entry from the list This button is inactive if no entry is selected Note If you add a complete partition to the list of the file objects only those files which are saved directly under the partition will be excluded from the scan which does not apply for files in sub directories on the corresponding partition Example File object to be skipped D N D file txt will be excluded from the scan of the Scanner D folder file txt will not be excluded from the scan Heuristic This configuration section contains the settings for the heuristic of the Avira AntiVir Personal search engine Avira AntiVir Personal contains very powerful heuristics that can proactively uncover unknown malware i e before a special virus signature to combat the damaging element has been created and before a virus guard update has been sent Virus detection involves an extensive analysis and investigation of the affected codes for functions typical of malware If
13. execution they become active and can for example format the 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 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 10 Info and Service 10 1 10 2 10 3 This chapter contains information on how to contact us see Chapter Contact address see Chapter Technical support see Chapter Suspicious files see Chapter Report false positives Contact address If you have any questions or requests concerning the Avira AntiVir Personal product range we will be pleased to help you You will find our contact addresses in the Control Center under Help About Avira AntiVir Personal Technical Support Avira AntiVir Personal 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 personal support All necessary information on our comprehensive support service can be obtained from our website http www avira com personal support Version information This can be found on the program interface under the menu item Help About AntiVir Personal Vers
14. 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 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 Overview In Overview you will find all sections with which you can monitor the functioning of Avira AntiVir Personal Avira AntiVir Personal The Status section lets you see at a glance which Avira AntiVir Personal modules are active and provides information on the last update carried out You can also see whether you own a valid license The Events section enables you to view events generated by certain Avira AntiVir Personal modules Die Reports section enables you to view the results of actions executed by Avira AntiVir Personal Local protection InLocal protection you will find the components for checking the files on your computer system for
15. significant proportions It is therefore not surprising that more and more companies are considering ways of banning computer games from workplace computers Avira AntiVir Personal detects computer games If the Games option is enabled with a check mark in the configuration under Extended threat categories you receive a corresponding alert if Avira AntiVir Personal detects a game The game is now over in the truest sense of the word because you can simply delete it Jokes 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 Thanks to the extension of its scanning and identification routines Avira AntiVir Personal 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 Extended threat categories a corresponding alert is issued if a joke program is detected Security Privacy Risk SPR Software that maybe is able to comprom
16. size possible values 100 to 10 000 entries If the number of entered entries is exceeded the oldest entries are deleted Reference Configuration options Delete 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 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 11 4 6 Limit reports Limit number of reports 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 more than n day s old 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 by default with a value of 30 days If this option is enabled the number of reports is not restricted 11 4 7 Acoustic alerts Acoustic alert When a virus or malware is detected by the Scanner or Guard an acoustic alert is sounded in interactive action mode 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 th
17. that have been compressed with an unusual runtime compression tool and that can therefore be classified as possibly suspicious Avira AntiVir Personal detects Unusual runtime Compression Tools If the option Unusual runtime Compression Tools is enabled with a check mark in the configuration under Extended threat categories you receive a corresponding alert if Avira AntiVir Personal detects such packers Double Extension Files HEUR DBLEXT Executable files that hide their real file extension in a suspicious way This camouflage method is often used by malware Avira AntiVir Personal detects Double Extension Files If the option Double Extension files HEUR DBLEXT is enabled with a check mark in the configuration under Extended threat categories you receive a corresponding alert if Avira AntiVir Personal detects such files 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 Avira AntiVir Personal detects Phishing If the option Phishing is enabled with a check mark in the configuration under Extended threat categories you receive a correspon
18. 190 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 directly your telephone provider to block this number range to be immediately protected against undesired dialers 0190 0900 dialers Avira AntiVir Personal can detect the familiar dialers by default If the option Dialers is enabled with a check mark in the configuration under Extended 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 Games 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 39 Avira AntiVir Personal 40 Studies have shown that the number of working hours devoted to computer games has long reached economically
19. Avira AntiVir Personal Free Antivirus User Manual Trademarks and Copyright Trademarks AntiVir is a registered trademark of Avira GmbH 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 A code provided by a third party has been used for Avira AntiVir Personal We thank the copyright owners for making the code available to us For detailed information on copyright please refer to in the help of Avira AntiVir Personal under the Third Party Licenses Table of Contents byeg iius Ru rE 1 Icons ANG emphases m a EE EE 2 Product I FOFMNAEION MD 3 3L Delivery Ido E EOD UU 3 0 2 Dystemirequirereriksun deoa debuluuie e oido a du toi de eo tute coto xDD ed ied de alates 4 m9 Licem Mo qua Up rade scria e Mao MIRA BUD in tate enter enue intu d et itane 5 4 Installation and uninstallation eceeee ee eee eese eese esses eene eset esee ene to 6 4l JnstallatiODeuudeidsastsdtthoc iubar E A E basa este Ei ease E 6 42 Modification ins tall GT ssepe eau o eunt cenas eoe tubes ech ase oap iate eue eph tecto out 10 4 9 Installation modules c oet mM MM UM MU 10 du CUnisEStaPODEssgdsss
20. Center The Luke Filewalker window appears and an on demand scan is started When the scan is completed the results are displayed 5 2 5 On demand scan 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 The Windows Explorer context menu appears 20 Overview of AntiVir Personal Select Scan selected files with AntiVir in the context menu The Luke Filewalker window appears and an on demand scan is started When the scan is completed the results are displayed 9 2 6 On demand scan Automatically scan for viruses and malware Note After installation the scan job Full system scan is created in the Scheduler A full system scan is automatically carried out at a recommended interval To create a job to automatically scan for viruses and malware gt In the Control Center select the Management Scheduler section Q J The dialog box Name and description of job appears Click on the icon Give the job a name and where appropriate a description The dialog box Type of job appears Select Scan job The dialog box Select profile appears Select the profile to be scanned The dialog box Time of job appears Select a time for the scan e Immediately e Daily e Weekly e In
21. 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 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 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 to attach 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 his virulent code The program execution of the host itself is not changed as a rule Rootkit 43 Avira AntiVir Personal 44 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 a
22. 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 carried out when the Scanner finds a virus or an unwanted program If the option repair is selected but a repair of the file involved is not possible the action selected under Secondary action is carried out 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 Scanner repairs affected files automatically If the 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 Scanner modifies files on the workstation delete If this option is enabled the file is deleted rename If this option is enabled the 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 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 Quarantine If th
23. a the Configuration button Note If you are accessing configuration via the Configuration button in the Control Center go to the Configuration register of the section which is active in the Control Center Expert mode must be activated to select individual configuration registers In this case a dialog appears asking you to activate expert mode Configuration operation Navigate in the configuration window as you would in Windows Explorer gt Click on an entry in the tree structure to display this configuration section in the detail window gt Click on the plus symbol in front of an entry to expand the configuration section and display configuration subsections in the tree structure 15 Avira AntiVir Personal 16 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 Note All configuration sections are only displayed in expert mode Activate expert mode to view all configuration sections Expert mode can be protected by a password which must be defined during activation If you want to confirm your Configuration settings gt Click OK The configuration window is closed and the settings are accepted OR gt Click Accept The settings are accepted The configurati
24. amily Manual uninstallation of the old product and manual installation of the new product is not required When upgrading from License Manager you enter the activation code for the product you want to upgrade in the License Manager input box The new product is automatically installed The following product upgrades can be executed automatically via License Manager Upgrade of Avira AntiVir Personal to Avira AntiVir Premium Upgrade of Avira AntiVir Personal to Avira Premium Security Suite Upgrade of Avira AntiVir Premium to Avira Premium Security Suite 4 Installation and uninstallation This chapter contains information relating to the installation and uninstallation of your Avira AntiVir Personal see Chapter Installation Conditions Installation types Install see Chapter Installation modules see Chapter Modification installation see Chapter Uninstallation Uninstall 4 1 Installation Before installing Avira AntiVir Personal check whether your computer fulfils all the minimum system requirements If your computer satisfies all requirements you can install Avira AntiVir Personal Note From Windows XP Avira AntiVir Personal generates a restore point of your computer before installation of Avira AntiVir Personal This enables you to safely remove Avira AntiVir Personal if installation fails Note that for this the option Turn off System Restore under Start Settings Control Panel System Tab Syst
25. an also be expected 03 Avira AntiVir Personal 9A 11 1 2 Report 11 2 The 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 enable you to establish what actions the Scanner has carried out when viruses or unwanted programs have been detected a report file should always be created Reporting Off If this option is enabled the Scanner does not report the actions and results of the on demand scan Default When this option is activated the Scanner logs the names of the files concerned with their path In addition the configuration for the current scan version information and information on the licensee is written in the report file Advanced When this option is activated the Scanner logs alerts and tips in addition to the default information Complete When this option is activated the 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 Guard The Guard section of the configuration is responsible for the configuration of the on access scan 11 2 1 Scan You will normally want to monitor your system constantly To this end use the G
26. bled 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 Scanner should scan For this you must select the relevant entries Exceptions File objects to be omitted for the scanner The list in this window contains files and paths that should not be included by the Scanner in the scan for viruses or unwanted programs Please enter as few exceptions as possible here and really only files that for whatever reason should not be included in a normal scan We recommend that you always scan these files for viruses or unwanted programs before they are included in this list Note The entries on 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 entered 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 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 L The
27. can profile Scan for active malware gt Where appropriate highlight other nodes and directories to be scanned by clicking on the check box of the directory level gt Click on the icon Windows XP or Windows Vista 2 The Luke Filewalker window appears and an on demand scan is started When the scan is completed the results are displayed 9 2 8 Reacting to detected viruses and malware For the individual protection components of AntiVir Personal you can define how AntiVir Personal reacts to a detected virus or unwanted program in the Configuration under the section Action for concerning files There are no configurable action options with the Guard component When a virus or unwanted program is detected you will receive a desktop notification In the desktop notification you can remove the detected malware or forward the malware using the Details button to the Scanner component for further virus management The 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 Scanner Action options for the Scanner Overview of AntiVir Personal Interactive In interactive action mode the results of the Scanner scan are displayed in a dialog box This option is enabled as the default setting In the case of Scanner scan you will receive an alert with a list of the affected files when the scan is complete You can use t
28. ccess both local and remote to settings on Windows systems AntiVir Personal supports WMI and provides data status information statistical data reports planned requests etc as well as events at an interface WMI enables you to download operating data from AntiVir Personal Enable WMI support When this option is enabled you can download operating data from AntiVir Personal via WMI 11 4 4 Directories Temporary path In this input box enter the path where Avira AntiVir Personal will store its temporary files 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 your system saves temporary files for example with Windows XP under Start Settings Control Panel System Tab 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 B 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 11 4 5 Events Limit size of event database Limit maximum number of events to n entries If this option is enabled the maximum number of events listed in the event database can be limited to a certain
29. cense agreement appears gt Confirm that you accept the license agreement and click Continue The dialog box Private use appears gt Confirm that AntiVir Personal will be used exclusively for private purposes and not for commercial purposes and click Continue The dialog box Generate serial number appears gt Where appropriate confirm that a random serial number has been generated and transmitted during update and click Continue The dialog box Select installation type appears gt Decide whether you want to perform an express installation or a user defined installation gt Enable the option Express orUser defined and confirm by clicking Continue User defined installation The dialog box Select destination directory appears gt Confirm the specified destination directory by clicking Continue OR Use the Browse button to select a different destination directory and confirm by clicking Next The dialog box Install components appears gt Enable or disable the required components and confirm by clicking Continue 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 Resume Express installation und user defined installation Installation and uninstallation The license wizard is opened In the license wizard you have the possibility of registering as a customer of AntiVir Personal and of subscribing
30. ding alert if Avira AntiVir Personal detects such behavior Application APPL The term APPL refers to an application which may involve a risk when used or is of dubious origin Avira AntiVir Personal detects Application APPL If the option Application APPL is enabled with a check mark in the configuration under Extended threat categories you receive a relevant alert if Avira AntiVir Personal detects such behavior 9 2 Viruses and other malware Adware 41 Avira AntiVir Personal 42 Adware is software that presents banner ads or in pop up windows through a bar that appears on a computer screen These advertisements usually cannot be removed and are consequently always visible The connection data allow many conclusions on the usage behavior and are problematic in terms of data security Backdoors A backdoor can gain access to a computer by circumventing computer access security mechanisms 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 The connection data allow many conclusions on the usage behavior and are problematic in terms of data security 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 execut
31. document execute copy Avira AntiVir Personal automatically scans the file Renaming a file does not trigger a scan by AntiVir Guard AntiVir Rootkit Protection AntiVir Rootkit 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 Installation and uninstallation Shell Extension The Avira AntiVir Personal Shell Extension generates an entry in the context menu of the Windows Explorer right hand mouse button Scan selected files with AntiVir With this entry you can directly scan files or directories 4 4 Uninstallation If you wish to remove Avira AntiVir Personal from your computer you can use the option Add or Remove Programs to Change Remove programs in the Windows Control Panel To uninstall Avira AntiVir Personal e g in Windows XP and Windows Vista gt Open the Control Panel via the Windows Start menu gt Double click on Programs Windows XP Software gt Select Avira AntiVir Personal and clickRemove You will be asked if you really want to remove the program All components of the program are removed gt Click on Finish to complete uninstallation Where appropriate a dialog box appears recommending that your computer be restarted Avira AntiVir Personal is uninstalled and all directories files and registry entries for Avira AntiVir Personal are del
32. e Avira AntiVir Personal tray icon in the taskbar A context menu appears gt Select Start update The Updater dialog box appears OR gt Inthe Control Center select the section Overview Status gt In the Last update field click on the Start update link The Updater dialog box appears OR gt Inthe Control Center in the Update menu select the menu command Start update The Updater dialog box appears Note We strongly recommend regular automatic updates for Avira AntiVir Personal The recommended update interval is 24 hours Note You can also carry out a manual update directly via the Windows security centre 5 2 3 On demand scan 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 Depending on the operating system various icons are available for starting a scan profile In Windows XP and 2000 al 4 This icon starts the scan via a scan profile n Windows Vista Avira AntiVir Personal In Microsoft Windows Vista the control center at the moment only has limited rights e g for access to directories and files Certain actions and file accesses ca
33. e Scanner is set in the configuration under Scanner Scan Action for concerning files No warning When this option is activated there is no acoustic alert when a virus is detected by the Scanner or Guard 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 Scanner or Guard The acoustic alert is sounded on the PC s internal speaker Use the following Wave file interactive mode only If this option is enabled there is an acoustic alert with the selected Wave file when a virus is detected by the Scanner or Guard The selected Wave file is played over a connected external speaker Wave file 67 Avira AntiVir Personal 68 In this input box you can enter the name and the associated path of an audio file of your choice The default acoustic signal of AntiVir Personal 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 11 4 8 Warnings AntiVir Personal generates so called slide ups desktop notifications for specific events which give information on successful or failed program sequences such as updates In Warnings you can enable or disable the notifications for specific events With desktop notifications you have the option of disabling the notification directly in the slide up
34. e pie Coi Um puente eie tue eut uu edi 66 TSO Limit YODOLESsc deam estu mut esae es tuni UM mI Md IM M ME EM Le PEE 67 LLAS JACOMSEIC Ie Success beside R AR R ouf i uepod 67 TAS Warns utt ois tapa oM ec ra tee 68 1 Introduction Avira AntiVir Personal from Avira GmbH protects you computer against viruses malware adware and spyware unwanted programs and other dangers This manual deals with viruses and software in brief The manual describes the program installation and operation Please go to our website http www avira com free av where you can download the Avira AntiVir Personal manual in PDF from update Avira AntiVir Personal get information on the version of Avira AntiVir Premium available for purchase You can also find information on our website such as telephone numbers for technical support and information on how to subscribe to our newsletter Your Avira GmbH team 2 Icons and emphases The following icons are used Icon Explanation Designation Placed before a condition which must be fulfilled prior to implementation Placed before an action step that you implement Placed before an event that follows the previous action Placed before a warning of the danger of critical data loss Placed before a link to particularly important information or a tip which makes Avira AntiVir Personal easier to use The following emphases are used Emphasis Explanation Cursive File name or path data Displayed so
35. e using a firewall please ensure that the required connections and or incoming or outgoing data are not blocked by the firewall Install 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 OK Confirm action Abort Abort action Next Go to next step Back Go to previous step How to install AntiVir Personal gt Start the installation program by double clicking on the installation file you have downloaded from the Internet or insert the program CD Avira AntiVir Personal Internet based installation The dialog box Welcome appears gt Click Next to continue with the installation The dialog box Language selection appears gt Select the language you want to use to install AntiVir Personal and confirm your language selection by clicking Next The dialog box Download appears All files necessary for installation are downloaded by the Avira GmbH web servers The Download window closes after conclusion of the download Installation with an installation package The installation wizard opens with the dialog box Avira AntiVir Personal gt Click Accept to begin the installation The installation file is extracted The installation routine is started The dialog box Welcome appears gt Click Next The dialog box with the li
36. ea In the navigation area you can easily swap between the individual sections of the Control Center The individual sections contain information and functions of the program components of AntiVir Personal and are arranged in the navigation bar according to activity Example Activity Overview SectionStatus View This window shows the section selected in the navigation area Depending on the section you will find buttons to execute functions and actions in the upper bar of the detail window Data or data objects are displayed in lists in the individual sections You can sort the lists by clicking in the box defining how you wish to sort the list Starting and closing of Control Center To start the Control Center the following options are available Double click the program icon on your desktop via the AntiVir Personal program entry in the start menu program viathe Avira AntiVir Personal tray icon 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 gt If necessary click another section to display this in the detail window OR gt Selecta section via the menu View Note You can activate the keyboard navigation in the
37. ed from the Guard report file Note You can locate the path Guard uses to scan for infected files in the Guard report file Indicate exactly the same path in the list of exceptions Proceed as follows set the protocol function of Guard to Complete in the configuration under Guard Report Now access the files folders mounted drives with the activated Guard You can now read the path to be used from the Guard report file The report file can be accessed in the Control Center under Local protection Guard Examples GT C s NN LUN s OK 11 2 1 3 Reference Configuration options exe sai NProgram Files Application application exe NProgram Files Application applic exe NProgram Files Application applic NProgram Files Application applic e Program Files NProgram Files C QA QA Gl Ee COS 303 NProgram Files Application mdb Heuristic This configuration section contains the settings for the heuristic of the Avira AntiVir Personal search engine Avira AntiVir Personal contains very powerful heuristics that can proactively uncover unknown malware i e before a special virus signature to combat the damaging element has been created and before a virus guard update has been sent 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 bei
38. ed events gt Inthe Control Center select the section Overview Results gt Check the box of the program components to display the events of the activated components OR Uncheck the box of the program 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 29 Avira AntiVir Personal 6 Scanner Overview With the Scanner component you can carry out targeted scans on demand scans for viruses and unwanted programs The following options are available for scanning for infected files On demand scan via context menu The on demand scan via the context menu right hand mouse button entry Scan selected files with AntiVir is recommended if for example you wish to scan individual files and directories Another advantage is that it is not necessary to first start the Avira AntiVir Personal Control Center for an on demand scan via the context menu On demand scan via drag amp drop When a file or directory is dragged into the program window of the Avira AntiVir Personal Control Center the 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 On demand scan via profiles This procedure is recommended if you wish to regularly scan certain directorie
39. egration into the Windows Vista User Account Control allows you to carry out tasks requiring administrator rights Guard On Access Scan for continuous monitoring of all file access attempts Integrated quarantine management to isolate and process suspicious files Rootkit protection for detecting hidden malware installed in your computer system rootkits Not available under Windows XP 64 bit Direct access to detailed information on the detected viruses and malware via the Internet Simple and quick updates to the program virus definitions and search engine through Single File Update and incremental VDF updates via a web server on the Internet Integrated Scheduler for planning one off or recurring jobs such as updates or scans Avira AntiVir Personal Extremely high virus and malware detection via innovative scanning technology scan engine including heuristic scanning method Detection of all conventional archive types including detection of nested archives and smart extension detection High performance multithreading function simultaneous high speed scanning of multiple files 3 2 System requirements For Avira AntiVir Personal to work perfectly the computer system must fulfill the following requirements Computer as from Pentium at least 266 MHz Operating system Windows 2000 SP4 and update rollup 1 or Windows XP SP2 32 or 64 Bit or Windows Vista 32 or 64 B
40. elp Shortcut Alt Space Alt Tab Alt F4 Shift F10 Ctrl Tab Ctrl Shift Tab Page up Page down Description Navigation in the Control Center Go to next section Navigation in the Control Center Go to previous section Navigation in the configuration sections First use the mouse to set the focus on a configuration section Change to the next option or options group Change to the previous option or options group Change between the options in a marked drop down list or between several options in a group of options Activate or deactivate a check box if the active option is a check box Select option or start command Open selected drop down list Close selected drop down list Cancel command and close dialog Start command for the active option or button Description Display system menu Shift between the help and the other opened windows Close help Display context menu of the help Go to next section in the navigation window Go to previous section in the navigation window Change to the subject which is displayed above in the contents in the index or in the list of the search results Change to the subject which is displayed below the current FAQ Tips subject in the contents in the index or in the list of the search results Page up pares Browse through a subject 8 2 3 In the Control Center General Shortcut Description F1 Display help Alt F4 Close Co
41. em Restore must not be marked If you want to recover your system earlier you can do so with the function Start Programs Accessories System Tools System Restore The restore point generated by Avira AntiVir Personal is indicated by the entry AntiVir Personal Installation types During installation you can select a setup type in the installation wizard Express Not all program components are installed The following components are not installed AntiVir ProActiv AntiVir Firewall The program files are installed into a given standard folder under C Program Pites AntiVir Personal is installed with default settings You have the option of defining custom settings using the configuration wizard User defined Youcan choose to install individual program components see Chapter Installation and uninstallation Installation modules Atarget folder can be selected for the program files to be installed Youcan disable Create a desktop icon and program group in the Start menu Installation and uninstallation Using the configuration wizard you can define custom settings for AntiVir Personal and initiate a short system scan which is carried out automatically after installation Before starting installation gt Close your email program It is also recommended to end all running applications gt Make sure that no other virus protection solutions are installed The automatic protection functi
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43. endently of this setting The conditions for this option are complete configuration of the update and an open connection to a download server Download product updates If a restart is necessary install the update after the system restart otherwise install it immediately If this option is enabled product updates will be downloaded as soon as they become available If no restart is necessary the update is installed automatically after the update file is downloaded If a product update requires you to restart your computer it will be executed at the next user controlled system reboot and not immediately after the download of the update file This has the advantage that the restart is not carried out while users are working at their computers Updates to the virus definition file and search engine are carried out independently of this setting The conditions for this option are complete configuration of the update and an open connection to a download server Notification when new product updates are available If this option is enabled you will be notified by email when new product updates become available Updates to the virus definition file and search engine are carried out independently of this setting The conditions for this option are complete configuration of the update and an open connection to a download server You will receive notifications via a desktop popup window and via an alert from the Updater in the Control Centre under
44. ersonal regularly and often The recommended update interval is 24 hours gt Where appropriate specify a date according to the selection Where appropriate select additional options availability depends on type of job e Repeat job if the time has already expired Past jobs are carried out that could not be carried out at the required time for example because the computer was switched off The dialog box Select display mode appears gt Select the display mode of the job window e Minimize progress bar only e Maximize Entire job window e Hide No job window gt Click Finish Your newly created job appears on the home page of the Administration Scan section as activated check mark gt Where appropriate deactivate jobs which are not to be carried out Use the following icons to further define your jobs View properties of a job Modify job Cs Delete job G Start job Q Stop job Overview of AntiVir Personal 9 2 2 Start a manual update You have various options for starting an Avira AntiVir Personal update manually When an update is started manually the virus definition file and search engine are always updated A product update can only take place if you have activated the option Download and automatically install product updates in the configuration under General Update To start an Avira AntiVir Personal update manually gt With the right hand mouse button click on th
45. eted when your computer is restarted 5 Overview of AntiVir Personal This chapter contains an overview of the functionality and operation of AntiVir Personal see Chapter Interface and operation see ChapterHow to 9 1 User interface and operation Your operate AntiVir Personal via three program interface elements Control Center Monitoring and control of AntiVir Personal Configuration Configuration of AntiVir Personal Tray Icon in the system tray of the taskbar Open the Control Centre and other functions 5 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 AntiVir Personal avira AntiVir Personal Free Antivirus File View Extras Update Help TA Avira AntiVir Personal m NI Overview s e Configuration H Status Events ene antivir Guard Activated Deactivate Local protection amp Administration E V Lastupdate 24 02 2010 Start update Your product is activated until 01 09 2011 Last complete system scan 2402 2010 Scan system now The Control Center window is divided into three areas themenu bar thenavigation bar and the detail windowview Menu bar In the Control Center menu bar you can access general program functions and information on AntiVir Personal 12 Overview of AntiVir Personal Navigation ar
46. fault since the process puts heavy demands on the computer s performance It is generally recommended that archives be checked using an on demand scan Maximum recursion depth When scanning archives the Guard uses a recursive scan Archives in archives are also unpacked and scanned for viruses and unwanted programs You can define the recursion depth The default value for the recursion depth is 1 and is recommended all archives that are directly located in the main archive are unpacked and scanned Maximum 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 Maximum size KB When scanning archives you can restrict the scan to a maximum archive size to be unpacked The standard value of 1000KB is recommended Action for concerning files Notifications Use event log When this option is enabled an entry is added to the event log for every detection The administrator can identify detections and react accordingly This option is enabled as the default setting Autostart Block autostart function When this option is enabled the execution of the Windows Autostart function is blocked on all connected drives including USB sticks CD and DVD drives and network drives With the Windows Autostart function files on data media or network drives are read immediately on loading or connection
47. ftware interface elements e g window heading window field or options box Bold Clicked software interface elements e g menu item section or button 3 Product information This chapter contains all information relevant to the purchase and use ofAvira AntiVir Personal see chapter Delivery scope see chapter System requirements see chapter Licensing Avira AntiVir Personal is a comprehensive and flexible tool you can rely on to protect your computer from viruses malware unwanted programs and other dangers gt Please note the following information Note 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 Avira AntiVir Personal is up to date with automatic updates Configure the program accordingly 3 1 Delivery scope Avira AntiVir Personal gives you the following functions Control Center for monitoring administering and controlling the entire program Central configuration with user friendly standard and advanced options and context sensitive help Scanner On Demand Scan with profile controlled and configurable scan for all known types of virus and malware Int
48. he 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 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 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 infected object displayed 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 AntiVir Guard AntiVir Scanner reporting the detection and the type of malware detected Actions of the Scannerand the Guard Repair The file is repaired This option is only available if the infected file can be repaired Move to quarantine The file is packaged into a special format qua and moved to the Quarantine direct
49. ion One of the awkward consequences the computer system cannot be loaded any more amp ldots Bot Net A bot net is defined as a remote network of PCs on the Internet which 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 partly without the affected PC user s knowledge The main potential of Bot Nets is that the networks can achieve dimensions on thousands of computers and its bandwidth sum bursts 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 escalation or denial of service on a computer system A form of an exploit for example are attacks from the Internet with the help of manipulated data packages Programs can be infiltrated in order to obtain higher access Hoaxes For several years Internet and other network users have received alerts about viruses that are purportedly spread via email These alerts are spread per 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 Viruses and more A honeypot is a service program or server installed in a net
50. ion information Operating system version and any Service Packs installed Installed software packages e g anti virus software of other vendors Exact messages of the program or of the report file Suspicious file Viruses that may not yet be detected or removed by our products or suspect files can be sent to us We provide you with several ways of doing this 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 45 Avira AntiVir Personal 46 10 4 Send the required file packed WinZIP PKZip Arj etc in the attachment of an email to virus personaleavira 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 Reporting false positives If you believe that Avira AntiVir Personal reports something about a file that is most likely clean send the required file packed WinZIP PKZip Arj etc in the attachment of an email to virus personaleavira 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 Reference Configuration options The configuration reference documents all configuration options available in Avira AntiVir Personal 11 1 Scanner The Scanner section of the Configuration is responsible for the config
51. is option is enabled the Scanner moves the file to the quarantine These files can later be repaired or if necessary sent to the Avira Malware Research Center Secondary action Reference Configuration options The option Secondary action can only be selected if the setting Repair was selected under Primary action With this option it can now be decided what is to be done with the affected file if it cannot be repaired delete If this option is enabled the file is deleted rename If this option is enabled the 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 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 Quarantine If this option is enabled the Scanner moves the file to quarantine These files can later be repaired or if necessary sent to the Avira Malware Research Center Note If you have selected Deleteor 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 When scanning archives the Scanner uses a recursive scan Archives in archives are also unpacked and scanned for viruses and unwanted programs The files are
52. ise the security of your system initiate unwanted program activities damage your privacy or spy out your user behavior and might therefore be unwanted Avira AntiVir Personal detects Security Privacy Risk software If the option Security Privacy Risk is enabled with a check mark in the configuration under Extended threat categories you receive a corresponding alert if Avira AntiVir Personal detects such software Backdoor Clients BDC 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 Avira AntiVir Personal detects backdoor control software If the option Backdoor Clients is enabled with a check mark in the configuration under Extended threat categories you receive a corresponding alert if Avira AntiVir Personal detects such software Adware Spyware ADSPY Software that displays advertising or software that sends the user amp apos s personal data to a third party often without their knowledge or consent and for this reason may be unwanted Viruses and more Avira AntiVir Personal detects Adware Spyware If the option Adware Spyware is enabled with a check mark in the configuration under Extended threat categories you receive a corresponding alert if Avira AntiVir Personal detects such software Unusual Runtime Compression Tools PCK Files
53. istrator rights are required to carry out this action If your current user account does not have administrator rights the Windows Vista 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 Product information 3 3 Licensing and Upgrade In order to be able to use Avira AntiVir Personal you require a license You thereby accept the license conditions of Avira AntiVir Personal The license is provided in the form of an activation key The activation key is a letter and figure code which you will receive after purchasing Avira AntiVir Personal The activation key contains the exact data of your license i e which programs have been licensed for which period of time The activation key will be sent to you by email if you have purchased AntiVir Personal on the Internet or it is rendered on the product packaging In order to license your program please enter your activation key to activate Avira AntiVir Personal The product activation may be carried out during installation However you can also activate Avira AntiVir Personal after the installation in License Manager under Help License management A valid activation key is already contained in Avira AntiVir Personal For this reason product activation is not required In License Manager you have the option of launching an upgrade for a product from the AntiVir desktop product f
54. it SP 1 recommended Windows 7 32 or 64 Bit Atleast 100 MB of free hard disk memory space more if using Quarantine for temporary storage Atleast 192 MB RAM under Windows 2000 XP Atleast 512 MB RAM under Windows Vista Forthe installation of Avira AntiVir Personal Administrator rights For all installations Windows Internet Explorer 6 0 or higher Internet connection where appropriate see Installation Information for Windows Vista users On Windows 2000 and 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 viruses and unwanted programs to infiltrate computers For this reason Microsoft is introducing the User Account Control with Windows Vista This offers more protection for users who are logged in as administrators thus in Windows Vista one administrator only has the privileges of a normal user at first Actions for which administrator rights are required are clearly marked in Windows Vista with an information icon In addition the user must explicitly confirm the required action Privileges are only increased and the administrative task carried out by the operating system after this permission has been obtained Avira AntiVir Personal requires administrator rights for some actions in Windows Vista These actions are marked with the following symbol f If this symbol also appears on a button admin
55. mmended Medium The Scanner is executed with normal priority All processes are allocated the same amount of processor time by the operating system Under certain circumstances work with other applications may be affected High The Scanner has the highest priority Simultaneous work with other applications is almost impossible However the Scanner completes its scan at maximum speed Action for concerning files Action for concerning files You can define the actions to be carried out by Scanner when a virus or unwanted program is detected Interactive 49 Avira AntiVir Personal 90 If this option is enabled the results of the Scanner scan are displayed in a dialog box When carrying out a scan with the Scanner you will receive an alert with a list of the affected files at the end of the scan 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 Scanner Note The action Move to quarantine is pre selected by default in the Scanner notification Further actions can be selected via a context menu Click here for more information Automatic If this option is enabled then no dialog box for selecting an action appears following the detection of a virus or unwanted program The Scanner reacts according to the settings you define in this section Backup to quarantine If this option is enabled the
56. n only be carried out in the control centre with extended administrator rights These extended administrator rights must be granted at the start of each scan via a scan profile This icon starts a limited scan via a scan profile Only directories and files that Windows Vista has granted access rights to are scanned a 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 Goto Control Center and select the section Local protection Scan Predefined scan profiles appear gt Select one of the predefined scan profiles OR gt Adapt the scan profile Manual selection gt Click on the icon Windows XP or Windows Vista e gt The Luke Filewalker window appears and an on demand scan is started When the scan is completed the results are displayed If you want to adapt a scan profile gt Inthe scan profile expand Manual Selection the file tree so that all the drives you want to scan are open gt Highlight the nodes you want to scan by clicking on the box 9 2 4 On demand scan Scan for viruses and malware using Dragamp Drop To scan for viruses and malware systematically using Drag amp Drop vl The Avira AntiVir Personal Control Center has been opened gt Highlight the file gt Use the left hand mouse button to drag the highlighted file into the Control
57. n viruses and unwanted programs are preset The list can be edited manually via the button File extension 47 Avira AntiVir Personal 48 Note If this option is enabled and you have deleted all entries from the list with file extensions this is indicated with the text No file extensions under the button File extensions File extensions With the aid of this button a dialog window is opened in which all file extensions are displayed that are scanned in Use file extension list mode Default entries are set for the extensions but entries can be added or deleted Note Please note that the default list may vary from version to version Additional settings If this option is enabled the Scanner only scans the boot sectors of the drives selected for the on demand scan This option is enabled as the default setting Scan master boot sectors If this option is enabled the 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 importan
58. nd 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 gt Highlight the file type and click Delete If you want to add a file type to the scan gt Highlight the file type gt Click Add and enter the file extension of file type into the input box Use a maximum of 10 characters and do not enter the leading dot Wildcards and are allowed as replacements 9 2 13 Scan profile Create desktop shortcut for scan profile You can start an on demand scan directly from your desktop via a desktop shortcut to a scan profile without accessing the Avira AntiVir Personal Control Center To create a desktop shortcut to the scan profile i In the Control Center go to the Local protection Scan section gt Select the scan profile you want to create a shortcut for gt Click on the icon e The desktop shortcut is created 5 2 14 Events Filter events Events that have been generated by AntiVir Personal program components are displayed in the Control Center under Overview Events analogous to the event display of your Windows operating system The program components are Updater Guard Scanner Scheduler The following event types are displayed Information Warning 27 Avira AntiVir Personal 28 Error Detection To filter display
59. nd reinstall deleted spyware Script viruses and worms Such viruses are extremely easy to program and they can spread if the required 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 can consequently not 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 We are talking about 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 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
60. ng 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 Avira AntiVir Personal contains a highly powerful macro virus 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 Avira AntiVir Personal contains a very powerful heuristic in the form of AntiVir AheAD technology which can also detect unknown new malware If this option is activated 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 Avira AntiVir Personal detects slightly less unknown malware the risk of false alerts is low in this case Medium detection level This setting is activated by default if you have selected the use of this heuristic High detection level 59 Avira AntiVir Personal 60 If this option is enabled Avira AntiVir Personal identifies far more unknown malware but you must also accept that there are likely to be false positives
61. nload has been carried out Proxy Proxy server Do not use a proxy server If this option is enabled your connection to the web server is not carried out via a proxy server Use Windows 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 Use the following proxy server If your web server connection is set up via a proxy server you can enter the relevant information here Address 63 Avira AntiVir Personal 64 Please enter the URL or the IP address of the proxy server you should use to connect to the web server Port Please enter the port number of the proxy server you should use to connect to the web server Login name Enter your login name on the proxy server here Login password Enter the relevant password for logging in on the proxy server here For security the actual characters you type in this space are replaced by asterisks Examples Address proyx domain com Port 8080 Address 192 168 1 100 Port 3128 General 11 4 1 Extended threat categories Selection of extended threat categories Avira AntiVir Personal protects you against computer viruses In addition you can scan according to the following extended threat categories Backdoor Clients BDC Dialer DIALER Games GAMES Jokes JOKES Security Privacy Risk SPR Adware Spyware ADSPY Unusual runtime packer
62. not only on the basis of the file extension is scanned Note If Smart Extensions is enabled the button File extensions cannot be selected 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 This setting is activated by default 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 button File extensions File extensions With the aid of this button a dialog window is opened in which all file extensions are displayed that are scanned in Use file extension list mode Default entries are set for the extensions but entries can be added or deleted Note Please note that the file extension list may vary from version to version 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 99 Avira AntiVir Personal 96 11 2 1 1 11 2 1 2 Note This option is deactivated by de
63. nt only has limited rights e g for access to directories and files Certain actions and file accesses can only be carried out in the control centre with extended administrator rights These extended administrator rights must be granted at the start of each scan via a scan profile e F Y This icon restores the files to a directory of your choice G This icon restores the files to their original directory If extended administrator rights are necessary to access this directory a corresponding request appears 25 Avira AntiVir Personal 26 To restore files in quarantine Warning This could result in loss 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 vf File rescanned and repaired gt Inthe Control Center select the section Administration Quarantine Note E Emails and email attachments can only be restored using the option V and if they have the extension eml To restore a file to its original location gt Highlight the file and click on the Windows 2000 XP G Windows Vista Co This option is not available for emails Note i a I Emails and email attachments can only be restored using the option J and if they have the extension eml A message appears asking if you want to restore the file gt Click Yes The file is restored to the directory i
64. ntrol Center F5 Refresh F8 Open configuration F9 Start update Scan section Shortcut Shortcut F3 Start scan with the selected profile F4 Create desktop link for the selected profile 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 Ins Insert new job Del Delete job 35 Avira AntiVir Personal 36 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 8 3 Windows Security Center Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher 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 8 3 2 he Windows Security Center and Avira AntiVir Personal Virus protection software Protection against malicious software You may receive the following information from the Windows Security Center with regard to your virus protection Virus protection NOT FOUND Virus protection OUT OF DATE Virus protection ON Virus pr
65. on 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 Restore defaults All settings of the configuration are restored to default values All amendments and custom entries are lost when default settings are restored Overview of configuration options The following configuration options are available Scanner Configuration of on demand scan Scan options Action on detections File scan options On demand scan exceptions On demand scan heuristics Report function setting Guard Configuration of on access scan Scan options Action on detections On access scan exceptions On access scan heuristics Report function setting General Overview of AntiVir Personal Configuration of email using SMTP Extended risk categories for on demand and on access scan Security Update status display full system scan status display product protection WMI Enable WMI support Event log configuration Configuration of report functions Setting of directories used Update Configuration of connection to download server set up of product updates Configuration of acoustic alerts when malware is detected 5 1 3 Tray icon After installation you will see the AntiVir Personal tray icon in the system tray of the taskbar Icon Descrip
66. ons of various security solutions may interfere with each other gt Establish an Internet connection The Internet connection is necessary for performing the following installation steps gt Downloading the current program file and search engine and the latest virus definition files via the installation program for internet based installation gt Registering as a Avira AntiVir Personal user gt Where appropriate carrying out a AntiVir Personal update after completed installation gt Have the license key for AntiVir Personal ready if you want to activate AntiVir Personal Note Internet based installation Avira GmbH provides an installation program for the internet based installation of Avira AntiVir Personal which loads the current program file prior to installation by the Avira GmbH web servers This process ensures that AntiVir Personal 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 AntiVir Personal 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 registration Avira AntiVir Personal uses the HTTP protocol and Port 80 web communication as well as encryption protocol SSL and port 443 to communicate with the servers of Avira GmbH If you ar
67. option is enabled the report file is backed up before shortening Write configuration in report file If this option is enabled the configuration of the on access scan is recorded in the report file Update In the Update section you can configure the automatic receiving of updates You can specify various update intervals and activate or deactivate automatic updating Automatic update Reference Configuration options Activate If this option is enabled automatic updates are performed for the enabled events at the interval specified Automatic update every n days hours minutes In this box you can specify the interval at which the automatic update is carried out 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 Repeat job if the time has already expired If this option is enabled past update jobs are carried out that could not be carried out at the time specified for example because the computer was switched off 11 3 1 Product update Under Product update configure how product updates or the notification of available product updates are handled Product updates Download and automatically install product updates If this option is enabled product updates are downloaded and automatically installed by the Update component as soon as they become available Updates to the virus definition file and search engine are carried out indep
68. ory 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 GmbH Delete The file will be deleted If a boot sector virus is detected this can be deleted by deleting the boot sector A new boot sector is written Rename The file is renamed with a vir extension Direct access to these files e g with double click is therefore no longer possible Files can be repaired and given their original name at a later time Ignore 23 Avira AntiVir Personal 24 Avira AntiVir Personal takes no further action The infected file remains active on your computer Warning This could result in loss of data and damage to the operating system Only select the Ignore option in exceptional cases Deny access Action option for Guard detections Access to the infected file is blocked The detection is only entered in the report file if the report function is enabled Copy to quarantine Action option for a rootkit detection The detection is copied in quarantine Repair boot sector Download repair tool Action options when infected boot sectors are detected AntiVir Personal contains a number of options for repairing infected diskette drives If AntiVir Personal is unable to perform the repair you can download a special tool for detecting and removing boot sector viruses Note If you carry out action
69. otection OFF Virus protection NOT MONITORED Virus protection NOT FOUND This information of the Windows Security Center appears when the Windows Security Center has not found any anti virus software on your computer FAQ Tips f Virus Protection Windows did not Find antivirus software on this computer Antivirus software helps protect your computer against viruses and other security threats Click Recommendations Far suggested actions you can take How does antivirus software help protect my computer NOT FOUND a Note Windows does not detect all antivirus programs Recommendations Note Install Avira AntiVir Personal 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 or Windows Vista and then install Avira AntiVir Personal or you install Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista on a system on which Avira AntiVir Personal has already been installed you receive the following message P Virus Protection OUT OF DATE 4 Antivir Desktop reports that it might be aut of date Click Recommendations Far suggested actions you can Fake How does antivirus software help protect my computer Note Windows does not detect all antivirus programs Recommendations Note In order for the Windows Security Center to recognize Avira AntiVir Personal as
70. our contact data Enter all the required data Select a type Suspicious file or False positive Click OK The file is uploaded to a Avira Malware Research Center web server in compressed form vv v i vw Note In the following cases analysis by the Avira Malware Research Center is recommended Heuristic hits Suspicious file During a scan a file has been classified as suspicious by AntiVir Personal 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 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 export the properties of a quarantined object in a text file Q A text file opens containing the data from the selected quarantined object gt Highlight the quarantined object and click on gt Save the text file You can also restore the files in Quarantine see Chapter Quarantine Restoring files in quarantine 9 2 10 Quarantine Restore the files in quarantine Different icons control the restore procedure depending on the operating system In Windows XP and 2000 C Cy In Windows Vista This icon restores the files to their original directory This icon restores the files to a directory of your choice In Microsoft Windows Vista the control center at the mome
71. ra AntiVir Personal If you use the operating system Windows XP deactivate System Restore Start the computer in Safe Mode Start Avira AntiVir Personal and the Configuration expert mode Choose Scanner Scan Files All files and confirm with OK Start a scan of all local drives Start the computer in Normal Mode T Ww w F FY W V Y Carry out a scan in Normal Mode 32 FAQ Tips 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 AntiVir Guard is disabled In the Control Center in the section Overview Status in theAntiVir Guard panel click on the Enable link Reason AntiVir Guard is blocked by a firewall Define a general approval for AntiVir Guard in the configuration of your firewall AntiVir Guard only works with the address 127 0 0 1 localhost An Internet connection is not established Otherwise Check the startup type of the AntiVir Guard 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 2000 and Windows XP the services applet is located in the sub directory Administrative Tools Find the entry Avira AntiVir Guard Automatic must be entered as the startup type and Started as the status If necessary start the service manually by selecting the relevant line
72. re protected with advanced options from unwanted termination Advanced password protection requires considerably more computer resources than simple password protection That is why the option is disabled as the default setting To enable this option you have to restart your computer Important Password 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 Protect files and registry entries from manipulation If this option is enabled all registry entries of AntiVir Personal and all program files binary and configuration 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 Note When this option is activated changes can only be made to the configuration including changes to scan or update requests can only be made by means of the user interface Important Protection for files and registration entries is not available for Windows XP 64 Bit 65 Avira AntiVir Personal 66 11 4 3 WMI Support for Windows Management Instrumentation Windows Management Instrumentation is a basic Windows administration technique that uses script and programming languages to allow read and write a
73. reats Click Recommendations Far 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 disabled AntiVir Guard in the Overview Status section of theAvira AntiVir Personal Control Center You can also see that the AntiVir Guard 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 Note This function is not supported by Windows Vista gt NOT MONITORED a You ve told us you re using antivirus software that you will monitor yourself Ta 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 Avira AntiVir Personal You can enable this option at any time via the button Recommendations Note Even if you have installed Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista you still require a virus protection solution e g Avira AntiVir Personal Although Windows XP Service Pack 2 monitors your anti virus software it does not contain any anti virus functions itself Therefore you would not be protected against viruses and other mal
74. rsonal may mean you need to adapt the protective components of AntiVir Personal 14 Overview of AntiVir Personal G Avira AntiVir Personal Free Antivirus m Avira AntiVir Personal R 7 4 AVIRA Expert mode Scanner gt Scan 2 Help i p Scanner bk Scan k Report CO all Files Scan boot sectors of selected drives Files r Additional settings S Guard Use smart extensions Scan master boot sectors amp GB Update O Use File extension list A General Ignore offline files C Follow symbolic links Search For Rootkits before scan Scan registry Scan process Allow stopping the scanner Scanner priority normal m Description i The Configuration opens a dialog box You can save your configuration settings via the OK or Accept buttons delete you settings by clicking the Cancel button or restore your default configuration settings using the Restore defaults button You can select individual configuration sections in the left hand navigation bar Accessing the AntiVir Personal Configuration You have several options for accessing the configuration via the Windows control panel via the Windows Security Center from Windows XP Service Pack 2 viathe Avira AntiVir Personal tray icon inthe Avira AntiVir Personal Control Center via the menu item Extras Configuration inthe Avira AntiVir Personal Control Center vi
75. s PCK Double Extension Files HEUR DBLEXT Phishing Application APPL By clicking on the relevant box the selected type is enabled check mark set or disabled no check mark Select all If this option is enabled all types are enabled Default values This button restores the predefined default values Reference Configuration options 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 11 4 2 Security Update Alert if last update older than n day s In this box you can enter the maximum number of days allowed to have passed since the last update of Avira AntiVir Personal If this number of days has passed a red icon is displayed for the update status under Status in the Control Center If this option is enabled you will obtain an alert message 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 message if the last update is older than n day s Product protection Protect processes from unwanted termination If this option is enabled all AntiVir Personal processes 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 password protection If this option is enabled all AntiVir Personal processes a
76. s 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 On demand 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 using the scan profile Scan for active malware Scan active processes via the scan profile Active processes Scan for boot sector viruses via the menu command Scan for boot sector viruses in the Extras menu 30 7 Updates The effectiveness of anti virus software depends on how up to date the program is in particular the virus definition file and the search engine To carry out updates the Updater component is integrated into AntiVir Personal The Updater ensures that Avira AntiVir Personal is always up to date and able to deal with the new viruses that appear every day Updater updates the following components Virus definition file The virus definition file contains the virus patterns of the harmful programs used by AntiVir Personal to scan for viruses and malware and repair infected objects Search engine The search engine contains the methods used by AntiVir Personal to scan for viruses and malware Program files prod
77. s displayed if you selected the Show Readme txt option in the installation wizard After a successful installation we recommend that you check AntiVir Personal is up to date in the Control Center under Overview Status gt Where appropriate update AntiVir Personal to ensure the virus definition file is up to date gt Then perform a full system scan 4 2 Modification installation You have the option of adding or removing individual program components of the current Avira AntiVir Personal installation see ChapterInstallation and uninstallation Installation modules If you wish to add or remove modules of the actual Avira AntiVir Personal installation you can use the option Add or Remove Programs in the Windows control panel to Change Remove programs Select Avira AntiVir Personal and click Change In the welcome dialog of Avira AntiVir Personal select the option Modify You will be guided through the installation changes 4 3 Installation modules In a user defined installation or a modification installation the following installation modules can be selected added or removed AntiVir Personal This module contains all components required for successful installation of Avira AntiVir Personal AntiVir Guard The AntiVir Guard runs in the background It monitors and repairs if possible files during operations such as open write and copy in on access mode Whenever a user carries out a file operation e g load
78. s on running processes the processes in question are terminated before the actions are carried out Note We recommend that you move any suspicious file that cannot be repaired to Quarantine 5 2 9 Quarantine Handling quarantined files qua To handle quarantined files gt Inthe Control Center select the section Administration Quarantine gt Check which files are involved so that if necessary you can reload the original back onto your computer from another location If you want to see more information on a file a 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 Avira AntiVir Personal virus definition file 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 p gt Highlight the file and click on The file is scanned for viruses and malware using the on demand scan settings After the scan the dialog Scan 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 Q If you want to upload the file to a Avira Malware Research Center web server for analysis Overview of AntiVir Personal gt Highlight the file you want to upload Click on A dialog opens with a form for inputting y
79. 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 Scanner detects whether a file is a packed file format archive even if the file extension differs from the usual extensions and scans the archive However for this every file must be opened which reduces the scanning speed Example if a zip archive has the file extension xyz the Scanner also unpacks this archive and scans it This option is enabled as the default setting Note Only those archive types are supported which are marked in the archive list 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 24 Avira AntiVir Personal 52 11 1 1 2 Note In order to find a virus or an unwanted program in an archive the 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 ena
80. 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 Important The rootkit scan is not available for Windows XP 64 bit Scan Registry If this option is enabled the Registry is scanned for references to malware 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 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 Scanner is only allocated processor time by the operating system if no other process requires computation time i e as long as only the Scanner is running the speed is maximum All in all work with other programs is optimal The computer responds more quickly if other programs require computation time while the Scanner continues running in the background This setting is activated by default and is reco
81. t 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 Important 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 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 Scanner performs a scan that follows all symbolic links in the scan profile or selected directory and scans the linked files for viruses and malware This option is not supported by Windows 2000 and has been deactivated 11 1 1 1 Reference Configuration options Important The option does not include any shortcuts but refers exclusively to symbolic links generated by mklink exe or Junction Points generated by junction exe which are transparent in the file system Search for Rootkits before scan If this option is enabled and a scan is started the
82. t was in before it was moved to quarantine To restore a file to a specified directory gt 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 for selecting the directory appears gt Select the directory to restore the file to and confirm The file is restored to the selected directory 9 2 11 Quarantine move suspicious files to quarantine To move a suspect file to quarantine manually gt Inthe Control Center select the section Administration Quarantine 1 Click on The Windows default window for selecting a file appears gt Select the file and confirm The file is moved to quarantine You can scan files in quarantine with the AntiVir Scanner e see Chapter Quarantine Handling quarantined files qua Overview of AntiVir Personal 9 2 12 Scan profile 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 v In the Control Center go to the Local protection Scan section gt 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 a
83. terval e Single Where appropriate specify a date according to the selection Where appropriate select the following additional options availability depends on job type e Repeat job if the time has already expired Past jobs are carried out that could not be carried out at the required time for example because the computer was switched off The dialog box Select display mode appears Select the display mode of the job window e Minimize progress bar only e Maximize Entire job window e Hide No job window 21 Avira AntiVir Personal 22 gt Select the Shut down computer 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 gt Click Finish Your newly created order appears as activated check mark on the homepage of the section Administration Scheduler gt Where appropriate deactivate jobs which are not to be carried out Use the following icons to further define your jobs View properties of a job x amp Modify job Delete job Vd Start job Q Stop job 5 2 7 On demand scan Targeted scan for active rootkits To scan for active rootkits use the predefined scan profile Scan for rootkits To scan for active rootkits systematically gt Go to Control Center and select the section Local protection Scan Predefined scan profiles appear gt Select the predefined s
84. th this button you can delete a selected file object from the display window Please observe the following points The file name can only contain the wildcards any number of characters and a single character Directory names must end with a backslash otherwise a file name is assumed Thelist is processed from top to bottom Individual file extensions can also be excluded inclusive wildcards Ifa directory is excluded all its sub directories are automatically also excluded 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 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 Note In case of dynamic drives which 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 us
85. 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 Avira AntiVir Personal contains a highly powerful macro virus 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 Avira AntiVir Personal contains a very powerful heuristic in the form of AntiVir AheAD technology which can also detect unknown new malware If this option is activated 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 Avira AntiVir Personal detects slightly less unknown malware the risk of false alerts is low in this case Medium detection level This setting is activated by default if you have selected the use of this heuristic High detection level If this option is enabled Avira AntiVir Personal detects much more unknown malware however false positives c
86. tion 23 AntiVir Guard is enabled AntiVir Guard is disabled The tray icon displays the status of the AntiVir Guard service Central functions of Avira AntiVir Personal can be quickly accessed via the context menu of the tray icon To open the context menu click on the tray icon with the right hand mouse button Entries in the context menu Activate AntiVir Guard Enables or disables Avira AntiVir Guard Start AntiVir Opens the Avira AntiVir Personal Control Center Configure AntiVir Opens the Configuration Start update Starts an update Help opens this online help Avira on the Internet Opens the web portal of AntiVir Personal on the internet The condition for this is that you have an active connection to the Internet 5 2 How to 9 2 1 Avira AntiVir Personal automatic update To create a job with the AntiVir Scheduler to update Avira AntiVir Personal automatically gt Inthe Control Center select the Management Scheduler section TA tet gt Click on the Create new job with the wizard icon Avira AntiVir Personal The dialog box Name and description of job appears Give the job a name and where appropriate a description The dialog box Type of job is displayed Select Update job from the list The dialog box Time of job appears v v i vi Select a time for the update e Immediately e Daily e Weekly e Interval e Single Note We recommend that you update Avira AntiVir P
87. to the Avira GmbH Newsletter Your personal data are required for this purpose gt If and when necessary enter your data and acknowledge by clicking Next In case of a registration the following dialog box will display the result of the activation Click Next The program features will be installed Installation progress is displayed in the dialog box In the following dialog box you can choose whether to open the Readme file after installation is completed and whether to restart your computer gt Agree where appropriate and complete the installation by clicking Finish The installation wizard is closed Resume User defined installation If you choose user defined installation the following step opens the configuration wizard The configuration wizard enables you to define custom settings for AntiVir Personal gt Click Next in the welcome window of the configuration wizard to begin configuration of AntiVir Personal The Configure AHeAD dialog box enables you to select a detection level for the AHeAD technology The detection level selected is used for the Scanner On demand scan and Guard On access scan AHeAD technology settings gt Select a detection level and continue the installation by clicking Next In the following dialog box Select extended threat categories you can adapt the protective functions of AntiVir Personal to the threat categories specified gt Where appropriate activate f
88. uard on access scanner You can thus scan all files that are copied or opened on the computer on the fly for viruses and unwanted programs Scan mode Here the time for scanning of a file is defined Scan when reading If this option is enabled the Guard scans the files before they are read or executed by the application or the operating system Reference Configuration options Scan when writing If this option is enabled the Guard 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 Guard scans files before opening reading and executing and after writing This option is enabled as the default setting and is recommended Files The Guard can use a filter to scan only those files with a certain extension type All files If this option is enabled all files irrespective of their content and their file extension are scanned for viruses or unwanted programs i e the filter is not used Note If All files is enabled the button File extensions cannot be selected Smart Extensions If this option is enabled the selection of the files scanned for viruses or unwanted programs is automatically chosen by Avira AntiVir Personal This means that Avira AntiVir Personal 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
89. uct update Update packages for product updates make extra functions available to the individual program components An update checks whether the virus definition file and search engine are up to date and if necessary implements an update Depending on the settings in the configuration the Updater also carries out a product update or informs you of the product updates available After a product update you may have to restart your computer system If only the virus definition file and search engine are updated the computer does not have to be restarted Note For security reasons the Updater checks whether the Windows host file of your computer was altered to the effect that for example the Avira AntiVir Personal update URL was manipulated by malware and diverts the Updater to unwanted download sites If the Windows host file has been manipulated this is shown in the Updater report file AntiVir Personal is automatically updated in the following interval 24 hours You can edit or disable the automatic update through the configuration Configuration Update In the Control Center under Scheduler you can create additional update jobs that are carried out 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 viathe context menu of the tray icon Updates can be obtained from the Internet via a Web server of the manufacturer
90. up to date an update must be carried out after installation Update your system by carrying out an Avira AntiVir Personal update Virus protection ON After installation of Avira AntiVir Personal and a subsequent update you receive the following message RERRSRRRREERERESHEREREEEEERRERESAHERERREEEZSESSIEEEEEREEEAZASZAERRRRERRRRZEZSEAREREEEEEZZZASEZRRRRRERRRRRRREREREEZERZRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGRRGGRRRRRRRRRZRRRGRRRRRRRSRRRRRRRRRRRSRRRERERRRRRRRZSESSERRRRRRRRRRRERERERRRRRRSREZEZERERRRRRRRRERERERRRRRREEEERERERERERERR eee eee eer eee eer ere rer rere reer reer rete reer rere reer rere terete reer reer rere errr rere tree errr errr terre rte rere reer rere rer reer errr ree terre reer rere reer rere errr reer reer errr rer rer rer rer re rere errr reer errr rer rrr reer eter rer re rere eter terre tree ere reer re Antivir Desktop reports that iE is up to dake and virus scanning is on Antivirus software helps protect your computer against viruses and other security threats How does antivirus software help protect mv computert Avira AntiVir Personal is now up to date and the AntiVir Guard is enabled Virus protection OFF You receive the following message if you disable the AntiVir Guard or stop the Guard service 37 Avira AntiVir Personal 38 P Virus Protection E OFF G Antivir Desktop reports that it is turned off Antivirus software helps protect your computer against viruses and other security th
91. uration of the on demand scan 11 1 1 Scan Here you define the basic behavior of the scan routine for an on demand scan If you select certain directories to be scanned with an on demand scan depending on the configuration the Scanner scans with a certain scanning power priority also boot sectors and main memory certain or all boot sectors and the main memory allor selected files in the directory Files The Scanner can use a filter to scan only those files 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 Smart Extensions If this option is enabled the selection of the files scanned for viruses or unwanted programs is automatically chosen by Avira AntiVir Personal This means that Avira AntiVir Personal 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 setting is activated by default and is recommended Note If Smart Extensions is enabled the button File extensions cannot be selected Use file extension list If this option is enabled only files with a specified extension are scanned All file types that may contai
92. urther threat categories and continue the installation by clicking Next If you have selected the AntiVir Guard installation module theGuard start mode dialog box appears You can stipulate the Guard start time At each computer reboot the Guard will be started in the start mode specified Note The specified Guard start mode is saved in the registry and cannot be changed via the Configuration gt Enable the required option and continue the configuration by clicking Next In the following dialog box System scan a short system scan can be enabled or disabled The short system scan is carried out 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 Short system scan option and continue the configuration by clicking Next In the following dialog box you can complete the configuration by clicking Finish gt Click Finish to complete the configuration The specified and selected settings are accepted Avira AntiVir Personal If you have enabled the Short system scan option the Luke Filewalker window opens The Scanner performs a short system scan Resume Express installation und user defined installation If you selected the Restart computer option in the final installation wizard the computer reboots After the computer restart the AntiVir Personal Readme file i
93. viruses and malware The Scan section enables you to easily configure and start an on demand scan Predefined profiles enable you to run a scan with preset 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 not saved The Guard section displays information on scanned files 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 Administration n Administration 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 which 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 and to adapt or delete existing jobs 9 1 2 Configuration You can define AntiVir Personal settings in the Configuration After installation AntiVir Personal is configured with standard settings ensuring optimal protection for your computer system However your computer system or your specific requirements for AntiVir Pe
94. ware without an additional anti virus solution 9 Viruses and more 9 1 Extended threat categories Dialers DIALERS Certain services available in the Internet have to be paid for They are invoiced in Germany via dialers with 0190 0900 numbers or via 09x0 numbers in Austria and Switzerland in Germany the number is set to change to 09x0 in the medium term Once installed on the computer these programs guarantee a connection via a suitable premium rate number whose scale of charges can vary widely 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 0
95. work It has the function to monitor a network and to protocol attacks This service is unknown to the legitimate user because of this reason he is never addressed If an attacker examines a network for the weak points and uses the services which are offered by a Honeypot it is logged and an alert is triggered Macro viruses Macro viruses are small programs that are written in the macro language of an application e g 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 do consequently 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
96. zed changing of system settings Avira AntiVir Personal Free Antivirus www avira com Avira GmbH Lindauer Str 21 88069 Tettnang Germany Telephone 49 0 7542 500 0 Fax 49 0 7542 525 10 Internet http www avira com AntiVir is a registered trademark of the Avira GmbH 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 However this does not mean that they may be used freely Avira GmbH All rights reserved 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 GmbH Errors and technical subject to Issued Q1 2010

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