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To react on detected malware, click Treat Alerts. The Detections window opens. The malware found is listed in a table with the following information: Date: The exact time of the detection. Name: The name of the malware. Type: The type of the malware as virus or unwanted program. File: The path of the file that carries the malware. To select a file for further treatment, click the checkbox at the end of the row. You may select all files, by clicking the Select All button. Select an option from the menu I want selected viruses to be ... and click Apply Now to start the selected action. You may execute the following actions: moved to quarantine: The infected file is sent to the quarantine directory. deleted: The infected file is irrevocably deleted. Status overview renamed: The infected file is renamed by the scanner to a harmless .xxx file. Direct access to these files, for example by a double-click, is therefore no longer possible. ignored until next detection update: The infected file is treated as white-listed until the next virus definition file update, then it will be scanned again. To leave the Detections window, click OK. You may initialize another scanning process from the What would you like to scan? window. 3.4 Your Mac is Protected Although your Mac is protected, you should regularly search for viruses. Click the Show Details link in the main Status window of the event center, close to the Help button, to open the panes of the Status and Statistics tabs to check that your Avira system is up-to-date, Real-Time Protection is turned on and there are no untreated viruses. Click the Hide Details link, to hide the Status and Statistics tabs. The Status tab The pane of the Status tab provides information whether your Avira system is kept up-todate and if Real-Time Protection is turned on. Furthermore you get to know whether all detected risks are treated. • Real-Time Protection is turned on: The on-access protection is activated. • Detection is up-to-date: The Virus Definition File and the search engine are up-to-date. Avira Mac Security - User Manual (Status: 29. 05. 2012) 20
• Scheduled updates are turned on: The default scheduled updates are activated. • No untreated viruses: All viruses are in quarantine or are deleted. The Statistics tab Status overview The pane of the Statistics tab shows the results of the last scan and update processes. • Last virus found: The name and the path of detected viruses. • Last successful update: The last successful update method. • Your current engine version: The version number of the current scan engine. • Your current detection version: The version number of the current virus definition file. 3.5 Your Mac is not Protected If your Mac is not protected and you want to get more information about security risks before fixing the problem by a single click on the button Secure My Mac Now: Click Show Details to receive detailed information about current risks. More information is displayed on the panes of the two tabs: Status and Statistics. Click Hide Details to close the Status and Statistics tabs. The Status tab The pane of the Status tab provides information whether your Avira system is kept up to date and if Real-Time Protection is turned on. Furthermore you get to know if all detected viruses are treated. • Real-Time Protection is turned off / turned on • Last update is older than the configured update schedule / Detection is up to date • Scheduled updates are turned off / on • Detected viruses have not been treated yet / No untreated viruses The Statistics tab The pane of the Statistics tab shows the results of the last scan and update processes. • Last virus found: The path and the name of the last detected virus. • Last successful update: The last successful update method. • Engine version: The version number of the current scan engine. • VDF version: The version number of the current virus definition file. Avira Mac Security - User Manual (Status: 29. 05. 2012) 21
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