Avira User Manual

If you want the Scheduled Scans to run every day, turn on Every day at and select
a time from the menu.
If you want the Scheduled Scans to run once a week, turn on Every week on and
select the day and the time from the menu.
If you prefer to specify a certain time interval, turn on Every and choose an interval
of days, of hours, and of minutes from the menu.
To always be on the safe side, click the check box Scan system upon starting if
one or more scheduled scans were missed.
To keep your settings and to return to the Scheduled Scans window, click Save.
To reset all settings, to close the Custom Scan Configuration pane and to return to
the Scheduled Scans window, click Cancel.
5.3 Scheduling Updates
The effectiveness of anti-virus software depends on how up-to-date the program is, in
particular the virus definition file and the scan engine. To carry out regular updates, the
Scheduled Updates component is integrated into your Avira Mac Security. Scheduled
Updates ensures that your Mac security is always up-to-date and able to deal with the
new viruses that appear every day. The default update interval is 2 hours. Choose
Scheduler > Update > Scheduled Updates > On.
Note
We strongly recommend that you do not turn off the default update job
Scheduled Updates.
The updated components are the following:
• Virus definition file:
Scheduler
The virus definition file contains the virus patterns of harmful programs which are
used by your Avira Mac Security to scan for viruses and malware and repair infected
objects.
• Scan engine:
The scan engine contains the methods used by your Avira Mac Security to scan for
viruses and malware.
• Program files (product update):
Update packages for product updates make extra functions available to the individual
program components.
An update checks whether the virus definition file and the scan engine are up-to-date and
if necessary, implements an update. Depending on the option you have chosen under
Actions > Update, the Updater module also carries out a product update. The Updater
module informs you of the product updates available by a dialog.
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