Avira User Manual

7.3.1 Basic Settings
You may choose what kind of files will be scanned on demand by the virus scanner and
which action shall be taken for detected viruses.
Detection Range
Scan all files
All files and folders of your system will be scanned for malware.
Scan potentially dangerous files only
The most endangered parts of your system will be scanned.
Default value is Scan potentially dangerous files only.
Action on Detection
Treat each detection separately
You will be informed about each detection and you have to choose an action on
detection.
Treat each detection automatically
Each infected item will be treated automatically.
Default value is Treat each detection automatically.
If you keep the default setting, the default action if a virus is found is Move files to
quarantine.
Select the kind of file to be scanned from the Detection Range section.
Select an action from the Action on Detection section. If you want the detections to
be treated automatically, also select a procedure from the Default action menu.
Preferences
Choose an action for the infected item: Delete, Move files to quarantine or Ignore
until next update.
To save your settings and to close the dialog, click OK and type your password to
allow Avira to save your customized settings.
To close the preferences window without keeping your settings, click Cancel.
Archive Handling
• By default Avira Mac Security scans archives with the on-demand virus scanner.
Archives are containers for files such as documents, pictures or executable files. Archives
can have simple but also very complex structures. Very often those archived files are also
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