Avira User Manual

You may change the detection level by moving the slider control.
� Low: Weakest detection level with a low risk that clean files will be detected as
infected.
� Medium: Strong detection level with a low risk that clean files will be detected as
infected.
� High: Strongest detection level with a higher risk that clean files will be detected as
infected.
7.8 Threat Categories
Preferences
Avira Mac Security not only searches for all kinds of viruses but protects your Mac against
various other threats, such as dangerous or unwanted applications. If you are not sure
what kind of threats you want your Avira product to scan for, keep the default values.
Dangerous Applications
Adware/Spyware
Software that displays advertising or software that sends the user's personal data to a
third party, often without his knowledge or consent.
Backdoors
In order to steal data or manipulate your Mac, 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.
Double extension file
Executable files that hide their real file extension in a suspicious way. This camouflage
method is often used by malware.
Phishing
Also known as brand spoofing, phishing is a clever form of data theft aimed at
customers of Internet providers, online banking services or 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.
Security privacy risk
Software that may be able to compromise the security of your Mac, initiate unwanted
program activities, damage your privacy or spy on your user behavior.
Unusual runtime packer
Files that have been compressed with an unusual runtime packer and that can
therefore be classified as potentially suspicious.
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