User Manual

Introduction
4.1.10 Entries in the context menu ............................................................................................. 36
4.2 How to...? ...................................................................................................................... 37
4.2.1 Overview ......................................................................................................................... 37
4.2.2 Activate license ............................................................................................................... 37
4.2.3 Perform automatic updates ............................................................................................. 38
4.2.4 Start a manual update ..................................................................................................... 39
4.2.5 Using a scan profiles to scan for viruses and malware .................................................... 40
4.2.6 Scan for viruses and malware using drag & drop ............................................................ 42
4.2.7 Scan for viruses and malware via the context menu ........................................................ 42
4.2.8 Automatically scan for viruses and malware .................................................................... 42
4.2.9 Targeted scan for Rootkits and active malware ............................................................... 44
4.2.10 React to detected viruses and malware ........................................................................... 44
4.2.11 Handling quarantined files (*.qua) ................................................................................... 49
4.2.12 Restore the files in quarantine ......................................................................................... 51
4.2.13 Move suspicious files to quarantine ................................................................................. 53
4.2.14 Scan profile: Amend or delete file type in a scan profile .................................................. 53
4.2.15 Create desktop shortcut for scan profile .......................................................................... 54
4.2.16 Filter events..................................................................................................................... 54
4.2.17 Exclude email addresses from scan ................................................................................ 55
4.2.18 Select the security level for the FireWall .......................................................................... 55
5. System Scanner ........................................................................................... 57
6. Updates ......................................................................................................... 58
7. Firewall ......................................................................................................... 60
8. FAQ, Tips ...................................................................................................... 61
8.1 Help in case of a problem .............................................................................................. 61
8.2 Shortcuts ....................................................................................................................... 66
8.2.1 In dialog boxes ................................................................................................................ 66
8.2.2 In the help ....................................................................................................................... 67
8.2.3 In the Control Center ....................................................................................................... 68
8.3 Windows Security Center .............................................................................................. 70
8.3.1 General ........................................................................................................................... 70
8.3.2 The Windows Security Center and your Avira product ..................................................... 71
8.4 Windows Action Center.................................................................................................. 74
8.4.1 General ........................................................................................................................... 74
8.4.2 The Windows Action Center and your Avira product ........................................................ 75
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