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Automatic
Overview of Avira Professional Security
In automatic action mode, when a virus or unwanted program is detected the action
you selected in this area is executed automatically. If you enable the option Display
detection alerts, you will receive an alert whenever a virus is detected, indicating the
action performed.
Action options for the Realtime Protection:
Interactive
In interactive action mode, data access is denied and a desktop notification is
displayed. In the desktop notification you can remove the malware detected or transfer
the malware to the System Scanner component using the Details button for further
virus management. The System Scanner opens a window containing notification of the
detection, which gives you various options for managing the affected file via a context
menu (see Detection > System Scanner):
Automatic
In automatic action mode, when a virus or unwanted program is detected, the action
you selected in this area is executed automatically. If you enable the option Display
detection alerts, you will receive a desktop notification whenever a virus is detected.
Action options for Mail Protection, Web Protection:
Interactive
In interactive action mode, if a virus or unwanted program is detected, a dialog box
appears in which you can select what to do with the infected object. This option is
enabled as the default setting.
Automatic
In automatic action mode, when a virus or unwanted program is detected the action
you selected in this area is executed automatically. If you enable the Show progress
bar option, you will receive an alert when a virus is detected. The alert will allow you to
confirm the action to be performed.
In interactive action mode, you can react to detected viruses and unwanted programs by
selecting an action for the infected object in the alert and executing the selected action by
clicking Confirm.
The following actions for handling infected objects are available for selection:
Note
Which actions are available for selection depends on the operating system, the
protection components (Avira Realtime Protection, Avira System Scanner, Avira
Mail Protection, Avira Web Protection) reporting the detection, and the type of
malware detected.
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