AVIRA FREE ANTIVIRUS User Manual download pdf (Page 4)

Introduction

Avira Free Antivirus - User Manual (Status: 16 Dec. 2013) 4

3.7.3 Uninstalling Avira Free Antivirus under Windows XP .................................................................. 30

3.7.4 Uninstalling Avira SearchFree Toolbar ............................................................................................. 30

4. Overview of Avira Free Antivirus ..................................................... 34

4.1 User interface and operation .............................................................................................. 34

4.1.1 Control Center .......................................................................................................................................... 34

4.1.2 Configuration ............................................................................................................................................ 37

4.1.3 Tray icon .................................................................................................................................................... 40

4.2 Avira SearchFree Toolbar ................................................................................................... 42

4.2.1 Use ............................................................................................................................................................... 42

4.2.2 Options ....................................................................................................................................................... 45

4.2.3 Uninstalling Avira SearchFree Toolbar ............................................................................................. 49

4.3 How to...? ............................................................................................................................. 49

4.3.1 Perform automatic updates .................................................................................................................. 49

4.3.2 Start a manual update ........................................................................................................................... 51

4.3.3 Using a scan profile to scan for viruses and malware ................................................................. 51

4.3.4 Scan for viruses and malware using drag & drop ......................................................................... 52

4.3.5 Scan for viruses and malware via the context menu ................................................................... 53

4.3.6 Automatically scan for viruses and malware .................................................................................. 53

4.3.7 Targeted scan for Rootkits and active malware ............................................................................ 54

4.3.8 React to detected viruses and malware ........................................................................................... 55

4.3.9 Handling quarantined files (*.qua) ...................................................................................................... 57

4.3.10 Restore the files in quarantine ............................................................................................................ 59

4.3.11 Move suspicious files to quarantine .................................................................................................. 60

4.3.12 Amend or delete file type in a scan profile ...................................................................................... 61

4.3.13 Create desktop shortcut for scan profile .......................................................................................... 61

4.3.14 Filter events ............................................................................................................................................... 62

5. Detection ..................................................................................... 63

5.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 63

5.2 Interactive action mode ....................................................................................................... 63

5.2.1 Alert ............................................................................................................................................................. 64

5.2.2 Detection, Errors, Warnings ................................................................................................................. 64

5.2.3 Context menu actions ............................................................................................................................ 65

5.2.4 Special features when infected boot sectors, rootkits and active malware are detected . 66

5.2.5 Buttons and links ..................................................................................................................................... 66

5.2.6 Special features when malware is detected while Web Protection is inactive ..................... 67

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