AVIRA PREMIUM SECURITY SUITE 10 User Manual Page 1

Avira Premium Security SuiteUser Manual

Product information 5 In order to be able to use your AntiVir product, you require a license. You thereby accept the license terms. The license is pro

Reference: Configuration options 95 add rule to block the attack. to block the attack. Ports With a mouse click on the link a dialog box appears in

Avira Premium Security Suite 96 <empty> with mask <empty> at offset 0. – Deny TCP packets on 135 Deny TCP packets from address 0.0.0.0

Reference: Configuration options 97 Discard packets that have following bytes <empty> with mask <empty> at offset 0. – Deny all TCP pac

Avira Premium Security Suite 98 Application method With a mouse click on this link you have the choice to apply the rule for connection initiation and

Reference: Configuration options 99 packets Deny UDP packetsfrom address 0.0.0.0 with mask 0.0.0.0 if local ports are in range {0-65535} and the remo

Avira Premium Security Suite 100 With a mouse click on the link a dialog box appears in which you can select a file that contains the specific buffer.

Reference: Configuration options 101 Filtered content: Data With a mouse click on the link a dialog box appears in which you can select a file that co

Avira Premium Security Suite 102 By clicking on this link with the mouse, a dialog box opens in which you can enter the required IP protocol. Report f

Reference: Configuration options 103 Application list This table shows the list of applications for which rules are defined. The application list cont

Avira Premium Security Suite 104 carried out on all network activities performed by the software application. Advanced: With this type of filtering, t

6 4 Installation and uninstallation This chapter contains information relating to the installation and uninstallation of your AntiVir program. – s

Reference: Configuration options 105 Remove rule Removes the selected application rule. Reload Reloads the list of applications and simultaneously d

Avira Premium Security Suite 106 13.4.4 Settings Advanced options Enable FireWall If the option is activated, the Avira FireWall is enabled and protec

Reference: Configuration options 107 The application rules options are used to set the configuration options for application rules in the FireWall::Ap

Avira Premium Security Suite 108 When this option is enabled, the option "Remember action for this application" in the dialog box "Netw

Reference: Configuration options 109 The WebGuard section of the Configuration is responsible for the configuration of the WebGuard. 13.5.1 Scan WebGu

Avira Premium Security Suite 110 Interactive If this option is enabled, a dialog box appears when a virus or unwanted program is detected during an on

Reference: Configuration options 111 In this box, enter the names of the MIME types and file types you want WebGuard to block. For file types, enter t

Avira Premium Security Suite 112 In the Web filter list you can select the content categories whose URLs are to be blocked by WebGuard. Note The Web f

Reference: Configuration options 113 – audio/ = All audio media type files are excluded from WebGuard scans – video/quicktime = All Quicktime sub-ty

Avira Premium Security Suite 114 = All URLs with the domain 'www.avira.com' are excluded from WebGuard scans: www.avira.com/en/pages/index.p

Installation and uninstallation 7 – A target folder can be selected for the program files to be installed. – You can disable Create a desktop icon a

Reference: Configuration options 115 Your AntiVir product contains a highly powerful macrovirus heuristic. If this option is enabled, all macros in th

Avira Premium Security Suite 116 Limit size to n MB If this option is enabled, the report file can be limited to a certain size; possible values: Perm

Reference: Configuration options 117 Password Protected To enable the parental control configuration, press the "Password Protected" button

Avira Premium Security Suite 118 Note The roles that have already been assigned to a user cannot be deleted. Role properties The Edit button takes you

Reference: Configuration options 119 Input box Enter the names of the file objects that are not to be saved in this box. The path for the temporary di

Avira Premium Security Suite 120 C:\Program Files\Application\applic?????.e* C:\Program Files\ C:\Program Files C:\Program Files\Application\*.mdb Lis

Reference: Configuration options 121 13.8 Update In the Update section you can configure the automatic receiving of updates. You can specify various

Avira Premium Security Suite 122 If this option is enabled, you will be notified by email when new product updates become available. Updates to the vi

Reference: Configuration options 123 Reminder message for restart every n seconds If this option is enabled, the restart which is necessary after a pr

Avira Premium Security Suite 124 13.9.1 Threat categories Selection of threat categories Your AntiVir product protects you against computer viruses. I

Avira Premium Security Suite 8 Note The following actions for disabling the Windows FireWall only apply to the Windows XP operating system.  Start t

Reference: Configuration options 125 Areas protected by password Your AntiVir program can protect individual areas with a password. By clicking the re

Avira Premium Security Suite 126 Configuration If this option is enabled, configuration of the program is only possible after entering the pre-defined

Reference: Configuration options 127 If this option is enabled, all registry entries of the program and all program files (binary and configuration fi

Avira Premium Security Suite 128 Warning If you are using a proxy server which requires authentication, enter all the required data under the option U

Reference: Configuration options 129 13.9.7 Events Limit size of event database Limit maximum number of events to n entries If this option is enabled,

Avira Premium Security Suite 130 If this option is enabled, there is an acoustic alert with the default signal when a virus is detected by the Scanner

Avira GmbHKaplaneiweg 188069 TettnangGermany© 2011 Avira GmbH. All rights reserved.Errors and technical subject to change.Telephone: +49 7542-500 0Fa

Installation and uninstallation 9 obtain more details on the expanded online scan.  Enable or disable participation in the AntiVir ProActiv Communit

Avira Premium Security Suite 10 Your license data will be displayed in the next window.  Click Next.  Skip the following chapter on "Activa

Installation and uninstallation 11  Enable the required option and continue the configuration by clicking Next. If you have selected the AntiVir W

Avira Premium Security Suite 12 4.3 Installation modules In a user-defined installation or a change installation, the following installation modules

Installation and uninstallation 13 – Shell Extension The Shell Extension generates an entry ‘Scan selected files with AntiVir’ in the context menu of

14 5 Overview of Premium Security Suite This chapter contains an overview of the functionality and operation of your AntiVir program. – see Chapter

Trademarks and Copyright Trademarks AntiVir is a registered trademark of Avira GmbH. Windows is a registered trademark of the Microsoft Corporati

Overview of Premium Security Suite 15 – Navigation area: In the navigation area, you can easily swap between the individual sections of the Control C

Avira Premium Security Suite 16 • The Status section lets you see at a glance which program modules are active and provides information on the last u

Overview of Premium Security Suite 17 5.1.2 Configuration You can define settings for your AntiVir program in the Configuration. After installation

Avira Premium Security Suite 18 Navigate in the configuration window as you would in Windows Explorer:  Click an entry in the tree structure to disp

Overview of Premium Security Suite 19 On-access scan exceptions On-access scan heuristics Report function setting – MailGuard: Configuration of MailG

Avira Premium Security Suite 20 Security: Update status display, complete system scan status display, product protection WMI: Enable WMI support Event

Overview of Premium Security Suite 21 5.2 How to...? 5.2.1 Activate product To activate your AntiVir product, you have the following options: • Act

Avira Premium Security Suite 22 5.2.2 Perform automatic updates To create a job with the AntiVir Scheduler to update your AntiVir program automatical

Overview of Premium Security Suite 23 Use the following icons to further define your jobs: View properties of a job Modify job Delete job

Avira Premium Security Suite 24 if you want to scan with a customized scan profile. – Create and apply new scan profile if you want to create your ow

ii Table of Contents 1 Introduction ... 1 2

Overview of Premium Security Suite 25 • Directory excluding sub-directories (green check mark) • Sub-directories of one directory only (grey check m

Avira Premium Security Suite 26 5.2.7 On-demand scan: Automatically scan for viruses and malware Note After installation, the scan job Full system sc

Overview of Premium Security Suite 27  Click Finish. Your newly created job appears on the start page of the Manager :: Scheduler section with the

Avira Premium Security Suite 28 In interactive action mode, the results of the Scanner scan are displayed in a dialog box. This option is enabled as t

Overview of Premium Security Suite 29 – Delete The file will be deleted. This process is much quicker than overwrite and delete. If a boot sector vir

Avira Premium Security Suite 30 The application is blocked, i.e. the application is terminated. The program is added to list of blocked applications a

Overview of Premium Security Suite 31 – Deny access The website requested from the web server and/or any data or files transferred are not sent to yo

Avira Premium Security Suite 32  Highlight the file and click on . If you want to upload the file to a Avira Malware Research Center web server for

Overview of Premium Security Suite 33 5.2.11 Quarantine: Restore the files in quarantine Different icons control the restore procedure, depending on t

Avira Premium Security Suite 34  Click Yes. The Windows default window for selecting the directory appears.  Select the directory to restore the

Table of Contents iii 6 Scanner ... 42

Overview of Premium Security Suite 35 In the Control Center, go to the Local protection:: Scan section.  Select the scan profile for which you wan

Avira Premium Security Suite 36 The list shows incoming emails.  Highlight the email you want to exclude from the MailGuard scan.  Click the app

Overview of Premium Security Suite 37 • Suspicious TCP and UDP packages are discarded. • Flooding and port scan are prevented. – High • Computer i

Avira Premium Security Suite 38  Click the icon . The window Avira Backup appears and the backup starts. The status and results of the backup are

Overview of Premium Security Suite 39  Click Next. The dialog box Select profile appears.  Select the profile to be scanned. Note Only backup pr

Avira Premium Security Suite 40 Start job Stop job

41

Avira Premium Security Suite 42 6 Scanner With the Scanner component, you can carry out targeted scans (on-demand scans) for viruses and unwanted pr

43 7 Updates The effectiveness of anti-virus software depends on how up-to-date the program is, in particular the virus definition file and the scan

44 8 Avira FireWall :: Overview Avira FireWall monitors and regulates incoming and outgoing data traffic on your computer system and protects you fr

Avira Premium Security Suite iv 13.3.2.3. MailGuard ...

45 9 Backup There are various options available to you for creating a backup of your data: Backup via the backup tool You can use the backup tool to

46 10 FAQ, Tips This chapter contains important information on troubleshooting and further tips on using your AntiVir program. see Chapter Troublesh

FAQ, Tips 47 Check your settings in the Configuration (expert mode) under General::UpdateYour settings. Viruses and malware cannot be moved or delet

Avira Premium Security Suite 48 Define a general approval for AntiVir Guard and AntiVir MailGuard. AntiVir Guard only works with the address 127.0.0

FAQ, Tips 49 Reason: The virtual machine emulates a network card by means of software. This emulation encapsulates the data packages of the guest syst

Avira Premium Security Suite 50 This phenomenon may occur during chats, which are based on the HTTP protocol with 'transfer-encoding= chunked’. R

FAQ, Tips 51 Enter Start command for the active option or button. 10.2.2 In the help Shortcut Description Alt + Space Display system menu. Alt + Ta

Avira Premium Security Suite 52 FireWall section Shortcut Description Return Properties Quarantine section Shortcut Description F2 Rescan object F

FAQ, Tips 53 10.3 Windows Security Center - Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher - 10.3.1 General The Windows Security Center checks the status of a c

Avira Premium Security Suite 54 You may receive the following information from the Windows Security Center with regard to your virus protection: Virus

1 1 Introduction Your AntiVir program protects your computer against viruses, worms, Trojans, adware and spyware and other risks. In this manual the

FAQ, Tips 55 Your AntiVir program is now up-to-date and the AntiVir Guard is enabled. Virus protection OFF You receive the following message if you d

56 11 Viruses and more 11.1 Extended threat categories Dialer (DIALER) Certain services available in the Internet have to be paid for. They are inv

Viruses and more 57 Studies have shown that the number of working hours devoted to computer games has long reached economically significant proportion

Avira Premium Security Suite 58 Your AntiVir program recognizes "Adware/Spyware". If the option Adware/Spyware (ADSPY) is enabled with a che

Viruses and more 59 Adware is software that presents banner ads or in pop-up windows through a bar that appears on a computer screen. These advertisem

Avira Premium Security Suite 60 Macro viruses Macroviruses are small programs that are written in the macro language of an application (e.g. WordBasic

Viruses and more 61 Such viruses are extremely easy to program and they can spread - if the required technology is on hand - within a few hours via em

62 12 Info and Service This chapter contains information on how to contact us. see Chapter Contact address see Chapter Technical support see Chapter

Info and Service 63 – Identify the file in the quarantine manager of the Control Center and select the item Send file via the context menu or the cor

64 13 Reference: Configuration options The configuration reference documents all available configuration options. 13.1 Scanner The Scanner section

2 2 Icons and emphases The following icons are used: Icon / designation Explanation Placed before a condition which must be fulfilled prior to ex

Reference: Configuration options 65 Note If this option is enabled and you have deleted all entries from the list with file extensions, this is indica

Avira Premium Security Suite 66 Important The option does not include any shortcuts, but refers exclusively to symbolic links (generated by mklink.exe

Reference: Configuration options 67 If this option is enabled, the results of the Scanner scan are displayed in a dialog box. When carrying out a scan

Avira Premium Security Suite 68 If this option is enabled, the Scanner moves the file to the quarantine. These files can later be repaired or - if nec

Reference: Configuration options 69 Recursion depth Unpacking and scanning recursive archives can require a great deal of computer time and resources.

Avira Premium Security Suite 70 The button opens a window in which you can select the required file or the required path. When you have entered a file

Reference: Configuration options 71 If this option is enabled, slightly less unknown malware is detected, the risk of false alerts is low in this case

Avira Premium Security Suite 72 You will normally want to monitor your system constantly. To this end, use the Guard (= on-access Scanner). You can th

Reference: Configuration options 73 Note Please note that the file extension list may vary from version to version. Archives Scan archives If this opt

Avira Premium Security Suite 74 If this option is enabled, the Guard creates a backup copy before carrying out the requested primary or secondary acti

3 3 Product information This chapter contains all information relevant to the purchase and use of your AntiVir product: – see Chapter: Delivery sc

Reference: Configuration options 75 If this option is enabled, the file is deleted. This process is much faster than "overwrite and delete".

Avira Premium Security Suite 76 When this option is enabled, the execution of the Windows Autostart function is blocked on all connected drives, inclu

Reference: Configuration options 77 Note When specifying the process, you can use the wildcards* (any number of characters) and ?? (a single character

Avira Premium Security Suite 78 Note If a directory is excluded, all its sub-directories are automatically also excluded. Note For each drive you can

Reference: Configuration options 79 The process for the file application.exe, which is located under the path C:\Program Files1, is excluded from the

Avira Premium Security Suite 80 If this option is enabled, slightly less unknown malware is detected, the risk of false alerts is low in this case. Me

Reference: Configuration options 81 13.2.2.1. Application filter: Applications to be blocked Under Application filter: Applications to be blocked yo

Avira Premium Security Suite 82 Applications The list contains applications excluded from monitoring by the ProActiv component. In the default install

Reference: Configuration options 83 If this option is enabled, then Guard does not create a log. It is recommended that you should turn off the loggin

Avira Premium Security Suite 84 If this option is enabled, email traffic is monitored by MailGuard. MailGuard is a proxy server which checks data traf

Avira Premium Security Suite 4 – Integrated quarantine management to isolate and process suspicious files – Rootkit protection for detecting hidden

Reference: Configuration options 85 Interactive If this option is enabled, a dialog box appears when a virus or unwanted program is detected in an ema

Avira Premium Security Suite 86 13.3.1.2. Other actions This configuration section contains other settings for actions performed when MailGuard finds

Reference: Configuration options 87 Advanced Heuristic Analysis and Detection (AHeAD) enable AHeAD Your AntiVir program contains a very powerful heuri

Avira Premium Security Suite 88 This button deletes all entries from the list of permitted servers. Permitted Sender(s) All senders in this list are a

Reference: Configuration options 89 When this option is enabled, the email address is no longer scanned for spam. Up You can use this button to move a

Avira Premium Security Suite 90 13.3.2.2. Cache Cache The MailGuard cache contains data regarding the scanned emails that is displayed as statistic

Reference: Configuration options 91 When this option is enabled, a so-called "black list" is queried in real time, which provides additional

Avira Premium Security Suite 92 Reporting This group allows for the content of the report file to be determined. Off If this option is enabled, then M

Reference: Configuration options 93 The Avira FireWall displays the adapter rules of all existing adapters on your computer for which a driver was ins

Avira Premium Security Suite 94 TCP port scan With this rule, you can define when a TCP port scan is assumed by the FireWall and what should be done i