User manual AVIRA ANTIVIR PERSONAL-FREE ANTIVIRUS

[. . . ] Avira AntiVir Personal ­ Free Antivirus User Manual Trademarks and Copyright Trademarks AntiVir is a registered trademark of Avira GmbH. Windows is a registered trademark of the Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. This does not mean, however that they may be used freely. Copyright information A code provided by a third party has been used for Avira AntiVir Personal. [. . . ] Below we provide you with an overview of the available keyboard commands in Avira AntiVir Personal. Please find further indications regarding the functionality in the corresponding chapter of the help. 33 Avira AntiVir Personal 8. 2. 1 In dialog boxes Shortcut Ctrl + Tab Ctrl + Page down Ctrl + Shift + Tab Ctrl + Page up Description Navigation in the Control Center Go to next section. Navigation in the configuration sections First, use the mouse to set the focus on a configuration section. Change between the options in a marked drop-down list or between several options in a group of options. Activate or deactivate a check box, if the active option is a check box. Start command for the active option or button. Tab Shift + Tab Space Alt + underlined letter Alt + F4 Esc Enter 8. 2. 2 In the help Shortcut Alt + Space Alt + Tab Alt + F4 Shift + F10 Ctrl + Tab Ctrl + Shift + Tab Page up Page down Description Display system menu. Change to the subject, which is displayed above in the contents, in the index or in the list of the search results. Change to the subject, which is displayed below the current 34 FAQ, Tips subject in the contents, in the index or in the list of the search results. Page up Page down Browse through a subject. 8. 2. 3 In the Control Center General Shortcut F1 Alt + F4 F5 F8 F9 Description Display help Close Control Center Refresh Open configuration Start update Scan section Shortcut F3 F4 Shortcut Start scan with the selected profile Create desktop link for the selected profile Quarantine section Shortcut F2 F3 F4 F6 Return Ins Del Description Rescan object Restore object Send object Restore object to. . . Properties Add file Delete object Scheduler section Shortcut F2 Return Ins Del Description Edit job Properties Insert new job Delete job 35 Avira AntiVir Personal Reports section Shortcut F3 F4 Return Del Description Display report file Print report file Display report Delete report(s) Events section Shortcut F3 Return Del Description Export event(s) Show event Delete event(s) 8. 3 Windows Security Center - Windows XP Service Pack 2 or higher - 8. 3. 1 General The Windows Security Center checks the status of a computer for important security aspects. an outdated anti-virus program), the Security Center issues an alert and gives recommendations on how to protect your computer better. 8. 3. 2 The Windows Security Center and Avira AntiVir Personal Virus protection software / Protection against malicious software You may receive the following information from the Windows Security Center with regard to your virus protection. Virus protection NOT FOUND Virus protection OUT OF DATE Virus protection ON Virus protection OFF Virus protection NOT MONITORED Virus protection NOT FOUND This information of the Windows Security Center appears when the Windows Security Center has not found any anti-virus software on your computer. 36 FAQ, Tips Note Install Avira AntiVir Personal on your computer to protect it against viruses and other unwanted programs! Virus protection OUT OF DATE If you have already installed Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista and then install Avira AntiVir Personal or you install Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista on a system on which Avira AntiVir Personal has already been installed, you receive the following message: Note In order for the Windows Security Center to recognize Avira AntiVir Personal as up to date, an update must be carried out after installation. Update your system by carrying out an Avira AntiVir Personal update. Virus protection ON After installation of Avira AntiVir Personal and a subsequent update, you receive the following message: Avira AntiVir Personal is now up to date and the AntiVir Guard is enabled. Virus protection OFF You receive the following message if you disable the AntiVir Guard or stop the Guard service. 37 Avira AntiVir Personal Note You can enable or disabled AntiVir Guard in the Overview :: Status section of theAvira AntiVir Personal Control Center . You can also see that the AntiVir Guard is enabled if the red umbrella in your taskbar is open. Virus protection NOT MONITORED If you receive the following message from the Windows Security Center, you have decided that you want to monitor your anti-virus software yourself. Note This function is not supported by Windows Vista. Note The Windows Security Center is supported by Avira AntiVir Personal. You can enable this option at any time via the button "Recommendations. . . ". Note Even if you have installed Windows XP Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista, you still require a virus protection solution, e. g. Although Windows XP Service Pack 2 monitors your anti-virus software, it does not contain any anti-virus functions itself. Therefore you would not be protected against viruses and other malware without an additional anti-virus solution! 38 9 Viruses and more 9. 1 Extended threat categories Dialers (DIALERS) Certain services available in the Internet have to be paid for. They are invoiced in Germany via dialers with 0190/0900 numbers (or via 09x0 numbers in Austria and Switzerland; in Germany, the number is set to change to 09x0 in the medium term). Once installed on the computer, these programs guarantee a connection via a suitable premium rate number whose scale of charges can vary widely. [. . . ] WMI enables you to download operating data from AntiVir Personal . Enable WMI support When this option is enabled, you can download operating data from AntiVir Personal via WMI. 11. 4. 4 Directories Temporary path In this input box, enter the path where Avira AntiVir Personal will store its temporary files. Use default system settings If this option is enabled, the settings of the system are used for handling temporary files. Note You can see where your system saves temporary files - for example with Windows XP under: Start | Settings | Control Panel | System | Tab "Advanced" | Button "Environment Variables". The temporary variables (TEMP, TMP) for the currently registered user and for system variables (TEMP, TMP) are shown here with their relevant values. Use following directory If this option is enabled, the path displayed in the input box is used. The button opens a window in which you can select the required temporary path. Default The button restores the pre-defined directory for the temporary path. 11. 4. 5 Events Limit size of event database Limit maximum number of events to n entries If this option is enabled, the maximum number of events listed in the event database can be limited to a certain size; possible values: 100 to 10 000 entries. If the number of entered entries is exceeded, the oldest entries are deleted. [. . . ]