User manual AVIRA ANTIVIR SHAREPOINT

[. . . ] User Manual SharePoint www. avira. com Copyright information The purpose of this information is to acknowledge and recognize the code from third-party suppliers used for Avira AntiVir SharePoint. We would like to thank the copyright owners for allowing us to use their code. MD5 Code The MD5 code used for security reasons was written by the Information Science Institute of the University of Southern California and derived from the Message-Digest algorithm from RSA Data Security, Inc. The license to copy and use this software is distributed with the stipulation that it is designated as the "RSA Data Security, Inc. [. . . ] You can access the SharePoint anti-virus settings directly via the link Change. During uploads and downloads Secure Change During upload -ORDuring download Not secure Change Not enabled Not secure Change If the status of the SharePoint anti-virus-settings is not secure, documents are not scanned for viruses and malware during uploads or downloads. Navigate to the SharePoint anti-virus settings via the link Change and enable the virus protection during uploads AND downloads. 14 Avira AntiVir SharePoint Avira GmbH Status 7. 1. 3 Last update Information on the last update of the scanning engine and the virus definition file is displayed: ­ Status information on the update with date of the last update ­ Version of the virus definition file (VDF) ­ Version of the scanning engine Symbol Status Date of the last update, e. g. 05. 11. 2007 Action Start update description The last VDF update was less than one day ago. You can start an update manually via the link Start update. Start update Start update If the update status is not secure, you should update AntiVir immediately. Anti-virus protection can only be ensured with an up-to-date virus definition file and scanning engine. Configure the automatic update function in the section Configuration :: Updater configuration. Avira GmbH Avira AntiVir SharePoint 15 Status 7. 1. 4 Last virus Information on detected viruses is displayed: ­ Last virus detected ­ Number of files scanned Symbol Info Status Reset Name of the last virus detected Reset Number of files scanned description No viruses were detected Viruses were detected You can reset the statistics by clicking on the link Reset. 16 Avira AntiVir SharePoint Avira GmbH Settings 8 8. 1 Settings AntiVir configuration Under AntiVir configuration you can configure the size of the report files and the behavior of AntiVir SharePoint. Settings for the report ­ Limit size of the report file Enter the maximum size of the report files in KB in this input box. If the maximum size of the report file is exceeded, the oldest entries are automatically deleted. With this entry you limit the size of the report file savapi. log of the service AntiVir SharePoint Scan Service. The report file is stored in the following directory: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Avira\AntiVir SharePoint\LOGFILES Settings for scanning archives ­ Scanning archives If this option is enabled, archives are scanned. As the archive scan may require more computer resources, you have further options to limit scanning in archives or to configure the behavior of the scan in archives. ­ Smart extensions If this option is enabled, AntiVir SharePoint detects whether a file is a packed file format (archive), even if the file extension differs from usual extensions, and scans the archive. ­ Limit recursion depth of the scan When scanning in archives, AntiVir SharePoint uses a recursive scan: archives in archives are unpacked and scanned for viruses and unwanted programs. All archives located directly in the main archive are unpacked and scanned. ­ Alarm with archive nestings via You can prevent the transfer of deeply nested archives. Deeply nested archives, so-called 'archive bombs', are a popular method of concealing viruses and infiltrating systems. The transfer of archives that are more deeply nested than the specified value is prevented on the SharePoint Team pages. ­ Maximum size of files to be scanned Restrict the scan to a maximum size of archive to be unpacked. The default value is 300 MB and is recommended. Avira GmbH Avira AntiVir SharePoint 17 Settings Extended scan settings ­ Macro heuristic AntiVir contains a very powerful macro-virus heuristic. If this option is enabled, documents are scanned for unknown macro-viruses. In an affected document, all macro-viruses are deleted if repair is possible. ­ Win 32 heuristic AntiVir contains a very powerful heuristic for Windows file viruses, worms and Trojans that can also detect unknown viruses, worms and Trojans. [. . . ] For this reason, regularly download updates for Avira AntiVir SharePoint from our download servers. To carry out regular updates, the AVSharePoint Updater service is integrated in AntiVir Server. The update service updates the following program components: · · Virus definition file Scanning engine On the AntiVir Administration under the update configuration, create update jobs that are carried out at the pre-defined intervals by the Update service. For every update job, the virus definition file and the scanning engine are checked for their status and updated if necessary. [. . . ]