Introduction
Avira Antivirus Premium - User Manual (Status: 23 Sep. 2011)
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4.2
How to...?
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4.2.1
Activate license
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4.2.2
Automatic license renewal
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4.2.3
Activate product
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4.2.4
Perform automatic updates
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4.2.5
Start a manual update
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4.2.6
Using a scan profiles to scan for viruses and malware
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4.2.7
Scan for viruses and malware using drag & drop
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4.2.8
Scan for viruses and malware via the context menu
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4.2.9
Automatically scan for viruses and malware
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4.2.10
Targeted scan for Rootkits and active malware
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4.2.11
React to detected viruses and malware
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4.2.12
Handling quarantined files (*.qua)
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4.2.13
Restore the files in quarantine
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4.2.14
Move suspicious files to quarantine
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4.2.15
Scan profile: Amend or delete file type in a scan profile
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4.2.16
Create desktop shortcut for scan profile
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4.2.17
Filter events
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4.2.18
Exclude email addresses from scan
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5.
System Scanner
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6.
Updates
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7.
FAQ, Tips
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7.1
Help in case of a problem
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7.2
Shortcuts
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7.2.1
In dialog boxes
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7.2.2
In the help
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7.2.3
In the Control Center
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7.3
Windows Security Center
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7.3.1
General
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7.3.2
The Windows Security Center and your Avira product
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