Reference: Configuration options
Avira Internet Security - User Manual (Status: 23 Sep. 2011)
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Use file extension list
If this option is enabled, only files with a specified extension are scanned. All file types
that may contain viruses and unwanted programs are preset. The list can be edited
manually via the "
File extensions"
button. This option is enabled as the default
setting and is recommended.
Note
If this option is enabled and you have deleted all entries from the list with file
extensions, this is indicated with the text "No file extensions" under the
File
extensions
button.
File extensions
With the aid of this button, a dialog box is opened in which all file extensions are
displayed that are scanned in "
Use file extension list"
mode. Default entries are set
for the extensions, but entries can be added or deleted.
Note
Please note that the file extension list may vary from version to version.
Scan mode
Here the time for scanning of a file is defined.
Scan when reading
If this option is enabled, the Realtime Protection scans the files before they are read or
executed by the application or the operating system.
Scan when writing
If this option is enabled, the Realtime Protection scans a file when writing. You can
only access the file again after this process has been completed.
Scan when reading and writing
If this option is enabled, the Realtime Protection scans files before opening, reading
and executing and after writing. This option is enabled as the default setting and is
recommended.
Archives
Scan archives
If this option is enabled, then archives will be scanned. Compressed files are scanned,
then decompressed and scanned again. This option is deactivated by default. The
archive scan is restricted by the recursion depth, the number of files to be scanned
