Reference: Configuration options
Avira Professional Security - User Manual (Status: 23 Sep. 2011)
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Default text for deleted and moved emails
The text in this box is inserted in the email as a message instead of the affected email.
You can edit this message. A text may contain a maximum of 500 characters.
You can use the following key combination for formatting:
Ctrl + Enter
= inserts a line break.
Default
The button inserts a pre-defined default text in the edit box.
Default text for deleted and moved attachments
The text in this box is inserted in the email as a message instead of the affected
attachment. You can edit this message. A text may contain a maximum of 500
characters.
You can use the following key combination for formatting:
Ctrl + Enter
= inserts a line break.
Default
The button inserts a pre-defined default text in the edit box.
Heuristic
This configuration section contains the settings for the heuristic of the scan
engine. (Options available in expert mode only.)
Avira products contain very powerful heuristics that can proactively uncover unknown
malware, i.e. before a special virus signature to combat the damaging element has been
created and before a virus guard update has been sent. Virus detection involves an
extensive analysis and investigation of the affected codes for functions typical of malware.
If the code being scanned exhibits these characteristic features, it is reported as being
suspicious. This does not necessarily mean that the code is in fact malware. False
positives do sometimes occur. The decision on how to handle affected code is to be made
by the user, e.g. based on his or her knowledge of whether the source of the code is
trustworthy or not.
Macrovirus heuristic
Your Avira product contains a highly powerful macrovirus heuristic. If this option is
enabled, all macros in the relevant document are deleted in the event of a repair,
alternatively suspect documents are only reported, i.e. you receive an alert. This
option is enabled as the default setting and is recommended.
Advanced Heuristic Analysis and Detection (AHeAD)
Enable AHeAD
Your Avira program contains a very powerful heuristic in the form of Avira AHeAD
technology, which can also detect unknown (new) malware. If this option is enabled,
