Overview of Avira Professional Security
Avira Professional Security - User Manual (Status: 23 Sep. 2011)
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Use the left-hand mouse button to drag the highlighted file or directory into the
Control Center
.
The
Luke Filewalker
window appears and a system scan is started.
When the scan is completed, the results are displayed.
4.2.6
Scan for viruses and malware via the context menu
To scan for viruses and malware systematically via the context menu:
Click with the right-hand mouse button (e.g. in Windows Explorer, on the desktop or
in an open Windows directory) on the file or directory you want to scan.
The Windows Explorer context menu appears.
Select
Scan selected files with Avira
in the context menu.
The
Luke Filewalker
window appears and a system scan is started.
When the scan is completed, the results are displayed.
4.2.7
Automatically scan for viruses and malware
Note
After installation, the scan job
Full system scan
is created in the Scheduler: A
complete system scan is automatically performed at a recommended interval.
To create a job to automatically scan for viruses and malware:
In the Control Center, select the section
Administration > Scheduler
.
Click the icon
.
The dialog box
Name and description of job
appears.
Give the job a name and, where appropriate, a description.
Click
Next
.
The dialog box
Type of job
appears.
Select
Scan job
.
Click
Next
.
The dialog box
Selection of the profile
appears.
Select the profile to be scanned.
Click
Next
.
The dialog box
Time of the job
appears.
Select a time for the scan:
Immediately
