User manual AVIRA FREE ANTIVIRUS

[. . . ] Avira Free Antivirus User Manual Introduction Trademarks and Copyright Trademarks Windows is a registered trademark of the Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. This does not mean, however, that they may be used freely. Copyright information Code provided by third party providers was used for Avira Free Antivirus. For detailed information on copyright, please refer to "Third Party Licenses" in the Program Help of Avira Free Antivirus. Avira Free Antivirus - User Manual (Status: 23 Sep. [. . . ] The game is now over in the truest sense of the word, because you can simply delete it. Jokes Jokes are merely intended to give someone a fright or provide general amusement without causing harm or reproducing. When a joke program is loaded, the computer will usually start at some point to play a tune or display something unusual on the screen. Examples of jokes are the washing machine in the disk drive (DRAIN. COM) or the screen eater (BUGSRES. COM). All symptoms of joke programs may also originate from a virus or Trojan. At the very least users will get quite a shock or be thrown into such a panic that they themselves may cause real damage. Thanks to the extension of its scanning and identification routines, your Avira product is able to detect joke programs and eliminate them as unwanted programs if required. If the option Jokes is enabled with a check mark in the configuration under Threat categories, a corresponding alert is issued if a joke program is detected. Phishing Phishing, also known as "brand spoofing" is a clever form of data theft aimed at customers or potential customers of Internet service providers, banks, online banking services, Avira Free Antivirus - User Manual (Status: 23 Sep. When submitting your email address on the Internet, filling in online forms, accessing newsgroups or websites, your data can be stolen by "Internet crawling spiders" and then used without your permission to commit fraud or other crimes. If the option Phishing is enabled with a check mark in the configuration under Threat categories, you receive a corresponding alert if your Avira product detects such behavior. Programs that violate the private domain Software that may be able to compromise the security of your system, initiate unwanted program activities, damage your privacy or spy on your user behavior and could therefore be unwanted. Your Avira product detects "Security Privacy Risk" software. If the option Programs that violate the private domain is enabled with a check mark in the configuration under Threat categories, you receive a corresponding alert if your Avira product detects such software. Unusual Runtime Packers Files that have been compressed with an unusual runtime packer and that can therefore be classified as potentially suspicious. If the option Unusual runtime packers is enabled with a check mark in the configuration under Threat categories, you receive a corresponding alert if your Avira product detects such packers. 8. 2 Viruses and other malware Adware Adware is software that presents banner ads or in pop-up windows through a bar that appears on a computer screen. These advertisements usually cannot be removed and are consequently always visible. The connection data allow many conclusions on the usage behavior and are problematic in terms of data security. Backdoors A backdoor can gain access to a computer by bypassing the computer access security mechanisms. A program that is being executed in the background generally enables the attacker almost unlimited rights. User's personal data can be spied with the backdoor's help. . But are mainly used to install further computer viruses or worms on the relevant system. Avira Free Antivirus - User Manual (Status: 23 Sep. [. . . ] Note The action mode of the System Scanner is set in the configuration under System Scanner > Scan > Action on detection. No warning When this option is enabled, there is no acoustic alert when a virus is detected by the System Scanner or Realtime Protection. Use PC speakers (only in interactive mode) If this option is enabled, there is an acoustic alert with the default signal when a virus is detected by the System Scanner or Realtime Protection. Use the following WAVE file (only in interactive mode) If this option is enabled, there is an acoustic alert with the selected WAVE file when a virus is detected by the System Scanner or Realtime Protection. [. . . ]