AVIRA PREMIUM SECURITY SUITE - Heuristic

Reference: Configuration options
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The button opens a window in which you can select the required file or the required
path.
When you have entered a file name with its complete path, only this file is not scanned
for infection. If you have entered a file name without a path, all files with this name
(irrespective of the path or drive) are not scanned.
Add
With this button, you can add the file object entered in the input box to the display
window.
Delete
The button deletes a selected entry from the list. This button is inactive if no entry is
selected.
Note
If you add a complete partition to the list of the file objects, only those files which are
saved directly under the partition will be excluded from the scan, which does not apply
for files in sub-directories on the corresponding partition:
Example: File object to be skipped: D:\ = D:\file.txt will be excluded from the
scan of the Scanner, D:\folder\file.txt will not be excluded from the scan.
13.1.1.3. Heuristic
This configuration section contains the settings for the heuristic of the Avira Premium
Security Suite search engine.
Avira Premium Security Suite contains 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 heuristics
Macrovirus heuristics
Avira Premium Security Suite contains a highly powerful macro virus 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
Avira Premium Security Suite contains a very powerful heuristic in the form of AntiVir
AheAD technology, which can also detect unknown (new) malware. If this option is
activated, you can define how "aggressive" this heuristic should be. This option is enabled
as the default setting.
Low detection level
If this option is enabled, Avira Premium Security Suite detects slightly less unknown
malware, the risk of false alerts is low in this case.