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3 Product information
This chapter contains all information relevant to the purchase and use ofAvira Premium
Security Suite:
– see chapter: Delivery scope
– see chapter: System requirements
– see chapter: Licensing
– see chapter: License Manager
Avira Premium Security Suite is a comprehensive and flexible tool you can rely on to
protect your computer from viruses, malware, unwanted programs, and other dangers
Please note the following information:
Note
Loss of valuable data usually has dramatic consequences. Even the best virus protection
program cannot provide one hundred percent protection from data loss. Make regular
copies (Backups) of your data for security purposes.
Note
A program can only provide reliable and effective protection from viruses, malware,
unwanted programs and other dangers if it is up-to-date. Make sure Avira Premium
Security Suite is up-to-date with automatic updates. Configure the program accordingly.
3.1 Delivery scope
Avira Premium Security Suite gives you the following functions:
– Control Center for monitoring, administering and controlling the entire program
– Central configuration with user-friendly standard and advanced options and
context-sensitive help
– Scanner (On-Demand Scan) with profile-controlled and configurable scan for all
known types of virus and malware
– Integration into the Windows Vista User Account Control allows you to carry out
tasks requiring administrator rights
– Guard (On-Access Scan) for continuous monitoring of all file access attempts
– ProActive component for the permanent monitoring of program actions (for 32-
bit system only, not available under Windows 2000)
– MailGuard (POP3 Scanner, IMAP Scanner and SMTP Scanner) for the permanent
checking of emails for viruses and malware. Checking of email attachments is
included
– WebGuard for monitoring data and files transferred from the Internet using the
HTTP protocol (monitoring of ports 80, 8080, 3128)
– Parental control component for role-based filtering of undesirable websites and
limiting Internet use.
– Backup component for creating backups of your data (mirror backups)
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