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Reference: Configuration options

Avira Professional Security - User Manual (Status: 23 Sep. 2011) 106

 C:\Program Files1\*.exe

All processes for executable files located under the path C:\Program Files1 are

excluded from the Realtime Protection scan.

Examples for files to be excluded:

 *.mdb

All files with the extension 'mdb‟ are excluded from the Realtime Protection scan.

 *.xls*

All files with a file extension beginning 'xls‟ are excluded from the Realtime Protection

scan, e.g. files with the extensions .xls and .xlsx.

 C:\Directory\*.log

All log files with the extension 'log‟, located under the path C:\Directory, are excluded

from the Realtime Protection scan.

 \\Computer name\Shared1\

All files are excluded from the Realtime Protection scan accessed via a connection

'\\Computer name1\Shared1'. This is generally a connected network drive which

accesses another computer with a shared folder via the computer name 'Computer

name1' and the shared name 'Shared1'.

 \\1.0.0.0\Shared1\*.mdb

All files with the extension 'mdb‟ are excluded from the Realtime Protection scan

accessed via a connection '\\1.0.0.0\Shared1'. This is generally a connected network

drive which accesses another computer with a shared folder via the IP address '1.0.0.0'

and the shared name 'Shared1'.

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 heuristics

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,

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