AVIRA ANTIVIR SERVER FOR WINDOWS User Manual page 39

Reference: Configuration options
You will normally want to monitor your system constantly. To this end, use the Guard (=
on-access scanner). You can thus scan all files that are copied or opened on the computer
"on the fly", for viruses and unwanted programs.
Scan mode
Here the time for scanning of a file is defined.
Scan when reading
If this option is enabled, the Guard scans the files before they are read or executed by the
application or the operating system.
Scan when writing
If this option is enabled, the Guard scans a file when writing. You can only access the file
again after this process has been completed.
Scan when reading and writing
If this option is enabled, the Guard scans files before opening, reading and executing and
after writing. This option is enabled as the default setting and is recommended.
Files
The Guard can use a filter to scan only those files with a certain extension (type).
All files
If this option is enabled, all files, irrespective of their content and their file extension,
are scanned for viruses or unwanted programs, i.e. the filter is not used.
Note
If All files is enabled, the button cannot be selected.
File extensions
Smart Extensions
If this option is enabled, the selection of the files scanned for viruses or unwanted
programs is automatically chosen by Avira AntiVir Server. This means that Avira AntiVir
Server decides whether the files are scanned or not based on their content. This
procedure is somewhat slower than Use file extension list, but more secure, since not
only on the basis of the file extension is scanned.
Note
If Smart Extensions is enabled, the button cannot be selected.
File extensions
Use file extension list
If this option is enabled, only files with a specified extension are scanned. All file types
that may contain viruses and unwanted programs are preset. The list can be edited
manually via the button . This setting is activated by default and is
File extension
recommended.
Note
If this option is enabled and you have deleted all entries from the list with file
extensions, this is indicated with the text "No file extensions" under the button
File
.
extensions
File extensions
With the aid of this button, a dialog window is opened in which all file extensions are
displayed that are scanned in Use file extension list mode. Default entries are set for
the extensions, but entries can be added or deleted.
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