Handling Quarantined Files (*.Qua) - AVIRA ANTIVIRUS PREMIUM 2012 User Manual

Note
We recommend that you move any suspicious file that cannot be repaired to
quarantine.
Note
You can also send files reported by the heuristic to us for analysis.
For example, you can upload these files to our website:
http://www.avira.com/sample-upload
You can identify files reported by the heuristic from the designation HEUR/ or
HEURISTIC/ that prefixes the file name, e.g.: HEUR/testfile.*.

4.2.12 Handling quarantined files (*.qua)

To handle quarantined files:
In the Control Center, select the section Administration > Quarantine section.
Check which files are involved, so that, if necessary, you can reload the original back
onto your computer from another location.
If you want to see more information on a file:
Highlight the file and click on
The dialog box Properties appears with more information on the file.
If you want to rescan a file:
Scanning a file is recommended if the virus definition file of your Avira product has been
updated and a false positive report is suspected. This enables you to confirm a false
positive with a rescan and restore the file.
Highlight the file and click on
The file is scanned for viruses and malware using the system scan settings.
After the scan, the dialog Rescan statistics appears which displays statistics on
the status of the file before and after the rescan.
To delete a file:
Highlight the file and click on
You have to confirm your choice with Yes.
If you want to upload the file to a Avira Malware Research Center web server for analysis:
Highlight the file you want to upload.
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