Reference: Configuration Options; System Scanner; Scan - AVIRA FREE ANTIVIRUS User Manual

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Reference: Configuration options

The configuration reference documents all available configuration options.

10.1 System Scanner

The System Scanner section of configuration is responsible for the configuration of the
on-demand scan. (Options available in expert mode only.)

10.1.1 Scan

You can define the behavior of the on-demand scan routine (options available in expert
mode only). If you select certain directories to be scanned, depending on the configuration,
the System Scanner scans:

with a certain scanning priority,

also boot sectors and main memory,

all or selected files in the directory.
Files
The System Scanner can use a filter to scan only those files with a certain extension
(type).
All files
If this option is enabled, all files are scanned for viruses or unwanted programs,
irrespective of their content and file extension. The filter is not used.
Note
If All files
Use smart extensions
If this option is enabled, the selection of the files scanned for viruses or unwanted
programs is automatically chosen by the program. This means that your Avira program
decides whether the files are scanned or not based on their content. This procedure is
somewhat slower than
basis of the file extension is scanned. This option is enabled as the default setting and
is recommended.
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is enabled, the button
Use file extension
File extensions cannot be selected.
list, but more secure, since not only on the
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