Guard; Scan - AVIRA PREMIUM SECURITY SUITE User Manual

12.2 Guard

The Guard section of the Avira Premium Security Suite Configuration is responsible for
the configuration of the on-access scan.
12.2.1

Scan

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 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.
Smart Extensions
If this option is enabled, the selection of the files scanned for viruses or unwanted
programs is automatically chosen by Avira Premium Security Suite. This means that
Avira Premium Security Suite 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.
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To obtain maximum security, you should have enabled this option. However,
please note that this may reduce the computer performance, as files may be
scanned more than once.
If All files is enabled, the button File extensions cannot be selected.
If Smart Extensions is enabled, the button File extensions cannot be
selected.
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Reference: Configuration
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