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  • Page 1 Avira Premium Security Suite User Manual...
  • Page 2 Copyright information A code provided by a third party has been used for Avira Premium Security Suite. We thank the copyright owners for making the code available to us. For detailed information on copyright, please refer to in the help of Avira Premium...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    System requirements......................4 Licensing and Upgrade ......................5 Installation and uninstallation ................6 Installation..........................6 Modification installation ....................11 Installation modules......................12 Uninstallation ........................13 Overview of Premium Security Suite ..............14 User interface and operation ....................14 5.1.1 Control Center .......................14 5.1.2 Configuration ......................17 5.1.3 Tray icon.........................20 How to...? ..........................21...
  • Page 4 10.2.2 In the help ......................50 10.2.3 In the Control Center.....................50 10.3 Windows Security Center....................52 10.3.1 General ........................52 10.3.2 The Windows Security Center and Avira Premium Security Suite ......52 Viruses and more....................55 11.1 Extended threat categories ....................55 11.2 Viruses and other malware ....................57 Info and Service ....................
  • Page 5 Avira Premium Security Suite 13.3.2.3. MailGuard .......................88 13.3.2.4. Footer ......................89 13.3.3 Report ........................90 13.4 Firewall..........................91 13.4.1 Adapter rules ......................91 13.4.1.1. Incoming Rules ....................93 13.4.1.2. Outgoing Rules....................100 13.4.2 Application rules ....................101 13.4.3 Trusted vendors ....................103 13.4.4 Settings.........................104 13.4.5 Popup settings......................105 13.5 WebGuard ..........................107 13.5.1 Scan........................107...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    The manual describes the program installation and operation. Please go to our website http://www.avira.com where you can download the Avira Premium Security Suite manual in PDF from, update Avira Premium Security Suite or renew your license. You can also find information on our website such as telephone numbers for technical support and information on how to subscribe to our newsletter.

  • Page 7: Icons And Emphases

    Placed before a warning of the danger of critical data loss. Warning Placed before a link to particularly important information or Note a tip which makes Avira Premium Security Suite easier to use. The following emphases are used: Emphasis Explanation File name or path data.

  • Page 8: Product Information

    – see chapter: Licensing – see chapter: License Manager Avira Premium Security Suite is a comprehensive and flexible tool you can rely on to protect your computer from viruses, malware, unwanted programs, and other dangers  Please note the following information: Note Loss of valuable data usually has dramatic consequences.

  • Page 9: System Requirements

    Internet or another network and from unauthorized access to the Internet/network by unauthorized users. 3.2 System requirements For Avira Premium Security Suite to work perfectly, the computer system must fulfill the following requirements: – Computer as from Pentium, at least 266 MHz –...

  • Page 10: Licensing And Upgrade

    3.3 Licensing and Upgrade In order to be able to use Avira Premium Security Suite, you require a license. You thereby accept the license conditions of Avira Premium Security Suite.

  • Page 11: Installation And Uninstallation

    Avira Premium Security Suite. This enables you to safely remove Avira Premium Security Suite if installation fails. Note that for this the option Turn off System Restore under: "Start | Settings | Control Panel | System | Tab System Restore"...
  • Page 12  Activating Avira Premium Security Suite  Where appropriate, carrying out a Premium Security Suite update after completed installation  Have the license key for Premium Security Suite ready, if you want to activate Premium Security Suite. Note Internet-based installation:...
  • Page 13  Click Next to continue with the installation. The dialog box Language selection appears.  Select the language you want to use to install Premium Security Suite and confirm your language selection by clicking Next. The dialog box Download appears. All files necessary for installation are downloaded by the Avira GmbH web servers.
  • Page 14 During product activation with a valid activation key the license file is generated and saved in the program folder of Avira Premium Security Suite. Use this option, if you have already activated a product and want to re-install Avira Premium Security Suite.
  • Page 15 Select the option "Valid hbedv.key available" A box will be opened for loading the license file.  Select the license file hbedv.key with your license data for Premium Security Suite and click Open Your license data will be displayed in the next window.

  • Page 16: Modification Installation

    Avira Premium Security Suite installation (see ChapterInstallation and uninstallation::Installation modules) If you wish to add or remove modules of the actual Avira Premium Security Suite installation, you can use the option Add or Remove Programs in the Windows control panel to Change/Remove programs.

  • Page 17: Installation Modules

    Whenever a user carries out a file operation (e.g. load document, execute, copy), Avira Premium Security Suite automatically scans the file. Renaming a file does not trigger a scan by AntiVir Guard.

  • Page 18: Uninstallation

    The Backup component lets you create mirror backups of your data manually and automatically. 4.4 Uninstallation If you wish to remove Avira Premium Security Suite from your computer, you can use the option Add or Remove Programs to Change/Remove programs in the Windows Control Panel.

  • Page 19: Overview Of Premium Security Suite

    – see Chapter Interface and operation – see ChapterHow to...? 5.1 User interface and operation Your operate Premium Security Suite via three program interface elements: – Control Center: Monitoring and control of Premium Security Suite – Configuration: Configuration of Premium Security Suite –...
  • Page 20 To start the Control Center the following options are available: – Double-click the program icon on your desktop – via the Premium Security Suite program entry in the start menu | program. – via the Avira Premium Security Suite tray icon.
  • Page 21 Avira Premium Security Suite – The Status section lets you see at a glance which Avira Premium Security Suite modules are active and provides information on the last update carried out. You can also see whether you own a valid license.

  • Page 22: Configuration

    – via the Windows Security Center - from Windows XP Service Pack 2. – via the Avira Premium Security Suite tray icon. – in the Avira Premium Security Suite Control Center via the menu item Extras | Configuration. – in the Avira Premium Security Suite Control Center via the Configuration button.
  • Page 23 Avira Premium Security Suite Navigate in the configuration window as you would in Windows Explorer:  Click on an entry in the tree structure to display this configuration section in the detail window  Click on the plus symbol in front of an entry to expand the configuration section and display configuration subsections in the tree structure.
  • Page 24 Overview of Premium Security Suite On-access scan exceptions On-access scan heuristics Report function setting – MailGuard: Configuration of MailGuard Scan options: Enable the monitoring of POP3 accounts, IMAP accounts, outgoing emails (SMTP) Actions on malware MailGuard scan heuristics AntiBot function: Permitted SMTP servers, permitted email senders...

  • Page 25: Tray Icon

    Update: Configuration of connection to download server, set-up of product updates Configuration of acoustic alerts when malware is detected 5.1.3 Tray icon After installation, you will see the Premium Security Suite tray icon in the system tray of the taskbar: Icon...

  • Page 26: How To

    To activate Avira Premium Security Suite, you have the following options: – Activation with a valid full license To activate Avira Premium Security Suite with a full license, you need a valid activation key, which holds data of the license you have purchased. You have received the activation key from us either by email or it has been printed on the product packaging.

  • Page 27: Avira Premium Security Suite Automatic Update

    Avira Premium Security Suite 5.2.2 Avira Premium Security Suite automatic update To create a job with the AntiVir Scheduler to update Avira Premium Security Suite automatically:  In the Control Center, select the Management :: Scheduler section.  Click on the Create new job with the wizard icon.

  • Page 28: Start A Manual Update

    Download and automatically install product updates in the configuration under General :: Update To start an Avira Premium Security Suite update manually:  With the right-hand mouse button, click on the Avira Premium Security Suite tray icon in the taskbar. A context menu appears.
  • Page 29 Avira Premium Security Suite if the predefined scan profile corresponds to your requirements. – Customize and apply scan profile (manual selection) if you want to scan with a customized scan profile. – Create and apply new scan profile if you want to create your own scan profile.

  • Page 30: On-Demand Scan: Scan For Viruses And Malware Using Dragamp;Drop

    Dragamp;Drop To scan for viruses and malware systematically using Drag&Drop: The Avira Premium Security Suite Control Center has been opened.  Highlight the file or directoryyou want to scan.  Use the left-hand mouse button to drag the highlighted file or directory into the Control Center.

  • Page 31: On-Demand Scan: Automatically Scan For Viruses And Malware

    Avira Premium Security Suite 5.2.7 On-demand scan: Automatically scan for viruses and malware Note After installation, the scan job Full system scan is created in the Scheduler: A full system scan is automatically carried out at a recommended interval. To create a job to automatically scan for viruses and malware: ...

  • Page 32: On-Demand Scan: Targeted Scan For Active Rootkits

    5.2.9 Reacting to detected viruses and malware For the individual protection components of Premium Security Suite, you can define how Premium Security Suite reacts to a detected virus or unwanted program in the Configuration under the section Action for concerning files.
  • Page 33 Avira Premium Security Suite – Automatic In automatic action mode, when a virus or unwanted program is detected, the action you selected in this area is executed automatically. Action options for the Guard: – Interactive In interactive action mode, data access is denied and a desktop notification is displayed.
  • Page 34 Files can be repaired and given their original name at a later time. – Ignore Avira Premium Security Suite takes no further action. The infected file remains active on your computer. Warning This could result in loss of data and damage to the operating system! Only select the Ignore option in exceptional cases.
  • Page 35 Avira Premium Security Suite MailGuard actions: Incoming emails – Move to quarantine The email including all attachments is moved to quarantine. The affected email is deleted. The body of the text and any attachments of the email are replaced by a default text.

  • Page 36: Quarantine: Handling Quarantined Files (*.Qua)

    To delete a file:  Highlight the file and click on If you want to upload the file to a Avira Malware Research Center web server for analysis:  Highlight the file you want to upload.  Click on...

  • Page 37: Quarantine: Restore The Files In Quarantine

    Heuristic hits (Suspicious file): During a scan, a file has been classified as suspicious by Premium Security Suite and moved to quarantine: Analysis of the file by the Avira Malware Research Center has been recommended in the virus detection dialog box or in the report file generated by the scan.
  • Page 38 Overview of Premium Security Suite This icon restores the files to a directory of your choice. – In Windows Vista: In Microsoft Windows Vista, the control center at the moment only has limited rights, e.g. for access to directories and files. Certain actions and file accesses can only be carried out in the control centre with extended administrator rights.

  • Page 39: Quarantine: Move Suspicious Files To Quarantine

    5.2.14 Scan profile: Create desktop shortcut for scan profile You can start an on-demand scan directly from your desktop via a desktop shortcut to a scan profile without accessing the Avira Premium Security Suite Control Center. To create a desktop shortcut to the scan profile: In the Control Center, go to the Local protection :: Scan section.

  • Page 40: Events: Filter Events

    Overview of Premium Security Suite 5.2.15 Events: Filter events Events that have been generated by Premium Security Suite program components are displayed in the Control Center under Overview :: Events (analogous to the event display of your Windows operating system). The program components are: –...

  • Page 41: Mailguard: Train The Anti-Spam Module

    Avira Premium Security Suite for viruses, malware or spam . Warning Only exclude email addresses from the MailGuard scan if the senders are completely trustworthy. Note Under MailGuard :: General :: Exceptions in the configuration, you can add more email addresses to the exclusion list or remove email addresses from the list.

  • Page 42: Backup: Create Backups Manually

    Overview of Premium Security Suite Note The default security level setting for all predefined rules of the Avira Firewall is High To define the security level for the Firewall:  Go to Control Center and select the section Online protection :: Firewall.

  • Page 43: Backup: Create Automatic Data Backups

    Avira Premium Security Suite  Highlight the nodes and directories to be saved by clicking on the box of the respective directory level: The following options are available, Select directories: – Directory, including sub-directories (black check mark) – Directory excluding sub-directories (green check mark) –...
  • Page 44 Overview of Premium Security Suite – Daily – Weekly – Interval – Single – Login – Plug&Play A backup is always created for the Plug&Play event if the removable disk selected as the save location of the backup profile is connected to the computer. The backup event Plug&Play requires a USB stick to be entered as a save location.

  • Page 46: Scanner::overview

    Scan selected files with AntiVir) is recommended if, for example, you wish to scan individual files and directories. Another advantage is that it is not necessary to first start the Avira Premium Security Suite Control Center for an on-demand scan via the context menu.

  • Page 47: Updates

    To carry out updates, the Updater component is integrated into Premium Security Suite. The Updater ensures that Avira Premium Security Suite is always up-to-date and able to deal with the new viruses that appear every day. Updater updates the following components: –...

  • Page 48: Avira Firewall::overview

    Internet: Based on security guidelines, incoming or outgoing data traffic or listening to ports will be allowed or denied. You will receive a desktop notification if Avira Firewall denies network activity and thus blocks network connections. The following options are available for Avira Firewall settings: –...

  • Page 49: Backup

    9 Backup There are various options available to you for creating a backup of your data: Backup via the backup tool You can use the backup tool to select or create backup profiles and start a backup of a selected profile manually. Backup via a backup job in Scheduler Scheduler gives you the option of creating scheduled or event-controlled backup jobs.

  • Page 50: Faq, Tips

    – AntiVir MailGuard does not work. – There is no network connection available in a virtual machine (e.g. VMWare, Virtual PC, ...) if Avira Firewall is installed on the host machine and the security level of Avira Firewall is set to medium or high.
  • Page 51 In the taskbar, select "Start | Settings | Control Panel". Start the configuration panel "Services" with a double-click (under Windows 2000 and Windows XP the services applet is located in the sub-directory "Administrative Tools"). Find the entry "Avira AntiVir Guard". "Automatic" must be entered as the startup type and "Started" as the status.
  • Page 52 VMWare, Virtual PC, etc.) is also running, the firewall will block all network connections for the virtual machine when the security level of the Avira Firewall is set to medium or high. If the security level is set to low, the Firewall works as expected.
  • Page 53 Reason: The virtual machine emulates through software a network card. This emulation encapsulates the data packages of the guest system in special packages (UDP packages) and routes them via the external gateway back to the host system. Avira Firewall rejects these packages coming from outside, starting from security level medium.

  • Page 54: Shortcuts

    Keyboard commands - also called shortcuts - offer a fast possibility to navigate, to retrieve individual modules and to start actions through Avira Premium Security Suite. Below we provide you with an overview of the available keyboard commands in Avira Premium Security Suite. Please find further indications regarding the functionality in the corresponding chapter of the help.

  • Page 55: In The Help

    Avira Premium Security Suite 10.2.2 In the help Shortcut Description Alt + Space Display system menu. Alt + Tab Shift between the help and the other opened windows. Alt + F4 Close help. Shift + F10 Display context menu of the help.
  • Page 56 FAQ, Tips Shortcut Description Return Properties Quarantine section Shortcut Description Rescan object Restore object Send object Restore object to... Return Properties Add file Delete object Scheduler section Shortcut Description Edit job Return Properties Insert new job Delete job Reports section Shortcut Description Display report file...

  • Page 57: Windows Security Center

    Firewall INACTIVE / Firewall off You will receive the following message as soon as you disable the Avira Firewall: Note You can enable or disable the Avira Firewall via the Status tab in the Avira Premium Security Suite Control Center. Warning If you turn the Avira Firewall off, your computer is no longer prevented by unauthorized users from gaining access to it through a network or the Internet.
  • Page 58 This information of the Windows Security Center appears when the Windows Security Center has not found any anti-virus software on your computer. Note Install Avira Premium Security Suite on your computer to protect it against viruses and other unwanted programs! Virus protection OUT OF DATE...
  • Page 59 Avira Premium Security Suite Avira Premium Security Suite is now up to date and the AntiVir Guard is enabled. Virus protection OFF You receive the following message if you disable the AntiVir Guard or stop the Guard service. Note You can enable or disabled AntiVir Guard in the Overview :: Status section of theAvira Premium Security Suite Control Center .

  • Page 60: Viruses And More

    We recommend that you ask directly your telephone provider to block this number range to be immediately protected against undesired dialers (0190/0900 dialers). Avira Premium Security Suite can detect the familiar dialers by default. If the option Dialers is enabled with a check mark in the configuration under Extended threat categories, you receive a corresponding alert if a dialer is detected.
  • Page 61 Extended threat categories, you receive a corresponding alert if Avira Premium Security Suite detects a game. The game is now over in the truest sense of the word, because you can simply delete it.

  • Page 62: Viruses And Other Malware

    Avira Premium Security Suite detects "Application (APPL)". If the option Application (APPL) is enabled with a check mark in the configuration under Extended threat categories , you receive a relevant alert if Avira Premium Security Suite detects such behavior. 11.2...
  • Page 63 Avira Premium Security Suite Adware is software that presents banner ads or in pop-up windows through a bar that appears on a computer screen. These advertisements usually cannot be removed and are consequently always visible. The connection data allow many conclusions on the usage behavior and are problematic in terms of data security.
  • Page 64 Viruses and more A honeypot is a service (program or server) installed in a network. It has the function to monitor a network and to protocol attacks. This service is unknown to the legitimate user - because of this reason he is never addressed. If an attacker examines a network for the weak points and uses the services which are offered by a Honeypot, it is logged and an alert is triggered.
  • Page 65 Avira Premium Security Suite A rootkit is a collection of software tools that are installed after a computer system has been infiltrated to conceal logins of the infiltrator, hide processes and record data - generally speaking: to make themselves invisible. They attempt to update already installed spy programs and reinstall deleted spyware.

  • Page 66: Info And Service

    12.1 Contact address If you have any questions or requests concerning the Avira Premium Security Suite product range, we will be pleased to help you. You will find our contact addresses in the Control Center under Help :: About Avira Premium Security Suite.

  • Page 67: Reporting False Positives

    12.4 Reporting false positives If you believe that Avira Premium Security Suite reports something about a file that is most likely "clean", send the required file packed (WinZIP, PKZip, Arj etc.) in the attachment of an email to virus-premium-suite@avira.com. As some email gateways work with anti-virus software, you should also provide the file(s) with a password (please remember to tell us the password).

  • Page 68: Reference: Configuration Options

    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.
  • Page 69 Avira Premium Security Suite 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.

  • Page 70: Action For Concerning Files

    Reference: Configuration options Important The option does not include any shortcuts, but refers exclusively to symbolic links (generated by mklink.exe) or Junction Points (generated by junction.exe) which are transparent in the file system. Search for Rootkits before scan If this option is enabled and a scan is started, the scanner scans the Windows system directory for active rootkits in a so-called shortcut.
  • Page 71 The back-up copy is saved in quarantine, where the file can be restored if it is of informative value. You can also send the backup copy to the Avira Malware Research Center for further investigation. Primary action Primary action is the action carried out when the Scanner finds a virus or an unwanted program.
  • Page 72 Reference: Configuration options If this option is enabled, the Scanner moves the file to the quarantine. These files can later be repaired or - if necessary - sent to the Avira Malware Research Center. Secondary action The option Secondary action can only be selected if the setting Repair was selected under Primary action.

  • Page 73: Exceptions

    Avira Premium Security Suite Limit recursion depth Unpacking and scanning recursive archives can require a great deal of computer time and resources. If this option is enabled, you limit the depth of the scan in multi-packed archives to a certain number of packing levels (maximum recursion depth). This saves time and computer resources.

  • Page 74: Heuristic

    Advanced Heuristic Analysis and Detection (AHeAD) enable AHeAD Avira Premium Security Suite contains a very powerful heuristic in the form of AntiVir AheAD technology, which can also detect unknown (new) malware. If this option is activated, you can define how "aggressive" this heuristic should be. This option is enabled as the default setting.

  • Page 75: Report

    This setting is activated by default if you have selected the use of this heuristic. High detection level If this option is enabled, Avira Premium Security Suite detects much more unknown malware, however false positives can also be expected. 13.1.2 Report The Scanner has a comprehensive reporting function.
  • Page 76 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.

  • Page 77: Action For Concerning Files

    The backup copy is saved in quarantine. It can be restored via the Quarantine manager if it is of informative value. You can also send the backup copy to the Avira Malware Research Center. Depending on the object, there are more selection possibilities in the Quarantine manager.
  • Page 78 Quarantine If this option is enabled, the Guard moves the file to the quarantine. The files in this directory can later be repaired or - if necessary - sent to the Avira Malware Research Center. Secondary action The option Secondary action can only be selected if the option Repair was selected under Primary action.

  • Page 79: Further Actions

    Quarantine If this option is enabled, the Guard moves the file to the quarantine. The files can later be repaired or - if necessary - sent to the Avira Malware Research Center. Note If you have selected Delete or Overwrite and Delete as the primary or secondary action, you should note the following: In the case of heuristic hits, the affected files are not deleted, but are instead moved to quarantine.

  • Page 80: Exceptions

    Reference: Configuration options 13.2.1.3. Exceptions With these options you can configure exception objects for the Guard (on-access scan). The relevant objects are then not included in the on-access scan. The Guard can ignore file accesses to these objects during the on-access scan via the list of processes to be omitted.
  • Page 81 Avira Premium Security Suite Note For each drive you can specify a maximum of 20 exceptions by entering the complete path (starting with the drive letter). E.g.: C:\Program Files\Application\Name.log The maximum number of exceptions without a complete path is 64.

  • Page 82: Heuristic

    Macrovirus heuristics Macrovirus heuristics Avira Premium Security Suite contains a highly powerful macro virus heuristic. If this option is enabled, all macros in the relevant document are deleted in the event of a repair, alternatively suspect documents are only reported, i.e. you receive an alert. This...

  • Page 83: Proactiv

    Advanced Heuristic Analysis and Detection (AHeAD) enable AHeAD Avira Premium Security Suite contains a very powerful heuristic in the form of AntiVir AheAD technology, which can also detect unknown (new) malware. If this option is activated, you can define how "aggressive" this heuristic should be. This option is enabled as the default setting.

  • Page 84: Application Filter: Applications To Be Blocked

    If this option is enabled, AntiVir ProActive sends data on the program actions to the Avira databases. After evaluation, these data are added to the ProActive behavioral analysis rule sets. In this way, you become part of the Avira ProActive community and contribute to the continuous improvement and refinement of the ProActive security technology.

  • Page 85: Application Filter: Permitted Applications

    Avira Premium Security Suite 13.2.2.2. Application filter: Permitted applications The section Application filter: Permitted applicationslists the applications excluded from monitoring by the ProActiv component: signed programs classified as trusted and included in list by default, all applications classified as trusted and added to the application filter: You can add permitted applications to the list in Configuration.

  • Page 86: Report

    Reference: Configuration options 13.2.3 Report Guard includes an extensive logging function to provide the user or administrator with exact notes about the type and manner of a detection. Guard includes an extensive logging function to provide the user or administrator with exact notes about the type and manner of a detection. This group allows for the content of the report file to be determined.

  • Page 87: Scan

    Avira Premium Security Suite 13.3.1 Scan Use MailGuard to scan incoming emails for viruses and malware and for spam. Outgoing emails can be scanned for viruses and malware by MailGuard. Outgoing emails which are spam sent from an unknown bot on your computer can be blocked by MailGuard to prevent spam.
  • Page 88 Reference: Configuration options Note These actions are performed both when a virus is detected in incoming emails and when a virus is detected in outgoing emails. Action for concerning files Interactive If this option is enabled, a dialog window appears when a virus or unwanted program is detected in an email or attachment in which you can choose what is to be done with the email or attachment concerned.

  • Page 89: Other Actions

    The button inserts a pre-defined default text in the edit box. 13.3.1.3. Heuristic This configuration section contains the settings for the heuristic of the Avira Premium Security Suite search engine. Avira Premium Security Suite contains very powerful heuristics that can proactively uncover unknown malware, i.e.

  • Page 90: Antibot

    Advanced Heuristic Analysis and Detection (AHeAD) enable AHeAD Avira Premium Security Suite contains a very powerful heuristic in the form of AntiVir AheAD technology, which can also detect unknown (new) malware. If this option is activated, you can define how "aggressive" this heuristic should be. This option is enabled as the default setting.

  • Page 91: General

    Avira Premium Security Suite Note You can find details of the SMTP server used by your email program to send emails in your email program under the date the user account was created. You can use this button to include servers specified in the input box in the list of permitted servers.
  • Page 92 Examples: Use of wildcards in email addresses (spam whitelist) – virus@avira.* / = all emails with this address and any top level domain: virus@avira.de, virus@avira.com, virus@avira.net,... – *@avira.com = all emails sent from the domain avira.com: info@avira.com, virus@avira.com, contakt@avira.com, employee@avira.com...

  • Page 93: Cache

    Avira Premium Security Suite With this button you can add the email address entered in the input box to the list of email addresses not to be scanned. Delete This button deletes a highlighted email address from the list. Import Outlook address book With this button you import the email addresses from the address book of the MS Outlook email program into the list of exceptions.

  • Page 94: Footer

    Reference: Configuration options Mark email subject When this option is enabled, a note is added to the original subject line when a spam email is detected. Simple If a spam or phishing email is received, an addendum [SPAM] or [Phishing] is added. This option is enabled as the default setting.

  • Page 95: Report

    Avira Premium Security Suite Attach this footer If this option is enabled, the text which you insert into the input box is displayed as a footer in sent emails. Input box If this option is enabled, the text which you insert into the input box is displayed as a footer in sent emails.

  • Page 96: Firewall

    Online protection::Firewall section of the Avira Premium Security Suite Control Center or you can define your own adapter rules. If you have defined your own adapter rules, in the Firewall section of the Avira Premium Security Suite Control Center, the security level is set to custom.
  • Page 97 Avira Premium Security Suite Outgoing blocked type: no types/several types With a mouse click on the link a list of ICMP packet types is displayed. From this list you can select the desired outgoing ICMP message types you want to block.

  • Page 98: Incoming Rules

    With a mouse click on the link you have the choice to add or not to add the rule to block the UDP port scan attack. 13.4.1.1. Incoming Rules Incoming rules are defined to control incoming traffic by the Avira Firewall. Note When a packet is filtered the corresponding rules are applied successively, therefore the rule order is very important.
  • Page 99 Avira Premium Security Suite 0.0.0.0 if local 0.0.0.0 if local ports in {135} ports in {0- and remote ports 65535} and in {0-65535}. remote ports in Apply forpackets {0-65535}. Apply forpackets of existing connections. of existing Don't log when connections.
  • Page 100 Reference: Configuration options 65535} and remote ports in {0-65535}. Apply for connection initiation and existing connection packets. Don't log when packet matches rule. Advanced: Discard packets that have following bytes <empty> with mask <empty> at offset 0. – Deny all TCP packets Deny TCP packetsfrom...
  • Page 101 Avira Premium Security Suite IP address By clicking on this link with the mouse, a dialog window opens in which you can enter the required IP address. IP mask By clicking on this link with the mouse, a dialog window opens in which you can enter the required IP mask.
  • Page 102 Reference: Configuration options open ports. ports. Don't log when Don't log when packet packet matches matches rule. rule. Advanced: Discard Advanced: Discard packets that have packets that have following bytes following bytes <empty> with mask <empty> with <empty> at offset 0. mask <empty>...
  • Page 103 Avira Premium Security Suite With a mouse click on this link a dialog box appears in which you can define the remote port number(s) or complete port ranges. Application method With a mouse click on this link you have the choice to apply this rule to all ports or only to all opened ports.
  • Page 104 Reference: Configuration options By clicking on this link with the mouse, a dialog window opens in which you can enter the required IP address. IP mask By clicking on this link with the mouse, a dialog window opens in which you can enter the required IP mask.

  • Page 105: Outgoing Rules

    13.4.1.2. Outgoing Rules Outgoing rules are defined to control outgoing traffic by the Avira Firewall. You can define an outgoing rule for one of the following protocols: IP, ICMP, UDP and TCP.

  • Page 106: Application Rules

    In privileged mode, adapter rules are ignored. Click on the link to switch to a different mode. Shows the action that the Avira Firewall will automatically take when the application is using the network, whatever the network usage type is. With a mouse click on the link you can switch to Action another action type.
  • Page 107 Avira Premium Security Suite Shows the action that the Avira Firewall will automatically take when the application is using the network, whatever the network usage type is. If you choose Filtering - Simple, you can click the link to select another action type.

  • Page 108: Trusted Vendors

    Reference: Configuration options Name Name of the application. Path Full path to the executable file. Buttons Button Description Allows you to create a new application rule. If you press this button, a dialog window is opened. Here you can select the application required application for creating a new rule.

  • Page 109: Settings

    13.4.4 Settings Advanced options Firewall enable If the option is activated, the Avira Firewall is enabled and protects your computer from risks originating from the Internet and other networks. Stop Windows Firewall on startup If this option is enabled, the Windows Firewall is deactivated when the computer is rebooted.

  • Page 110: Popup Settings

    Reference: Configuration options If the option is activated, you will receive a desktop notification if a flooding attack has been detected by the Firewall. Applications blocked If the option is activated, you will receive a desktop notification if the Firewall has denied, i.e.
  • Page 111 Avira Premium Security Suite When this option is active, Avira Firewall gaming mode is automatically activated when an application is executed in full-screen mode on your computer system. In gaming mode, all defined adapter and application rules apply. Applications for which no rules are defined with the Allow or Deny actions are temporarily allowed to access the network, so that no popup windows appear with questions about the network event.

  • Page 112: Webguard

    Reference: Configuration options In this group of configuration options, you can define the status of the Allow privileged option in the Network event window. Always enabled If this option is enabled, the Allow privileged option is enabled as the default setting in the Network event window.

  • Page 113: Action For Concerning Files

    Avira Premium Security Suite Drive-by protection allows you to make settings to block I-Frames, also known as inline frames. I-Frames are HTML elements, i.e. elements of Internet pages that delimit an area of a web page. I-Frames can be used to load and display different web content - usually other URLs - as independent documents in a subwindow of the browser.

  • Page 114: Locked Requests

    The affected file can be recovered from quarantine manager if it has an informative value or - if necessary - sent to the Avira Malware Research Center. ignore The website requested from the web server and/or the data and files that were transferred are forwarded on by WebGuard to your web browser.

  • Page 115: Exceptions

    Avira Premium Security Suite – video = for video files – audio = for sound files – application = for files linked to a particular program Examples: Excluded file and MIME types – application/octet-stream = application/octet-stream MIME type files (executable files *.bin, *.exe, *.com, *dll, *.class) are blocked by WebGuard.
  • Page 116 Reference: Configuration options MIME types skipped by WebGuard In this field you can select the MIME types (content types for the transferred data) to be ignored by WebGuard during scanning. File types/MIME types skipped by WebGuard (user-defined) All MIME types (content types for the transferred data) in the list are ignored by WebGuard during scanning.
  • Page 117 URLs with the domain 'www.avira.de' are not excluded from WebGuard scans. – avira.com -OR- *.avira.com = All URLs with the second and top-level domain 'avira.com' are excluded from WebGuard scans: The specification implies all existing subdomains for '.avira.com': www.avira.com, forum.avira.com,...

  • Page 118: Heuristic

    Advanced Heuristic Analysis and Detection (AHeAD) enable AHeAD Avira Premium Security Suite contains a very powerful heuristic in the form of AntiVir AheAD technology, which can also detect unknown (new) malware. If this option is activated, you can define how "aggressive" this heuristic should be. This option is enabled as the default setting.

  • Page 119: Report

    If this option is enabled, the configuration of the on-access scan is recorded in the report file. Premium Security Suite has a parental control function for filtering undesirable or illegal Internet content and time limiting Internet use. The parental controls function is part of the WebGuard component.
  • Page 120 Warning Protect the configuration of Premium Security Suite with a password when you enable parental control. If the configuration is not protected by a password, all users of the computer can alter or disable the parental control settings. Password protection is enabled under General::Password.

  • Page 121: Backup

    – Restrict Internet usage time: You can set a permitted usage duration (per day, week, month). Exact weekday usage periods can be enabled. 13.6 Backup The Backup section of Configuration is responsible for configuration of the Avira Backup component. 13.6.1 Settings In Settings you can configure the behavior of the Backup component.

  • Page 122: Exceptions

    Reference: Configuration options If this option is enabled, the files being saved are scanned for viruses and malware during the backup. Infected files are not saved. This option is enabled as the default setting and is recommended. 13.6.2 Exceptions Under exceptions, you can specify which file objects and file types are saved, and which are not saved in the backup.

  • Page 123: Report

    Avira Premium Security Suite Note A file name that contains wildcards may not be terminated with a backslash. For example: C:\Program Files\Application\applic*.exe\ This entry is not valid and not treated as an exception! Examples: application.exe \Program files\ C:\*.* C:\* *.exe *.xl?

  • Page 124: Update

    Reference: Configuration options Reporting This group allows for the content of the report file to be determined. If this option is enabled, the Backup component does not create a log. Only turn off the logging function in exceptional cases. Default If this option is enabled, the Backup component records important information (on saving, virus detections, alerts and errors) in the report file, and less important information is ignored for improved clarity.

  • Page 125: Restart Settings

    Updates). 13.7.2 Restart settings When a product update is carried out by Premium Security Suite, you may have to restart your computer system. If you have selected automatic product updates under General::Update::Product update , you can choose between the different restart...

  • Page 126: Web Server

    Reference: Configuration options Note Note that your restart settings allow you to choose between two options for executing a product update requiring a computer restart in the configuration under General::Update::Product update. Automatic execution of the product update with the required computer restart when update is available: the update and the restart are carried out while users are working on their computers.

  • Page 127: Proxy

    Note The automatic dial-up of the updater through so-called dial-up tools (e.g. SmartSurfer, Oleco, ...) is currently not available in Avira Premium Security Suite. Terminate a dial-up connection that was set up for the update If this option is enabled, the RDT connection made for the update is automatically interrupted again as soon as the download has been successfully carried out.

  • Page 128: General

    No entry is made in the report file. 13.8.2 Password You can protect Avira Premium Security Suite in different areas with a password. If a password has been issued, you will be asked for this password every time you want to open the protected area.
  • Page 129 Note The password is case-sensitive! Areas protected by password Avira Premium Security Suite can protect individual errors with a password. By clicking on the relevant box, the password request can be disabled or reactivated for individual areas as required. Password-...

  • Page 130: Security

    In this box you can enter the maximum number of days allowed to have passed since the last update of Avira Premium Security Suite. If this number of days has passed, a red icon is displayed for the update status under Status in the Control Center.

  • Page 131: Wmi

    Disable process protection in these cases. Protect files and registry entries from manipulation If this option is enabled, all registry entries of Premium Security Suite and all program files (binary and configuration files) are protected from manipulation. Protection against manipulation entails preventing write, delete and, in some cases, read access to the registry entries or program files by users or external programs.

  • Page 132: Events

    Reference: Configuration options Note You can see where your system saves temporary files - for example with Windows XP - under: Start | Settings | Control Panel | System | Tab "Advanced" | Button "Environment Variables". The temporary variables (TEMP, TMP) for the currently registered user and for system variables (TEMP, TMP) are shown here with their relevant values.

  • Page 133: Acoustic Alerts

    In this input box you can enter the name and the associated path of an audio file of your choice. The default acoustic signal of Premium Security Suite is entered as standard. The button opens a window in which you can select the required file with the aid of the file explorer.
  • Page 134 Reference: Configuration options If this option is enabled, you will receive a desktop notification alert if a dialer creates a dial-up connection on your computer via the telephone or ISDN network. There is a danger that the connection may have been created by an unknown and unwanted dialer and that the connection may be chargeable.
  • Page 135 Fax: +49 7542-525 10 Internet: http://www.avira.com AntiVir is a registered trademark ® of the Avira GmbH. All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Protected trademarks are not marked as such in this manual. However, this does not mean that they may be used freely.

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