Avira antivir server for windows User Manual
Reference: Configuration options
10.2.4 Products
Products to be skipped by Guard
In this display box, you can select products which are excluded by the Guard scan. All
applications, services or databases of the selected products are excluded from the
monitoring by Guard.
applications, services or databases of the selected products are excluded from the
monitoring by Guard.
10.2.5 Heuristic
This configuration section contains the settings for the heuristic of the Avira AntiVir
Server search engine.
Server search engine.
Avira AntiVir Server contains very powerful heuristics that can proactively uncover
unknown malware, i.e. before a special virus signature to combat the damaging element
has been created and before a virus guard update has been sent. Virus detection involves
an extensive analysis and investigation of the affected codes for functions typical of
malware. If the code being scanned exhibits these characteristic features, it is reported as
being suspicious. This does not necessarily mean that the code is in fact malware. False
positives do sometimes occur. The decision on how to handle affected code is to be made
by the user, e.g. based on his or her knowledge of whether the source of the code is
trustworthy or not.
unknown malware, i.e. before a special virus signature to combat the damaging element
has been created and before a virus guard update has been sent. Virus detection involves
an extensive analysis and investigation of the affected codes for functions typical of
malware. If the code being scanned exhibits these characteristic features, it is reported as
being suspicious. This does not necessarily mean that the code is in fact malware. False
positives do sometimes occur. The decision on how to handle affected code is to be made
by the user, e.g. based on his or her knowledge of whether the source of the code is
trustworthy or not.
Macrovirus heuristics
Macrovirus heuristics
Avira AntiVir Server 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 option is
enabled as the default setting and is recommended.
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 option is
enabled as the default setting and is recommended.
Advanced Heuristic Analysis and Detection (AHeAD)
enable AHeAD
Avira AntiVir Server 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.
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.
Low detection level
If this option is enabled, Avira AntiVir Server detects slightly less unknown malware, the
risk of false alerts is low in this case.
risk of false alerts is low in this case.
Medium detection level
This setting is activated by default if you have selected the use of this heuristic.
High detection level
If this option is enabled, Avira AntiVir Server identifies far more unknown malware, but
you must also accept that there are likely to be false positives.
you must also accept that there are likely to be false positives.
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