Avira antivir personal 10 Manual De Usuario
Overview of AntiVir Personal
5.2.2 Start a manual update
You have various options for starting an Avira AntiVir Personal update manually: When
an update is started manually, the virus definition file and search engine are always
updated. A product update can only take place if you have activated the option
Download and automatically install product updates in the configuration under
General :: Update
an update is started manually, the virus definition file and search engine are always
updated. A product update can only take place if you have activated the option
Download and automatically install product updates in the configuration under
General :: Update
To start an Avira AntiVir Personal update manually:
With the right-hand mouse button, click on the Avira AntiVir Personal tray icon in
With the right-hand mouse button, click on the Avira AntiVir Personal tray icon in
the taskbar.
A context menu appears.
Select Start update.
The
Updater dialog box appears.
- OR -
In the Control Center, select the section Overview :: Status.
In the Last update field, click on the Start update link.
In the Last update field, click on the Start update link.
The Updater dialog box appears.
- OR -
In the Control Center, in the Update menu, select the menu command Start update.
The Updater dialog box appears.
Note
We strongly recommend regular automatic updates for Avira AntiVir Personal. The
recommended update interval is: 24 hours.
We strongly recommend regular automatic updates for Avira AntiVir Personal. The
recommended update interval is: 24 hours.
Note
You can also carry out a manual update directly via the Windows security centre.
You can also carry out a manual update directly via the Windows security centre.
5.2.3 On-demand scan: Using a scan profile to scan for viruses and
malware
A scan profile is a set of drives and directories to be scanned.
The following options are available for scanning via a scan profile:
– Use predefined scan profile
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.
Depending on the operating system, various icons are available for starting a scan
profile:
profile:
– In Windows XP and 2000:
This icon starts the scan via a scan profile.
– In Windows Vista:
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