Avira antivir personal 10 Manual De Usuario

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7  Updates 
The effectiveness of anti-virus software depends on how up-to-date the program is, in 
particular the virus definition file and the search engine. To carry out updates, the 
Updater component is integrated into AntiVir Personal. The Updater ensures that Avira 
AntiVir Personal is always up-to-date and able to deal with the new viruses that appear 
every day. Updater updates the following components: 
–  Virus definition file:  
The virus definition file contains the virus patterns of the harmful programs used by 
AntiVir Personal to scan for viruses and malware and repair infected objects. 
–  Search engine:  
The search engine contains the methods used by AntiVir Personal to scan for viruses 
and malware. 
–  Program files (product update):  
Update packages for product updates make extra functions available to the 
individual program components.  
An update checks whether the virus definition file and search engine are up-to-date and 
if necessary implements an update. Depending on the settings in the configuration, the 
Updater also carries out a product update or informs you of the product updates 
available. After a product update, you may have to restart your computer system. If only 
the virus definition file and search engine are updated, the computer does not have to be 
restarted. 
Note 
For security reasons, the Updater checks whether the Windows host file of your 
computer was altered to the effect that, for example, the Avira AntiVir Personal update 
URL was manipulated by malware and diverts the Updater to unwanted download sites. 
If the Windows host file has been manipulated, this is shown in the Updater report file. 
AntiVir Personal is automatically updated in the following interval: 24 hours. You can 
edit or disable the automatic update through the configuration (Configuration::Update).  
In the Control Center under Scheduler, you can create additional update jobs that are 
carried out by Updater at the specified intervals. You also have the option to start an 
update manually: 
–  In the Control Center: in the Update menu and in the Status section 
–  via the context menu of the tray icon 
Updates can be obtained from the Internet via a Web server of the manufacturer. The 
existing network connection is the default connection to the download servers of Avira 
GmbH. You can modify this standard setting in the configuration under General :: 
Update.  
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