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Avira products are comprehensive and flexible tools you can rely on to protect your
computer from viruses, malware, unwanted programs and other dangers.
Please note the following information:
Warning
Loss of valuable data usually has dramatic consequences. Even the best virus
protection program cannot provide one hundred percent protection from data
loss. Make regular copies (Backups) of your data for security purposes.
Note
A program can only provide reliable and effective protection from viruses,
malware, unwanted programs and other dangers if it is up-to-date. Make sure
your Avira product is up-to-date with automatic updates. Configure the program
accordingly.
1.2.1 Delivery scope
Your Avira product has the following functions:
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Control Center for monitoring, managing and controlling the entire program
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Central configuration with user-friendly standard and advanced options and contextsensitive help
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System Scanner (on-demand scan) with profile-controlled and configurable scan for all
known types of virus and malware
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Integration into the Windows User Account Control allows you to carry out tasks
requiring administrator rights.
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Real-Time Protection (on-access scan) for continuous monitoring of all file access
attempts
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ProActiv component for the permanent monitoring of program actions (for 32-bit
systems only)
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Mail Protection (POP3 Scanner, IMAP Scanner and SMTP Scanner) for the permanent
checking of emails for viruses and malware, including the checking of email
attachments
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Avira SearchFree Toolbar, a search toolbar integrated in the web browser providing
quick and convenient search options. It also includes widgets of the most common
Internet functions.
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Web Protection for monitoring data and files transferred from the Internet using the
HTTP protocol (monitoring of ports 80, 8080, 3128)
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Avira Social Network Protection, a monitoring tool, informs parents of their children's
online activities. It checks their social network accounts for comments, photos etc. that
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