User manual AVAST HOME EDITION VERSION 4.8

[. . . ] antivirus Home Edition 4. 8 ­ User Guide avast!antivirus Home Edition 4. 8 User Guide 1 avast!antivirus Home Edition 4. 8 ­ User Guide CONTENTS Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] antivirus Home Edition 4. 8 ­ User Guide Alerts avast!is able to send a warning message about a virus occurrence. From the options menu, select "Settings" and then "Alerts". This feature is useful for network administrators who will be notified about the presence of a virus on any computer in their network, so that they can react quickly. The alert can be sent in the following forms: · WinPopup. Click on "Add" and select WinPopup. Then enter the IP address or the network name of the computer to send the warning to, or click "Browse" and select the address from the list of available options. The alert will be sent as an e-mail, using the MAPI protocol. Enter the address to send the email to, as before, then click on the MAPI button at the bottom of the screen and enter the MAPI profile name and the corresponding password. The alert will be sent as an e-mail, using the SMTP protocol. To create a new alert, click "Add" and then click SMTP. In the box that appears, enter the email · · 44 avast!antivirus Home Edition 4. 8 ­ User Guide address of the person to send the alert to. It is also necessary to specify certain other settings ­ see the next section "SMTP". The alert will be sent to the specified printer. Click on "Add" and then "Printer", then click "Browse" and select the printer from the available options. The alert will be sent as an ICQ message. Enter the ICQ number of the person to send the warning to. Enter the e-mail address that the alert recipient uses to login to the Windows Messenger service. · · To create a new alert, click on "Add" and select the type of alert required, then enter the required details as described above. Once an alert has been created, a message will be sent to the defined recipient whenever a suspicious file is detected. To edit or delete an alert that has been created, click on it to highlight it, then click "Edit" or "Remove". Clicking on "Test" will result in a test message being sent to the selected address while clicking on "Test all" will send a test message to all the alert recipients in the list. SMTP By clicking on SMTP in the list on the left side of the screen, you can specify your SMTP server parameters. uses these settings to send e-mail messages, especially when: · · · Sending warning messages (Alerts) when a virus has been found. [. . . ] Now, the next time the screen saver is activated, it will also be carrying out virus scanning. How to upgrade to Professional Edition Upgrading from Home Edition to Professional Edition is very simple. You don't need to uninstall the current version of the program and no additional download is required. You just need to purchase the Professional Edition, obtain the license key and insert it into your current program. The additional components will then be downloaded automatically and your program will be upgraded to Professional Edition immediately. [. . . ]