User manual AVIRA INTERNET SECURITY 2012

[. . . ] Avira Internet Security 2012 User Manual Introduction Trademarks and Copyright Trademarks Windows is a registered trademark of the Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Protected trademarks are not marked as such in this manual. This does not mean, however, that they may be used freely. Copyright information Code provided by third party providers was used for Avira Internet Security 2012. [. . . ] Archives When scanning archives, the System Scanner uses a recursive scan: Archives in archives are also unpacked and scanned for viruses and unwanted programs. The files are scanned, decompressed and scanned again. (Options available in expert mode only. ) Scan archives If this option is enabled, the selected archives in the archive list are scanned. This option is enabled as the default setting. All archive types If this option is enabled, all archive types in the archive list are selected and scanned. Smart Extensions If this option is enabled, the System Scanner detects whether a file is a packed file format (archive), even if the file extension differs from the usual extensions, and scans the archive. However every file must be opened for this, which reduces the scanning speed. Example: If a *. zip archive has the file extension *. xyz, the System Scanner also unpacks this archive and scans it. This option is enabled as the default setting. Note Only those archive types marked in the archive list are supported. Limit recursion depth Unpacking and scanning recursive archives can require a great deal of computer time and resources. If this option is enabled, you limit the depth of the scan in multi-packed archives to a certain number of packing levels (maximum recursion depth). Note In order to find a virus or an unwanted program in an archive, the System Scanner must scan up to the recursion level in which the virus or the unwanted program is located. Maximum recursion depth In order to enter the maximum recursion depth, the option Limit recursion depth must be enabled. Avira Internet Security - User Manual (Status: 23 Sep. 2011) 94 Reference: Configuration options You can either enter the requested recursion depth directly or by means of the right arrow key on the entry field. The standard value is 20 which is recommended. Default values The button restores the pre-defined values for scanning archives. Archives In this display area you can set which archives the System Scanner should scan. For this, you must select the relevant entries. Exceptions File objects to be omitted for the System Scanner (Options available in expert mode only. ) The list in this window contains files and paths that should not be included by the System Scanner in the scan for viruses or unwanted programs. Please enter as few exceptions as possible here and really only files that, for whatever reason, should not be included in a normal scan. We recommend that you always scan these files for viruses or unwanted programs before they are included in this list! [. . . ] Use the following WAVE file (only in interactive mode) If this option is enabled, there is an acoustic alert with the selected WAVE file when a virus is detected by the System Scanner or Realtime Protection. The selected WAVE file is played over a connected external speaker. WAVE file In this input box you can enter the name and the associated path of an audio file of your choice. The program's default acoustic signal is entered as standard. The button opens a window in which you can select the required file with the aid of the file explorer. [. . . ]