Spotlight: Avira AntiVir Professional antivirus software

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Spotlight: Avira AntiVir Professional antivirus software

By Jack Wallen March 23, 2010, 12:34 AM PDT

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Spotlight: Avira AntiVir Professional antivirus software

AntiVir Control Center

All work is handled within the control center – the heart of Avira AntiVir.

For a full review of Avira AntiVir Professional, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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Scan options

You can select either/or scan during reading or scan during writing of a file. If you select Writing, that file will only be availabe upon completion of the scan.

For a full review of Avira AntiVir Professional, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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Profiles

Avir AntiVir Professional allows you to create multiple configuration profiles allowing you to easily access pre-configured scan options quickly.

For a full review of Avira AntiVir Professional, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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Scanning

From this window you can click Virus Information and get a complete listing of all viruses included in the current definition file.

For a full review of Avira AntiVir Professional, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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Viruses

Want information about every virus? Here it is with an inclusion of the level of danger the virus poses. Click on the magnifying lens to see detailed information.

For a full review of Avira AntiVir Professional, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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