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Avira® AntiVir Personal Edition is a freeware program designed to give a computer protection from viruses, including real-time protection. Avira® AntiVir also gives protection against Viruses; Worms; Trojans; Dialers and Phising; it detects and deletes Rootkits as well.
Further information is available at the Avira® Website.

The Avira® Premium Security Suite program, has everything that the freeware version has.
In addition, it includes a Firewall; Protection against Spyware and Adware; protection against Email Viruses, as well as Antispam protection.
This product version costs from (approximately), €39.95 Euro/ £27.20/ $USD47.21/ $AUD63.30 for a One Year Licence. Further information and purchasing options are available from, Avira® Premium Security Suite.




Avira® Antivir Personal Edition downloads are available from the Avira® Website.
Alternatively, these direct links are available:
Windows 2000, XP and Vista 32 bit: Download [17mb]
Windows 98/ME: Download [17mb]
Linux / FreeBSD / Solaris Download[40mb].
Please Note: Avira® is also available for use with Linux/FreeBSD/Solaris; however, installation instructions for these, are not covered in this guide.

Right click the required version, and Save it to the Desktop for ease of access.



The Avira® program automatically extracts the necessary files (by default) to a temporary directory, for installation, as shown in Figure 2. Click Install to continue the process.






Please read the Terms and Conditions. Tick the box selected as illustrated, in Figure 5. Click Next to continue.



It is a Condition of Use that Avira® AntiVir Personal Edition will not be used for Commercial or Business purposes.
Avira® AntVir Personal Edition may only be used for private use.




Avira® Antivir requires a serial number to operate properly. It is recommended to tick the box to Generate a random Serial Number, then click Next, as highlighted in Figure 7.




Figure 8 shows the options for Installation. Unless there is any specific reason to do otherwise, it is recommended to allow the default Complete Installation to proceed.


Please be patient while the program installs. This could take several minutes depending on the speed of the computer.






Once the installation is complete, Avira®Antivir places an icon on your desktop, similar to the illustration of Figure 11.


When the Avira® Anitvir program opens, the default screen (Figure 12) is shown.
Establish an Internet connection, then select Start Update, so the program can update its virus database definitions.



Please Note: When looking next to Personal Edition Classic License Valid until dd/mm/yyyy is shown.
The license should automatically update 4 weeks before the Expiry Date, as shown in Figure 13 below.
To view the Expiry Date, click the plus (+) sign, as seen in the blue square.


Right click Here and choose Save Target As… or Save link as.., save it to the Desktop.

• Go to the Desktop, locate the hbedv.key file.
• Right click the file, and select 'Cut'.
• Navigate to C:Program Files AntiVir Personal Edition Classic, double click the folder to open it.
• Right click blank open area within that folder, then select 'Paste'.

The Scanning Options available are:

Local Drives: This profile scans all local drives (Hard Disks, Floppy Disk Drives, CD-ROM Drives, USB Sticks, etc) on the system for viruses or unwanted programs.

Local Hard Disks: This profile scans all local hard disks on your system for viruses or unwanted programs.

Removable Drives: This profile scans all Removable Drives (Floppy Disk Drives, CD-ROM drives, USB sticks, etc) on the system for viruses or unwanted programs.

Windows® System Directory: The Windows® System Directory of the computer is scanned for viruses or unwanted programs.

My Documents: The "My Documents" Folder on the system is scanned for viruses or unwanted programs.

Active processes: All current processes are scanned for viruses or unwanted programs.

Rootkit Search: The computer is scanned for active rootkits.

Manual Selection: This option allows the user to select the files or folders to scan.
Please Note:It is recommended that this option only be used by Advanced Users.

Once the preferred option is selected, click the Magnifying Glass as illustrated in Figure 16.



Figure 18 displays the completed scan window with the results of the scan. This example illustrates a 'clean' computer.


Please Note: Scanning usually takes more time than 1:02 minutes to complete. For the purpose of this article only the "My Documents" Folder was selected. The duration time needed will depend entirely upon the Option selected, and the size of the Hard Disc Drives to be scanned.





At the completion of the scan, the Avira® AntiVir program may request that the system be immediately rebooted. In this instance, click OK and allow a reboot to occur, as illustrated in Figure 20.




If a Pop up Alert appears, simply select Quarantine then Ok. Please Note: This procedure may have to be repeated a few times.


Firstly, open the Avira® Antivir using the Desktop Icon, then, Double click Configuration, as shown in the red box in Figure 22.




Next, select Expert Mode, (This may be found at the top Left of the Scan Panel) then, double click Scan, as indicated by the Blue arrow, shown in Figure 23.




The 'Action for concerning file' Panel is now opened, as shown in Figure 24. It is recommended to select Automatic.
Click on the drop arrow for 'Primary Action', select Repair. Next, select Secondary Action, then, Quarantine, and click OK.

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