Avira AntiVir Sharepoint manuale d’uso

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1 Intr oduction Avira AntiVir SharePoint protects your Shar ePoint systems against viruses, m alware, adware and spyware, unwanted programs an d other dangers. This manual d eals with viruses and software in brief. Note The program’s full name is Avira AntiVir ShareP oint. For great er readability, this name is abbreviated to AntiVir SharePoint. [...]

2 Ic ons and emphases The following icons ar e used: Icon Explanation Placed before a condition whi ch must be fulfilled prior to implementation. Placed before an action step that you implement. Placed before an event that follows the previous action. Note Placed before a link to particularly important information or a tip that makes AntiVir for Sh[...]

3 Pr oduct inf ormation 3.1 Function overview AntiVir SharePoint is an antivirus solution developed sp ecially for Microsoft SharePoint and supports the followin g SharePoint technology: – Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 – Microsoft Windows SharePoint Se rvices 3.0 – Microsoft Office ShareP oint Portal Server 2003 – Microsoft Window[...]

AntiVir SharePoint The use of external antivirus programs is controlled by means of the Antivirus Manager (AVM) in SharePoint technology. Antivirus fu nctions can be enabled in the Shar ePoint Antivirus settings. If the virus protection function s are enabled, t he AVM tran sfers the data transferred by user s for uploading or requested by users fo[...]

Product information 3.2 Delivery scope AntiVir SharePoint offers extensive antivirus protection f or corporate data that you manage and provide using ShareP oint technol ogy. T his also protects the computer systems used for ShareP oint. AntiVir SharePoint is easy to install and has the following configuration options: Settings for scanning fo r vi[...]

AntiVir SharePoint 6 3.4 Licensing You require a license to use Avira AntiV ir ShareP oint. The licens e is issued in the f orm of a digital license key in the file hbedv.key. Yo u can obtain the license file by email from Avira GmbH. The license file contains the lice nse for all products that you have ordered in one order process. Activate your l[...]

4 Inst allation and unins tallation 4.1 Installation Before installing Anti Vir SharePoint, check the following requirements: Ensure that the syst em requirements are met ( see System requirements). Ensure that you are logged in to the co mputer as an administrator or as a user with administrator rights. Ensure that an Internet connection or networ[...]

AntiVir SharePoint 8  Confirmation of license agreem ents  Selection of setup type (complete in stallation or custom installation)  Licensing of the AntiVir Server: Loading of th e license file or sel ection of the 30 -day evaluation license  Installation of the components of Avira AntiVir SharePoint. After installation, the antivirus f[...]

5 User interf ace and oper ation The antivirus function of Avira AntiVir Shar ePoint can b e controlled, i.e. enabl ed or disabled, by th e SharePoint AntiVirus Manager. Y ou will find the settings for the SharePoint AntiVirus Manager in Sh arePoint ce ntral administration under Security configuration :: Configure Antiv irus settings . After instal[...]

AntiVir SharePoint 10 – Commands and actions are available in t he details window via links. – When configuring AntiVir SharePoint , you must confirm information in the Configure AntiVir window with the button OK in order to apply the new settings. Your settings are cancell ed with the butt on Cancel . Get the AntiVir SharePoint product version[...]

6 Virus detection When documents are uploaded t o or downlo aded from SharePoint Team pa ges, Avira AntiVir SharePoint scans these documents fo r viruses and malware. If AntiVir finds viruses or malware in a d ocument, this is re ported to ShareP oint. SharePoint prevents the transfer of t he document. The SharePoint team page user r eceives a mess[...]

7 Updates The effectiveness of antivirus software depends entirely on th e scanning engin e and the virus definitions being up to date. For th is reason, you should regularly download updates for Avira SharePoint from our download servers. To enabl e regular updates to be carried out, the AntiVir Sh arePoint Updater component is int egrated in Anti[...]

8 Viruses and mor e 8.1 Extended threat categories Dialers (DIALERS) Certain services available in the Internet ha ve to be paid for. They are invoiced in Germany via dialers with 0190/0900 number s (or via 09x0 numbers in Austria and Switzerland; in Germany, the number is se t to change to 09x0 in the medium term). Once installed on th e computer,[...]

AntiVir SharePoint But beware! All symptoms of joke programs ma y also originate from a virus or Trojan. At the very least users will get quite a shock or be thrown into such a panic that they themselves may cause real dama ge. Security Privacy Risk (SPR) Software that maybe is able to compromise the security of your system, initiate unwanted progr[...]

Viruses and more Adware (A DWARE) This software or components installed by it will display advertisements on your system. 8.2 Viruses and other malware Adware Adware is software that presents banner ads or in pop-up windows through a b ar that appears on a computer screen. These advertisements usually canno t be removed and are consequently alway s[...]

AntiVir SharePoint For several years, Internet and other networ k users h ave received alerts ab out viruses that are purportedly spread via em ail. These alert s are spread per email with the request that they should be sent to the highest possib le number of coll eagues and to ot her users, in order to warn everyo ne against the " danger&quo[...]

Viruses and more 17 A computer virus is a program that is capable of attaching itself to other programs after being executed and cause an infection. Viruses multiply themselves unlike logic bombs and Trojans. In contrast to a worm, a virus always requires a pro gram as host, where t he virus deposits its virulent code. The program execution of the [...]

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Info and Service 19 9 Inf o and Servic e In AntiVir Administration under About... you will find the information about our contact and support addresses. We are always happy to receive your suggestions about how our products could be improved. In the case of un det ected suspect files in particular, and in the event of false alarms, you can help us [...]

10 Configur ation options 10.1 Configuration options Avira AntiVir Sharepoint is configure d in AntiVir Administration under Settings . The following configuration options ar e available: – Configure AntiVir : Options for heuristics, archive scanning and the loggin g function – Configure upd ate : Download method (via webserve r or fileserver),[...]

Configuration options Advanced Heuristic Analysis and Dete ction (AHeAD) If this option is enabled, the heuristic sc an for viruses using AntiVir AHeAD technology is enabled. For heuristic hits, the affected data is treated as viruses. You can define how 'sharp’ you want the heuristics to be. The option is enabled as the default setting. Low[...]

AntiVir SharePoint When scanning archives, the AntiVir SharePoi nt uses a recursive scan: Archives within archives are unpacked and scanned for viruses and unwante d programs. If this option is enabled, the recursive sca n is restricted to the specified maximum recursion depth value. The option is disabled as t he default se t ting. Archives that e[...]

Configuration options If this option is enabled, the report file can be limited to a specific size. This option is activated by default with a value of 1024 KB. If the log file exceeds the specified size, the report file entries are backed up in a backup re port file and the rep ort file is reset. When the log entries are saved in the backup log fi[...]

AntiVir SharePoint Examples: [COMMON] PrefixDiff= The standard settings with the enabled threat cate gories DIAL, ADSPY, ADWARE, BDC, HIDDENEXT, PHISH are enabled. [COMMON] PrefixDiff= +APPL,+GAME,+JOKE,+PCK,+P FS,+SPR,-DIAL,-ADSPY,-ADWAR E,-BDC,- HIDDENEXT,-PHISH All standard threat categories are disabl ed: DIAL, ADSPY, A DWARE, BDC, HIDDENEXT, P[...]

Configuration options Network ac cess If you use a share directory on a file serv er for the update, enter a user name and a password. Warning The user name and pass word for networ k acce ss are saved in encrypted f orm. To avoid security risks when accessing fil e servers, it is recom mended that a user account with restricted user rights should [...]

AntiVir SharePoint 26 – Status of the update Email messages Enable email notifications When this option is enabled, you will receive an emai l notification eith er every time an update is performed or just when an err or occurs during an update. This option is disabled as the default setting. Event selection Select the event for which you require[...]

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