Does Avira use a proxy tunnel like NOD32 and other anti-viruses are now going to?

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Thank You!

[doktornotor]

Quoting from their docs:

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AntiVir WebGuard

When surfing the internet, you are using your web browser to request data from a web server. The data transferred from the web server (HTML files, script and image files, Flash files, video and music streams, etc) will normally be moved directly into the browser cache for display in the web browser, meaning that an on-access scan as performed by AntiVir Guard is not possible. This could allow viruses and unwanted programs to access your computer system. WebGuard is what is known as an HTTP proxy which monitors the ports used for data transfer (80, 8080, 3128) and checks the transferred data for viruses and unwanted programs. Depending on the configuration, the program may process the affected files automatically or prompt the user for a specific action
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BTW, this is only available in Antivir Premium and Security Suite, not in the free version.