Question about Avira settings?

[Bio-Hazard]

Hello I just got installed my Avira 6 months trial. I havent used Avira before so, Is the default settings good enough or do i need to "fiddle" with them?

Thank you

Bio-Hzard

[Xenophobe]

The default settings should be fine.

[Macstorm]

yeah default settings are ok.

Just one thing, you might want to change the scheduler so avira can check for updates every 60min.

[Bio-Hazard]

Originally Posted by Macstorm

yeah default settings are ok.

Just one thing, you might want to change the scheduler so avira can check for updates every 60min.

Thanks, that is a good tip!

[EliteKiller]

general > extended threat categories > select all

[trjam]

I max at all settings and no problems

[Bio-Hazard]

Originally Posted by trjam

I max at all settings and no problems

Have you ever had false positive with max settings?

[trjam]

not a single one.

[C.S.J]

Originally Posted by Bio-Hazard

Have you ever had false positive with max settings?

i wouldnt worry about it.

ive had more FP's from the AV's that are supposed to have a low amount, than the so-called 'FALSE POSITIVE DETECTION MACHINES'

so, i dont listen to the fp-rate arguments.

[Bio-Hazard]

Thanks C.S.J and trjam!

I am very happy how Avira is behavibg. I am only testing it because of the deal and i had several problems with NOD32!

[trjam]

It is solid and light. I combine it with Sandboxie and really feel this is more then adequate.

[Bio-Hazard]

Originally Posted by trjam

It is solid and light. I combine it with Sandboxie and really feel this is more then adequate.

At the moment it is running along side OA AV+ and Defensewall. It is definately light. It hasnt any impact on my machine at all except the umbrella on system tray

[trjam]

good combination.

[Bio-Hazard]

Originally Posted by trjam

good combination.

Thanks! It is light and smooth.

[trjam]

If it were me, I would still take Sandboxie over DF. On my other PC I just run Shadow Defender.

[Bio-Hazard]

Originally Posted by trjam

If it were me, I would still take Sandboxie over DF. On my other PC I just run Shadow Defender.

Well it is personal choice....Thanks for the help! I will put my settings up to max and see how things go!

[Diver]

Avira Classic is a decent AV, perhaps a great one considering it is free. Every now and then I would get a false positive, but none ever caused havoc. The interface is a bit on the complex side for the average user, though. Updates on the free edition can be slow at times, but a try later in the day usually takes care of it.

[Mele20]

Originally Posted by EliteKiller

general > extended threat categories > select all

No! NEVER select all there. Avira has made the default that way because of all the complaints. You will get a lot of FP's if you change that.

[Bio-Hazard]

Originally Posted by Mele20

No! NEVER select all there. Avira has made the default that way because of all the complaints. You will get a lot of FP's if you change that.

I will see what happens when i put them on max. I am not going to complain about it because i know this could happen.

[Mele20]

Another thing. Do NOT leave Avira at default. You need to set ANY AV to scan ALL FILES. Set both LukeFilewalker and Guard to scan all files. Geez...how can some of you say otherwise? It won't slow down a decent computer. I don't have dual core ...just a Pentium 4 at 3.8Ghz and 2 CPU's and it has never slowed a single one of my computers to scan all files.

For LukeFilewalker, check everything under Additional Settings. They are not all checked by default. Under Archives check Scan Archives, Scan all Archive types, and Limit Recursive Depth put it up to least 50 - many set that to 99.

For Guard, check to scan ALL files. Under Archives check all boxes and 10/15/1000 is good.

Under General you probably will want to change Update Alert to one day. Also when you make a new job to check every hour for updates, you probably will want that set to "invisible".

[Bio-Hazard]

Originally Posted by Mele20

Another thing. Do NOT leave Avira at default. You need to set ANY AV to scan ALL FILES. Set both LukeFilewalker and Guard to scan all files. Geez...how can some of you say otherwise? It won't slow down a decent computer. I don't have dual core ...just a Pentium 4 at 3.8Ghz and 2 CPU's and it has never slowed a single one of my computers to scan all files.

For LukeFilewalker, check everything under Additional Settings. They are not all checked by default. Under Archives check Scan Archives, Scan all Archive types, and Limit Recursive Depth put it up to least 50 - many set that to 99.

For Guard, check to scan ALL files. Under Archives check all boxes and 10/15/1000 is good.

Under General you probably will want to change Update Alert to one day. Also when you make a new job to check every hour for updates, you probably will want that set to "invisible".

Thank you, that was a excellent advice. This kind of advice i was looking after when i started this thread.

[Mele20]

Originally Posted by Bio-Hazard

I will see what happens when i put them on max. I am not going to complain about it because i know this could happen.

It will depend on your specific mix of applications how many FP's you get if you put it on Max. I got a big bunch when I first got Avira. I still get too many FP's if I add Application and SPR. You may not have many applications or download many new ones that produce alerts so it may be ok for you on maximum.

edit: Actually, what I meant to say was "if you put it to check all" under Extended Threats category not "if you put it on Max".

I missed commenting earlier about heuristics. A lot of users set heuristics for both LukeFilewalker and Guard to Maximum. I leave that at default because of FP's which I really dislike. Some folks don't mind FP's that much so that has be an individual decision.

[Bio-Hazard]

Originally Posted by Mele20

It will depend on your specific mix of applications how many FP's you if put it on Max. I got a big bunch when I first got Avira. I still get too many FP's if I add Application and SPR. You may not have many applications or download many new ones that produce alerts so it may be ok for you on maximum.

I dont download that many progrmas. I have a fair amount aplications. So assume it should be okay. Well i should know in few days.

[EliteKiller]

Originally Posted by Mele20

No! NEVER select all there. Avira has made the default that way because of all the complaints. You will get a lot of FP's if you change that.

I've never had a FP w/ Avira's heuristics on high and all of the extended threat categories selected.

[Mele20]

You don't use Sysinternals Tools? You haven't applied Evid4226 patch to XP (assuming you use XP)? You have no keyfinder program? They aren't malware but Avira insists on detecting them. Stupid. There was a whole bunch of FP's when I first got Avira and ran it. I reported them all to Stefan and he fixed the heuristic ones but not a lot of the others. You have to turn off SPR and applications. No one but Avira detects these programs. I've had them for years and used many AV's and nobody detected until Avira.