Protection Cloud
Enable Protection Cloud
Fingerprints of all suspicious files are sent to the Protection Cloud for dynamic online inspection. Executables are instantly identified as clean, infected or unknown.
The Protection Cloud serves as a central location to observe attempted cyber attacks throughout our user base. The files accessed by your computer are matched against the fingerprints of files stored in the cloud. As more scanning is done in the cloud, less processing power is required by the antivirus application.
A list of file locations frequently targeted by malware is generated when the Quick system scan job runs. The list includes running processes, programs that run at start-up and services. The fingerprint of each file is generated and sent to the Protection Cloud, which is then categorized as "clean" or "malware". Unknown program files are uploaded to the Protection Cloud for analysis.
Confirm manually when sending suspicious files to Avira
You can see a list of the suspicious files that should be sent to the Protection Cloud, and you can choose which files you want to send.
Real-time file scanning
If this option is enabled, unknown files are sent to the Protection Cloud for analysis as soon as they are accessed.
Show progress for uploads to the Avira Protection Cloud
A window displays the following information about the uploaded file(s) in form of a progress bar:
- file location
- file name
- status (uploading/analyzing)
- result (clean/infected)
Copyright © 2014 Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG
Last change on 14.03.2018