Quarantine
The Quarantine manager manages affected objects. Your Avira product can move affected objects to the quarantine directory in a special format. They can neither be executed nor opened.
Note
To move objects to the Quarantine manager, select the relevant option for quarantine in the Configuration under System Scanner – Scan > Action on detection if you are working in automatic mode.
Alternatively you can select the relevant quarantine option in interactive mode.
Toolbar, shortcuts and context menu
Icon |
Shortcut |
Description |
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F2 |
Rescan object(s) A selected object is scanned again for viruses and unwanted programs. The settings of the on-demand scan are used for this. |
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Return |
Properties Opens a dialog box with more detailed information on the selected object. Note |
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F3 |
A selected object is restored. Hereafter the object is placed in its original location. Warning Note |
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F6 |
Restore object(s) to… A selected object can be restored at a location defined by you. If you select this option, the “Save as” dialog opens in which you can select the storage location. Warning |
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Ins |
If you regard a file as suspicious, you can add it to the quarantine manager manually with this option. If appropriate upload the file to an Avira Malware Research Center web server for investigation using the Send object option. |
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F4 |
The object is uploaded to an Avira Malware Research Center web server for investigation by the Avira Malware Research Center. When you click on the Send Object button, a dialog opens containing a form for entering your contact data. Enter all the required data. Select a type: Suspicious file or False positive. Click OK to upload the suspicious file. Note Note |
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Del |
Delete object(s) A selected object is deleted from the quarantine manager. The object cannot be restored. |
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F7 |
Export all properties The properties of the highlighted quarantined object are exported in a text file. |
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F10 |
Open quarantine directory Opens the directory INFECTED. |
Note
You have the option of executing actions on multiple highlighted objects.
To highlight multiple objects (objects in columns), hold down the control key or the shift key while selecting the objects in quarantine manager. Press Ctrl + A to select all the displayed objects.
When executing the action Display properties multiple objects cannot be selected. Multiple selections are not possible with the Send object action, as only one file can be uploaded at a time.
Table
Status
An object placed in quarantine can have different statuses:
Icon |
Description |
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No virus or unwanted program was found, the object is “clean”. |
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A virus or unwanted program was found. |
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If a suspect file was added to the quarantine manager with the option Add file, it has this warning icon. |
Type
Designation |
Description |
File |
The object detected is a file. |
Detection
Shows the name of the malware found.
Heuristic findings are identified with the abbreviation HEUR/.
Source
Shows the path under which the object was found.
Date/Time
Shows the date and time of the detection.
Detailed information
File name
Full path and file name of the object.
Quarantined object
File name of the quarantined object.
Restored
YES/ NO
YES: The selected object has been restored.
NO: The selected object has not been restored.
Uploaded to Avira
YES/ NO
YES: The object has already been uploaded to an Avira Malware Research Center web
server for investigation by the Avira Malware Research Center.
NO: The object has not yet been uploaded to an Avira Malware Research Center web
server for investigation by the Avira Malware Research Center.
Operating system
Windows XP/Vista Workstation: The malware has been identified by an Avira desktop
product.
Scan engine
Version number of scan engine
Virus definition file
Version number of the virus definition file
Detection
Name of the malware detected.
Date/Time
Date and time of the detection