Install Avira Antivir: Instructions

Once you have downloaded Avira AntiVir, you only need to install virus protection. With these instructions you can do it in a short time.

Step 1: install Avira AntiVir

Download the latest version of Avira AntiVir.
Then start the EXE file and confirm the following security question with "Yes".
The installation program starts after a short loading time. To tailor Avira as precisely as possible to your needs, select "User-defined" as the installation type. Check the appropriate box below and click "Next".
The selected storage location does not normally have to be changed. Click "Next" again.
In the next step you can deselect individual components of the program. To ensure maximum protection, you should install all functions. You can deactivate the "Shell Extension" item if you do not want any entries in the context menu. This means that if you right-click on a file, you will not find a point for a scan by Avira. "Browser protection" is also often deactivated, since this is a less useful toolbar.
Now you will be asked whether you want a Destkop shortcut and a program group in the start menu. This is actually not necessary as you rarely have to open the program and it will appear in the taskbar anyway. You can therefore remove both hooks.
If you click "Next", Avira will be installed. You will then be offered a toolbar and a new search engine. This is additional software that you don't necessarily need. The toolbar is particularly inadvisable, since it slows down the browser and has hardly any useful functions.
Click "Install", the window closes. The configuration wizard then opens.

Click on "Next" to go to the heuristic setting. This is the detection of files that behave abnormally, but which are not sure whether they are malware. You should select the "Medium detection level" here, otherwise you could be confronted with too many messages.
On the next page you can select other categories from which Avira should protect you. These include adware, phishing attacks and spyware. For optimal protection, you should tick the "Activate all" option on the left (see picture).
Now you are offered a quick system check after installation. You should activate it.
Then click on "Next" and "Finish", a new window opens in which an update starts. This can take some time.
When it is finished, the short system scan starts. If this is also finished, your system is well protected.