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Frequently Asked Questions

How to activate AS Anti-Virus?

How to install AS Anti-Virus?

How to know the full version number of AS Anti-Virus?

How can I disable AS Anti-Virus?

What does the File Anti-Virus do?

How to set File Anti-Virus?

What does Mail Anti-Virus do?

How does Mail Anti-Virus work with the mail client Outlook?

What does the Insecure Web Detection do?

What does the Preventive Defense do?

How to change the settings in AS Anti-Virus?

 
How to activate AS Anti-Virus?
Attention!
Before you activate the product, make sure the system date is set correctly on your PC.


Having copied the files the Setup Wizard suggests activating the copy of AS Anti-Virus by the following ways:
  • Activate with a Service Key – it is necessary to enter a 15-marks Service Key (XXXXX - XXXXX - XXXXX). For successful activation your computer must be connected to the Internet. In this case the Setup Wizard downloads and installs the license key file automatically.
  • Activate Trial Version (30 days) – the Setup Wizard downloads and installs a key file which is valid for 30 days. For successful activation your computer must be connected to the Internet. The trial version is fully functional. When the trial key expires, AS Anti-Virus will not function.
  • Activate later – skip activation on this step. Databases can be updated immediately after activation is complete.

    Note: Service Key should be entered from the keyboard using Latin letters ONLY!



How to install AS Anti-Virus?
If you purchased AS Anti-Virus on a disc, then the installation process starts automatically after the Setup disc is inserted into the CD-ROM drive. If you have purchased the product online you get a link to an executable setup file which should be launched manually. If the Setup disc does not run automatically you also need to run the executable installation file manually. Just select a disc and a folder where AS Anti-Virus setup file is located and double-click the executable file. After you run the executable setup file the Setup Wizard of AS Anti-Virus is launched. After completing the installation process, your computer will be automatically restarted.



How to know the full version number of AS Anti-Virus?
To know the full version number of AS Anti-Virus, do the followings:
  • open the main application window of AS Anti-Virus.
  • go to the Service tab.
  • in the right part of the window in the Software Information section you can find the necessary information.
  • minimize the main window of AS Anti-Virus



How can I disable AS Anti-Virus??
At the operating system startup AS Anti-Virus by default automatically scans objects, files and emails for malicious code. If you by some reason want to disable the function (for advanced users only), do the followings:
  • Open the main window of AS Anti-Virus
  • Click the Complete Protection menu
  • Click Disable button to disable Complete Protection
  • Minimize the main window of AS Anti-Virus
  • After this, AS Anti-Virus will not scan automatically.



What does the File Anti-Virus do?
Your PC’s file system may contain viruses and other Malware. Malware may be stored in your file system for years, having intruded your computer from a removable drive or from the Internet and does not show itself. But as soon as you open an infected file or try to copy it on a disk, the virus starts to function.

File Anti-Virus is a component that controls computer file system. It scans OPENED, LAUNCHED AND SAVED files on your computer and on all attached discs. Each file the user deals with is intercepted by AS Anti-Virus and scanned for viruses. The user can work with the file if the file is not infected or was successfully disinfected by AS Anti-Virus. If the file cannot be disinfected by some reasons, it is deleted or auto-treated.



How to set File Anti-Virus?
A special component is included in AS Anti-Virus to protect files on your computer from infection, File Anti-Virus. To see or to change/configure File Anti-Virus settings, do the followings:
  • Open the main application window of AS Anti-Virus
  • Click Settings in the upper menu
  • In the left part of the dialog window in the Complete Protection section click File Anti-Virus
The following settings are pre-defined for the File Anti-Virus component:

  • Enable File Anti-Virus – enables or disables work of File Anti-Virus component.
  • Threats Treatment – prompt for action when the scan is finished, Auto-treat by AS Anti-Virus, Clean threats, Delete if disinfection fails.



What does Mail Anti-Virus do?
E-mail is widely used by violators to spread Malware and worms as well. That is why it is extremely important to control all mails.

Mail Anti-Virus is the component that checks all incoming and outgoing messages of your PC. It analyzes e-mails for Malware. Recipient can open the message only if it has no dangerous objects.



How does Mail Anti-Virus work with the mail client Outlook?
With AS Anti-Virus, email attachments are scanned by the protocol IMAP4 in the mail client MS Office Outlook by default before downloaded on the computer locally.

If you by some reason want to disable this function (for advanced users only), please do the followings:
  • Open the main window of AS Anti-Virus Premier Edition
  • Click the Complete Protection menu
  • Click Mail Anti-Virus under the Complete Protection menu
  • Click Disable button to disable Mail Anti-Virus
  • Minimize the main window of AS Anti-Virus Premier Edition
  • After this, AS Anti-Virus Premier Edition will not scan any outlook mails.


What does the Insecure Web Detection do?
Surfing the Internet you may be at risk of getting a virus infection, attached to scripts that are started up at websites. Insecure Web Detection has been specially designed to prevent such infections. This component intercepts and alerts users when visiting insecure websites.




What does the Preventive Defense do?
Hacker programs are growing in number rapidly every day. They are becoming more complicated and combine several types of hacker programs in one. Their methods of spreading are more and more difficult to detect.

To detect new hacker programs before it harms your PC, AS Anti-Virus contains a new special component – Preventive Defense. It controls and analyses the behavior of programs installed on your PC. The Preventive Defense component helps AS Anti-Virus decide whether the program is dangerous or not, thereby protecting your computer not only from already known hackers but from potential ones as well.

Preventive Defense consists of the following components:
  • Automatically protects your computer system against internal and external hackers as well as potential unknown threats.
  • Quick Scan for active hackers and potential threats.


How to change the settings in AS Anti-Virus?
The settings of AS Anti-Virus for your computer system are optimized during the installation process. If you want to change the settings manually in AS Anti-Virus, then do the followings.
  • Open the main window of AS Anti-Virus
  • Click the Settings button on the banner located on the top of the main window
  • Change the settings you want and click OK button to apply the new settings
  • Minimize the main window of AS Anti-Virus
  • After this, AS Anti-Virus will adopt the new settings immediately.