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� ProActiv component for the permanent monitoring of program actions (for 32-bit system
only, not available under Windows 2000)
� Mail Protection (POP3 Scanner, IMAP Scanner and SMTP Scanner) for the permanent
checking of emails for viruses and malware. Checking of email attachments is included
� Web Protection for monitoring data and files transferred from the Internet using the
HTTP protocol (monitoring of ports 80, 8080, 3128)
� Integrated quarantine management to isolate and process suspicious files
� Rootkits protection for detecting hidden malware installed in your computer system
(rootkits)
(Not available under Windows XP 64 bit)
� Direct access to detailed information on the detected viruses and malware via the
Internet
� Simple and quick updates to the program, virus definitions, and search engine through
Single File Update and incremental VDF updates via a web server on the Internet
� User-friendly licensing in License Manager
� Integrated Scheduler for planning one-off or recurring jobs such as updates or scans
� Extremely high virus and malware detection via innovative scanning technology (scan
engine) including heuristic scanning method
� Detection of all conventional archive types including detection of nested archives and
smart extension detection
� High-performance multithreading function (simultaneous high-speed scanning of
multiple files)
2.2 System requirements
The system requirements are as follows:
� Computer Pentium or later, at least 1 GHz
� Operating system
� Windows XP, newest SP (32 or 64 bit) or
� Windows Vista, newest SP (32 or 64 bit) or
� Windows 7, newest SP (32 or 64 bit)
� At least 150 MB of free hard disk memory space (more if using quarantine for temporary
storage)
� At least 512 MB RAM under Windows XP
� At least 1024 MB RAM under Windows Vista, Windows 7
� For the program installation: Administrator rights
� For all installations: Windows Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
� Internet connection where appropriate (see Installation)
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