Avira Antivirus Premium 
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All rights reserved.


Contents 
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0 Important information 
1 System requirements 
2 Important requirements for installation 
3 Incompatibility with other programs 
4 Licensing 
5 Support service 
6 Contact address


0 Important information 
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To perform an update, proceed as follows:

1. Uninstall the antivirus software currently installed on your system. 
2. Download an up-to-date software package from the download area  of the 
Avira Antivirus Premium  website  at 
http://www.avira.com/premium-download. 
3. Install this software package on your computer.


1 System requirements 
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For Avira Antivirus Premium to work perfectly, the computer 
system must fulfil the following requirements:

- Computer as from Pentium, 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) 

Program interface displays may differ depending on the operating 
system. 

- 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 installation: Administrator rights

- For all installations: Windows Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher


2 Important requirements for installation 
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For Avira Antivirus Premium to function  perfectly on  your 
computer, ensure that the following requirements are satisfied:

- System requirements are fulfilled 
- No other virus guards are installed (System Scanner, Realtime Protection). 
- You have administrator rights 
- Internet and/or intranet connection is available 
- For a full license: Valid activation code is available 
- All programs running on your computer have been terminated


3 Incompatibility with other programs 
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PGP Desktop Home, PGP Desktop Profession 9.0 and CyberPatrol

Avira Antivirus Premium cannot currently be used with the 
products  PGP Desktop Home, PGP Desktop Professional 9.0 and 
CyberPatrol.  An error in  the  aforesaid products  may  cause the 
Avira Mail Protection (POP3 scanner) in Avira Antivirus Premium  
not  to function or  the system to become unstable. Avira is working 
with PGP and CyberPatrol to resolve the problem. Until  a solution is 
found, we strongly  recommend that you uninstall the aforesaid 
products before installing Avira Antivirus Premium.

Bigfoot Networks Killer Ethernet Controller, 
Teleport Pro, 
CHIPDRIVE® Time Recording, 
MSN Messenger

Avira Web Protection is not compatible with the following products: 
- Teleport Pro from Tennyson Maxwell, Inc 
- CHIPDRIVE® Time Recording from SCM Microsystems 
- MSN Messenger from Microsoft 
Any  data  sent or  requested  by these  products  will therefore  be 
ignored by Avira Web Protection.

Note 
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- Avira Mail Protection will not function if a mail 
server (e.g. AVM KEN, Exchange) is already installed on the computer. 
We are happy to  help you find a software solution best suited to your 
needs.


4 Licensing 
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When  you purchase  a license  for Avira Antivirus Premium,  you 
will receive an activation code. The activation code is an 
alphanumerical code defining your exact license data.

Avira Antivirus Premium  is  generally  supplied  electronically 
by download. You will generally  receive your activation code  by 
email. Please retain your activation code for the entire period of 
validity.

You will receive an activation code - when you submit a new order for 
Avira Antivirus Premium - when you amend/extend your existing 
license

In order to license your  program, please enter your activation  code 
when activating Avira Antivirus Premium. The product activation 
may  be carried out during installation. However you can also activate 
Avira Antivirus Premium after  installation, in  the  Control 
Center under Help > License management.


5 Support service 
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All necessary information on our comprehensive support service can be 
obtained  from our  website at  http://www.avira.com/premium-support. 
Experts are available  to answer your  questions and provide  further 
help with technical problems.


6 Contact address 
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If you have  any questions or  requests concerning the  Avira 
Antivirus Premium product  range, we  will  be pleased  to 
help. Our  contact addresses can be found on the internet at:

http://www.avira.com/contact

