Does F-PROT AVES protect my PC against viruses? - F-PROT Antivirus Support

Does F-PROT AVES protect my PC against viruses?

The F-PROT AVES service protects your e-mail against security threats. However, you can receive malicious software through other channels:

Direct infection, e.g. such as Msblast. Msblast exploited a vulnerability in certain operating systems and it infected computers via the Internet, not via e-mail. To decrease the chances of this happening, please make sure that you keep your operating system as up-to-date as possible.

CDs, floppies, USB keys, memory cards. You should always scan files that come from the "outside" before you run/open them.

Downloads. If you are using, e.g. FTP, to download from the Internet, you should scan the file(s) with an up-to-date antivirus product before you run it/them.

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