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Summary

This article describes how you can install F-Secure Anti-Virus.

Before starting installation

Before you can start installing F-Secure Anti-Virus, you need:

• the product CD or a downloaded version of the product ( http://www.f-secure.com/en/web/home_global/support/installers )
• a valid subscription key for the product
• to be connected to the Internet.

If you are using Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 and if more than one person uses the computer and you have created user accounts for everyone, you have to log on as a user with administrator rights before starting the installation.

Note: The product cannot be installed on a computer that uses other antivirus products.

The product detects and removes security and firewall software of the largest security software vendors automatically during installation. However, it is possible that for some reason the removal fails. In this case, you need to remove any other security or firewall software manually. For more information, see article 6752 - Removing other vendors' security software .

Installing Anti-Virus

To install the product:

1. Do one of the following:
   1. If you purchased the product online, you have received an e-mail message which contains the download link and your unique subscription key for the product. Once you have downloaded the installation package, double-click the installer (.exe) file to start the installation.
   2. If you want to install the product from CD, the installation should start automatically once you insert the CD. If it doesn't start, browse to the root folder of the CD and double-click the autorun.exe or installer (.exe) file to start the installation. Your unique subscription key can be found inside the product box.

   The Welcome to My F-Secure setup window is displayed:
   

2. Select your language and click Install . The License terms window is displayed:

   

3. Read the license terms. If you accept them, click the I accept the license terms button.
4. Once you have accepted the license terms, the downloading of files starts. This phase may take a few minutes. Once the downloading of files is completed, the Automatic installation window is displayed:

   

5. Click Next to continue the installation. The Real-time Protection Network window is displayed:

   

6. If you want to contribute data for analysis, click Next . If you decide not to do so, clear the selection before clicking Next . The installation continues with the removal of conflicting software and the installation of Anti-Virus.

To open the user interface of Anti-Virus, click the F-Secure Launch pad icon in the lower-right corner of your screen. The Launch pad is displayed:

The Launch pad contains all your F-Secure applications. To open any of the applications available, click the application icon on the Lauch pad. You can also change common settings and manage your subscriptions through the Launch pad. Just right-click the right-most icon on the Launch pad and select the desired option from the pop-up menu.