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Scan settings
The Scan settings section offers a list of scanning parameters that can be optionally
switched on/off:
switched on/off:
·
Automatically heal/remove infection - (on by default): if a virus is identified
during scanning it can be healed automatically if a cure is available. If the
infected file cannot be healed automatically, the infected object will be moved
to the
during scanning it can be healed automatically if a cure is available. If the
infected file cannot be healed automatically, the infected object will be moved
to the
, or deleted.
·
Report Potentially Unwanted Programs and Spyware threats - (on by
default): check to activate the
default): check to activate the
as well as for viruses.
represents a questionable malware category:
even though it usually represents a security risk, some of these programs can
be installed intentionally. We recommend to keep this feature activated as it
increases your computer security.
be installed intentionally. We recommend to keep this feature activated as it
increases your computer security.
·
Report enhanced set of Potentially Unwanted Programs - (off by default):
mark to detect extended package of
mark to detect extended package of
: programs that are perfectly ok
and harmless when acquired from the manufacturer directly, but can be
misused for malicious purposes later. This is an additional measure that
increases your computer security even more, however it can possibly block
legal programs, and is therefore switched off by default.
misused for malicious purposes later. This is an additional measure that
increases your computer security even more, however it can possibly block
legal programs, and is therefore switched off by default.
·
Scan for Tracking Cookies - this parameter of the
defines that cookies should be detected; (HTTP cookies are used for
authenticating, tracking, and maintaining specific information about users,
such as site preferences or the contents of their electronic shopping carts)
authenticating, tracking, and maintaining specific information about users,
such as site preferences or the contents of their electronic shopping carts)
·
Scan inside archives - this parameters defines that scanning should check all
files even those stored inside archives, e.g. ZIP, RAR, ...
files even those stored inside archives, e.g. ZIP, RAR, ...
·
Use Heuristics - heuristic analysis (dynamic emulation of the scanned
object’s instructions in a virtual computer environment) will be one of the
methods used for virus detection during scanning;
object’s instructions in a virtual computer environment) will be one of the
methods used for virus detection during scanning;
·
Scan system environment - scanning will also check the system areas of
your computer.
your computer.
Further you should decide whether you want to have scanned
·
All file types with the possibility of defining exceptions from scanning by
providing a list of comma separated file extensions that should not be scanned;
or
providing a list of comma separated file extensions that should not be scanned;
or
·
Selected file types - you can specify that you want to scan only files that
are possibly infectable (files that cannot get infected will not be scanned, for
are possibly infectable (files that cannot get infected will not be scanned, for