User ManualTable of ContentsBitDefender Antivirus 20081Table of Contents4License and Warranty7Preface111. Conventions Used in This Book111.1. Typographical Conventions111.2. Admonitions122. The Book Structure123. Request for Comments13Installation141. BitDefender Antivirus 2008 Installation151.1. System Requirements151.2. Installation Steps161.3. Initial Setup Wizard181.3.1. Step 1/6 - Register BitDefender Antivirus 2008181.3.2. Step 2/6 - Create a BitDefender Account191.3.3. Step 3/6 - Learn about Real-Time Virus Reporting (RTVR)211.3.4. Step 4/6 - Select the Tasks to Be Run221.3.5. Step 5/6 - Wait for the Tasks to Complete231.3.6. Step 6/6 - View Summary241.4. Upgrade241.5. Repairing or Removing BitDefender25Basic Administration272. Getting Started282.1. BitDefender Icon in the System Tray292.2. Scan Activity Bar302.3. BitDefender Manual Scan302.4. Game Mode312.4.1. Using Game Mode312.4.2. Changing Game Mode Hotkey323. Security Status333.1. Antivirus Status Button353.2. Antiphising Status Button353.3. Identity Control Status Button363.4. Update Status Button364. Quick Tasks384.1. Security384.1.1. Updating BitDefender384.1.2. Scanning with BitDefender40Step 1/3 - Scanning40Step 2/3 - Select Actions42Step 3/3 - View Results43BitDefender Could Not Solve Some Issues44BitDefender Detected Password-protected Items44BitDefender Detected Suspect Files445. History456. Registration476.1. Step 1/3 - Register BitDefender Antivirus 2008476.2. Step 2/3 - Create a BitDefender Account486.3. Step 3/3 - Register BitDefender Antivirus 200850Advanced Security Administration517. Settings Console527.1. Configuring General Settings537.1.1. General Settings537.1.2. Virus Report Settings557.1.3. Manage Settings558. Antivirus568.1. On-access Scanning568.1.1. Configuring Protection Level578.1.2. Customizing Protection Level588.1.3. Disabling Real-time Protection628.2. On-demand Scanning628.2.1. Scan Tasks638.2.2. Using Shortcut Menu658.2.3. Creating Scan Tasks668.2.4. Configuring Scan Tasks66Configuring Scan Settings66Setting Scan Target72Viewing the Scan Target of System Tasks74Scheduling Scan Tasks758.2.5. Scanning Objects77Scanning Methods77Immediate Scanning77Contextual Scanning77Drag&Drop Scanning78Manual Scanning79BitDefender Scanner79Step 1/3 - Scanning79Step 2/3 - Select Actions81Step 3/3 - View Results82BitDefender Could Not Solve Some Issues83BitDefender Detected Password-protected Items83BitDefender Detected Suspect Files838.2.6. Viewing Scan Logs84Scan Log Example858.3. Objects Excluded from Scanning858.3.1. Excluding Paths from Scanning87Step 1/3 - Select Object Type88Step 2/3 - Specify Excluded Paths88Step 3/3 - Select Scanning Type898.3.2. Excluding Extensions from Scanning90Step 1/3 - Select Object Type90Step 2/3 - Specify Excluded Extensions91Step 3/3 - Select Scanning Type928.4. Quarantine Area928.4.1. Managing Quarantined Files938.4.2. Configuring Quarantine Settings949. Privacy Control969.1. Privacy Control Status969.1.1. Privacy Control97Configuring Protection Level989.1.2. Antiphishing Protection989.2. Advanced Settings - Identity Control999.2.1. Creating Identity Rules100Step 1/3 - Set Rule Type and Data101Step 2/3 - Select Traffic102Step 3/3 - Describe Rule1039.2.2. Defining Exceptions1039.2.3. Managing Rules1049.3. Advanced Settings - Registry Control1059.4. Advanced Settings - Cookie Control1079.4.1. Configuration Wizard109Step 1/1 - Select Address, Action and Direction1109.5. Advanced Settings - Script Control1119.5.1. Configuration Wizard112Step 1/1 - Select Address and Action1139.6. System Information1139.7. Antiphishing Toolbar11510. Update11710.1. Automatic Update11710.1.1. Requesting an Update11910.1.2. Disabling Automatic Update11910.2. Update Settings12010.2.1. Setting Update Locations12010.2.2. Configuring Automatic Update12110.2.3. Configuring Manual Update12210.2.4. Configuring Advanced Settings12210.2.5. Managing Proxies123BitDefender Rescue CD12511. Overview12611.1. System Requirements12611.2. Included Software12712. BitDefender Rescue CD Howto13012.1. Start BitDefender Rescue CD13012.2. Stop BitDefender Rescue CD13112.3. How do I perform an antivirus scan?13212.4. How do I update BitDefender over a proxy?13312.5. How do I save my data?133Getting Help13613. Support13713.1. BitDefender Knowledge Base13713.2. Asking for Help13813.2.1. Go to Web Self Service138English138German138French138Romanian138Spanish13813.2.2. Open a support ticket13813.3. Contact Information13913.3.1. Web Addresses13913.3.2. Branch Offices139U.S.A139Germany140UK and Ireland140Spain140Romania141Glossary142Size: 2.87 MBPages: 148Language: EnglishOpen manual