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);
·
Scan inside archives
- (
off by default
): this parameters defines that the
scanning should check all files even if these are packed inside some type of
archive, e.g. ZIP, RAR, ...
·
Use Heuristics
- (
on by default
): 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;
·
Scan system environment
- (
on by default
): scanning will also check the
system areas of your computer;
·
Scan for rootkits
- (
off by default
): tick this item if you want to include the
rootkit detection into scanning of the entire computer. The rootkit detection is
also available on its own within the
Anti-Rootkit
component;
Then, you can change the scan configuration as follows:
·
Additional scan settings
- the link opens a new
Additional scan settings
dialog where you can specify the following parameters:
o
Computer shutdown options
- decide whether the computer should be
shut down automatically once the running scanning process is over.
Having confirmed this option (
Shutdown computer upon scan
completion
), a new option activates that allows the computer to shut
down even if it is currently locked (
Force shutdown if computer is
locked
).
o
Define file types for scanning
- further you should decide whether you
want to have scanned:
Ø
All file types
with the possibility of defining exceptions from scanning
