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Scan Potentially Unwanted Programs and Spyware threats - (switched
on, by default): this parameter controls the Anti-Virus functionality that
allows detection of potentially unwanted programs (executable files that can
run as spyware or adware) and these can then be blocked, or removed;
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Scan for Tracking Cookies - (switched on, by default): this parameter of the
Anti-Spyware component defines that cookies should be detected during
scanning (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) ;
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Scan inside archives - (switched on, 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, ...
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Use Heuristics - (switched 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;
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Scan system environment - (switched on, by default): scanning will also
check the system areas of your computer;
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Scan infectable files only - with this option switched on, files that cannot
get infected will not be scanned. These can be for instance some plain text
files, or some other non-executable files.
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Scan media files - check to scan media files (Video, Audio etc.). If you leave
this box unchecked, it will reduce the scanning time even more, because
these files are often quite large and are not too likely to be infected by a
virus.
Within the Scan process priority section you can further specify the desired
scanning speed dependent on system resource usage. By default, this option value
is set to the medium level of automatic resource usage. If you want the scanning to
run faster, it will take less time but system resources usage will increase
significantly during its run, and will slow down your other activities on the PC (this
option can be used when your computer is switched on but nobody is currently
working on it). On the other hand, you can decrease system resources usage by
extending the scanning duration.
Note: By default, the scanning configuration is set up for optimum performance.
Unless you have a valid reason to change the scanning settings it is highly
recommended to stick to the predefined configuration. Any configuration changes