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On-demand Scanning
EZ Antivirus functions in three main ways to detect viruses. These are:
Real-time scanning, email scanning, and on-demand scanning. On-demand scanning occurs in a
variety of ways:
•
When you open EZ Antivirus and click the
Scan My Computer
button, from the
Virus
Scanning
tab.
•
When you select the
Selective Scanning
button from the
Virus Scanning
tab, then choose
a file, folder or drive to be scanned.
•
When you right-click on a file, and select
eTrust EZ Antivirus
from the right-click menu.
•
When you click the
Schedule a Scan
button from the
Virus Scanning
tab, and schedule a
dedicated time to perform an on-demand scan.
These occurrences of on-demand scanning will be described in detail below.
The simplest and most direct way to start scanning your computer is to click the
Scan My
Computer
button from the
Virus Scanning
tab. This action immediately displays the
Scan
dialog
box. EZ Antivirus proceeds to scan all items on your computer. An animated icon on the left
indicates the scan is in progress. All scanning is logged in a separate log file.
Displays the amount of items that
are scanned, infected, quarantined
and cleaned.
Displays the status of the scan, and
the path of the file being scanned.
Displays the scan results. If a virus
is detected, a link to further
information about the virus is
provided in the
Virus Name
field.
Stops virus scanning and allows you
to close the window.
What Gets Scanned?
The following items are scanned when you initiate a scan using the
Scan My Computer
button:
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Hard disk boot sectors.
•
Floppy disk boot sectors (if connected).
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All hard disks - includes all files and folders on your hard disk/s.
•
All removable media - includes floppy’s, ZIP disks, CDs, DVDs, memory sticks and other
media connected to your computer and recognized by Windows.
•
System items including registry, and system files.
