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Anti-Spyware,
Anti-Virus)
Anti
Virus
Click
on the 'Anti-Virus'
icon in the left menu to
access the
PC Security Suite Anti-Virus.
Periodically, Anti-Virus can be
checked for updates by pressing the
'Update' button in the bottom right
portion of the interface. The
files will be automatically
downloaded and installed. (see
below).
Before scanning, various scan
options may be selected by clicking
on the 'Scan Options' button.
Here is a summary of the scan
options:
Scan Speed -
The slower the speed, the more
comprehensive the scan
Engine - PC Security Suite
Offers several types of scan engines
that determine how your system is
scanned for viruses. The most
appropriate engine is chosen upon
installation based on your
configuration. Most users will
not have adjust this option.
Action if Virus found - This
determines what action is taken when
a virus is detected. The
recommended option is to 'Try and
Repair, then Quarantine if
unsuccessful'. However, some
users prefer to see all alerts as
they are detected, so the most
appropriate choice would be 'Prompt
User for each instance' (see
screenshot).
Note: The choice of 'No Action'
is not recommended for normal usage
as it will disable the Antivirus
scanning engine.
Action if Trojan found -
This determines what action is taken
when a Trojan horse is detected.
The recommended option is to "Delete
Trojan and remove infected macro
code" (see screenshot).
Use heuristics mode - This
mode is useful when scanning for
newer viruses with undocumented
signatures.
Use system cure - This mode
is useful when scanning for less
prominent infectors like worms or
malicious registry entries.
Scan NTFS data stream - This
is used to scan the data stream
files within NTFS drives.
Click on the 'Scan' button to check
for all types of viruses.
Different areas of the system can be
scanned, including Memory, Boot
Sector, My Computer, or customized
locations labeled "User Objects". Also,
user-defined portions of the system can
be scanned by checking the 'Select
User Objects' box. During the
scan, several types of alerts may
pop up (if 'Prompt
User for each instance'
was selected in the Scan Options
section) depending on what type of
infector was selected (see
screenshots).
Once the scan is complete,
Anti-Virus will display all
potential infectors (see
screenshot).
Depending on what option was
chosen in the 'Scan Options'
section, the detected
infectors are either
repaired, deleted, or
quarantined. If they
are quarantined, you can
view the contents by
clicking on the 'Quarantine'
button to the right of the
'Scanning' button.
From here, the quarantined
items can either be restored
to their original location,
or deleted.
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