You can make multiple-selections of the files in Quarantine, meaning that you can select several files from the list in order to carry out operations on them. In order to select a file, click on it. If you want to select consecutive files, click on the first, press the SHIFT key and click on the last file you want to select. If you want to select alternate files, click on one and then hold down CTRL and click on the other files that you want to select.
Once you have selected the files, specify the action that you want to perform on them. When several files have been selected, the actions will be applied to all of them. The actions can be selected through the Quarantine control panel or using the pop-up menu (by right-clicking on the selected files). Below is a description of the actions that can be performed on these files:
· Disinfect and restore. The files selected in Quarantine will be scanned. If they do not contain any viruses or if they are not considered suspicious, they will be restored to their original location.
This action can also be carried out from the pop-up menu (by right-clicking on the selected files) and selecting the Disinfect and restore option or by pressing the function key F8.
Note:
If a quarantined file is scanned
and it is not infected, it will be automatically removed from Quarantine and restored in its original location. A dialog
box will be displayed, prompting you to confirm that you want to restore
it in its original location.
· Refresh. This option can only be performed through the pop-up menu or by pressing the function key F5. In order to do this through the pop-up menu, right-click on the file list and select the Refresh option. The information on the files in the Quarantine panel (Name, Original location, Quarantine date, Date sent to Panda, Status and Suggestions) will immediately be refreshed, if it has changed.
· Show information. This option can only be accessed through the pop-up menu. Select one of the files in the Quarantine panel (this option will not be active when several files are selected) and consult the information on the selected file (you will be informed if it contains a virus or not).
· Delete file. This option automatically deletes the selected files from Quarantine and from their original location. Before doing so, you will be prompted to confirm that you want to perform the action, as the files cannot be recovered. This action can also be performed through the pop-up menu, by selecting the Delete option.
· Send to Panda. This option allows you to send the suspicious files selected in Quarantine to Panda Software to be studied and analyzed. If the file selected in the Quarantine list is not considered suspicious, it will be restored in its original location. If Platinum Internet Security is not up to date (if the version of the virus signature file is not the most recent) you will not be able to send the suspicious files. This operation can also be performed by selecting the Send option in the pop-up menu.
· Add file. This operation can only be carried out from the Quarantine control panel, not from the pop-up menu or using a function key. This option allows you to add viruses to the Quarantine section in Platinum Internet Security. Remember that by doing this, they will disappear from their original location (they are moved to the directory in which the program stores quarantined files, disappearing from the directory in which they were located).
A dialog box is displayed, which is used to access the disk drive on which the file that you want to add to Quarantine is stored. Go to the disk drive on which this file is stored, select the directory and full path to the file and select it. Then, click on Open or double click on the file you want to add. The file will automatically appear on the list of files in Quarantine.
· Quarantine help. By selecting this option in the Quarantine panel (not available through the pop-up menu) you can obtain information on the Quarantine tool.