Manual Scanning

On the Manual Scanning page, you can select what to scan and what to do when malware is found.

To start a manual scan:

  1. Click the Virus and Spy Protection tab.
  2. Click Scan my computer....
    Virus and Spyware Scanning
    Scan all files
    Scans all files for viruses.

    Scanning all files can take a long time (many hours).

    Scan defined files
    Scan only a predefined set of files. Click Edit... to define files that you want to scan.

    You cannot remove system defined file extensions but you can add more files to the scan. To specify files that have no extension, type ‘.’ You can use the wildcard ‘?’.

    Scan inside compressed files
    Scans files inside compressed ZIP, ARJ, LZH, RAR, CAB, TAR, BZ2, GZ, JAR and TGZ archives.

    Scanning inside large compressed files might use a lot of system resources and slow down the system.

    Actions
    When virus is found
    You can select what to do when a virus is found during the manual scan. Choose one of the following actions:
     
    Ask what to do - Displays a list of infected files where you can select the action you want. For more information, see Using The Scan Wizard.
     

    Disinfect automatically - Disinfects viruses and deletes worms and trojans automatically when they are found.

     

    Quarantine automatically - Moves the infected file automatically to the Quarantine repository when a virus is found.

     
    Rename automatically - Renames the infected file automatically when a virus is found.
     
    Delete automatically - Deletes the infected file automatically when a virus is found.
     
    Report only - Notifies you when a virus is found but does not take any action against it.
    When spyware is found
    You can select the action that takes place when a spyware application is found during the manual scan. Choose one of the following actions:
     
    Ask what to do - Displays a list of spyware items where you can select the action you want.
     
    Quarantine automatically - Move all found spyware automatically into the Quarantine repository.
     
    Delete automatically - Deletes the found spyware automatically.
     
    Report only - Notifies you when spyware is found but does not take any action against it.
    Show suspicious items after a full computer check
    Displays a list of suspicious items after the full computer check. Suspicious items are hidden from the normal file and process listings and they may be harmful to your system. For more information, see Suspicious Items.
    Quarantine...
    Opens the Quarantine repository. For more information, see Quarantined Items and Quarantine.
    Exclusions...
    View and edit spyware objects and files, folders or file types that are not scanned. For more information, see Exclusions.
    You can continue to use your computer as normal while the manual scan is running in the background.

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