Virus Cleaning

The Virus Cleaning page displays a list of infected files.

File
Displays the file name of the infected file.
Infection
Displays the name of the virus. Click the name to connect to the F-Secure Security Information Center at http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/ for more information about the virus.
Action to take
Displays the currently selected action for the infected file.
 
Delete - Deletes the file completely.
 
Disinfect - Disinfects the file to remove the virus infection.
 
Quarantine - Quarantines the infected file so that it cannot be run automatically.
 
None - Leaves the infected file on your computer. It is strongly recommended that you either delete, disinfect, quarantine, or rename the infected file instead of leaving it on your computer.

Note that only viruses can be disinfected, worms and trojans can be only deleted.

If you want to change the current action, choose files from the list and select a new action by clicking the appropriate button.

Click Next to perform the selected action on every listed file.

After the virus cleaning is complete, click Next to continue.

IMPORTANT: If the Scan Wizard fails to disinfect or delete the file, you can delete it manually. For more information, see Removing Viruses And Spyware Manually.

Virus Properties

To open the Virus Properties, right-click the infected file and select Details.

The Virus Properties dialog displays detailed information of the infected file.

Infection
Displays the name of the virus. Click the name to connect to the F-Secure Security Information Centre at http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/ for more information about the virus.
Type
Displays the infection type. The infection can be either virus, worm or trojan.
Infected file
Displays the name of the infected file.
File path
Displays the path to the infected file. Click the path name to open the folder in the Windows Explorer.
Action
Displays what was done to remove the infection.
Result
Displays whether the action succeeded or not.
Reason
If the action failed, displays the reason why.

Click Close to close the detailed view.


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