Quarantine

The Quarantine repository displays the following information about quarantined viruses, spyware and riskware items:

Virus

The Virus tab displays the following information:.

Name of malware
Displays the name of the quarantined virus. Click the name to connect to the Internet for more information.
Pathname
The path to the quarantined infected file.
Properties
Link to detailed information about the selected virus in the F-Secure online database.
Delete
Deletes the selected quarantined item from the Quarantine repository.
You can delete items that you know you do not want to restore later.
Restore
Restores the selected item to your computer. Restored items are not excluded from subsequent scans so Virus and Spy Protection finds and notifies you about them.
Virus Details
Name
The name of the quarantined malware. Click the name to connect to the Internet for more information.
File
The path and name of the quarantined file.
Size
The size of the malware in the Quarantine repository.
Date
The date and time when the malware was found during the scan and moved into the Quarantine repository.

Spyware

The Spyware tab displays the following information:.

Name
Displays the name of the quarantined spyware object. Click the name to connect to the Internet for more information.
Type
Displays the quarantined spyware category: adware, data miner, dialer, malware, monitoring tool, riskware,vulnerability, worm or miscellaneous.
Included In
Displays the list of common applications that typically install the spyware.
Description
Displays a short description of the spyware type.
Properties
Displays detailed information of the selected spyware.
Delete
Deletes the selected spyware from the Quarantine repository.
You can delete applications that you know you do not want to restore later.

Restore

Restores the selected spyware to your computer. Restored items are not excluded from subsequent scans so Virus & Spy Protection finds and notifies you about them
Spyware Details
Name
The name of the quarantined spyware. Click the name to connect to the Internet for more information.
Type
The type of the quarantined spyware, such as data miner or monitoring tool.
Displays the Threat Assessment Chart (TAC) score. TAC score is not available for all spyware items.
For more information, see the Threat Assessment Chart in:
Size
Displays the size of the spyware in the Quarantine repository.
Date
Displays the date and time when the spyware was found during the scan and moved into the Quarantine repository.
Included In
Applications in which this spyware is typically included.
Description
Short description of the spyware type.

Riskware
Name of malware
Displays the name of the quarantined riskware item. Click the name to connect to the Internet for more information.
Pathname
The path to the quarantined riskware item.
Riskware Details
 
Name
The name of the quarantined riskware item. Click the name to connect to the Internet for more information.
Type
The type of the quarantined riskware item.
File
The path and name of the quarantined riskware item.
Size
Displays the size of the riskware in the Quarantine repository.
Date
Displays the date and time when the riskware item was found during the scan and moved into the Quarantine repository.
Included In
Applications in which this riskware item is typically included.
Description
Short description of the riskware item.

Click Close

If you restore the quarantined spyware item, it starts to work again and can spy your computer and display advertising pop-ups.

to close the Quarantine repository.


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