Spyware Cleaning

The Spyware Cleaning page displays a list of applications Virus and Spy Protection found during the scan.

Name
Displays the name of the application. Click the name to connect to the F-Secure Security Information Center at http://www.f-secure.com/spyware-info/ for more information about spyware.
Type
Displays the application type. The type can be data miner, dialer, malware, monitoring tool, vulnerability, worm or miscellaneous.
Action to take
Displays the currently selected action:
 
Delete - Delete the application from the computer.
 
Quarantine - Quarantine the application. For more information, see Quarantined Items.
 
Exclude - Exclude the application from the scanning.
 
None - Leaves the application in your computer but does not exclude it from the scan.

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

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

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

Spyware Properties

To open the Spyware Properties, right-click the application and select Details.

The Spyware Properties dialog displays the following information:

Name
Displays the name of the application. Click the name to connect to the F-Secure Security Information Center at http://www.f-secure.com/spyware-info/ for more information about spyware.
Type
Displays the quarantined application type. The application can be data miner, dialer, malware, monitoring tool, vulnerability, worm, or a miscellaneous application.
Description
Displays a short description of the spyware type.
Included in
Displays a list of applications that typically install the spyware.
Infected file:
Displays the name of the spyware.
File path:
Displays the path to the spyware item. Click the path to open it in the Windows Explorer.
Action
Displays the action that was taken on the detected application.
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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