"Test" page
Check box "Scan for executable infectors" enables scanning for the presence of known viruses. It means, anyway, that all known viruses will gradually be searched for in each of the selected files and their possible presence will be announced to the user. The search for viruses is activated by default. By clicking on "Details" button next to this item it is possible to set further details.
Check box "Scan files for standard viruses" determines if the standard viruses will be tested. (It is enabled by default).
Check box "Scan files for polymorphic viruses" determines if the polymorphic viruses will be tested. (It is enabled by default).
The check box "Ignore virus selectivness" is used to activate the scan of the files for the presence of all viruses in the database. If the box is not checked off, the files are only tested for the presence of viruses that are attacking the file type in question. It means that if the file is of the COM type, it will not be tested for the presence of viruses attacking only the files of the EXE type, etc. By checking off this box you will ensure that the files are tested for the presence of all the viruses, regardless to the type being infected. This box is checked off by default.
The check box "Test complete files" determines, whether the entire files are to be scaned for the presence of viruses. If the box is not checked off, the AVAST32 will scan only some of the file areas. It is convenient in particular from the point of view of the task. The program is based on the fact that the overwhelming majority of viruses infected files adding to the end of the files or rewriting of their beginnings, and thus it is usually useless to test the entire file. This box is checked off by default.
The check box "Scan for macroviruses" enables the scanning for microviruses. Macroviruses are the viruses which spread through OLE document macros (e.g. MS Word document or MS Excel sheet).
By clicking on "Details" button next to this item it is possible to set further details.
Check box "Use macro virus processing only for OLE files" restricts the macrovirus testing on OLE documents only.
The "Integrity test" check box is used for the activation of data integrity tests. The test will check anyway for each of the selected files and whether it has been changed or not, then in case of its change the test will try to determine the way in which the changes have been made. The box is checked off by default.
By clicking on "Details" button next to this item it is possible to set further details.
Check box "Ignore ARCHIVE attribute" disables testing of ARCHIVE attribute change.
Check box "Do not test file content" disables testing changes in file content.
Check box "Test content and security only in changed files" enables content testing if file has been changed.
The "Scan changed files" check box enables testing for known viruses in changed files.