"Virus alert" page
On the "Virus alert" page it is possible to set what Avast32 program should do if the virus is found.
Check box "Same settings for all virus types" determines that the following settings will be applied to all virus types. If this check box is not checked it is possible to set the parameters of actions for each type of the virus.
The action which Avast32 program will perform after finding the virus can be selected from the list in "When virus found" combo box. The list offers these options:
Continue
The program will continue without any action.
Remove it
The program will try to remove the virus automatically using the date stored via integrity checking. By clicking on "Setting" button it is possible to set details on removing the macroviruses.
Through the radio button "Delete only virus macros from the document" it is possible to preset that only the macros, in which a virus has been found, should be removed from the document. The other macros will remain untouched.
The radio button "Delete all macros from document" will cause that all the macros will be removed from the OLE document, whether they contain a virus or not.The default setting is to remove only those macros that contain a virus.
Checking the box "Force delete all macros if virus not recognized exactly" you will set to the program that if the virus has not been recognized with full exactness (in the case of some macroviruses the detection is very difficult), all the macros are to be removed from the document.
Rename/move file
The program will move to another folder or rename the suspicious files. By clicking on "Setting" button it is possible to set details:
The check box "Rename file(s)" enables you to change the extension at the marked files. The files renamed this way will be distinguished from the others and in case of the executable files you will also prevent their accidental running. It would lead, in case that the file in question contains a virus, to the infecting of the computer (if it has not happened yet). The existing extension will be replaced with the preset one at the given file. The proper name of the file will remain unchanged.
If the program finds an unknown type of the file during the renaming, it will inquire the user about how the extension of the file found is to be changed. The program will remember the extension entered, and when it finds a file of the same type next time, it will automatically use such a extension.
By checking off the box "Move file(s)" you will activate the moving of the files marked to the folder selected.
If the moving of the files is activated, it is possible to determine, by checking off the box "Force moving locked or used file(s) on next OS startup", that if it is not possible to manipulate the file at the given moment (e.g. it is used by another application), it is possible to postpone its moving till the next start of the operating system. Thus it cannot happen that you would forget to move the file - the program takes care of everything by itself.
remove file
The program will delete infected files. By clicking on "Setting" button it is possible to set details.
By selecting the "Delete file(s) using Recycle bin" radio button you will determine that the marked files will be deleted by being moved to the recycle bin. The "Delete file(s) permanently" radio button will start the direct deleting from the disk of the files, without any possibility of restoring them. If the radio button is selected, by using the check box "Delete file(s) on next OS startup" you may determine that if it is not possible to manipulate the file at the moment (e.g. it is used by another application), it is possible to postpone its being deleted till the next start-up of the operating system.
The "Confirm file(s) deletion" check box enables the confirmation on files deletion.
Choose action interactive
The program will display a dialog with options what to do with the virus. By clicking on "Setting" button it is possible to set details. It is possible to set which button will be available: Delete, Repair, Move / Rename, Stop. In the text box it is possible to set the text which will be displayed when the virus is found.
Show message
The program will only display the message when the virus is found. . By clicking on "Setting" button a dialog allowing the message text modification would appear. If the network messaging is allowed, this message will be send to all chosen computers.
There is a text box available, which enables the user to enter the proper text of the report. With help of the formatting marks it is possible to enter even variable parameters into it, as the file name, task name, etc. The appropriate formatting mark will then be replaced with a regular name. The meaning of the formatting marks is as follows:
%1 - infected file name,
%2 - name of the virus which infected the file,
%3 - name of the task which the virus appeared.
If for example the task "Scan C" has found the virus "OneHalf" in the "C:\PROGRAM.EXE" file, and the text to be inserted will have the form "Warning! Virus %2 has been found in the file %1. Used task %3.", the resulting message will read: "Warning! Virus OneHalf has been found in the file C:\PROGRAM.EXE. Used task Scan C.".
By default the text box contains the message in the form:
File %1 is infected by virus %2.
The "Folder to move files to" text box determines to which folder the infected files will be moved. The default path is C:\TEMP.