Selecting a file security level

File Anti-Virus protects files that you work with on one of the following levels:

High - the level with the most comprehensive monitoring of files being opened, saving, or run.

Recommended û When set to recommended, Active Virus Shield will scan the following object categories:

programs and files by contents;

only new objects and objects altered since the last scan;

archives under 8 MB;

installer packages and embedded OLE objects.

Low - lets you comfortably use applications that require significant system resources, since the set of files scanned is cut back.

You can raise or lower the protection level by selected the level you want or changing the settings for the current level.

Adjust the sliders. By adjusting the security level, you define the ratio of scan speed and the total number of files scanned: the fewer files are subject to analysis for viruses, the higher the scan speed.

If none of the file security levels listed meet your needs, you can customize the protection settings. To do so, create a User defined level by select the level that is closest to what you need as a starting point and edit its settings. We will examine an example of when user defined file security levels may be useful.

The work you do on your computer leads you to use a large number of different types of files, some of which may be fairly large. You would not want to run the risk skipping any files in the scan because of the size or extension, even if this would somewhat affect the productivity of your computer.

The size and type of the files being handled is quite varied and skipping them in the scan would put the information on the computer at risk. The basic requirement for the scan is analyzing the files handled for the contents, not by extension.

In this case, you would use Recommended as your basic pre-installed security level, with the following changes: remove the restriction on the size of files scanned and optimize File Anti-Virus operation by only scanning new and changed files. In such a case, the load on the computer when scanning files will be reduced, so you can comfortably use other applications.

click the Settings button in the File Anti-Virus settings window. Edit the File Anti-Virus settings in the window that opens and click OK.

As a result, a fourth security level will be created, User, which contains the protection settings that you assigned.