Creating a protection area

File Anti-Virus by default scans all files when they are used, regardless of where they are stored, whether it be a hard drive, CD-ROM, or flash disk.

You can limit the scope of protection. To do so:

Select File Anti-Virus in the main window and go to the component settings window by clicking Settings.

Click the Customize button and select the

Protection scope tab in the window that opens.

The tab displays a list of objects that File Anti-Virus will scan. Protection is enable by default for al objects on hard drives, removable media, and network drives connected to your computer. You can add to and edit list using the Add, Edit, and Delete buttons.

If you want to narrow the range of the protected objects, you can do so using the following methods:

Specify only folders, drives, and files that need to be protected.

Combine methods one and two; in other words, create a protection scope from which a number of objects are excluded.

Warning!

Remember that File Anti-Virus will scan only the files that are included in the protection scope created. Files that are not included in that scope will be available for use without scanning. This increases the risk of infection on your computer.

Also see:

Selecting objects to scan

Restoring default protection settings