Highest Protection

Settings Tab

Setting

Default

Use real-time protection.

Real-Time

Select the "Enable Real-Time Protection" check box.

YES

Display antivirus activity messages.

Real-Time

Select the "Display a message when an infection is found" check box.

YES

Scan all drives, archives, and compressed files.

Real-Time

Several check boxes control this; see option in the "Specify What to Scan" section on the tab.

Also, do not exclude any files, file masks, or folders.

YES

On-Demand

Scan all file types.

On-Demand

Select the "Scan all file types" option.

NO

Use artificial intelligence when scanning.

Real-Time

Select the "Use artificial intelligence" check box.

NO

On-Demand

Handle macro variants as if they were infections.

Real-Time

Select the "Disinfect macro variants" check box.

YES

On-Demand

Use email scanning.

Email

Select the "Enable Email Protection" check box.

YES

Use email heuristics when scanning email messages.

Email

Select the "Use email heuristics" check box

NO

Scan both incoming and outgoing email messages.

Email

Select the "Scan incoming and outgoing messages (recommended)" option.

YES

Have system automatically download software updates.

Update

Select the "Enable automatic updates (recommended)" check box.

YES

Have system automatically run full system scans on a schedule.

Scheduled Scans

Select the "Perform full system scans on a schedule" check box.

You may also want to have a high frequency for the schedule (the default is to scan every three days).

YES

Have system automatically start every time you start your computer.

Preferences

Select the "Start antivirus when computer starts" check box.

YES