Antivirus Module
The Antivirus section of this user guide contains the following topics:
- On-access Scanning
- On-demand Scanning
- Quarantine
Note
For more details regarding the Antivirus module check the description of the “Antivirus Module”.
On-access Scanning
In this section you can configure the Real-time protection and you can view information about its activity. The Real-time protection keeps your computer safe by scanning e-mail messages, downloads and all accessed files.
 Important
To prevent viruses from infecting your computer keep Real-time protection enabled.
In the bottom side of the section you can see the Real-time protection statistics about files and e-mail messages scanned. Click  More statistics if you want to see a more explained window regarding these statistics.
Protection Level
You can choose the protection level that better fits your security needs. Drag the slider along the scale to set the appropriate protection level.
There are 3 protection levels:
| Protection level |
Description |
| Permissive |
Covers basic security needs. The resource consumption level is very low.
Programs and incoming mail messages are only scanned for viruses. Besides the classical signature-based scan, the heuristic analysis is also used. The actions taken on infected files are the following: clean file/deny access. |
| Default |
Offers standard security. The resource consumption level is low.
All files and incoming&outgoing mail messages are scanned for viruses and spyware. Besides the classical signature-based scan, the heuristic analysis is also used. The actions taken on infected files are the following: clean file/deny access. |
| Aggressive |
Offers high security. The resource consumption level is moderate.
All files, incoming&outgoing mail messages and web traffic are scanned for viruses and spyware. Besides the classical signature-based scan, the heuristic analysis is also used. The actions taken on infected files are the following: clean file/deny access. |
To apply the default real-time protection settings click Default Level.
Advanced users might want to take advantage of the scan settings BitDefender offers. The scanner can be set to skip file extensions, directories or archives that you know to be harmless. This may greatly reduce scanning times and improve your computer responsiveness during a scan.
You can customize the Real-time protection by clicking Custom level. The following window will appear:
The scan options are organized like an expandable menu very much like the exploring ones from Windows.
Click the box with "+" to open an option or the box with "-" to close an option.
You can observe that some scan options, although the "+" sign appears, cannot be opened. The reason is that these options weren't selected yet. You will observe that if you select them, they can be opened.
Scan accessed files and P2P transfers options - scans the accessed files and the communications through Instant Messaging Software applications (ICQ, NetMeeting, Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger). Further on, select the type of the files you want to be scanned.
| Option |
Description |
| Scan accessed files |
Scan all files |
All the accessed files will be scanned, regardless their type. |
| Scan program files only |
Only the program files will be scanned. This means only the files with the following extensions: .exe; .bat; .com; .dll; .ocx; .scr; .bin; .dat; .386; .vxd; .sys; .wdm; .cla; .class; .ovl; .ole; .exe; .hlp; .doc; .dot; .xls; .ppt; .wbk; .wiz; .pot; .ppa; .xla; .xlt; .vbs; .vbe; .mdb; .rtf; .htm; .hta; .html; .xml; .xtp; .php; .asp; .js; .shs; .chm; .lnk; .pif; .prc; .url; .smm; .pdf; .msi; .ini; .csc; .cmd; .bas; .eml and .nws. |
| Scan user defined extensions |
Only the files with the extensions specified by the user will be scanned. These extensions must be separated by ";". |
| Exclude extensions from scan: [ ] |
The files with the extensions specified by the user will NOT be scanned. These extensions must be separated by ";". |
| Scan for riskware |
Scans for riskware. These files will be treated as infected files. Software that includes adware components might stop working if this option is enabled.
Select Skip dialers and applications from scan if you want to exclude these kind of files from scanning. |
| Scan floppy drive on access |
Scans the floppy drive, when it is accessed. |
| Scan inside archives |
The accessed archives will be scanned. With this option on, the computer will slow down. |
| Scan packed files |
All packed files will be scanned. |
| First action |
|
Select from the drop-down menu the first action to take on infected and suspicious files. |
| Deny access and continue |
In case an infected file is detected, the access to this will be denied. |
| Clean file |
Disinfects the infected file. |
| Delete file |
Deletes the infected files immediately, without any warning. |
| Move file to quarantine |
Move the infected files into the quarantine. |
| Second action |
|
Select from the drop-down menu the second action to take on infected files, in case the first action fails. |
| Deny access and continue |
In case an infected file is detected, the access to this will be denied. |
| Delete file |
Deletes the infected files immediately, without any warning. |
| Move file to quarantine |
Move the infected files into the quarantine. |
| Do not scan files greater than [x] Kb |
Type in the maximum size of the files to be scanned. If the size is 0 Kb, all files will be scanned, regardless their size. |
| Exclude path from scan(applied to ALL LEVELS) |
Click "+" corresponding to this option in order to specify a folder that will be excluded from scanning. The consequence of this will be that the option will expand and a new option, New item, will appear. Click the corresponding checkbox of the new item and from the exploring window select the folder you want to be excluded from scanning.
The objects selected here will be excluded from scanning, regardless of the protection level chosen (not only for the Custom Level). |
Scan e-mail traffic - scans the e-mail traffic.
The following options are available:
| Option |
Description |
| Scan incoming mails |
Scans all incoming e-mail messages. |
| Scan outgoing mails |
Scans all outgoing e-mail messages. |
Scan http traffic - scans the http traffic.
Show warning when a virus is found - opens an alert window when a virus is found in a file or in an e-mail message.
For an infected file the alert window will contain the name of the virus, the path to it, the action taken by BitDefender and a link to the BitDefender site where you can find more information about it. For an infected e-mail the alert window will contain also information about the sender and the receiver.
In case a suspicious file is detected you can launch a wizard from the alert window that will help you to send that file to the BitDefender Lab for further analysis. You can type in your e-mail address to receive information regarding this report.
Click OK to save the changes and close the window.
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