How do I schedule a scan in Spyware Detector?
To schedule
the Spyware Detector follow the following steps:
- Open
the main Interface of the Product and click
on the Scheduler button on
the main interface, a scheduler window will
open.
- The
window has the four fields as given below, select
the options you want and click on the OK button
to schedule the scan
a. Scan Options
b. Scan Time
c. On Detection
d. After scan is complete
- Scan Options
Here you have following options,
i. Quick Scan: Scans the hard
drive where the operating system is installed.
ii. Full Scan: Scans all the
selected hard drives present on the computer
(this includes the signature scanning). You
can also select the Individual drive here for
signature scanning.
Rootkit Scan: Rootkit Scan
is based on generic, heuristics scan. A rootkit
is a set of software tools intended to hide
running processes, files or system data from
the operating system. A rootkit substitutes
malicious code in place of legitimate Operating
System routines. It does so in a highly stealth-like
manner by turning off certain security routines.
They are difficult to detect. Rootkits are difficult
to clean as they ingranulate deeply within the
Registry and system files.
Virus Scan: Virus Scan is a
signature based virus detecting and repairing
scan engine. Viruses insert their malicious
code in the files of operating system and other
installed software like Yahoo Messenger etc.
Hence every subsequent execution of such virus
code inserted file also does the malicious activity
intended by the malicious code along with the
file's usual activity. The virus scanner engine
detects such inserted code in these files and
removes them, thus the file gets repaired and
can be used with no risk.
Deep Scan: Deep Scan option
does special spyware scan through out the drive
so that Spyware Detector catches more special
spyware entries. It takes more time in first
scan but subsequent scan will take less time
to scan special spyware on the drive.
- Scan
Time
Here select the options you want like Daily,
Weekly, Hourly or Minutes and set the particular
time in the timer provided when you want the
Spyware Detector to scan your PC.
- On Detection
This section has two options,
i. Log Only: If you select
this option then, Spyware Detector will scan
your PC for the spyware and only show you the
log of the detected spyware at that time.
ii. Clean: If you select this
option then, Spyware Detector will scan your
PC for the spyware and directly clean the spyware
detected on your PC.
- After
scan is complete
This section has two options,
i. Shut down the computer:
If you select this option then, Spyware Detector
will automatically shut down your computer after
finished scheduled scan.
ii. Log off from the computer:
If you select this option then, Spyware Detector
will automatically log off your computer after
finished.
- After you have selected all the options, click
on OK, the window will close. Now again click
on the scheduler option to view your schedule
details on the scheduler window. You can also
cancel the earlier schedule by clicking on the
"Cancel Schedule" button.
- If your PC is not ON at the time when you have
scheduled the scan then, Spyware Detector will
start this scheduled scan whenever you start
the PC. This will make sure that your scheduled
scan is done and PC is spyware free.
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