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Virus Issues
Q1. Should I manually scan my hard disks daily?
No, this is not necessary. Virus & Spy Protection includes Real-time Scanning, which means that your computer is scanned for viruses in real time. You can scan manually for viruses by using Scheduled Scanning. To open the product, double-click the product icon at the bottom right corner of your screen. To start a scheduled scan:
- Click the Virus & Spy Protection tab.
- Click Configure next to Scheduled Scanning.
- Select Enable scheduled scanning.
- Select which days you would like to regularly scan for viruses and spyware:
Option |
Description |
Daily |
To scan everyday. |
Weekly |
To scan on selected days during the week. Select on which days to scan from the list to the right. |
Monthly |
To scan on up to three days a month. To select which days:
- Select one of the Day options.
- Select the day of the month from the list next to the selected day.
- Repeat if you want to scan on another day.
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- Choose when you want to start the scan on the selected days:
Option |
Description |
Start time |
The time when the scan will start. You should select a time when you expect to not be using the computer. |
After computer is not used for |
Select a period of idle time after which the scanning starts if the computer is not used. |
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