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4. My Tools
When using Acronis Internet Security in Basic View or Intermediate View, you can
customize your dashboard by adding shortcuts to tasks and settings that are
important to you. This way, you can quickly gain access to features you use regularly
and to advanced settings without having to switch to a more advanced interface
view mode.
Depending on the user interface view mode you use, the shortcuts added to My
Tools are available as follows:
Basic View
In the Protect Your PC area, click My Tools. A menu will appear. Click a shortcut
to launch the corresponding tool.
Intermediate View
The shortcuts appear under My Tools. Click a shortcut to launch the
corresponding tool.
To open the window from which you can select the shortcuts that will appear in My
Tools, proceed as follows:
Basic View
In the Protect Your PC area, click My Tools and choose More Options.
Intermediate View
Click one of the buttons under My Tools or the Configure link.
Use the switches to select the tools to be added to My Tools. You can select any of
the following categories of tools.
● Scan Tasks
Add the tasks you regularly use to scan your system for security threats.
DescriptionScan Task
Scans the entire system, except for archives. In the
default configuration, it scans for all types of
malware other than
rootkits.
Full System Scan
Use this task to scan important current user folders:
My Documents, Desktop and StartUp. This will
My Documents Scan
ensure the safety of your documents, a safe
workspace and clean applications running at startup.
Starts a wizard that lets you create a custom scan
task.
Custom Scan
Scans the entire system. In the default configuration,
it scans for all types of malware threatening your
Deep System Scan
My Tools
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