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10. Antivirus Protection
Acronis Internet Security protects your computer from all kinds of malware (viruses,
Trojans, spyware, rootkits and so on). The protection Acronis Internet Security offers
is divided into two categories:
● Real-time protection - prevents new malware threats from entering your system.
Acronis Internet Security will, for example, scan a word document for known
threats when you open it, and an e-mail message when you receive one.
Real-time protection is also referred to as on-access scanning - files are scanned
as the users access them.
Important
To prevent viruses from infecting your computer keep Real-time protection
enabled.
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On-demand scanning - allows detecting and removing the malware that already
resides in the system. This is the classic scan initiated by the user - you choose
what drive, folder or file Acronis Internet Security should scan, and Acronis Internet
Security scans it - on-demand. The scan tasks allow you to create customized
scanning routines and they can be scheduled to run on a regular basis.
When it detects a virus or other malware, Acronis Internet Security will automatically
attempt to remove the malware code from the infected file and reconstruct the
original file. This operation is referred to as disinfection. Files that cannot be
disinfected are moved to quarantine in order to contain the infection. For more
information, please refer to “Quarantine Area” (p. 58).
If your computer has been infected with malware, please refer to “Removing Malware
from Your System” (p. 164).
Advanced users can configure scan exclusions if they do not want specific files to
be scanned. For more information, please refer to “Configuring Scan Exclusions”
(p. 55).
10.1. Real-time Protection
Acronis Internet Security provides continuous, real-time protection against a wide
range of malware threats by scanning all accessed files, e-mail messages and the
communications through Instant Messaging Software applications (ICQ, NetMeeting,
Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger).
The default real-time protection settings ensure good protection against malware,
with minor impact on system performance. You can easily change the real-time
protection settings according to your needs by switching to one of the predefined
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