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the detected infection. The recommended action is to remove the infected file
to the Virus Vault.
· Report Potentially Unwanted Programs and Spyware threats - this
parameter controls the Anti-Virus functionality that allows detection of
potentially unwanted programs (executable files that can run as spyware or
adware) and these can then be blocked, or removed;
· Report enhanced set of Potentially Unwanted Programs - detecting the
extended package of spyware: programs that are perfectly ok and harmless
when acquired from the manufacturer directly, but can be misused for
malicious purposes later. This is an additional measure that increases your
computer security even more, however it can possibly block legal programs -
that's why it is switched off by default;
· Scan for Tracking Cookies - this parameter of the Anti-Spyware component
defines that cookies should be detected during scanning (HTTP cookies are
used for authenticating, tracking, and maintaining specific information about
users, such as site preferences or the contents of their electronic shopping
carts);
· Scan inside archives - this parameters defines that the scanning should
check all files even if these are packed inside some type of archive, e.g. ZIP,
RAR, ...
· Use Heuristics - heuristic analysis (dynamic emulation of the scanned
object’s instructions in a virtual computer environment) will be one of the
methods used for virus detection during scanning;
· Scan system environment - scanning will also check the system areas of
your computer;
· Scan for rootkits - tick this item if you want to include the rootkit detection
into scanning of the entire computer. The rootkit detection is also available on
its own within the Anti-Rootkit component;
Then, you can change the scan configuration as follows:
· Additional scan settings - the link opens a new Additional scan settings
dialog where you can specify the following parameters: