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o Scan inside archives (on by default) - this parameters defines that scanning should
check all files stored inside archives, e.g. ZIP, RAR, ...
o Use Heuristics (on by default) - 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.
o Scan system environment (off by default) - scanning will also check the system
areas of your computer.
o Enable thorough scanning (off by default) - in specific situations (suspicions about
your computer being infected) you may check this option to activate the most
thorough scanning algorithms that will scan even those areas of your computer that
rarely get infected, just to be absolutely sure. Remember though that this method is
rather time-consuming.
Additional scan settings - the link opens a new Additional scan settings dialog where
you can specify the following parameters:
o Computer shutdown options - decide whether the computer should be shut down
automatically once the running scanning process is over. Having confirmed this
option (Shutdown computer upon scan completion), a new option activates that
allows the computer to shut down even if it is currently locked (Force shutdown if
computer is locked).
o File types for scanning - you should also decide whether you want to scan:
All file types with the option of defining exceptions from scanning by providing a
list of comma separated file extensions that should not be scanned;
Selected file types - you can specify that you want to scan only files that can be
infected (files that cannot get infected will not be scanned, for instance some
plain text files, or some other non-executable files), including media files (video,