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There are two control buttons available on all three tabs of the Settings for scheduled scan dialog
(Schedule settings, How to scan and What to scan) and these have the same functionality no matter
on which tab you currently are:
Save - saves all changes you have performed on this tab or on any other tab on this dialog
and switches back to the AVG scanning interface default dialog. Therefore if you wish to
configure the test parameters on all tabs, press the button to save them only after you have
specified all your requirements.
Cancel - cancels any changes you have performed on this tab or on any other tab on this
dialog and switches back to the AVG scanning interface default dialog.
12.5.2. How to Scan
On the How to scan tab you will find a list of scanning parameters that can be optionally switched
on/off. By default, most parameters are switched on and the functionality will be applied during
scanning. Unless you have a valid reason to change these settings we recommend that you keep to
the pre-defined configuration:
Heal / remove virus infection without asking me (on by default): if a virus is identified
during scanning it can be healed automatically if a cure is available. In case the infected file
cannot be healed automatically, or if you decide to switch off this option, you will be notified
upon a virus detection and will have to decide what to do with the detected infection. The
recommended action is to remove the infected file to the Virus Vault.
Report Potentially Unwanted Programs and Spyware threats (on by default): check to
activate the Anti-Spyware engine, and scan for spyware as well as for viruses. Spyware
represents a questionable malware category: even though it usually represents a security