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2. In the ANTIVIRUS pane, click Rescue Environment.
3. Click Reboot in the window that appears.
Bitdefender Rescue Environment loads in a few moments.
Scanning your system in Rescue Mode (Rescue
Environment in Windows 10)
To scan your system in Rescue Mode (Rescue Environment):
● In Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1:
1. Enter Rescue Mode, as described in “Starting your system in Rescue
Mode in Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1” (p. 146).
2. The Bitdefender logo will appear and the security solution engines will
start to be copied.
3. A welcome window will then appear. Click Continue.
4. An update of the threat information database is started.
5. After the update is completed, the Bitdefender On-demand Antivirus
Scanner window appears.
6. Click Scan Now, select the scan target in the window that appears, and
then click Open to start scanning.
It is recommended to scan your entire Windows partition.
Note
When working in Rescue Mode, you are dealing with Linux-type partition
names. Disk partitions will appear as sda1 probably corresponding to
the (C:) Windows-type partition, sda2 corresponding to (D:) and so on.
7. Wait for the scan to complete. If any threat is detected, follow the
instructions to remove it.
8. To exit Rescue Mode, right-click in an empty area of the desktop, select
Exit in the menu that appears, and then choose whether to reboot or
shut down the computer.
● In Windows 10:
1. Enter Rescue Environment, as described in “Starting your system in
Rescue Environment in Windows 10” (p. 147).
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