User Manual

9. PROTECTING AGAINST MALICIOUS SOFTWARE
This chapter includes the following topics:
● “Best Practices” (p. 208)
● “Scanning Your Mac” (p. 209)
● “Bitdefender Shield (real-time protection)” (p. 210)
● “Time Machine Protection” (p. 210)
● “Scan Wizard” (p. 211)
● “Fixing Issues” (p. 211)
● “Web Protection” (p. 213)
● “Updates” (p. 214)
9.1. Best Practices
To keep your system protected against threats and to prevent accidental
infection of other systems, follow these best practices:
● Keep Bitdefender Shield enabled, as to allow system files to be
automatically scanned by Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac.
● Maintain your Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac product up to date with the
latest threat information and product updates.
● Check and fix the issues reported by Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac
regularly. For detailed information, refer to “Fixing Issues” (p. 211).
● Check the detailed log of events concerning the Bitdefender Antivirus for
Mac activity on your computer. Whenever something relevant to the
security of your system or data happens, a new message is added to the
Bitdefender history. For more details, access “History” (p. 222).
● You should also adhere to these best practices:
● Make a habit of scanning files that you download from an external
storage memory (such as an USB stick or a CD), especially when you
do not know the source.
● If you have a DMG file, mount it and then scan its contents (the files
within the mounted volume/image).
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