User Manual

4. MANAGING YOUR SECURITY
4.1. Antivirus protection
Bitdefender protects your device from all kinds of threats (malware, Trojans,
spyware, rootkits and so on). The protection Bitdefender offers is divided
into two categories:
● On-access scanning - prevents new threats from entering your system.
Bitdefender will, for example, scan a word document for known threats
when you open it, and an email message when you receive one.
On-access scanning ensures real-time protection against threats, being
an essential component of any computer security program.
Important
To prevent threats from infecting your device, keep on-access scanning
enabled.
● On-demand scanning - allows detecting and removing the threat that
already resides in the system. This is the classic scan initiated by the user
- you choose what drive, folder or file Bitdefender should scan, and
Bitdefender scans it - on-demand.
Bitdefender automatically scans any removable media that is connected to
the device to make sure it can be safely accessed. For more information,
refer to
“Automatic scan of removable media” (p. 87).
Advanced users can configure scan exceptions if they do not want specific
files or file types to be scanned. For more information, refer to “Configuring
scan exceptions” (p. 89)
.
When it detects a threat, Bitdefender will automatically attempt to remove
the malicious code from the infected file and reconstruct the original file.
This operation is referred to as disinfection. Files that cannot be disinfected
are moved to quarantine to contain the infection. For more information, refer
to
“Managing quarantined files” (p. 91).
If your device has been infected with threats, refer to “Removing threats from
your system” (p. 183)
. To help you clean your device of threats that cannot be
removed from within the Windows operating system, Bitdefender provides
you with“Rescue Environment” (p. 184). This is a trusted environment, especially
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