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7.1.3. Other settings

Advanced users might want to take advantage of the scan-settings BitDefender offers. The

scanner can be set to skip file extensions, directories or archives that you know to be harmless.

Click Advanced >>> corresponding to Scan accessed files to explore these settings.

Virus Shield settings

Click the box with "+" to open an option or the box

with "-" to close an option.

You can observe that some scan options, although

the "+" sign appears, cannot be opened. The reason

is that these options weren't selected yet. You will

observe that if you select them, they can be opened.

• Scan accessed files and P2P transfers options - scans the accessed files and the commu-

nications through Instant Messaging Software applications (ICQ, NetMeeting, Yahoo Mes-

senger, MSN Messenger). Further on, select the type of the files you want to be scanned.

The following options are available:

DescriptionOption

All the accessed files will be scanned, regardless their type.Scan all files

Only the program files will be scanned. This means only

the files with the following extensions: .exe; .bat; .com;

Scan program files only

.dll; .ocx; .scr; .bin; .dat; .386; .vxd; .sys; .wdm;

.cla; .class; .ovl; .ole; .exe; .hlp; .doc; .dot;

.xls; .ppt; .wbk; .wiz; .pot; .ppa; .xla; .xlt; .vbs;

.vbe; .mdb; .rtf; .htm; .hta; .html; .xml; .xtp; .php;

.asp; .js; .shs; .chm; .lnk; .pif; .prc; .url; .smm;

.pdf; .msi; .ini; .csc; .cmd; .bas; .eml and .nws.

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