User guide

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VirusScan
®
8.6 for Mac User Guide Getting Started
Configuring the scanners
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5 Click Lock to prevent changes to the preferences.
6 Click Close in the upper left-hand corner to exit the Preferences dialog box.
Configuring the On-Access scanner
The On-Access scanner continually monitors all files that are in use to determine if a
virus or other malware is present. An On-Access scan takes place whenever a file is
read from the disk, written to the disk, or both, depending on the preferences you set
for this scanner.
You configure the On-Access scanner advanced scanner preferences using options
available in the lower pane of the Preferences dialog.
To configure the On-Access scanner:
1 Click
Preferences on the tool bar to display the Preferences dialog box.
2 Click
More Options in the lower right-hand corner of the dialog box to reveal Advanced
Preferences.
3 Select
On-Access Scanner from the drop-down menu (if not already selected) to
display the On-Access scanning version of this dialog box.
When a virus is found:
 Clean
 Delete
 Notify
Selects the primary action for the On-Demand
scanner.
Delete when Clean fails or is not
available
Selects the secondary action for the On-Demand
scanner. This is available only when the primary
action is
Clean.
Table 3-2 Advanced Preferences for On-Demand scanner