Specifications

Protecting Computers from Security Risks
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CPU Usage
OfficeScan can pause after scanning one file and before scanning the next file. This
setting is used during Manual Scan, Scheduled Scan, and Scan Now.
Select from the following options:
• High: No pausing between scans
• Medium: Pause between file scans if CPU consumption is higher than 50%, and do
not pause if 50% or lower
• Low: Pause between file scans if CPU consumption is higher than 20%, and do not
pause if 20% or lower
If you choose Medium or Low, when scanning is launched and CPU consumption is
within the threshold (50% or 20%), OfficeScan will not pause between scans, resulting
in faster scanning time. OfficeScan uses more CPU resource in the process but because
CPU consumption is optimal, computer performance is not drastically affected. When
CPU consumption begins to exceed the threshold, OfficeScan pauses to reduce CPU
usage, and stops pausing when consumption is within the threshold again.
If you choose High, OfficeScan does not check the actual CPU consumption and scans
files without pausing.
Schedule
Configure how often and what time Scheduled Scan will run. Select from the following
options and then select the start time:
• Daily
•Weekly
• Monthly
Scan Exclusions
Configure scan exclusions to increase the scanning performance and skip scanning files
causing false alarms. When a particular scan type runs, OfficeScan checks the scan
exclusion list to determine which files on the computer will be excluded from both
virus/malware and spyware/grayware scanning.