User`s guide

2. Configure the scan settings as needed. To find out what an option does, keep

the mouse over it and read the description displayed at the bottom of the window.

3. Click OK to save the changes and close the window.

You may find this information useful:

● If you are not familiar with some of the terms, check them in the glossary. You

can also find useful information by searching the Internet.

● Scan Level. Specify the type of malware you want BitDefender to scan for by

selecting the appropriate options.

● Scan files. You can set BitDefender to scan all types of files, applications

(program files) only or specific file types you consider to be dangerous. Scanning

all files provides best protection, while scanning applications only can be used to

perform a quicker scan.

Applications (or program files) are far more vulnerable to malware attacks than

other types of files. This category includes the following file extensions: .exe;

.bat; .com; .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; .nws.

If you opt for Scan user defined extensions, it is recommended that you include

all application extensions beside other file extensions you consider to be

dangerous.

● Scan only new and changed files. By scanning only new and changed files,

you may greatly improve overall system responsiveness with a minimum trade-off

in security.

● Scan inside archives. Archives containing infected files are not an immediate

threat to the security of your system. The malware can affect your system only

if the infected file is extracted from the archive and executed without having

real-time protection enabled. However, it is recommended to use this option in

order to detect and remove any potential threat, even if it is not an immediate

threat.

Note

Scanning archived files increases the overall scanning time and requires more

system resources.

● Action options. Specify the actions to be taken on each category of detected

files using the options in this category. There are three categories of detected

files:

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