File Scan

In File Scan, you can configure the settings for File Scan.

File Scan

• Enable Diagnostic Scan: Select whether to use Diagnostic Scan. It scans running processes first before starting scan, and if there is a malicious process being run, it stops the process. When malware is detected, it repairs or delete it according to the set actions.

Scan Target

• Scan all files: Scan all files in the directory to scan. Default value is Scan all files.
• Scan vulnerable files only: Scan files vulnerable to malware only. It takes shorter time than Scan all files, but there can be undetectable malware because not all files are scanned.
• Extensions to additionally scan: You can enter extensions to additionally scan. If you enter several extensions, use / to divide.
• Smart Scan: Skip the scan subject without changes after the last scan in File Scan and Scheduled Scan. It may shorten the scan time as files with no change history are excluded from file scan. You can enter from 2 to 30 days for cache retention period.
• Limit the maximum file size: Exclude files with exceeded size from scan. It takes shorter time than Scan all files, but there can be undetectable malware because not all files are scanned. You can limit the file size from 1 to 2000MB.
• Scan compressed files: Scan compressed files. If a file within a compressed file is infected by malware, it may scan for protection. If you set to scan compressed files, it may take longer time according to the size and number of the file, and whether it is multicompression or not. Default value is Do not use.
• NFS Scan: Scan NFS file system. This feature is basically enabled, so that you have to disable the setting if you want to exclude files in the NFS directory from scan.

Cleaning Actions

The methods to clean malware can be selected among Ignore, Clean, and Delete. Default value is Clean. As for the infected compressed files, you can select actions among Ignore and Delete, default value is Ignore.

• Actions: You can select actions to take when malware is detected.
• Ignore: Ignore even if malware or infected compressed files are detected.
• Clean: Clean when malware is detected.
• Delete: Delete if malware and infected compressed files are detected.
• Automatically clean: Automatically clean detected items. Default value is Do not use.
• Send all infected files to Quarantine before taking action: Backup infected files in Quarantine before repairing or deleting. It is recommended to select this because you can restore the file if it is important or is turned out to be normal. Default value is Use.

Advanced Settings

• CPU Usage: Select the CPU usage while scanning among High, Medium, Low, Very Low, and Lowest. Default value is High. Medium and Low use averagely less CPU than High.