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Administration Guide

Scanning now

Scanning now

To perform on-demand antivirus scanning:
  1. On the Malware Protection tab, under AntiVirus Protection, click the Scan Now button.
  2. Use the dropdown list to select Quick Scan, Full Scan, Custom Scan, or Removable media Scan.
  3. Quick Scan

    Runs the rootkit detection engine to detect and remove rootkits. It looks for threats by scanning executable files, DLLs, and drivers that are currently running.

    Full Scan

    Runs the rootkit detection engine to detect and remove rootkits. It then looks for threats by performing a full system scan on all files, executable files, DLLs, and drivers.

    Custom Scan

    Runs the rootkit detection engine to detect and remove rootkits. It allows you to select a specific file folder on your local hard disk drive (HDD) to scan for threats.

    Removable Media Scan

    Runs the rootkit detection engine to detect and remove rootkits. It scans all connected removable media, such as USB drives.

Scanning now

To perform on-demand antivirus scanning:
  1. On the Malware Protection tab, under AntiVirus Protection, click the Scan Now button.
  2. Use the dropdown list to select Quick Scan, Full Scan, Custom Scan, or Removable media Scan.
  3. Quick Scan

    Runs the rootkit detection engine to detect and remove rootkits. It looks for threats by scanning executable files, DLLs, and drivers that are currently running.

    Full Scan

    Runs the rootkit detection engine to detect and remove rootkits. It then looks for threats by performing a full system scan on all files, executable files, DLLs, and drivers.

    Custom Scan

    Runs the rootkit detection engine to detect and remove rootkits. It allows you to select a specific file folder on your local hard disk drive (HDD) to scan for threats.

    Removable Media Scan

    Runs the rootkit detection engine to detect and remove rootkits. It scans all connected removable media, such as USB drives.