Configuring scan task options
Configure your scan task options including, file types, and scan actions. Scan tasks only examine those file types configured. The following is a list of options you can set to select file types:
All file types- Examine all files no matter what type--the highest level of security. However, there is some trade off between speed and safety. On the one hand scanning all files takes longer than scanning only specified files types. On the other hand, most file types, for example, .TXT, .JPG, .AVI, .HLP, .PDF, etc., are not known to host or spread viruses and probably do not require scanning. But then until August 1995, document files (for example, .doc, .xls) had never been known to carry viruses either. And now macro viruses are the most prevalent.
Recommendation- Examine only those file types recommended by Trend Micro virus analysts. These recommended file types are known to have a higher risk of containing viruses. Any files whose extension does not appear on the list will not be scanned. "Zip" and other compressed file types must be specified to be included in the scan.
Selected Files- Examine the file types you set. Using this option you can customize the types of files PC-cillin will examine. Any files whose extension is not specified will not be scanned. "Zip" and other compressed file types must be specified to be included in the scan.
Any action PC-cillin takes is recorded as a log entry in the Virus log. The virus scan actions you can set include the following:
Pass- Record virus infection or malicious files in the Virus log but take no action.
Rename- Modify the file's extension to prevent opening or execution.
Quarantine- Move infected or malicious files to a restricted access folder.
Clean- Remove virus code from infected files.
Delete- Remove the infected or malicious files (e.g., Trojans, worms, etc.).
To configure scan task options:
On the PC-cillin window, click Settings. The Settings window appears.
On the Settings menu, click the Virus Scan link. The menu expands.
Click the Scan Tasks link. The Scan Tasks screen appears.
Click Add. The Task Configuration dialog box appears.
Click the Scan Options tab. The Scan Options property sheet appears.
Under Scan file types, click one of the following:
All file types- The button becomes disabled.
Recommendation- The button caption becomes View File Types. Click View File Types to see a list of Trend Micro recommended higher-risk file types.
Selected Files- The button caption becomes Select File Types. To add file types:
Click Select File Types. The File Types dialog box appears.
Click Add. The Add File Type(s) dialog box appears.
In the Extension box, type your file extension. You can just type the letters of your file type, it is unncessary to include a "." before the file type or to type in upper case.
Click OK.
You can also do the following:
To delete a file type, select it and click Delete. The file type is removed from the list.
To add compressed file types (ARJ, CAB, CO_, DO_, EX_, LZH, XL_ and ZIP), click Compressed. The compressed file types are added to the list.
To restore a list of the default file types, click Default. The original default file types are added to the list.
Click OK.
Do the following:
To set the number of compression layers, from the Compression Layers list, select the number of compression layers. The default number of layers is five.
To include the boot sector, select the Include boot sector check box.
Under Scan action, do the following:
To set a scan action, from the Action when virus found list select an action.
To set a scan action if the file cannot be cleaned, from the Action on uncleanable files list select an action.
Do the following:
To clean viruses in compressed files, select the Clean viruses in compressed files check box.
To back up files before cleaning, select the Back up file before cleaning check box.
Click OK.
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