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On-demand scan: Using a scan profile to scan for viruses and malware

A scan profile is a set of drives and directories to be scanned.

The following options are available for scanning via a scan profile:

• Use predefined scan profile

if the predefined scan profile corresponds to your requirements.

• Customize and apply scan profile (manual selection)

if you want to scan with a customized scan profile.

• Create and apply new scan profile

if you want to create your own scan profile.

Depending on the operating system, various icons are available for starting a scan profile:

• In Windows XP and 2000:

This icon starts the scan via a scan profile.
 

• In Windows Vista:

In Microsoft Windows Vista, the control center at the moment only has limited rights, e.g. for access to directories and files. Certain actions and file accesses can only be carried out in the control centre with extended administrator rights. These extended administrator rights must be granted at the start of each scan via a scan profile.
 

This icon starts a limited scan via a scan profile. Only directories and files that Windows Vista has granted access rights to are scanned.

This icon starts the scan with extended administrator rights. After confirmation, all directories and files in the selected scan profile are scanned.

To scan for viruses and malware with a scan profile:

• In the Control Center select the Local protection :: section. Scanner.

• Predefined scan profiles appear.

• Select one of the predefined scan profiles.

-OR-

• Adapt the scan profile Manual selection.

-OR-

• Create a new scan profile

• Click on the icon (Windows XP: or Windows Vista: ).

• The Luke Filewalker window appears and an on-demand scan is started.

• When the scan is completed, the results are displayed.

If you want to adapt a scan profile:

• In the scan profile, expand Manual Selection the file tree so that all the drives and directories you want to scan are open.

• Click on the + symbol: The next directory level is displayed.

• Click on the - symbol: The next directory level is hidden.

• Highlight the nodes and directories you want to scan by clicking on the relevantbox of the appropriate directory level.

The following options are available, Select directories:

• Directory, including sub-directories (black check mark)

• Directory excluding sub-directories (green check mark)

• Sub-directories of one directory only (grey check mark, sub-directories have black check marks)

• No directory (no check mark)

If you want to create a new scan profile:

• Click on the Create new profile icon.

• The profile New profile appears below the profiles previously created.

• Where appropriate, rename the scan profile by clicking on the icon .

• Highlight the nodes and directories to be saved by clicking on the check box of the respective directory level.

The following options are available, Select directories:

• Directory, including sub-directories (black check mark)

• Directory excluding sub-directories (green check mark)

• Sub-directories of one directory only (grey check mark, sub-directories have black check marks)

• No directory (no check mark)

 

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