General

The General tab allows you to configure settings to scan workstations and servers by SpIDer Guard.

1.Scan mode

•Optimal (enabled by default). In this mode, SpIDer Guard scans objects only in the following cases:

▫For objects on hard drives, an attempt to execute a file, create a new file, or add a record to an existing file or boot sector.

▫For objects on removable media, an attempt to access file or boot sectors in any way (write, read, execute).

•Paranoid. In this mode, SpIDer Guard scans all files and boot sectors on hard or network drives and removable media at any attempt to access them (create, write, read, execute). The Paranoid mode ensures maximum protection, but considerably reduces computer performance.

2.The Use heuristic analysis option allows SpIDer Guard to detect suspicious objects that are most likely to be infected with unknown viruses. By default, this option is enabled. If this option is disabled, only the signature analysis is used for scanning.

3.The Scan for rootkits option allows to perform the background scanning of the operating system for complex threats and curing active infections when necessary. During the background rootkit scanning, files and folders specified on the Exclusions page are excluded from scanning.

Additional tasks

This setting group allows you to enable scan of certain types of objects and to Block autoruns from removable media. In any mode (optimal or paranoid), objects on network drives and removable media are scanned only if the corresponding options are enabled.