Scanning System on Demand

Dr.Web scans objects in the file system on your demand and detects various threats that may be present in the system though inactive. To protect your computer, it is necessary to run a system scan with Dr.Web periodically.

To run a quick scan of the most vulnerable parts of the system, select Express scan. To perform a full scan of the entire file system, select Full scan. You can also specify files and folders for scanning.

To start system scanning

1.In the main window of Dr.Web select the scan mode:

•Express scan—run a quick scan of the most vulnerable parts of the system only.

•Full scan—perform a full scan of the entire file system.

You can press the hot keys combinations CONTROL-COMMAND-E and CONTROL-COMMAND-F on the keyboard to start express or full scan.

2.To scan only certain files and folders, drag them to the main application window or click the dotted area in the left part of the window to select objects to scan.

In the list of objects, select files and folders to scan:

•To add an object to the list, click under the list of objects or simply drag this object to the list.

•To delete an object from the list, select it and click or drag it outside the application window.

Click Start Scanning to start scanning the selected objects.

To start a file or a folder scan from the shortcut menu

1.Select a file or folder icon on the Desktop or in the Finder.

2.Select Scan with Dr.Web in the shortcut menu.

When you start scanning, the main window switches to the results section (see the illustration below). During scanning, this section displays the following information:

•scanning start time;

•number of scanned objects;

•time left to end scanning;

•number of the detected threats;

•name of the file that is currently being scanned.

Statistic summary of the current scanning session is displayed in the bottom part of the window.

You can pause or stop scanning use the Pause and Stop buttons.

Picture 2. Viewing the scanning results

Dr.Web may require the administrator privileges to scan critical areas of the hard drive. To grant Dr.Web administrator privileges:

•Press the combination COMMAND-SHIFT-A on the keyboard, then enter the administrator password.

•Click the lock icon in the bottom of the window and then enter the administrator password.