On this page, you can configure reaction of Dr.Web Scanner on detection of infected or suspicious files and archives or other malicious objects.
For details on a certain option, click the corresponding item in the picture.
To get information on options available on other pages, click the corresponding link in the picture.
To configure reaction to infected objects
1.In the Infected drop-down list, select an action to take upon detection of an infected object.
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The Cure action is the best in most cases. |
2.In the Incurable drop-down list, select an action to take upon detection of an incurable object. The range of actions is the same as for infected objects, but the Cure action is not available.
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The Move to quarantine action is the best in most cases. |
3.In the Suspicious drop-down list select an action to take upon detection of a suspicious object (fully similar to the previous paragraph).
4.The same way automatic actions of the program upon detection of adware, dialers, jokes, riskware, and hacktools are set up.
5.The same way automatic actions of the program upon detection of viruses or suspicious code in file archives, containers, and mailboxes, applied to these objects as a whole, are set up.
6.To cure some infected files it is necessary to reboot Windows. You can select one of the following:
•Prompt restart
•Restart computer automatically. It can lead to loss of unsaved data.
The best action for curable threats (e.g., files infected with known viruses) is curing, since it allows to restore the infected file completely. It is recommended to move other threats to quarantine in order to prevent loss of potentially valuable data. You can select one of the following actions:
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Description |
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Cure |
Instructs to restore the original state of an object before infection. If the object is incurable, or an attempt of curing fails, the action set for incurable viruses is applied. This action is available only for objects infected with a known virus that can be cured except for Trojan programs and files within complex objects (archives, email attachments, file containers). Trojan programs are deleted on detection. This is the only action available for boot sectors. |
Move to Quarantine |
Instructs to move the object to a specific folder for isolation. This action is not available for boot sectors. No action is performed on malicious objects for which you selected this action, if they are detected in a boot sector. |
Delete |
Instructs to delete the object. This action is not available for boot sectors. No action is performed on malicious objects for which you selected this action, if they are detected in a boot sector. |
Ignore |
Instructs to skip the object without performing any action or displaying a notification. The action is available only for potentially dangerous files: adware, dialers, jokes, hacktools and riskware. |
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Threats within complex objects (archives, email attachments, file containers) cannot be processed individually. For such threats, Dr.Web Scanner applies an action selected for this type of a complex object. |