Configuring Real-Time Scanning; Real-Time Scanning Configuration Settings - F-SECURE CLIENT SECURITY 8.00 Administrator's Manual

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5.3

Configuring Real-Time Scanning

5.3.1

Real-Time Scanning Configuration Settings

Real-Time Scanning keeps the computer protected all the time, as it is
scanning the files when they are accessed, opened or closed. It is running
on the background, which means that once it has been set up, it is
basically transparent to the user.
To enable real-time scanning, select the Real-time scanning enabled
check box. To disable real-time scanning, clear the Real-time scanning
enabled check box.
The following options are available for selecting what to scan:
All Files
All files will be scanned, regardless of their file extension. This
option is not recommended for general use because it might slow
down the system performance considerably.
Files with These Extensions:
Files with specified extensions will be scanned. To specify files
that have no extension, type '.' You can use the wildcard '?' to
represent any letter. Enter each file extension separated by a
space. This option is recommended for the real-time protection.
New file extensions are also added to the list automatically when
the virus definition databases are updated.
Scan inside compressed files
Select this check box to scan inside compressed files, for
example, ZIP, ARJ, LZH, RAR, CAB, TAR, BZ2, GZ, JAR and
TGZ files. Scanning inside compressed files will use a lot of
system resources and will effect system performance, therefore it
is not recommended with the real-time protection.
Enable excluded extensions