On-Access Scanner; Settings; Testing On-Access Scanning - ESET MOBILE ANTIVIRUS Installation Manual

2. On-access scanner

Before we begin, note that the main ESET Mobile
Antivirus window is the starting point for all
instructions given in this manual. To access the main
ESET Mobile Antivirus window, tap Start > ESET
Mobile Antivirus.
The resident On‑access scanner checks files that you
interact with in real time. Files that are run, opened, or
saved are checked for viruses automatically. Scanning
takes place before any action is performed on the file,
ensuring maximum protection. The On‑access scanner
is launched automatically at system startup.
2.1

Settings

In the On-access settings window (Menu > Settings
> On-access), you can add or remove program
features and also disable automatic program startup.
The top part of the On‑access settings window shows
the number of scanned, infected and deleted files.
The bottom section of the window contains the
following options:
Enable On-access scan – If selected, ESET Mobile
Antivirus runs resident in the background.
Heuristics – Select this option to apply heuristic
scanning techniques.
Heuristics analyzes the code and searches for
processes typical of virus behavior, in order to identify
new malware that may not be detected by the virus
signature database.
Run after restart – If selected, the On‑access scanner
will automatically initiate after restart.
Display scan in action status – Select this option to
show information in the bottom right corner if scanning
is in progress.
Show Shell Icon – Displays the ESET Mobile Antivirus
icon on the main ESET Mobile window.
Figure 2-1 On-access scanner settings
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2.2

Testing On-access Scanning

To verify that real‑time protection is working properly,
first select the Display scan in action status check box
in the On‑access settings window.
NOTE: Enabling the Display scan in action status
option requires additional battery power, so we
recommend leaving this option disabled (deselected) by
default.
Next, open a file or initiate an activity (like playing a
music file with the media player or taking a picture)
A "Scanning..." message should appear briefly in the
bottom right corner, as shown in Figure 2‑2.
Figure 2-2 On-access Scanning