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Start a Scheduled Scan
that periodically scans
your computer for
threats
The scan results appear in the Scan completed alert. Results
include the number of items scanned, detected, repaired,
quarantined, and removed. Click
more about the scan results or to work with infected items.
Note:
To learn more about scan options, see
View scan results
When a scan finishes, you view the results to determine what the
scan found and to analyze the current protection status of your
computer. Scan results tell you whether VirusScan detected,
repaired, or quarantined viruses, trojans, spyware, adware,
cookies, and other potentially unwanted programs.
On the Basic or Advanced menu, click
the following:
To...
Chapter 8 Introduction
Do this...
1. Open the Scheduled Scan pane.
How?
1. Under
Common
click Home.
2. On the SecurityCenter
Home pane, click
Computer &
3. In the Computer & Files
information area, click
Configure.
4. On the Computer & Files
Configuration pane,
ensure that virus
protection is enabled, and
click Advanced.
5. Click
Scheduled Scan
the Virus Protection pane.
Enable scheduled
2. Select
scanning
.
3. To reduce the amount of processor
power normally used for scanning, select
Scan using minimal computer
resources
.
4. Select one or more days.
5. Specify a start time.
OK
6. Click
.
View scan details
Scan Types.
Scan
and then do one of
Do this...
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