Settings Window

On-Demand Tab

Overview of the Settings window

On-demand scanning allows you to run viruses scans at any time. The On-Demand tab allows you to change various settings that control what is included in these scans.

 

Click a field name below for instructions; to the right of each field name is a brief description of the functionality.

When an infected file is found:

When an infected archive is found:

Set the action iolo AntiVirus takes when an infected file or archive file is found.

 

To edit or reorder the actions, click Change.

  • For files, options are Disinfect, Quarantine, Rename, and Delete.

  • For archives, options are Quarantine, Rename, and Delete.

Scan only dangerous file types (recommended)

Scan all file types

Select a general type to scan.

 

One of these two options must be selected.

Scan archives (e.g., .zip, .cab, .arj)

Scan packed executables

Scan self-extracting files

Select whether certain compressed file types should or should not be included in scans.

 

By default, all three of these check boxes are selected and these categories of files are included in scanning.  

Excluded folders

Excluded files

Included file extensions

Exclude specific folders and files from scanning, or include specific file extensions in scanning.

 

To make changes or view existing entries, click Change.

Use artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence looks for various behaviors and coding patterns that viruses commonly use.

 

This process can stop brand-new viruses that are not yet a part of the virus encyclopedia. However, enabling this feature can slow scanning and can, in some cases, lead to false positives.

Treat macro variants as infections

Disinfect macro variants

A macro variant is a new virus that borrows portions of code from other known viruses.

 

These option controls whether or not macro variants are reported and whether iolo AntiVirus performs an action when they are detected.

Ignore remote templates

A template is a frame into which every Web page is embedded when the page is rendered. Remote templates allow for automatic downloads and the execution of content from a remote URL.

While this can pose a security risk, some Microsoft products rely on it to function.

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