Settings Window

Real-Time Tab

Overview of the Settings window

Real-time protection continuously runs behind the scenes to scan your computer for viruses. The Real-Time tab allows you to turn real-time protection on or off and change various settings.

 

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

Enable Real-Time Protection

Turn real-time protection on or off.

The remaining options are available when real-time protection is enabled:

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.

Display a message when an infection is found

Show or hide Virus Intercepted and Infection Blocked messages.

Scan hard drives

Scan floppy drives

Scan CD-ROM drives

Scan network drives

Set which drive types are scanned.

 

By default, all of these check boxes are selected and all of these drive types are scanned.

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

Archive recursion levels

Set whether compressed archives should or should not be included in scans.

 

By default, the check box is selected and archives are included in scanning, to five recursion levels.  

Excluded folders

Excluded file masks

Included file masks

Exclude specific folders and file masks from scanning, or include specific file masks 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.

Disinfect macro variants

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

Related topics:

Real-time protection defined

Virus Intercepted message