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if the predefined scan profile corresponds to your requirements.
– Customize and apply scan profile (manual selection)
if you want to scan with a customized scan profile.
– Create and apply new scan profile
if you want to create your own scan profile.
Depending on the operating system, various icons are available for starting a scan
profile:
– In Windows XP and 2000:
This icon starts the scan via a scan profile.
– In Windows Vista:
In Microsoft Windows Vista, the control center at the moment only has limited
rights, e.g. for access to directories and files. Certain actions and file accesses can
only be carried out in the control centre with extended administrator rights. These
extended administrator rights must be granted at the start of each scan via a scan
profile.
This icon starts a limited scan via a scan profile. Only directories and files that
Windows Vista has granted access rights to are scanned.
This icon starts the scan with extended administrator rights. After
confirmation, all directories and files in the selected scan profile are scanned.
To scan for viruses and malware with a scan profile:
Go to Control Center and select the section Local protection :: Scan.
Predefined scan profiles appear.
Select one of the predefined scan profiles.
-OR-
Adapt the scan profile Manual selection.
-OR-
Create a new scan profile
Click on the icon (Windows XP:
or Windows Vista: ).
The Luke Filewalker window appears and an on-demand scan is started.
When the scan is completed, the results are displayed.
If you want to adapt a scan profile:
In the scan profile, expand Manual Selection the file tree so that all the drives and
directories you want to scan are open.
– Click on the + symbol: The next directory level is displayed.
– Click on the - symbol: The next directory level is hidden.
Highlight the nodes and directories you want to scan by clicking on the relevantbox
of the appropriate directory level.
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