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Actions to be taken on infected objects:
they may be
disinfected or deleted, or copied to another directories.
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Advanced scanning tools
: checking for corrupted and modified
viruses,
redundant scanning tool
, i.e. a full-scan device that
checks not just the entry points into a file that are used by the
system when processing, but the entire contents of examined
files,
heuristic analyzer
, allowing detection of viruses that are
unknown to the program.
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According to tests, our heuristic analyzer enables a user to detect
more then 92% of unknown viruses from the Kaspersky Lab virus
collection.
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Logging reports of the check to a file
: the program can log the
check report and the performance statistics to a file.
5.2. How to change settings
How to change settings: command line switches, profile,
and configuration program. Recommendations on use of
various settings.
The Scanner and the Daemon programs load settings from
a profile,
i.e.
the
.prf
file. In order to edit a profile, you may use one of the following two
methods:
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First method — by using Tuner (see chapter 9) or WebTuner
(see chapter 10).
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Second method — by opening and editing a .prf file contents in
any text editor of your choice. Settings from the profile may be
also redefined by available command line switches.
When setting your Scanner for different purposes you may use various
configuration methods:
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Regular check.
You may preset Scanner for some regular
checks; e.g. for daily preventative checks, for an extremely
thorough check of a diskette etc. For these purposes you may
