D E F I N I N G S E T T I N G S
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Objects to be checked:
packed files, archives, mail databases,
local mail boxes of the most commonly used messaging sys-
tems, files of various types.
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Actions to be taken on infected objects:
they may be disin-
fected 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.
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:
•
First method — by using Tuner (see chapter 10) or WebTuner
(see chapter 11).
•
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.
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