Selecting the type of files to scan

You can use the following two methods to select the type of files to scan:

• On the Protection and Control tab of the main application window
• From the application settings window

  This method is available only for the Full Scan and Critical Areas Scan tasks. The type of files to scan for the Custom Scan task can only be selected on the Protection and Control tab.

To select the type of files to scan on the Protection and Control tab of the main application window:

1. Open the main application window.
2. Select the Protection and Control tab.
3. Click the Tasks section.

   The Tasks section opens.

4. Right-click to open the context menu of the line containing the task name and select Settings.

   A window with the name of the selected scan task opens.

5. In the window with the name of the selected scan task, select the Scope tab.
6. In the File types section, specify the type of files that you want to scan when the selected scan task runs:
   • If you want to scan all files, select All files.
   • If you want to scan files of formats which are the most vulnerable to infection, select Files scanned by format.
   • If you want to scan files with extensions that are typically the most vulnerable to infection, select Files scanned by extension.

   When selecting the type of files to scan, consider the following:

   • There are some file formats (such as TXT) for which there is a low probability of intrusion of malicious code and its subsequent activation. At the same time, there are file formats that contain or may contain executable code (such as .exe, .dll, and .doc). The risk of intrusion and activation of malicious code in such files is high.
   • An intruder may send a virus or another malicious program to your computer in an executable file that has been renamed with the .txt extension. If you select scanning of files by extension, the application skips this file during scanning. If scanning of files by format is selected, File Anti-Virus analyzes the file header regardless of the extension. If this analysis reveals that the file has the EXE format, the application scans it.
7. In the window containing the name of the scan task, click OK.
8. To save changes, click the Save button.

To select the type of files to scan from the application settings window:

1. Open the application settings window.
2. In the left part of the window, in the Scheduled tasks section, select the subsection with the name of the required scan task: Full Scan, or Critical Areas Scan.

   In the right part of the window, the settings of the selected scan task are displayed.

3. In the Security level section, click the Settings button.

   A window with the name of the selected scan task opens.

4. In the window with the name of the selected scan task, select the Scope tab.
5. Complete steps 5-7 of the previous instructions.