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ODS Settings
With ODS Settings you can define actions in case of infection, you can also define list of files by mask, Files or Folders to be excluded from Scanning. It also lets you configure settings for various other Scan options like Include Subdirectories, Mails, Archives Heuristic Scanning etc. by selecting respective options.
Actions in case of infection [Drop-down]
It indicates a type of action which you want eScan real-time protection to take, in case of virus detection.
By default, Disinfect if not possible, quarantine file) option is selected. Following actions can be taken:
- Log Only: It indicates or alerts the user about the infection detected.
- Disinfect (if not possible, log): It tries to disinfect and if disinfection is not possible it logs the information of only the infected object.
- Disinfect (if not possible, delete file): It tries to disinfect and if disinfection is not possible it deletes the infected object.
- Disinfect (if not possible, Rename file): It tries to disinfect and if disinfection is not possible it renames the infected object.
- Disinfect (if not possible, quarantine): It tries to disinfect and if disinfection is not possible it quarantines the infected object.
- Delete Infected File: It directly deletes the infected object.
- Rename Infected File: It directly renames the infected object.
- Quarantine: It directly quarantines the infected object.
Priority of Scanner – You can select the priority of scanning as High (short runtime), Normal (normal runtime), or Low (long runtime).
- High (short runtime) – Has a short runtime.
- Normal (normal runtime) – Has a normal runtime.
- Low (long runtime) – Has a long runtime.
Exclude by Mask – Select this check box if you want eScan real-time protection to exclude specific files, and Remove any or all Added Files whenever required.
Exclude Folders and Files – Select this check box if you want eScan real-time protection to exclude Folders and files from scanning. eScan lets you add; Remove any or all Added Files or Folders whenever required during On Demand Scanning.
Scan options
- Mails – It indicates scanning the mail files. By default, it is selected. Select this check box if you want eScan real-time protection to scan mails.
- Archives – It indicates the archived files, such as zip, rar, and so on. Select this check box if you want eScan real-time protection to scan archived files.
- Packed – It indicates the compressed executable.
- Memory Scan – This option ensures eScan scans the system's memory for any infection from malwares.
- Include Sub Directories – This option ensures eScan scans all the subdirectories recursively under every directory and not only the first level of directories.
- Heuristic – Heuristic scanning is almost identical to signature scanning, which instead of looking for specific signatures looks for certain instructions or commands within a program/application. This results in the detection of potentially malicious function in program/application.
- Cross File System that facilitates scanning of files over cross-file systems.
- Follow Symbolic Links: scans the files following the symbolic links.
You can restore default eScan settings by clicking Default.
