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File Anti-Virus

File Anti-Virus module prevents infection of the computer's file system. This module is starts on the startup of the operating system and continuously monitors and scans all the files that opened, saved, or launched along with all the connected devices. The Proactive Behavior Monitoring system blocks any application that behaves maliciously or might be malicious.

eScan offers Block Files feature, which allows to block or quarantine the file from being accessed. It also comprises of Folder Protection function that prevents user from creating, updating, or deleting files/subfolders within the specified folder.

The File Anti-Virus window will have the following sections that can be configured.

Configuration
Reports

Configuration

This section displays the following information:

File Anti-Virus Status: Displays the status the File Anti-Virus module, that is, started or stopped.
Proactive Behavior Monitor Status: Displays the status of the proactive scanning.
Action: It displays the type of action to be taken by File Anti-Virus module.
Start/Stop: Click an appropriate option to start/stop or enable/disable File Anti-Virus module.
Settings: This options lets you to cpnfigure various options explained below.

Settings

Configure settings for File Anti-virus using the settings option present under configuration. Following tabs are available for configurations:

Objects
Options
Block Files
Folder Protection
TSPM

Objects

This tab will provide various option for fine tuning the settings available under File Anti-Virus. It provides options such as scanning a specific storage devices or excluding given file from scanning.

Actions in case of virus definition

Displays the different actions that can be performed in case of any infection. The actions are:

Report only: Reports to you on a popup without taking any action on the file in case of virus detection.
Disinfect: Automatically disinfect any infected file on detection. Under this action, following two options are available:

Make backup file before disinfection: This check box allows to make backup file before disinfection.
If disinfection is impossible: You can configure from the following options:

Report Only: This option reports if it is not able to disinfect any particular virus.
Quarantine object: This option quarantines the infected object (isolate the objects) if it is not able to disinfect a virus.
Delete object: This option deletes the object if it is not able to disinfection a virus.

By default the Disinfect option is selected.

Quarantine object: Quarantines the file whenever an infection is detected (isolate the file). You can restore the Quarantine/Backup file by using the below procedure:

Click View Quarantine Objects option present on the main interface of File Anti-virus. You will be forwarded to the Quarantine window, click object name that you wish to restore. Now click Restore button to restore. File will be restored instantly.

Delete object: Automatically delete the file whenever an infected file is detected.

The following are the options that allows to scan specific disk or drive:

Scan local removable disk drives: This check box allows to monitor the real-time scanning of all the local removable drives attached to the computer. This option is enabled by default.
Scan local hard disk drives: This check box allows to monitor the real-time scanning of all the local hard drives installed on the computer. This option is enabled by default.
Scan network drives: This check box allows to monitor the real-time scanning of all the network drives including mapped folders and drives that are connected to the computer. This option is enabled by default.

Scan files of following types

This check box allows to choose the type of file to monitor while real-time scanning. It have 3 options to select files for scanning, whether All infectable, All, or By mask. The files listed in By mask option are the default file extensions that are defined by eScan. To add or delete files by mask, select and double-click Add/Delete option, and then add or delete files as required.

Exclude by mask

This check box allows to monitors all the excluded object in the Exclude by mask list during real-time monitoring or scanning. You can add or delete a file or a particular file extension by double-clicking the Add/Delete option. This option is enabled by default.

Not a Virus List

File Anti-Virus is able to detect the riskware. Riskware are legitimate program that are not strictly malicious, but pose some sort of risk for the user in another way. You can add the names of riskware, such as remote admin software to the riskware list in the Not a Virus List dialog box by double-clicking the Add / Delete option, if you are certain that they are not malicious. This option is enabled by default and the riskware list is empty by default.

Exclude Files/Folders

This option excludes the listed files, folders, and subfolders, while monitoring or scanning the folders. You can add or delete folders from the existing list of folders by double-clicking the Add / Delete option. This option is enabled by default.

Scan compound objects

This option allows to scan the archives and packed files during the scan. The Archive check box allows to scan archive files. The depth level of an archived file up to which you want to scan can be defined in Archive Depth Level field. By default, value is 16, but you can change it by double-clicking the arrow icon, and then type value in the size box. By default, Packed is selected. This option is enabled by default.

Enable code analyser

This option uses heuristic analyzer during the real-time scan of the computer for suspicious objects or unknown infections. It not only scans and detects infected objects by using the definitions or updates, but it also checks for suspicious files stored on the computer.

Options

This tab will allow to configure the basic settings such as the maximum size of log files and path of the destination folder for storing log files, quarantined objects, and report files.

It provides the following options for configuration:

Save report file

This option allows to save the generated reports. The generates report consist of logs information about the scanned files and the action taken when an infected file is detected. This option is enabled by default and it also allows to configure following settings:

Show pack info in the report (Monvir.log): This option is enabled by default and it allows to add details about the scanned compressed files, such as .ZIP and .RAR files to the Monvir.log file.
Show clean object info in the report (Monvir.log): This option allows to add details about uninfected files found during a scan operation to the Monvir.log file. This option helps to find out which files are not infected.
Limit size to (KB) (avpM.rpt): This option helps to set the size limit of the avpM.rpt file. To specify the size of the log file, double-click the size box and define the size. The default value is 50 KB.

For quarantining of infected objects

This option helps to specify the destination for storing quarantined objects. By default, the quarantined objects are stored in the C:\Program Files\eScan\INFECTED [32-bit] OR C:\Program Files (x86)\ eScan\ INFECTED [64-bit] folder. You can change the location of the destination folder if required.

Enable Auto backup / Restore

This option allows to takes automatic backup of critical files of the Windows® operating system installed on the computer and to restore the clean files when it finds an infection in any of the system files, which cannot be disinfected. This option allows to configure the following settings:

For backup of clean objects: eScan allows to backs up uninfected objects and store them in a given folder. By default, these objects are stored in a folder named Fbackup on the drive that has maximum free space. You can change the path of the destination folder if desired.
Do not backup files above size (KB): This option is enabled by default and helps to prevent File Anti-Virus from creating backup of files that is larger than the defined file size. The default value is set to 32768 KB.
Minimum disk space (MB): This option is enabled by default and enables to set the minimum free hard disk space up to which you want eScan to take backup of files. By default, value is 1 MB, but you can change it by double-clicking the arrow icon, and then type value in the size box.

Use sound effects for the following events

This check box option allows to configure eScan to play a sound file and show the details regarding the infection within a message box when any malicious software is detected. However, you need to ensure that the computer speakers are switched on.

Display attention messages

This option allow to displays an alert, which consist the path, name of the infected object, and the action taken. This option is enabled by default.

Enable Malware URL Filter

This option is blocks the access to malicious websites/URL.

Proactive Behavior Monitor

This option allows to monitor the executable files that are running on your system. In case, if eScan finds any executable files suspicious that may cause any harm to your system, it alerts the user with a pop-up message. To access the suspicious file, you can White list them anytime.

It also allows to view the list of files that are blocked from executing on the system. You can add a File to White list or Block List using this option.

Enable Ransomware Protection

This check box enables the protection against ransomware and enabled by default.

Block Files

This tab allows to configure the settings for preventing executable and files, such as autorun.inf, on network drives, USB drives, and fixed drives from accessing your computer.

It provides the following options for configuration:

Deny access of executables on USB Drive

This check box option helps to prevent executables stored on USB drives from being executed.

Disable Autoplay on USB and Fixed Drives

This check box option helps to disable Autoplay on USB and Fixed Drives. This option is enabled by default.

Deny access of executable from Network

This check box option helps to prevent executables from network from being executed on the computer. This option also allows to whitelist the folder/subfolder on the network as per the requirement. The whitelisted folder/subfolder can be access the executable from them.

Deny Access of following files

This check box option helps to prevent the files in the list from running on the computer. This option is enabled by default.

Quarantine Access-denied files

This check box option allows to quarantine files that have been denied access. To prevent specific files from running on the computer by adding them to the Block Files list. By default, this list contains the value %sysdir%\*.EXE@.

Folder Protection

This tab helps to protect specific folders from being modified or deleted by adding them to the Folder Protection list.

It provides the following options for configuration:

Protect files in following folders from modification and deletion: This option is enabled by default. It protects the files in specific folders from being modified or deleted. Once you enable this check box, it will automatically enable the following buttons:

Add: It allows you Add folders to be protected. Browse the folders and Add in the Folder List.

Delete: You can delete the folder from folder list. Click on the Delete button. A confirmation window appears. Click Yes, the folder will be deleted.

Remove All: You can remove/delete all the folders in the list at once.

TSPM

TSPM – Terminal Services Protection Module by eScan detects brute force attempts and heuristically identifies suspicious IP Addresses/Hosts and blocks any attempts to access the system. In order to safeguard the systems from future attacks, the IP addresses and Hosts from these attacks are banned from initiating any further connections to the system.

Enable Terminal Service Protection Module

This option enables Terminal Service Protection Module. This will open a popup window from where you can add the IP address of the system you want to Whitelist. After adding the IP address, click on Add button. It will be added on the list.

NOTE

At the bottom of the screen of all the tabs — Default, OK, Cancel, and Apply buttons are present that you can use after configuring the settings based on your requirement.

Default: Click this button to apply the default settings.
OK: Click this button after you click the Apply button to apply the configured settings.
Cancel: Click this button to cancel the configured settings or to close the window.
Apply: Click this button to apply the configured settings.

Reports

This section displays the information along with the reports, which are as follows:

Total Files Scanned

It shows the total number of files scanned by the real-time File Anti-Virus monitor.

Dangerous Objects Detected

It shows the total number of viruses or malicious software detected by the File Anti-Virus monitor on a real-time basis.

Last File Scanned

It shows the name of last file scanned by File Anti-Virus monitor on real-time basis.

View Statistics

When you click this button, the statistics dialog box is displayed, which displays the latest activity report of the real-time monitor. The report contains information under two sections:

Scanned: This section shows scanned details of objects of Virus bodies, Disinfected, Deleted, Quarantined etc.
Found: This section shows Virus details such as Virus bodies, Disinfected, Deleted, Quarantined, etc.

View Quarantined Objects

Click on View Quarantined Objects, Quarantine popup gets displayed. It displays all the quarantined objects. There are two tabs present:

Quarantine: This tab displays the files that have been quarantined. You can restore or delete the quarantined objects by right-clicking the object, and then clicking an appropriate option.

Backup: This tab displays the files that were backed up by file anti-virus before it tried to disinfect them. You can restore or delete the objects that were backed up by right-clicking the object, and then clicking an appropriate option. Before clicking any of these buttons, you should ensure that you have selected an appropriate row in the table for which you need to perform the action.

View Report

When you click this button, the report for file anti-virus window is displayed. This window displays the report for the file anti-virus module for a given range of dates in a tabular format when you click the generate report button.

You can export reports in the following formats:

PDF
HTML
CSV

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+<h2 style='color:#104E8B;font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>File Anti-Virus</h2>
-<br>
-==<B><font size=5 color=#24B200>File Anti-Virus</font></B>==
-<br><br>
-File Anti-Virus is a part of the eScan’s Protection feature. This module monitors and safeguards your computer on a real-time basis from all kinds of malicious software as files are accessed, copied, or executed. This module includes the Proactive Scanning feature, which helps you to  block applications that perform suspicious activities. File Anti-Virus also includes the Block Files feature. This feature allows you to block or quarantine files from being accessed from local or network drives. In addition, File Anti-Virus also allows you to enable Folder Protection, which prevents users from creating, deleting, or updating files or subfolders within specified folders.
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>File Anti-Virus module prevents infection of the computer's file system. This module is starts on the startup of the operating system and continuously monitors and scans all the files that opened, saved, or launched along with all the connected devices. The Proactive Behavior Monitoring system blocks any application that behaves maliciously or might be malicious.</p>
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>eScan offers <b>Block Files</b> feature, which allows to block or quarantine the file from being accessed. It also comprises of <b>Folder Protection</b> function that prevents user from creating, updating, or deleting files/subfolders within the specified folder.</p>
-There are four tabs – Objects, Options, Block Files, and Folder Protection, which are as follows:
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>The File Anti-Virus window will have the following sections that can be configured.</p>
-==='''Objects'''''===
+<ul >
+ <li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>Configuration</li>
+ <li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>Reports</li>
+</ul>
-This tab provides you with a number of settings for fine-tuning the File Anti Virus module as per your requirements. For example, you can configure module to scan specific storage devices or exclude files of a given file type.
+<h3 style='color:#007FFF;font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>Configuration</h3>
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>This section displays the following information:</p>
-::::::::* '''Actions in case of virus detection:''' This section lists the different actions that File Anti Virus can perform when it detects a virus infection. These actions are Report only, Disinfect, Quarantine, and Delete object. Out of these, the '''Disinfect''' option is selected by default. By default, the quarantined files are saved in '''C:\Program Files\eScan\Infected folder'''
+<ul>
-::::::::* '''Scan local removable disk drives: ''[Default]''''' You should select this check box if you need to scan all the local removable drives attached to the computer.
+ <li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>File Anti-Virus Status</b>: Displays the status the File Anti-Virus module, that is, started or stopped.</li>
-::::::::* '''Scan local hard disk drives: ''[Default]''''' You should select this check box if you need to scan all the local hard drives installed to the computer.
+ <li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Proactive Behavior Monitor Status</b>: Displays the status of the proactive scanning.</li>
-::::::::* '''Scan network drives: ''[Default]''''' You should select this check box if you need to scan all the network drives, including mapped folders and drives, connected to the computer.
+ <li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Action:</b> It displays the type of action to be taken by File Anti-Virus module.</li>
-::::::::* '''Scan files of following types: '''You should select this option if you need to scan all files, only infectable files, and files by extension(Scan by mask). eScan provides you with a list of default files and file types that it scans by extension. You can add more items to this list or remove items as per your requirements by using the '''Add / Delete''' option.
+ <li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Start/Stop</b>: Click an appropriate option to start/stop or enable/disable File Anti-Virus module.</li>
-::::::::* '''Exclude by mask:''' '''[''Default]'' '''You should select this check box if you need the File Anti Virus monitor to exclude all the objects in the Exclude by mask list during real time monitoring or scanning. You can add or delete a file or a particular file extension by double-clicking the '''Add / Delete''' option.
+ <li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Settings</b>: This options lets you to cpnfigure various options explained below.</li>
-::::::::* '''Not a virus list:''' '''''[Default]'' '''File Anti Virus is capable of detecting riskware. Riskware refers to software that are originally not intended to be malicious but somehow can pose as a security risk to critical operating system functions. You can add the names of riskware, such as remote admin software, to the riskware list in the '''Not a virus list''' dialog box by double-clicking the '''Add / Delete''' option if you are certain that they are not malicious. The riskware list is empty by default.
+</ul>
-::::::::* '''Exclude Files/Folders: ''[Default]'' '''You should select this check box if you want File Anti Virus to exclude all the listed files, folders, and sub folders while it is monitoring or scanning folders. The Files/Folders added to this list will be excluded from the real –time scan as well as on-demand scan.You can add or delete files/folders from the  list of by clicking the '''Add / Delete''' option.
-::::::::* '''Scan compound objects: ''[Default]'' '''You should select this check box if you want eScan to scan archives and packed files during scan operations. By default, '''Packed''' is selected.
-::::::::* '''Enable code analyser:''' You should select this check box if you want eScan to scan your computer for suspicious objects or unknown infections by using the heuristic analyzer. When this check box is selected, File Anti Virus not only scans and detects infected objects by using the definitions or updates, but it also checks for suspicious files stored on your computer.
-==='''''Options'''''===
+<h4 style='color:#007FFF;font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>Settings</h4>
-This tab helps you configure the basic settings for the File Anti Virus module, such as the maximum size of log files and the path of the destination folder for storing log files, quarantined objects, and report files.
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>Configure settings for File Anti-virus using the settings option present under configuration. Following tabs are available for configurations:</p>
-You can configure the following settings:
+<ul>
+ <li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>Objects</li>
+ <li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>Options</li>
+ <li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>Block Files</li>
+ <li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>Folder Protection</li>
+ <li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>TSPM</li>
+</ul>
-:::::* '''Save report file:''' '''''[Default]'' '''You should select this check box if you need eScan to save the reports generated by the File Anti-Virus module. The report file logs information about the scanned files and the action taken by File Anti Virus when an infected file was found during the scan.
+<h5 style='color:#0276FD;font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>Objects</h5>
-::::::::* '''Show pack info in the report:''' '''''[Default]'' '''You should select this check box if you need File Anti-Virus to add information regarding scanned compressed files, such as .ZIP and .RAR files to the Monvir.log file.
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>This tab will provide various option for fine tuning the settings available under File Anti-Virus. It provides options such as scanning a specific storage devices or excluding given file from scanning.</span></p>
-::::::::* '''Show clean object info in the report: '''You should select this check box if you need File Anti-Virus to add information regarding uninfected files found during a scan operation to the Monvir.log file. You can select this option to find out which files are not infected.
+<p style='color:#0276FDfont-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Actions in case of virus definition</b></p>
-::::::::* '''Limit size to (Kb) (avpM.rpt):''' Select this check box if you need File Anti-Virus to limit the size of the Monvir.log file and avpM.rpt file. You can double-click the size box and specify the size of the log file.
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>Displays the different actions that can be performed in case of any infection. The actions are:</p>
+<ul>
+<li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><strong>Report only</strong>: Reports to you on a popup without taking any action on the file in case of virus detection.</li>
+<li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><strong>Disinfect</strong>: Automatically disinfect any infected file on detection. Under this action, following two options are available:</li>
+<ul>
+<li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><strong>Make backup file before disinfection</strong>: This check box allows to make backup file before disinfection.</li>
+<li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><strong>If disinfection is impossible</strong>: You can configure from the following options:</li>
+<ul>
+<li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><strong>Report Only</strong>: This option reports if it is not able to disinfect any particular virus.</li>
+<li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><strong>Quarantine object</strong>: This option quarantines the infected object (isolate the objects) if it is not able to disinfect a virus.</li>
+<li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><strong>Delete object</strong>: This option deletes the object if it is not able to disinfection a virus.</li>
+</ul>
+</ul>
+</ul>
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>By default the <strong>Disinfect</strong> option is selected.</p>
+<ul>
+<ul>
+<li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><strong>Quarantine object</strong>: Quarantines the file whenever an infection is detected (isolate the file). You can restore the <strong>Quarantine/Backup</strong> file by using the below procedure:</li>
+<ul>
+<li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>Click <strong>View Quarantine Objects</strong> option present on the main interface of File Anti-virus. You will be forwarded to the <strong>Quarantine</strong> window, click object name that you wish to restore. Now click <strong>Restore</strong> button to restore. File will be restored instantly.</li>
+</ul>
+<li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><strong>Delete object</strong>: Automatically delete the file whenever an infected file is detected.</li>
+</ul>
+</ul>
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>The following are the options that allows to scan specific disk or drive:</p>
+<ul>
+<li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><strong>Scan local removable disk drives</strong>: This check box allows to monitor the real-time scanning of all the local removable drives attached to the computer. This option is enabled by default.</li>
+<li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><strong>Scan local hard disk drives</strong>: This check box allows to monitor the real-time scanning of all the local hard drives installed on the computer. This option is enabled by default.</li>
+<li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><strong>Scan network drives</strong>: This check box allows to monitor the real-time scanning of all the network drives including mapped folders and drives that are connected to the computer. This option is enabled by default.</li>
+</ul>
-:::::* '''Enable Auto backup / Restore: ''[Default]'' '''This check box helps you back up the critical files of the Windows® operating system installed on your computer and then''' automatically '''restore the clean files when eScan finds an infection in any of the system files that cannot be disinfected. You can do the following settings:
+<p style='color:#0276FD;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Scan files of following types</b></p>
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>This check box allows to choose the type of file to monitor while real-time scanning. It have 3 options to select files for scanning, whether <b>All infectable</b>, <b>All</b>, or<b> By mask</b>. The files listed in <b>By mask</b> option are the default file extensions that are defined by eScan. To add or delete files by mask, select and double-click <b>Add/Delete</b> option, and then add or delete files as required.</p>
-::::::::* '''Do not backup files above size (KB): ''[Default]'' '''This option helps you prevent File Anti Virus from creating backup of files that are larger than the file size that you have specified.
+<p style='color:#0276FD;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Exclude by mask</b></p>
-::::::::* '''Minimum disk space (MB'''): ''[Default]'' eScan Auto-backup will first check for the minimum available space limit defined for a hard disk drive. If the minimum define space is available then only the Auto-backup will function, if not it will stop without notifying. You can allot the Minimum disk space to be checked from this option.
-:::::* '''Limit file size to (KB):''' '''''[Default]'' '''This check box enables you to set a limit size for the objects or files to be scanned. The default value is set to '''20480 ''' '''Kb'''.
-:::::* '''Enable Proactive Scan: '''When you select this check box, File Anti Virus monitors your computer for suspicious applications and prompts you to block such applications when they try to execute.
-:::::* '''Use sound effects for the following events:''' This check box helps you configure eScan to play a sound file and show you the details regarding the infection within a message box when any malicious software is detected by File Anti Virus. However,you need to ensure that the computer’s speakers are switched on.
-:::::* '''Display attention messages:''' '''''[Default]'' '''When this option is selected, eScan displays an alert, which displays the path and name of the infected object and the action taken by the File Anti Virus module.
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>This check box allows to monitors all
+the excluded object in the <b>Exclude by mask</b> list during real-time monitoring or scanning. You can add or delete a file or a particular file extension by double-clicking the <b>Add/Delete</b> option. This option is enabled by default.</p>
-==='''''Block Files '''''===
+<p style='color:#0276FD;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Not a Virus List</b></p>
-This tab helps you configure settings for preventing executables and files, such as autorun.inf, on network drives, USB drives, and fixed drives from accessing your computer.
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>File Anti-Virus is able to detect
+the riskware. Riskware are legitimate program that are not strictly malicious, but pose some sort of risk for the user in another way. You can add the names of riskware, such as remote admin software to the riskware list in the <b>Not a Virus List</b> dialog box by double-clicking the <b>Add / Delete</b> option, if you are certain that they are not malicious. This option is enabled by default and the riskware list is empty by default.</p>
-You can configure the following settings:
+<p style='color:#0276FD;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Exclude Files/Folders</b></p>
-:::::* '''Deny access of executables on USB Drives:''' You should select this check box if you need to prevent executables stored on USB drives from being accessed.
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>This option excludes the listed
-:::::* '''Deny access of AUTORUN.INF on USB and Fixed Drives:''' '''''[Default]'' '''You should select this check box if you need to prevent executables from USB and fixed drives from being accessed.
+files, folders, and subfolders, while monitoring or scanning the folders. You can add or delete folders from the existing list of folders by double-clicking the <b>Add / Delete</b> option. This option is enabled by default.</p>
-:::::* '''Deny access of executable from Network: '''You should select this check box if you need to prevent executables on the client computer from being accessed from the network.
-::::::'''User defined whitelist:''' This option is effective when the '''Deny access of executable from Network '''tab''' '''is enabled. You can use this option to enter the folders that need to  be whitelisted so that executables can be accessed  in the network from the folders mentioned under this list. You need to click the '''Add''' button.
+<p style='color:#0276FD;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Scan compound objects</b></p>
-'''Add'''
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>This option allows to scan the archives and packed files during the scan. The <b>Archive</b> check box allows to scan archive files. The depth level of an archived file up to which you want to scan can be defined in <b>Archive Depth Level</b> field. By default, value is 16, but you can change it by double-clicking the arrow icon, and then type value in the size box. By default, <b>Packed</b> is selected. This option is enabled by default.</p>
-::::::Enter the complete path of the folder to be whitelisted on the client systems. You can either whitelist the parent folder only or select the '''Include subfolder'''  option for whitelisting the child folders as well.
+<p style='color:#0276FD;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Enable code analyser</b></p>
-<br>
-:::::* '''Deny Access of following files:''' '''''[Default]'' '''You should select this check box if you need to prevent the files in the list from running on the Client computers.
-:::::* '''Quarantine Access-denied files: '''You should select this check box if you need to quarantine files that have been Access-denied.
-:::::::You can prevent specific files from running on the  eScan client computer by adding them to the Block Files list. By default, this list contains the value %sysdir%\\*.EXE@. You need to click the '''Add''' Button.
-'''Add'''
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>This option uses heuristic analyzer during the real-time scan of the computer for suspicious objects or unknown infections. It not only scans and detects infected objects by using the definitions or updates, but it also checks for suspicious files stored on the computer.</p>
-:::::: Enter the full name of the file to be blocked from execution on the client systems.
+<h5 style='color:#0276FD;font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>Options</h5>
-<br>
-==='''''Folder Protection'''''===
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>This tab will allow to configure the
+basic settings such as the maximum size of log files and path of the
+destination folder for storing log files, quarantined objects, and report
+files.</p>
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>It provides the following options for configuration:</p>
-This tab helps you protect specific folders from being modified or deleted by adding them to the Folder Protection list. It allows you to configure the following setting:
+<p style='color:#0276FD;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Save report file</b></p>
-:::::* '''Protect files in following folders from modification and deletion: ''[Default]''''' This option is selected by default. You should select this check box if you need the File Anti-Virus module to protect files in specific folders from being modified or deleted on the client systems. You need to click the '''Add''' button.
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>This option allows to save the generated reports. The generates report consist of logs information about the scanned files and the action taken when an infected file is detected. This option is enabled by default and it also allows to configure following settings:</p>
-'''Add'''
+<ul>
+ <li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Show pack info in the report (Monvir.log):</b> This option is enabled by default and it allows to add details about the scanned compressed files, such as .ZIP and .RAR files to the Monvir.log file. </li>
+ <li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Show clean object info in the report (Monvir.log):</b> This option allows to add details about uninfected files found during a scan operation to the <b>Monvir.log</b> file. This option helps to find out which files are not infected.</li>
+ <li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Limit size to (KB) (avpM.rpt):</b> This option helps to set the size limit of the <b>avpM.rpt</b> file. To specify the size of the log file, double-click the size box and define the size. The default value is <b>50</b> KB.</li>
+</ul>
-::::::Enter the complete path of the folder to be protected on the client systems. You can either protect the parent folder only or select the '''Include subfolder'''  option for protecting the child folders as well.
+<p style='color:#0276FD;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>For quarantining of infected objects</b></p>
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>This option helps to specify the destination for storing quarantined objects. By default, the quarantined objects are stored in the <b>C:\Program Files\eScan\INFECTED [32-bit] </b>OR <b>C:\Program Files (x86)\ eScan\ INFECTED [64-bit]</b> folder. You can change the location of the destination folder if required.</p>
+<p style='color:#0276FD;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Enable Auto backup / Restore</b></p>
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>This option allows to takes automatic backup of critical files of the Windows® operating system installed on the computer and to restore the clean files when it finds an infection in any of the system files, which cannot be disinfected. This option allows to configure the following settings:</p>
+<ul>
+ <li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>For backup of clean objects:</b> eScan allows to backs up uninfected objects and store them in a given folder. By default, these objects are stored in a folder named Fbackup on the drive that has maximum free space. You can change the path of the destination folder if desired.</li>
+ <li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Do not backup files above size (KB):</b> This option is enabled by default and helps to prevent File Anti-Virus from creating backup of files that is larger than the defined file size. The default value is set to <b>32768</b> KB.</li>
+ <li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Minimum disk space (MB):</b> This option is enabled by default and enables to set the minimum free hard disk space up to which you want eScan to take backup of files. By default, value is <b>1</b> MB, but you can change it by double-clicking the arrow icon, and then type value in the size box.</li>
+</ul>
+<p style='color:#0276FD;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Use sound effects for the following events</b></p>
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>This check box option allows to configure eScan to play a sound file and show the details regarding the infection within a message box when any malicious software is detected. However, you need to ensure that the computer speakers are switched on.</p>
+<p style='color:#0276FD;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Display attention messages</b></p>
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>This option allow to displays an alert, which consist the path, name of the infected object, and the action taken. This option is enabled by default.</p>
+<p style='color:#0276FD;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Enable Malware URL Filter</b></p>
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>This option is blocks the access to malicious websites/URL.</p>
+<p style='color:#0276FD;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Proactive Behavior Monitor</b></p>
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>This option allows to monitor the executable files that are running on your system. In case, if eScan finds any executable files suspicious that may cause any harm to your system, it alerts the user with a pop-up message. To access the suspicious file, you can White list them anytime.</p>
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>It also allows to view the list of files that are blocked from executing on the system. You can add a File to White list or Block List using this option.</p>
+<p style='color:#0276FD;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Enable Ransomware Protection</b></p>
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>This check box enables the protection against ransomware and enabled by default.</p>
+<h5 style='color:#0276FD;font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>Block Files</h5>
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>This tab allows to configure the settings for preventing executable and files, such as autorun.inf, on network drives, USB drives, and fixed drives from accessing your computer.</p>
+ <p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>It provides the following options for configuration:</p>
+<p style='color:#0276FD;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Deny access of executables on
+USB Drive</b></p>
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>This check box option helps to prevent executables stored on USB drives from being executed.</p>
+<p style='color:#0276FD;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Disable Autoplay on USB and Fixed Drives</b></p>
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>This check box option helps to disable Autoplay on USB and Fixed Drives. This option is enabled by default.</p>
+<p style='color:#0276FD;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Deny access of executable from Network</b></p>
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>This check box option helps to prevent executables from network from being executed on the computer. This option also allows to whitelist the folder/subfolder on the network as per the requirement. The whitelisted folder/subfolder can be access the executable from them.</p>
+<p style='color:#0276FD;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Deny Access of following files</b></p>
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>This check box option helps to prevent the files in the list from running on the computer. This option is enabled by default.</p>
+<p style='color:#0276FD;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Quarantine Access-denied files</b></p>
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>This check box option allows to quarantine files that have been denied access. To prevent specific files from running on the computer by adding them to the Block Files list. By default, this list contains the value <b>%sysdir%\*.EXE@</b>.</p>
+<h5 style='color:#0276FD;font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>Folder Protection</h5>
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>This tab helps to protect specific folders from being modified or deleted by adding them to the Folder Protection list.</p>
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>It provides the following options for configuration:</p>
+<ul>
+ <li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Protect files in following folders from modification and deletion</b>: This option is enabled by default. It protects the files in specific folders from being modified or deleted. Once you enable this check box, it will automatically enable the following buttons:</li>
+ <ul >
+  <li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Add</b>: It allows you Add folders to be protected. Browse the folders and Add in the Folder List.</li>
+ </ul>
+</ul>
+<ul >
+ <ul >
+  <li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Delete</b>: You can delete the folder from folder list. Click on the <b>Delete</b> button. A confirmation window appears. Click <b>Yes</b>, the folder will be
+deleted.</li>
+ </ul>
+</ul>
+<ul >
+ <ul >
+  <li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Remove All</b>: You can remove/delete all the folders in the list at once.</li>
+ </ul>
+</ul>
+<h5 style='color:#0276FD;font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>TSPM</h5>
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>TSPM – Terminal Services Protection Module by eScan detects brute force attempts and heuristically identifies suspicious IP Addresses/Hosts and blocks any attempts to access the system. In order to safeguard the systems from future attacks, the IP addresses and Hosts from these attacks are banned from initiating any further connections to the system.</p>
+<p style='color:#0276FD;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Enable Terminal Service Protection Module</b></p>
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>This option enables Terminal Service Protection Module. This will open a popup window from where you can add the IP address of the system you want to Whitelist. After adding the IP address, click on <b>Add</b> button. It will be added on the list.</span></p>
+<table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0
+ style='background:#DBE5F1;border-collapse:collapse;border:none'>
+ <tr>
+  <td width=55 style='width:41.4pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
+  <p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>NOTE</b></p>
+  </td>
+  <td width=561 valign=top style='width:420.7pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;
+  border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'>
+  <p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>At the bottom of the screen of all the tabs — <b>Default</b>, <b>OK</b>, <b>Cancel</b>, and <b>Apply</b> buttons are present that you can
+  use after configuring the settings based on your requirement.</p>
+  </td>
+ </tr>
+</table>
 <br>
+<ul>
+ <li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Default</b>: Click this button to apply the default settings.</li>
+ <li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>OK</b>: Click this button after you click the <b>Apply</b> button to apply the configured settings. </li>
+ <li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Cancel</b>: Click this button to cancel the configured settings or to close the window.</li>
+ <li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Apply</b>: Click this button to apply the configured settings.</span></li>
+</ul>
+<h3 style='color:#007FFF;font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>Reports</h3>
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>This section displays the information along
+with the reports, which are as follows:</p>
+<p style='color:#0276FD;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Total Files Scanned</b></p>
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>It shows the total number of files scanned by the real-time File Anti-Virus monitor.</p>
+<p style='color:#0276FD;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Dangerous Objects Detected</b></p>
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>It shows the total number of viruses or malicious software detected by the File Anti-Virus monitor on a real-time basis.</p>
+<p style='color:#0276FD;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Last File Scanned</b></p>
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>It shows the name of last file scanned by File Anti-Virus monitor on real-time basis.</p>
+<p style='color:#0276FD;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>View Statistics</b></p>
-'''Default'''
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>When you click this button, the statistics dialog box is displayed, which displays the latest activity report of the real-time monitor. The report contains information under two sections:</p>
-:::'''Note:-''' Click the Default button, if you want to apply default settings, which are done during installation of eScan. It loads and resets the values to the default settings.
-'''File Rights'''
+<ul >
+ <li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Scanned</b>: This section shows scanned details of objects of Virus bodies, Disinfected, Deleted, Quarantined etc.</li>
+ <li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Found</b>: This section shows Virus details such as Virus bodies, Disinfected, Deleted, Quarantined, etc.</li>
+</ul>
-::::::Use options present under this tab to restrict or allow remote or local users from modifying Folders, subfolders, Files or Files with certain extensions. eScan allows you to Add/ remove Folders, subfolders, Files or Files with certain extensions to restrict or allow the user to modify them.
+<p style='color:#0276FD;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>View Quarantined Objects</b></p>
-::::::Enable eScan Remote File Rights: Select this check box to allow/ restrict the remote users to make any modifications to the file.
+<p style='color:#0276FD;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>Click on <b>View Quarantined Objects</b>, <b>Quarantine </b>popup gets displayed. It displays all the quarantined objects. There are two tabs present:</p>
-::::::Do not allow remote users to modify the following local files: The Files added to this list cannot be changes by the remote users.
-::::::Allow modification for following files: The files added to this list can be modified by the remote user.
+<ul >
+ <li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Quarantine</b>: This tab displays the files that have been quarantined. You can restore or delete the quarantined objects by right-clicking the object, and then clicking an appropriate option.</li>
+</ul>
-::::::Enable eScan local file rights: Select this checkbox to allow / restrict the local users to make any modifications to the file.
+<ul >
+ <li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>Backup</b>: This tab displays the files that were backed up by file anti-virus before it tried to disinfect them. You can restore or delete the objects that were backed up by right-clicking the object, and then clicking an appropriate option. Before clicking any of these buttons, you should ensure that you have selected an appropriate row in the table for which you need to perform the action.</span></li>
+</ul>
+<p style='color:#0276FD;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'><b>View Report</b></p>
-::::::Do not allow local users to modify the following files:  the files added to this list cannot be modified by the local users.
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>When you click this button, the report for file anti-virus window is displayed. This window displays the report for the file anti-virus module for a given range of dates in a tabular format when you click the generate report button.</span></p>
-::::::Allow modification for files: The files added to this list can be modified by the local users.
+<p style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>You can export reports in the following formats:</p>
-::::::'''Add:''' This will allow you to add the files or the folder path to the list
+<ul >
-::::::'''Delete:''' This will remove the selected file or folder and subfolder from the list.
+ <li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>PDF</li>
-::::::'''Remove all:''' This will remove all the files and folders from the list.
+ <li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>HTML</li>
+ <li style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans"'>CSV</li>
+</ul>