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| <font face="Arial">'''Field'''</font> | <font face="Arial">'''Field'''</font> | ||
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| <font face="Arial">'''Description'''</font> | <font face="Arial">'''Description'''</font> | ||
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| - | | style="border-style: solid; border:#000000; border-width: 1px" width="300" colspan = "3" align="left" | <font face="Arial">'''Scan Settings'''</font> | + | | style="border-style: solid; border:"1"; border-width: 1px" width="300" colspan = "3" align="left" | <font face="Arial">'''Scan Settings'''</font> |
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| - | | style="border-style: solid; border:#000000; border-width: 1px" width="300" align="left" valign=top | <font face="Arial">'''Action in case of virus detection'''</font> | + | | style="border-style: solid; border:"1"; border-width: 1px" width="300" align="left" valign=top | <font face="Arial">'''Action in case of virus detection'''</font> |
| - | | style="border-style: solid; border:#000000; border-width: 1px" width="336" align="left" valign="center" |'''It indicates a type of action which you want eScan real-time protection to take, in case of virus detection. | + | | style="border-style: solid; border:"1"; border-width: 1px" width="336" align="left" valign="center" |'''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 are the types of actions: | By default, Disinfect (if not possible, quarantine file) option is selected. Following are the types of actions: | ||
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| Select an appropriate option from the box.'' | Select an appropriate option from the box.'' | ||
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| - | | style="border-style: solid; border:#000000; border-width: 1px" width="300" align="left" valign=top | <font face="Arial"> '''Mails'''</font> | + | | style="border-style: solid; border:"1"; border-width: 1px" width="300" align="left" valign=top | <font face="Arial"> '''Mails'''</font> |
| - | | style="border-style: solid; border:#000000; border-width: 1px" width="336" align="left" valign="center" |'''It indicates the mail files. | + | | style="border-style: solid; border:"1"; border-width: 1px" width="336" align="left" valign="center" |'''It indicates the mail files. |
| By default, it is selected. Select this check box if you want eScan real-time protection to scan mails. | By default, it is selected. Select this check box if you want eScan real-time protection to scan mails. | ||
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| - | | style="border-style: solid; border:#000000; border-width: 1px" width="300" align="left" valign=top | <font face="Arial"> '''Archives'''</font> | + | | style="border-style: solid; border:"1"; border-width: 1px" width="300" align="left" valign=top | <font face="Arial"> '''Archives'''</font> |
| - | | style="border-style: solid; border:#000000; border-width: 1px" width="336" align="left" valign="center" |'''It indicates the archived files, such as zip, rar, and so on. | + | | style="border-style: solid; border:"1"; border-width: 1px" width="336" align="left" valign="center" |'''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. | Select this check box if you want eScan real-time protection to scan archived files. | ||
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| - | | style="border-style: solid; border:#000000; border-width: 1px" width="300" align="left" valign=top | <font face="Arial"> '''Packed'''</font> | + | | style="border-style: solid; border:"1"; border-width: 1px" width="300" align="left" valign=top | <font face="Arial"> '''Packed'''</font> |
| - | | style="border-style: solid; border:#000000; border-width: 1px" width="336" align="left" valign="center" |'''It indicates the compressed executables. | + | | style="border-style: solid; border:"1"; border-width: 1px" width="336" align="left" valign="center" |'''It indicates the compressed executables. |
| By default, it is selected. Select this check box if you want eScan real-time protection to scan packed files. | By default, it is selected. Select this check box if you want eScan real-time protection to scan packed files. | ||
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| - | | style="border-style: solid; border:#000000; border-width: 1px" width="300" align="left" valign=top | <font face="Arial"> '''Exclude directories and files'''</font> | + | | style="border-style: solid; border:"1"; border-width: 1px" width="300" align="left" valign=top | <font face="Arial"> '''Exclude directories and files'''</font> |
| - | | style="border-style: solid; border:#000000; border-width: 1px" width="336" align="left" valign="center" |'''Select this check box if you want eScan real-time protection to exclude directories and files from scanning. | + | | style="border-style: solid; border:"1"; border-width: 1px" width="336" align="left" valign="center" |'''Select this check box if you want eScan real-time protection to exclude directories and files from scanning. |
| The icon is available only when you select Exclude directories and files check box. Click the icon and then click the Browse button to select the directories and files that you want to exclude. | The icon is available only when you select Exclude directories and files check box. Click the icon and then click the Browse button to select the directories and files that you want to exclude. | ||
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| - | | style="border-style: solid; border:#000000; border-width: 1px" width="300" align="left" valign=top | <font face="Arial"> '''Exclude file types'''</font> | + | | style="border-style: solid; border:"1"; border-width: 1px" width="300" align="left" valign=top | <font face="Arial"> '''Exclude file types'''</font> |
| - | | style="border-style: solid; border:#000000; border-width: 1px" width="336" align="left" valign="center" |'''Select this check box if you want eScan real-time protection to exclude specific files. | + | | style="border-style: solid; border:"1"; border-width: 1px" width="336" align="left" valign="center" |'''Select this check box if you want eScan real-time protection to exclude specific files. |
| The icon is available only when you select Exclude file types check box. Click the icon and then click the Browse button to select the directories and files that you want to exclude. | The icon is available only when you select Exclude file types check box. Click the icon and then click the Browse button to select the directories and files that you want to exclude. | ||
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| - | | style="border-style: solid; border:#000000; border-width: 1px" width="300" colspan = "3" align="left" | <font face="Arial">'''Log Options'''</font> | + | | style="border-style: solid; border:"1"; border-width: 1px" width="300" colspan = "3" align="left" | <font face="Arial">'''Log Options'''</font> |
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| - | | style="border-style: solid; border:#000000; border-width: 1px" width="300" align="left" valign=top | <font face="Arial"> '''Log level'''</font> | + | | style="border-style: solid; border:"1"; border-width: 1px" width="300" align="left" valign=top | <font face="Arial"> '''Log level'''</font> |
| - | | style="border-style: solid; border:#000000; border-width: 1px" width="336" align="left" valign="center" |'''It indicates a type of log level which you want eScan real-time protection to display. | + | | style="border-style: solid; border:"1"; border-width: 1px" width="336" align="left" valign="center" |'''It indicates a type of log level which you want eScan real-time protection to display. |
| By default, Report log option is selected. Following are the type of log level: | By default, Report log option is selected. Following are the type of log level: | ||
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| - | | style="border-style: solid; border:#000000; border-width: 1px" width="300" align="left" valign=top | <font face="Arial"> '''Display popup alert'''</font> | + | | style="border-style: solid; border:"1"; border-width: 1px" width="300" align="left" valign=top | <font face="Arial"> '''Display popup alert'''</font> |
| - | | style="border-style: solid; border:#000000; border-width: 1px" width="336" align="left" valign="center" |'''By default, it is selected. Select this check box if you want eScan real-time protection to display virus pop-up alerts whenever any viruses are detected, provided monitor is in Turn On mode. | + | | style="border-style: solid; border:"1"; border-width: 1px" width="336" align="left" valign="center" |'''By default, it is selected. Select this check box if you want eScan real-time protection to display virus pop-up alerts whenever any viruses are detected, provided monitor is in Turn On mode. |
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| - | | style="border-style: solid; border:#000000; border-width: 1px" width="300" align="left" valign=top | <font face="Arial"> '''Set to default'''</font> | + | | style="border-style: solid; border:"1"; border-width: 1px" width="300" align="left" valign=top | <font face="Arial"> '''Set to default'''</font> |
| - | | style="border-style: solid; border:#000000; border-width: 1px" width="336" align="left" valign="center" |'''Click this link to set the default settings. | + | | style="border-style: solid; border:"1"; border-width: 1px" width="336" align="left" valign="center" |'''Click this link to set the default settings. |
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eScan Anti-Virus Security for Mac Version 5.x Online Help
Contents |
Protection
The Protection module provides real-time protection to your system against all kinds of viruses and malwares. By default, eScan’s real-time monitor feature monitors and detects your system for any viruses. If any viruses are detected, eScan provides automatic virus pop-up alerts. Whenever eScan finds any infected file, it first tries to disinfected the file, and incase if it finds difficult to disinfect, it quarantines the file to take an action later. It helps you set an action for monitor to take in case of any virus detection. It monitors and helps you scan mails, archived files, scan packed files, and scan excluded directories, files, and specific file types. The viruses log gets created in a table format and a detailed graphical representation of the number of files infected, quarantined, deleted, disinfected, and clean files are displayed. You can modify the default settings as per your requirement.
Starting and Stopping eScan Monitor
By default, eScan real-time monitoring starts after you add a license key. This feature is available only to an administrator. The eScan Anti-Virus
icon gets mounted on the toolbar when you install eScan for Mac on your system. By default, monitor is in Turn On mode.
You can start and stop eScan monitor in the following ways:
- On the eScan for Mac window, click the eScan monitor is disabled!! Turn On button to start eScan monitor.
- On the eScan for Mac window, click the eScan monitor is enabled!! Turn Off button to stop eScan monitor.
- On upper-right corner of the window, click eScan Anti-Virus
icon, and then click Start eScan Monitor option to start eScan monitor and click Stop eScan Monitor option to stop eScan monitor.
When you click eScan monitor is disabled!! Turn On button, the eScan Anti-Virus 
icon in red changes to eScan Anti-Virus icon in green.
When you click eScan monitor is enabled!! Turn Off button, the eScan Anti-Virus icon in green changes to eScan Anti-Virus icon in red.
OR
Configuring the settings
Real-time Protection enables you to configure the settings as per your requirement. eScan’s real-time protection scans and monitors your system for any viruses. In case of virus detection, eScan takes an immediate action and displays the virus pop-up alerts.
You can scan mails, archives, and packed files, and also you can exclude specific directories, files, and file types.
During scanning, eScan creates a log of all the activities performed. There are different types of log level gets created, and you can select the type of log you want to view.
To configure the settings
- On the eScan for Mac window, click the Protection module, and at lower-left corner of the window, click the Settings link.
- Specify the following field details.
The Protection tab appears.
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Field |
Description | |
| Scan Settings | ||
| Action in case of virus detection | 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 are the types of actions: • Log Only: It indicates the log that logs information of only the infected object. • 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, quarantine file): It tries to disinfect and if disinfection is not possible it quarantines the infected object. • Delete: It directly deletes the infected object. • Quarantine: It directly quarantines the infected object. Select an appropriate option from the box. | |
| Mails | It indicates 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 executables.
By default, it is selected. Select this check box if you want eScan real-time protection to scan packed files. | |
| Exclude directories and files | Select this check box if you want eScan real-time protection to exclude directories and files from scanning.
The icon is available only when you select Exclude directories and files check box. Click the icon and then click the Browse button to select the directories and files that you want to exclude. | |
| Exclude file types | Select this check box if you want eScan real-time protection to exclude specific files.
The icon is available only when you select Exclude file types check box. Click the icon and then click the Browse button to select the directories and files that you want to exclude. | |
| Log Options | ||
| Log level | It indicates a type of log level which you want eScan real-time protection to display.
By default, Report log option is selected. Following are the type of log level: • Error Log: Indicates the log of any error related details. • Report Log: Indicates a brief log of infections found, including date, time, file name, name of virus found and action taken on same object. • Scan Log: Indicates the log of each and every object that has been scanned by eScan real-time monitor. • Information Log: Indicates the log of extra informative logs necessary to know the details. • Detail Log: Indicates the log of all the details necessary to diagnose any problem as well as to know the more details of scanned object. Select an appropriate option from the box. | |
| Display popup alert | By default, it is selected. Select this check box if you want eScan real-time protection to display virus pop-up alerts whenever any viruses are detected, provided monitor is in Turn On mode.
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| Set to default | Click this link to set the default settings.
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