Scanning for Viruses and Spyware with F-Secure

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Summary

This article describes how to scan a computer for viruses and spyware/malware using WildBlue Security Center/F-Secure

Rules

Prerequisites

Content

Scanning

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  1. Right-click the WildBlue Security Center icon in the Windows system tray. The context menu appears.

    Perform

  2. Select Virus & Spy Protection.

  3. Click Perform full computer check. The scan begins.

    Note: Select another choice to perform a specific type of scan.

    Step

  4. The Scan Wizard dialog displays the status of the scan.

Cleaning Infected Files

Select one of the following options if infected files are found during the scan:

  •   Automatic cleaning to disinfect viruses and delete spyware/malware automatically

  •   I want to decide item by item to continue to the Virus Cleaning page.
    • Choose to Disinfect a file with a virus - the antivirus program attempts to remove the virus from the file while leaving the file intact and available for use.
    • Choose to Delete a file with a virus - the antivirus program destroys the virus along with the infected file.

Report

Report

After scanning, click Show Report. The browser opens to view a report page.

Additional Help

The complete WildBlue Security Center documentation is available from any Help button.

Internal Notes

This article was last modified on 6/30/2009 2:02:54 PM
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