Scanner Preferences

In the Scanner preferences section, you can specify actions that Dr.Web will apply to threats depending on their type.

Scanner is designed to cure infected files, that is objects infected with known and potentially curable viruses. Suspicious objects and various types of malicious applications are moved to Quarantine.

You can change the actions that Scanner applies to each type of malicious objects. The list of available actions depends on the type of the threat:

warning_green

You don’t have to enter your user name and password to change the Scanner preferences. Preferences are automatically changed for all Mac users.

 

Do not change default preferences of automatic actions for no reason.

To configure automatic actions

Advanced preferences

Scanning with administrative rights

You can also configure scanning on demand and enable scanning of archives and emails and specify the time limit for scanning one object.

warning_green

Changing these preferences may slow down your Mac and increase the overall scanning time.

To enable scanning of archives and emails

To specify maximum time for scanning one object

Optimizing Mac battery life