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:

Action

Description

Cure, move to quarantine if incurable

Restores the original state of the object before infection. If the object is incurable, or the curing attempt fails, this object is moved to quarantine.

This action is available only for objects infected with a known virus that can be cured, except for Trojans and files within archives, email files, or file containers.

Cure, delete if incurable

Restores the original state of the object before infection. If the object is incurable, or the attempt of curing fails, this object is deleted.

This action is available only for objects infected with a known virus that can be cured, except for Trojans and files within archives, email files, or file containers.

Delete

Deletes the object.

This action is not available for boot sectors.

Move to quarantine

Isolates the object in a special Quarantine folder. Protects you from the accidental loss of valuable data.

This action is not available for boot sectors.

Ignore

Skips the object without performing any action or displaying a notification.

This action is available only for potentially dangerous files: adware, dialers, jokes, hacktools and riskware.

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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

1.In the main window, click ic_settings_16px.

2.In the Preferences window, select the Scanner section.

3.Enable the Apply actions to threats automatically option.

4.If necessary, change automatic actions for the listed types of threats.

Advanced preferences

Scanning with administrative rights

To apply actions to some types of threats, Dr.Web may need administrative rights.

To start scanning with administrative rights

1.In the main window, click ic_settings_16px.

2.In the Preferences window, select the Scanner section.

3.Click Advanced.

4.Select Start scanning with administrative privileges.

Now Mac will ask for your user name and password before each scan.

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

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

To enable scanning of archives and emails

1.In the main window, click ic_settings_16px.

2.In the Preferences window, select the Scanner section.

3.Click Advanced.

4.Select the Archives and Email files check boxes.

5.Click Save.

Note

Scanner does not scan archives and email files in the Express Scan mode.

To specify maximum time for scanning one object

1.In the main window, click ic_settings_16px.

2.In the Preferences window, select the Scanner section.

3.Click Advanced.

4.Select the Maximum time for scanning one object check box.

5.Specify maximum time in seconds for scanning one object.

6.Click Save.

Optimizing Mac battery life

When your Mac is operating on battery power, scanning is paused to prevent the battery from draining fast. Dr.Web displays a notification and lets you decide whether to continue scanning or not. When you use a charge cable to power your Mac, scanning will be resumed automatically.

You can disable pausing the scanning when Mac switches to the battery mode.

To configure scanning while on battery power

1.In the main window, click ic_settings_16px.

2.In the Preferences window, select the Scanner section.

3.Click Advanced.

4.Disable (or enable) the Pause scanning while on battery power option.