Scanner

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 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.

Object type	Action
Object type	Cure, move to quarantine if incurable	Cure, delete if incurable	Move to quarantine	Delete	Ignore
Infected	+/*	+	+	+
Suspicious			+/*	+	+
Adware			+/*	+	+
Dialers			+/*	+	+
Jokes			+	+	+/*
Riskware			+	+	+/*
Hacktools			+	+	+/*
Infected archives	+	+	+	+	+
Infected email files	+	+	+	+	+

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 .

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: enable scanning of archives and emails, or specify the time limit for scanning one object.

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 .

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

3.Click Advanced.

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

5.Click Save.