Dr.Web Scanner scans objects in the file system on demand and detects various threats that can hide in the system. To protect your computer, we recommend that you regularly run a system scan with Dr.Web.
You can exclude specific files and folders from scanning on demand.
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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. |
To run a quick scan of the most vulnerable parts of the system, select Express Scan. To perform a full scan of the file system, select Full Scan. You can also specify files and folders for scanning.
Scan types
Scan mode |
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In this mode, the following objects are scanned: •Boot sectors of all disks •Random access memory •Boot disk root folder •System folder •Current user folder •Temporary files •System restore points •Presence of rootkits (if the process is run with administrative rights)
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Full scan of random access memory and all hard drives (including boot sectors of all disks), scan for rootkits. |
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Custom scan |
Scan of any files or folders specified by the user |
1.On the Dashboard tab of the main window, choose Scan Your Mac. 2.Click Express Scan. |
1.On the Dashboard tab of the main window, choose Scan Your Mac. 2.Click Full Scan. |
To run the scan of specific files and folders
1.On the Dashboard tab of the main window, choose Scan Your Mac. 2.Drag files and folders into the dotted rectangular box or click to choose the file or folder for scanning. Alternatively, drag files and folders to Dr.Web icon on the status bar. 3.Click Scan. |
To run the scan of specific files and folders using the shortcut menu
1.Select a file or folder on the desktop or in the Finder. 2.Open the shortcut menu and select Scan with Dr.Web. |
Scan results
Scan results are available if you
•interrupted the scanning (clicked Stop),
•Dr.Web has completed the scan of your Mac.
The scan results window displays:
•the number of scanned objects,
•the number of skipped objects,
•the number of detected threats,
•the number of neutralized threats.
When Scanner detects threats, it applies the action according to preferences. You can change actions that are automatically applied to various types of threats or apply actions manually.
To view detailed information on threats
•In the scan results window, click Details. The Scan Details tab opens. |
On the Scan Details tab, you can see the detailed information on threats that Dr.Web detected during the last scan.
Why Dr.Web has skipped some objects
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Insufficient permissions to apply action to the object. |
Start scanning with administrative rights. |
The file size is too large. |
Increase maximum time for scanning one object in Scanner preferences: Restart scanning. |
The file is corrupted or password-protected. |
If the file is an archive, unpack it. Restart scanning. |
There are archives in the list of skipped objects. |
In the Scanner preferences, enable the Archives option or unpack the archives. Restart scanning. |
There are email files in the list of skipped objects. |
In the Scanner preferences, enable the Email files option or unpack the archives. Restart scanning. |
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 2.In the Preferences window, select the Scanner section. 3.Click Advanced. 4.Select Start scanning with administrative privileges. 5.Restart scanning. |
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