Configuring SpIDer Guard File Monitor

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

SpIDer Guard is designed to cure infected files, which are objects infected with known and potentially curable viruses. Suspicious objects and various types of malware are moved to Quarantine.

You can change the actions that SpIDer Guard 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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Avoid unnecessarily changing the default preferences of automatic actions.

Actions applied to threats detected by SpIDer Guard

Object type

Action

Cure, move to quarantine if incurable

Cure, delete if incurable

Move to quarantine

Delete

Ignore

Infected

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+

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Suspicious

 

 

+/*

+

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Adware

 

 

+/*

+

+

Dialers

 

 

+/*

+

+

Jokes

 

 

+

+

+/*

Riskware

 

 

+

+

+/*

Hacktools

 

 

+

+

+/*

Infected archives

+

+

+

+

+

Infected email files

+

+

+

+

+

Conventions

+

available action

+/*

action set by default

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Infected archives and email files do not have a default action assigned to them, as the action depends on the type of threat detected. If multiple threats are identified, then the action will be based on the most significant of them.

menu_bar_open To configure automatic actions

1.In the main window, click ic_settings_16px.

2.In the Preferences window, select the SpIDer Guard section.

3.If preferences are unavailable, unlock them. To do that, click ic_lock_20px at the bottom and enter your user name and password.

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

Advanced preferences

You can also configure SpIDer Guard and enable scanning of archives and emails and specify maximum time for scanning one object.

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

menu_bar_open To enable scanning of archives and emails

1.In the main window, click ic_settings_16px.

2.In the Preferences window, select the SpIDer Guard section.

3.If preferences are unavailable, unlock them. To do that, click ic_lock_20px at the bottom and enter your user name and password.

4.Click Advanced.

5.Select the Archives and Email files check boxes.

6.Click Save.

menu_bar_open To specify maximum time for scanning one object

1.In the main window, click ic_settings_16px.

2.In the Preferences window, select the SpIDer Guard section.

3.If preferences are unavailable, unlock them. To do that, click ic_lock_20px at the bottom and enter your user name and password.

4.Click Advanced.

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

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

7.Click Save.