Contents->Scanning

  1. Scan Settings
  2. Creating Scan Items
  3. Start Scan
  4. Scan Results

See also; Updating The Virus Database and Clam AntiVirus


Scan Settings

When run AVScan for the first time, you should see the Scan Page as shown below (if not, then click on the Scan tab to go to this page).

Scan Page

You can enter the Scan Settings explicitly or create a Scan Item to store the Scan Settings for frequent use.

Scan Settings

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Creating Scan Items

Scan Items are used to conviently store Scan Settings for frequent use.

To create a new Scan Item, Click on the Add... button.

A dialog will appear prompting you for the Scan Settings. Enter the new Scan Settings and then click on Set.

Whenever you want to use this new Scan Item just select it from the Scan List and its values will be automatically entered in to the Scan Settings.

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Start Scan

Once you have properly entered the Scan Settings you can begin the scan.

To start scanning, click on the Start button.

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Scan Results

Immediately after you start the scan the Results Page should appear (as shown below) and any objects found to have viruses or problems will be listed on the Results list.

Results Page

A dialog will appear after the scan to report the results of the scan.

It is recommended that you recycle any objects found to have viruses by selecting it on the Results list and then click on the Recycle button.

Never attempt to view or run an object that has been found to have a virus.

You can save the results to a log file by going to Results->Save As...

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