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Scheduling Scans

We recommend that you schedule a complete system scan (please refer to the On-demand Scanning topic for details of available scans) to occur daily. As new malware are released at such a fast pace, daily scanning will ensure security for your computer.

Existing scan profiles can be scheduled to run at regular intervals. Click on the main menu icon Scanner, then select the Schedule tab. Now select the required scan profile from the list of profiles in the left-hand panel. The right-hand panel will now display the following options:

Schedule this profile: Select the checkbox if you want to apply a schedule to this profile. Note that each profile can only have one schedule.

Start time: Specify the start time for the scan. Either specify an exact time (Fixed Time) or specify the length of time after starting the computer before the scan starts (Time after startup).

Period: Select how frequently the scan should be run:

If scheduled time was missed, catch up as soon as possible: If this checkbox is selected, then any missed scan will be carried out at a later time (as soon as resources are available).

Don't execute if a fullscreen application is running (e.g. a game): If you have a highly-demanding application, which runs in full-screen mode, you can select this option to postpone the scheduled scan. It is advisable, if you select this option, that you also select the option above it for catching up on missed scans.

See also:

Configuring the scanner