BitDefender Total Security 2008 Build 11.0.13 Online Manual
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Table of Contents- License and Warranty
Preface
- Installation
- Basic Administration
- Advanced Security Administration
- Getting Started
- Antivirus
- Firewall
- Antispam
- Privacy Control
- Parental Control
- Update
- Advanced Backup Administration
- BitDefender Rescue CD
- Getting Help
Glossary
Table of Contents
BitDefender comes with a Security module that helps you keep your BitDefender up to date and your computer virus free.
To enter the Security module, click the Security tab.
The following buttons are available:
Update Now - starts an immediate update.
Scan My Documents - starts a quick scan of your documents and settings.
Deep System Scan - starts a full scan of your computer (archives included).
Full System Scan - starts a full scan of your computer (archives excluded).
New malware is found and identified every day. This is why it is very important to keep BitDefender up to date with the latest malware signatures.
By default, BitDefender checks for updates when you turn on your computer and every hour after that. However, if you want to update BitDefender, just click Update Now. The update process will be initiated and the following window will appear immediately:
In this window you can see the status of the update process.
The update process is performed on the fly, meaning that the files to be updated are replaced progressively. In this way, the update process will not affect product operation and, at the same time, all vulnerabilities will be excluded.
If you want to close this window, just click Close. However, this will not stop the update process.
![[Note]](../images/admonitions/note.png) | Note |
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If you are connected to the Internet through a dial-up connection, then it is recommended to regularly update BitDefender by user request. |
Restart Computer. In case of a major update, you will be asked to restart your computer.
If you do not want to be prompted anymore when an update requires a reboot, check Wait for reboot, instead of prompting. In this way, the next time when an update requires a reboot, the product will keep working with the old files until you reboot the system voluntarily.
Click Reboot to immediately reboot your system.
If you want to reboot your system later, just click OK. We recommend that you reboot your system as soon as possible.
To scan your computer for malware, run a particular scan task by clicking the corresponding button. The following table presents the available scan tasks, along with their description:
| Task | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Scan My Documents |
Use this task to scan important current user folders: | |
| Deep System Scan |
Scans the entire system. In the default configuration, it scans for all types of malware threatening your system's security, such as viruses, spyware, adware, rootkits and others. | |
| Full System Scan |
Scans the entire system, except for archives. In the default configuration, it scans for all types of malware threatening your system's security, such as viruses, spyware, adware, rootkits and others. | |
| Note |
|---|---|
Since the Deep System Scan and Full System Scan tasks analyze the entire system, the scanning may take a while. Therefore, we recommend you to run these tasks on low priority or, better, when your system is idle. |
When you initiate an on-demand scanning process, whether a quick or a full scan, the BitDefender Scanner will appear.
Follow the three-step guided procedure to complete the scanning process.
BitDefender will start scanning the selected objects.
You can see the scan status and statistics (scanning speed, elapsed time, number of scanned / infected / suspicious / hidden objects and other).
| Note |
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The scanning process may take a while, depending on the complexity of the scan. |
To temporarily stop the scanning process, just click Pause. You will have to click Resume to resume scanning.
You can stop scanning anytime you want by clicking Stop&Yes. You will go directly to the last step of the wizard.
Wait for BitDefender to finish scanning.
When the scanning is completed, a new window will appear, where you can see the scan results.
You can see the number of issues affecting your system.
The infected objects are displayed in groups, based on the malware they are infected with. Click the link corresponding to a threat to find out more information about the infected objects.
You can choose an overall action to be taken for each group of issues or you can select separate actions for each issue.
The following options can appear on the menu:
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Take No Action |
No action will be taken on the detected files. |
| Disinfect |
Disinfects infected files. |
| Delete |
Deletes detected files. |
| Unhide |
Makes hidden objects visible. |
Click Continue to apply the specified actions.
When BitDefender finishes fixing the issues, the scan results will appear in a new window.
You can see the results summary.
If suspect files were detected during the scan, you will be requested to submit them to the BitDefender Lab. Suspect files are files detected by the heuristic analysis and they might be infected with malware the signature of which has not been released yet.
The report file is automatically saved in the Logs section from the Properties window of the respective task.
![[Warning]](../images/admonitions/warning.png) | Warning |
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If there are unsolved issues, we recommend you to contact the BitDefender Support Team at www.bitdefender.com. |