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Quick Heal ON LINE Protection - Most dreaded defense system

Quick Heal Online Protection Options

The On line Protection is responsible for protecting the machine from the attack of viruses at the time of occurrence. For better understanding the settings are grouped under various heads

Scan A File when
Run - Scans the file when the file is executed. Default is ON.
Accessed - Scans the file when the file is Accessed. This scans the file even if there is any attempt to explore the drive/directory or an attempt to view the directory. Being very tight control, it results into slow down of the system due to over blocking of the activity. Default is OFF.
Download or Created - Scans a file for viruses when the file is downloaded or created. It also scans the files if they are expanded from a compressed file or copied from one location to other. Default ON.

Scan
Executable Files - Scans only the files with executable extension during specified activities
User Specified Extensions - It scans the files with specific extensions only. Use the user specified extensions dialog box to add new extensions, delete extensions and reset the extensions to the default extension installed with Quick Heal. The file extension list contains the majority of executable extensions. If scan for user specified extensions is selected in scanner settings then Quick Heal anti-virus only scans files with extensions on this list.
To add a particular extension to the default list, type your extension in the edit box given at the bottom of the dialog and click Add.
To drop an extension from the list, select the extension and click Delete.
To Reset the extension to default list, just click default.
To accept the list press OK.

Floppy Acitivties - Scan the Boot Sector of the Floppy whenever accessed. This blocks the use of Floppy Diskettes with Boot Sector virus infection.

Macro Virus Protection - Scans the files for Macro Viruses when a document or spreadsheet is opened through explorer.

When a Virus is found

If a virus is detected by online protection, what action is to be taken has to be configured. Options provided are:

Advanced Options (only available for Windows 95/98 )

Keeps a watch on the following activities

In case of an attempt to write onto these areas, Quick Heal On Line protection detects the activity and acts as per the settings. Options provided are Prompt, Don't Allow and Allow.
The Advanced option can be disabled if the user desires so.

Various Options