Antivirus feature overview

The Antivirus feature protects your computer from known and unknown viruses by scanning files and comparing them with a database of known viruses and against a set of characteristics that tend to reflect virus behavior. Files can be scanned as they are opened, closed, executed, or as part of a full computer-wide scan. If a virus is detected, ZoneAlarm Security Suite renders it harmless either by repairing or denying access to the infected file.

If you are currently using another antivirus product and chose not to turn on the Antivirus feature available in ZoneAlarm Security Suite, you can monitor the status of virus protection with the Antivirus Monitoring feature. See Monitoring virus protection .

Turning on Virus protection