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By default, when the CPU load is high, the priority of antivirus scans is decreased to let other
applications perform properly. This results in slower scans. You can disable this option to speed up
the scanning.
You can view the Antivirus scan results in the Scan details report.
Related topics
Configuring Antivirus scans ............................................................................................. 126
Configuring Protection exclusions .................................................................................. 128
Managing detected issues .............................................................................................. 128
Managing files in Quarantine .......................................................................................... 128
Downloading Protection updates ................................................................................... 129
9.2.1 Configuring Antivirus scans
The Antivirus settings
Here you can configure the main Antivirus features. For example, you can choose Action on
detection, define Scan type, set Schedule, choose what to scan, and so on.
To access the Antivirus settings, click Protection on the True Image side bar, then click Settings, and
go to the Antivirus tab.
To configure Action on detection:
Select the options that you want to enable.
 Quarantine – This option is set by default. When Acronis True Image 2021 detects a potential
malware threat, it stops the process and moves the suspicious file to the quarantine folder.
 Notify only – When a suspicious process is detected, you will get a notification about the
potential malware threat.
To configure scan type:
Select the type of scan you want to perform:
 Full–This option is set by default. Acronis True Image 2021 will check the entire PC.
 Quick– Acronis True Image 2021 will check only the specific folders that are considered the
most likely storages of threats.
To schedule antivirus scans:
Select one of the check boxes to configure the time when the scanning process shall start.
 Daily—the scan will be run every day at a specified time. Set the time.
 Weekly—the scan will be run on a specified day of week. Set the day of week and time.
 Monthly—the scan will be run on a specified day of month.
 At system startup—the scan will be run at each start of your operating system.
 Do not schedule—the scan run is not planned for a specific time.
To configure what to scan:
Select the following check boxes:
 Scan archive files
 Scan external drives
 Scan network shares and NAS