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if you want to scan with a customized scan profile.
– Create and apply new scan profile
if you want to create your own scan profile.
Depending on the operating system, various icons are available for starting a scan
profile:
– In Windows XP and 2000:
This icon starts the scan via a scan profile.
– In Windows Vista:
In Microsoft Windows Vista, the Control Center only has limited rights at the
moment, e.g. for access to directories and files. Certain actions and file accesses can
only be performed in the Control Center with extended administrator rights. These
extended administrator rights must be granted at the start of each scan via a scan
profile.
This icon starts a limited scan via a scan profile. Only directories and files that
Windows Vista has granted access rights to are scanned.
This icon starts the scan with extended administrator rights. After
confirmation, all directories and files in the selected scan profile are scanned.
To scan for viruses and malware with a scan profile:
 Go to Control Center and select the section Local protection::Scan.
Predefined scan profiles appear.
 Select one of the predefined scan profiles.
-OR-
 Adapt the scan profile Manual selection.
-OR-
 Create a new scan profile
 Click the icon (Windows XP:
or Windows Vista: ).
 The Luke Filewalker window appears and an on-demand scan is started.
When the scan is completed, the results are displayed.
If you want to adapt a scan profile:
 In the scan profile, expand Manual Selection the file tree so that all the drives and
directories you want to scan are open.
• Click the + icon: The next directory level is displayed.
• Click the - icon: The next directory level is hidden.
 Highlight the nodes and directories you want to scan by clicking on the
relevantboxof the appropriate directory level.
The following options are available for selecting directories:
• Directory, including sub-directories (black check mark)