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15.6. Managing quarantined files
Bitdefender isolates the threat-infected files it cannot disinfect and the
suspicious files in a secure area named quarantine. When a threat is in
quarantine it cannot do any harm because it cannot be executed or read.
By default, quarantined files are automatically sent to Bitdefender Labs to
be analyzed by the Bitdefender threat researchers. If a threat presence is
confirmed, an information update is released to allow removing the threat.
In addition, Bitdefender scans the quarantined files each time the threat
information database is updated. Cleaned files are automatically moved
back to their original location.
To check and manage quarantined files:
1. Click Protection on the navigation menu on the Bitdefender interface.
2. In the ANTIVIRUS pane, click Quarantine.
Here you can view the name of the quarantined files, their original location
and the name of the detected threats.
3. Quarantined files are managed automatically by Bitdefender according
to the default quarantine settings.
Though not recommended, you can adjust the quarantine settings
according to your preferences by clicking View Settings.
Click the switches to turn on or off:
Rescan quarantine after threat information update
Keep this option turned on to automatically scan quarantined files
after each threat information database is updated. Cleaned files are
automatically moved back to their original location.
Delete content older than 30 days
Quarantined files older than 30 days are automatically deleted.
Create exceptions for restored files
The files you restore from quarantine are moved back to their original
location without being repaired and automatically excepted from
future scans.
4. To delete a quarantined file, select it and click the DELETE button. If you
want to restore a quarantined file to its original location, select it and click
RESTORE.
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