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● Scan boot sectors. You can set Bitdefender to scan the boot sectors of
your hard disk. This sector of the hard disk contains the necessary
computer code to start the boot process. When a threat infects the boot
sector, the drive may become inaccessible and you may not be able to
start your system and access your data.
● Scan only new and modified files. By scanning only new and modified
files, you may greatly improve overall system responsiveness with a
minimum trade-off in security.
● Scan for keyloggers. Select this option to scan your system for keylogger
apps. Keyloggers record what you type on your keyboard and send reports
over the internet to a malicious person (hacker). The hacker can find out
sensitive information from the stolen data, such as bank account numbers
and passwords, and use it to gain personal benefits.
● Scan at system boot. Select the Early boot scan option to scan your
system at startup as soon as all its critical services are loaded. The mission
of this feature is to improve threat detection at system startup and the
boot time of your system.
Actions taken on detected threats
You can configure the actions taken by the real-time protection by following
these steps:
1. Click Protection on the navigation menu on the Bitdefender interface.
2. In the ANTIVIRUS pane, click Settings.
3. In the Shield window, click the Show advanced settings accordion menu.
A paned window is displayed.
4. Scroll down on the window until you see the Threat actions option.
5. Configure the scan settings as needed.
The following actions can be taken by the real-time protection in Bitdefender:
Take proper actions
Bitdefender will take the recommended actions depending on the type
of detected file:
● Infected files. Files detected as infected match a piece of threat
information found in the Bitdefender Threat Information Database.
Bitdefender will automatically attempt to remove the malicious code
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