User Guide

User’s Guide 109
Using the WinGuard Scanner
Setting WinGuard scanner properties
Toensureitsoptimalperformanceonyourcomputerorinyournetwork
environment, the WinGuard scanner needs toknow what you want it toscan,
whatyouwantittoignore,whatyouwantittodoifitfindsavirusorother
malicious software, and how it should let you know when it has. You can use
the configuration wizard to enable most of the scanner’s protective options,
but if you want complete control over the program and the ability to adapt it
to your needs—including the ability to protect your settings with a
password—choose your options in the WinGuard Properties dialog box.
TheWinGuardPropertiesdialogboxconsistsofaseriesofpropertypages that
control the settings for each program module. To choose your options, click
the icon for the appropriate program module, then click each tab in the
WinGuard Properties dialog box in turn.
To open the WinGuard Properties dialog box, right-click the WinGuard icon
in the Windowssystem tray to displaythe WinGuard shortcut menu, point
to Properties, then choose System Scan.
The dialog box appears with the System Scan icon selected (Figure 4-9).
Figure 4-9. System Scan Properties dialog box - Detection page