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User’s Guide 313
ADefault Vulnerable and
Compressed File Extensions
Adding file name extensions for scanning
Because viruses ordinarily cannot infect files that contain no executable code,
DrSolomon’sAnti-Virusinitiallylooksforvirusesonlyinfilesthatare
susceptibleto infection.Thesoftwareusesalist offile nameextensionsto keep
track of vulnerable files. This list appears in the Program Extensions dialog
box, and is something you can edit to suit your own needs.
To change the extensions shown in the Program Extensions dialog box,
follow these steps:
1. Click Extensions in the Detection property page for whichever Dr
Solomon’s Anti-Virus component you are configuring.
2. The Program File Extensions dialog box will appear.
Figure A-1. Program File Extensions dialog box
3. You can:
•ClickAdd to include a new extension.
This opens the Add Program File Extension dialog box. Type the
three-character extension you wantto add inthe text box provided.
Donotincludethedot that normallyprecedesafilenameextension.
Next, click OK to return to the Program File Extensions dialog box.
You can add as many unique extensions as you want.
• Select one of the extensions shown, then click Edit to change its
definition.