User Guide

User’s Guide 75
Removing Infections From Your System
Responding to viruses or malicious software
Because Dr Solomon’s Anti-Virus consists of several component programs,
anyoneofwhichcouldbeactiveatonetime,yourpossibleresponsestoavirus
infection or to other malicious software will depend upon which program
detected the harmful object, how you have that program configured to
respond, andother circumstances. Thefollowing sections give anoverview of
thedefaultresponsesavailablewitheachprogramcomponent.To learnabout
other possible responses, see the chapter that discusses each component in
detail.
Responding when the WinGuard scanner detects malicious
software
TheWinGuardscannerconsists offourrelatedmodulesthatprovideyouwith
continuous background protection against viruses, harmful Java and ActiveX
objects, and dangerous websites. A fifth module controls security settings for
the other four. You can configure and activate each module separately,or use
them together to provide maximum protection. See Chapter 4, “Using the
WinGuard Scanner,” to learn how to configure each module. Because each
module detects different objects orscans different virus entrypoints, each has
a different set of default responses.
Responding when the System Scan module detects a virus
How this module reacts when it finds a virus depends on which operating
systemyourcomputerruns and,onWindows 95andWindows 98systems,on
which prompt option you chose in the module’s Action page. To learn more
about these options, see “Choosing Action options” on page 117.
By default on Windows 95 and Windows 98 systems, this module looks for
viruses each time you run, copy, create,or rename any file on your system, or
whenever you read from a floppy disk. On Windows NT Workstation v4.0
and Windows 2000 Professional systems, the System Scan module looks for
viruseswheneveryoursystemoranothercomputerreadsfilesfromorwrites
files to your hard disk or a floppy disk.
Because it scans files this way, the System Scan module can serve as a backup
incaseanyoftheotherWinGuardmodulesdoesnotdetectaviruswhenitfirst
enters your system. Inits initial configuration, the module will deny access to
any infected file it finds, whichever Windows version your computer runs. It
will also displayan alert messagethatasks youwhat you wantto do about the
virus (see Figure3-11onpage86). The response options you see inthis dialog
box come from default choices or choices you make in the System Scan
module’s Action page.