Product guide

Scan Items tab
Configure detection options.
Option definitions
DefinitionOption
File types to scan • All files — Scan all files regardless of extension.
• Default + additional file types — Scan the default list of extensions plus any
additions you specify. The default list is defined by the current DAT file.
Select this option, then enter file extensions separated by spaces in the text box.
Also scan for macros in all files — If you selected Default + additional file
types, you can also search for known macro threats in all files.
• Specified file types — Create a list of user-specified extensions to be scanned.
You can also remove any extensions you added previously.
Select this option, then enter file extensions separated by spaces in the text box.
Options • Detect unwanted programs — Enables the on-access scanner to detect potentially
unwanted programs.
The scanner uses the information you configured in the Unwanted Programs
Policy to detect potentially unwanted programs.
See Restricting potentially unwanted programs for more information.
• Decode MIME encoded files — Detect, decode, and scan Multipurpose Internet
Mail Extensions (MIME) encoded files.
• Scan inside archives — Examine archive (compressed) files and their contents.
Although it provides better protection, scanning compressed files can increase the time
required to perform a scan.
• Scan files that have been migrated to storage — Scans cached files stored
on Remote Storage.
See How scanning of remote storage works for more information.
Artemis (Heuristic
network check for
suspicious files)
• Find unknown programs threats — Use Artemis scanning to detect executable
files that have code resembling malware.
• Find unknown macro threats — Use Artemis scanning to detect unknown macro
viruses.
133McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8 Product Guide