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32. How to Schedule Computer Scan

Scanning your computer periodically is a best practice to keep your computer free

from malware. Acronis Backup and Security 2010 allows you to schedule scan tasks

so that you can automatically scan your computer.

To schedule Acronis Backup and Security 2010 to scan your computer, follow these

steps:

1. Open Acronis Backup and Security 2010 and switch the user interface to Expert

Mode.

2. Click Antivirus on the left-side menu.

3. Click the Virus Scan tab. Here you can find a number of default scan tasks and

you can create your own scan tasks.

● System tasks are available and can run on every Windows user account.

● User tasks are only available to and can only be run by the user who created

them.

These are the default scan tasks that you can schedule:

DescriptionDefault Task

Scans the entire system. In the default configuration,

it scans for all types of malware threatening your

Deep System Scan

system's security, such as viruses, spyware, adware,

rootkits and others.

Scans the entire system, except for archives. In the

default configuration, it scans for all types of

malware other than rootkits.

System Scan

Scans the Windows and Program Files folders.

In the default configuration, it scans for all types of

Quick System Scan

malware, except for rootkits, but it does not scan

memory, the registry or cookies.

Scans the items that are run when a user logs on

to Windows. To use this task, you must schedule it

Autologon Scan

to run at system startup. By default, the autologon

scan is disabled.

Use this task to scan important current user folders:

My Documents, Desktop and StartUp. This will

My Documents

ensure the safety of your documents, a safe

workspace and clean applications running at startup.

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