To access the advanced configuration dialog of the Real-Time Protection feature:
1. On the Real-Time Protection dialog, in the Real-Time Protection block, click the Advanced Settings link.
The following advanced configuration options are available:
- Default Real-Time Protection Action. Use the drop-down combo box to select a default action (Disinfect, Quarantine) taken by the Real-Time Protection module when an infected file is found.
- Scan archive files. Click the slider to enable the scanning of archive or extractable files for viruses in real-time mode.
- Scan emails. Click the slider to enable the monitoring and disinfection inside e-mail databases and to prevent the spread of viruses.
- Deep Scan. Click the slider to enable thorough checking inside CHM and installer files.
- Smart Scan. Click the slider to activate the storing of the scan result together with a file checksum. It enables skipping the files previously deemed as clean. These files are re-scanned periodically to make sure they were not incorrectly detected as clean before the signature for the virus was added.
- Scan boot sectors. Click the slider to enable the scanning of master boot record and all logical partitions on the physical disk.
- Scan network files. Click the slider to turn on the real-time checking of files while they are being downloaded from or uploaded to the network.
- Prevent large file scanning. This option prevents the scanning of files that exceed the size defined by a User.
To set a specific size, proceed through the steps listed below:
1. On the left navigation menu, select the Real-Time Protection option.
2. On the Real-Time Protection dialog, make sure the Real-Time Protection feature is enabled.
3. In the Real-Time Protection block, click the Advanced Settings link.
4. Click the slider next to Prevent large file scanning.
5. With the message box displayed, type a size, and then click OK.
To customize the Prevent large file scanning feature, proceed through the steps listed below:
1. With the Real-Time Protection dialog, in the Real-Time Protection block, click the Advanced Settings link.
2. In the Prevent large file scanning block, click the Choose file size link.
3. With the message box displayed, type a preferred size, and click OK.