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'How To: set-up a scheduled virus scan', 'How To: enable silent mode' and finally 'What do the component parts of NOD32 perform'.
How To: set-up a scheduled virus scan
There can be occasions when a new, yet undiscovered virus, hits the internet and spreads rapidly throughout the world before any antivirus vendor has the chance to update their signatures. Although NOD32's Advanced Heuristics are likely to detect and intercept these new viruses, it's always better to set-up a scheduled scan of your machine so that when new virus signatures are downloaded, your machine is checked for the presence of these newly added viruses.
The best way to do this is to set-up a scheduled virus scan. Start by double clicking on the NOD32 icon located in the bottom right hand corner of your computers screen to bring up the NOD32 Control Centre. Next select the option NOD32 System Tools. Here you'll find Scheduler/Planner. Select this option and choose Add (+).
In the 'Select a task to be scheduled:' choose 'NOD32 - scanning', then click Next to proceed. Give this task a name such as 'Regular Scan' and choose the option 'Event Triggered'. Click Next to proceed. In the 'Perform the task at:' selection, choose 'successful update of the virus signature database'. Click Next once more and select 'Perform the task as soon as possible' from the 'If the task could not be performed:' option. Click Next and then click Finish.
You've now set-up a virus scan that will be performed each time the virus signature database has been updated and will now see this new task listed under the Scheduler/Planner option (NOD32 System Tools).
How To: enable silent mode
After each Virus Signature Update NOD32 displays the message 'Successfully updated the Virus Signature Database to version (Version Number here 1.574 etc)'. Some users prefer not to see this type of informational message, and it's possible to turn it off.
To do this, select the Control Centre, NOD32 System Tools and then NOD32 System Setup. Select the button 'Setup' from the Settings window. In the middle of the window that appears, you'll see an option called Silent Mode. To avoid the display of non-essential messages, silent mode can be activated by putting a tick in the box. Virus warning messages will still be displayed if a virus is detected. Choose OK to save your settings.
What do the component parts of NOD32 perform
One question we get asked quite regularly is 'what is AMON, IMON and EMON' (shown in the Control Centre). Please find details as follows :
AMON - (Antivirus MONitor) is an on-access (memory resident) scanner that checks every file your computer uses for the presence of viruses. Even though it is at full alert, it works silently in the background and you will probably not even notice it's presence until it denies access to an infected file and pops up a warning window.
IMON - (Internet MONitor) is the second NOD32 resident scanner. It runs on the Winsock level and scans incoming internet traffic including POP3. Almost no configuration is required, which is great for non-technical users.
EMON - (Email MONitor), a complementary resident module, scans incoming e-mails in Outlook, MS Exchange and other MAPI compatible e-mail programs.
My thanks to NOD's "Tech Tips" in compiling this easy to follow How To
Enjoy!
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