Advanced Endpoint Protection

• Introduction To Comodo Client Security
  • Special Features
  • System Requirements
  • Install Comodo Client Security
  • Start Comodo Client Security
  • The Main Interface
    • The Home Screen
    • The Tasks Interface
    • The Widget
    • The System Tray Icon
  • Understand Security Alerts
  • Password Protection
• General Tasks - Introduction
  • Scan And Clean Your Computer
    • Run A Quick Scan
    • Run A Full Computer Scan
    • Run A Rating Scan
    • Run A Custom Scan
      • Scan A Folder
      • Scan A File
      • Create, Schedule And Run A Custom Scan
    • Automatically Scan Unrecognized And Quarantined Files
  • Instantly Scan Files And Folders
  • Process Infected Files
  • Manage Virus Database Updates
  • Manage Blocked Autoruns
  • Manage Quarantined Items
• Firewall Tasks - Introduction
  • Configure Internet Access Rights For Applications
  • Stealth Your Computer Ports
  • Manage Network Connections
  • Stop All Network Activities
  • View Active Internet Connections
• Containment Tasks - Introduction
  • Run An Application In The Container
  • Reset The Container
  • Identify And Kill Unsafe Running Processes
  • Open Shared Space
  • The Virtual Desktop
    • Start The Virtual Desktop
    • The Main Interface
    • Run Browsers Inside The Virtual Desktop
    • Open Files And Run Applications Inside The Virtual Desktop
    • Pause And Resume The Virtual Desktop
    • Close The Virtual Desktop
  • Containment Statistics Analyzer
• DLP Tasks - Introduction
  • Run Data Loss Prevention Scans
  • Manage DLP Quarantined Files
• Advanced Tasks - Introduction
  • Create A Rescue Disk
    • Download And Burn Comodo Rescue Disk
  • Remove Deeply Hidden Malware
  • Manage CCS Tasks
  • View CCS Logs
    • Antivirus Logs
    • VirusScope Logs
    • Firewall Logs
    • HIPS Logs
    • Containment Logs
    • Containment Logs
    • Website Filtering Logs
    • Device Control Logs
    • Autorun Event Logs
    • Alerts Logs
    • CCS Tasks Logs
    • File List Changes Logs
    • Vendor List Changes Logs
    • Configuration Changes Logs
    • Virtual Desktop Event Logs
    • Data Loss Prevention Event Logs
    • Search And Filter Logs
  • Submit Files For Analysis To Comodo
  • View Active Process List
• CCS Advanced Settings
  • General Settings
    • Customize User Interface
    • Configure Virus Database Updates
    • Log Settings
    • Manage CCS Configurations
      • Comodo Preset Configurations
      • Personal Configurations
    • Manage Performance
  • Antivirus Configurations
    • Real-time Scanner Settings
    • Scan Profiles
  • Firewall Configuration
    • General Firewall Settings
    • Application Rules
    • Global Rules
    • Firewall Rule Sets
    • Network Zones
      • Network Zones
      • Blocked Zones
    • Port Sets
  • HIPS Configuration
    • HIPS Settings
    • Active HIPS Rules
    • HIPS Rule Sets
    • HIPS Groups
      • Registry Groups
      • COM Groups
  • Protected Objects
    • Protected Objects - HIPS
      • Protected Files
      • Blocked Files
      • Protected Registry Keys
      • Protected COM Interfaces
    • Protected Objects - Containment
      • Protected Files And Folders
      • Protected Keys
  • Data Loss Prevention
    • DLP Monitoring Rules
    • DLP Discovery Rules
    • DLP Keyword Groups
  • Containment Settings
    • Containment Settings
    • Auto-Containment Rules
    • Virtual Desktop Settings
    • Containment - An Overview
    • Unknown Files - The Scanning Processes
  • File Rating Configuration
    • File Rating Settings
    • File Groups
    • Submitted Files
  • Advanced Protection
    • VirusScope Settings
    • Scan Exclusions
    • Device Control Settings
    • Script Analysis Settings
    • Miscellaneous Settings
  • Web Filter Settings
    • Website Filtering Rules
    • Website Categories
• Appendix 1 - CCS How To... Tutorials
  • Enable / Disable AV, Firewall, Auto-Containment And VirusScope Easily
  • Set Up The Firewall For Maximum Security And Usability
  • Block Internet Access While Allowing Local Area Network (LAN) Access
  • Set Up HIPS For Maximum Security And Usability
  • Create Rules To Auto-Contain Applications
  • Run An Instant Antivirus Scan On Selected Items
  • Create An Antivirus Scan Schedule
  • Run Untrusted Programs Inside The Container
  • Run Browsers Inside The Container
  • Restore Incorrectly Quarantined Items
  • Submit Quarantined Items To Comodo Valkyrie For Analysis
  • Enable File Sharing Applications Like BitTorrent And Emule
  • Block Any Downloads Of A Specific File Type
  • Disable Auto-Containment On A Per-application Basis
  • Switch Off Automatic Antivirus Updates
  • Suppress CCS Alerts Temporarily
  • Control External Device Accessibility
• Appendix 2 - Comodo Secure DNS Service
  • Router - Manually Enable Or Disable Comodo Secure DNS
  • Windows - Enable Comodo Secure DNS
• About Comodo Security Solutions

Create, Schedule and Run a Custom Scan 

 

Click 'Tasks' > 'General Tasks' > 'Scan' > 'Custom Scan' > 'More Scan Options'

• A custom scan profile lets you configure your own malware scan with your own settings.

• You can define exactly which files and folders to scan, what time they should be scanned, and other settings.

• Once saved, you can select and run your custom scan at any time.

• See the following for more help:

• Create a Scan Profile

• Run a custom scan

Create a custom profile

• Click the 'Scan' tile on the CCS home screen
  

• Select 'Custom Scan' then 'More Scan Options'

The scans page shows pre-defined and user created scan profiles. You can create and manage new profiles in this page:

Tip: You can also get to this screen by clicking 'Settings' > 'Antivirus' > 'Scans'.

• Click 'Add' to create a new custom scan profile

First, create a name for the profile. The next steps are:

• Select items to scan

• Configure scan options (optional)

• Create a scan schedule (optional)

Select items to scan

• Click the 'Items' button at the top of the scan interface.

You can add items as follows:

• Add File - Pick individual files that you want to scan.

• Add Folder - Add entire folders to the profile. All files in the folder are covered by the scan.

• Add Area - Scan a computer region. The choices are 'Full Computer', 'Commonly Infected Areas' and 'System Memory'. See screenshot below:
  

• Repeat the process to add more items to the profile. You can mix-and-match files, folders and areas in your custom scan.

Configure Scan Options

• Click 'Options' at the top of the scan interface

Decompress and scan compressed files - The scan will include archive files such as .ZIP and .RAR files. Supported formats include RAR, WinRAR, ZIP, WinZIP ARJ, WinARJ and CAB archives (Default = Enabled).

Use cloud while scanning - Improves accuracy by augmenting the local scan with an online look-up of Comodo's latest virus database. This means CCS can detect the latest malware even if your virus database is out-dated. (Default = Disabled).

Automatically clean threats - Select whether or not CCS should automatically remove any malware found by the scan. (Default = Enabled).

• Disabled = Results are shown at the end of the scan with a list of any identified threats. You can manually deal with each threat in the results screen. See Process Infected Files for guidance on manually handling detected threats.

• Enabled = Threats are handled automatically. Choose the action that CCS should automatically take:

• Quarantine Threats - Malicious items will be moved to quarantine. You can review quarantined items and delete them permanently or restore them. See 'Manage Quarantined Items' for more details.

• Disinfect Threats - If a disinfection routine exists, CCS will remove the virus and keep the original file. If not, the file will be quarantined. (Default)

Show scan results window - You will see a summary of results at the end of the scan. This includes the number of objects scanned and the number of threats found.

Use heuristic scanning - Select whether or not heuristic techniques should be used in scans on this profile. You can also set the heuristic sensitivity level. (Default = Enabled).

Background. Heuristics is a technology that analyzes a file to see if it contains code typical of a virus. It is about detecting 'virus-like' attributes rather than looking for a signature which exactly matches a signature on the blacklist. This means CCS can detect brand new threats that are not even in the virus database.

If enabled, please select a sensitivity level. The sensitivity level determines how likely it is that heuristics will decide a file is malware:

• Low - Least likely to decide that an unknown file is malware. Generates the fewest alerts.

Despite the name, this setting combines a very high level of protection with a low rate of false positives. Comodo recommends this setting for most users. (Default)

• Medium - Detects unknown threats with greater sensitivity than the low setting, but with a corresponding rise in possible false positives.

• High - Highest sensitivity to detecting unknown threats. This also raises the possibility of more alerts and false positives.

Limit maximum file size to - Specify the largest file size that the antivirus should scan. CCS will not scan files bigger than the size specified here. (Default = 40 MB).

Run this scan with - If enabled, you can set the priority of scans on this profile The available options are:

• High

• Normal

• Low

• Background

If you disable this option then the scan runs in the background (Default).

Update virus database before running - CCS checks for and downloads the latest virus signatures before starting a scan. (Default = Enabled).

Detect potentially unwanted applications - The antivirus also scans for applications that (i) a user may or may not be aware is installed on their computer and (ii) may contain functionality and objectives that are not clear to the user. Example PUA's include adware and browser toolbars. PUA's are often bundled as an additional utility when installing another piece of software. Unlike malware, many PUA's are legitimate pieces of software with their own EULA agreements. However, the true functionality of the utility might not have been made clear to the end-user at the time of installation. For example, a browser toolbar may also contain code that tracks your activity on the internet. (Default = Enabled).

Apply this action to suspicious autorun processes - Specify how CCS should handle unrecognized auto-run items, Windows services, and scheduled tasks.

• Ignore - The item is allowed to run (Default)

• Terminate - CCS stops the process / service

• Terminate and Disable - Auto-run processes are stopped and the corresponding auto-run entry removed. In the case of a service, CCS disables the service.

• Quarantine and Disable - Auto-run processes are quarantined and the corresponding auto-run entry removed. In the case of a service, CCS disables the service.

Note 1 - This setting only protects the registry during the on-demand scan itself. To monitor the registry at all times, go to 'Advanced Settings' > 'Advanced Protection' > 'Miscellaneous'.

• See Miscellaneous Settings for more details

Note 2 - CCS runs script analysis on certain applications to protect their registry records. You can manage these applications in 'Advanced Settings' > 'Advanced Protection' > 'Script Analysis' > 'Autorun Scans'.

• See 'Autorun Scans' in Script Analysis Settings for more details

Limit scan time of a single file to - Set the maximum time allowed to scan an individual file. CCS will skip files that take longer to scan than the specified time. Omitted files are shown in the 'Skipped Files' tab in the results screen.

Schedule the scan

Click 'Schedule' at the top of the 'Scan' interface

 

Do not schedule this task - The scan profile is created but not run automatically. The profile will be available for on-demand scans.

Every few hours - Run the scan at the frequency set in 'Repeat scan every NN hour(s)'.

Every Day- Run the scan every day at the time specified in the 'Start Time' field.

Every Week- Run the scan on the days specified in 'Days of the Week', at the time specified in the 'Start Time' field. You can select the days of the week by clicking on them.

Every Month - Run the scan on the dates specified in 'Days of the month', at the time specified in the 'Start Time' field. You can select the dates of the month by clicking on them.

Monthly (chosen days of the week) – Run the scan on a specific week, or weeks, in a month. Select the weeks in from the menus.

Additional Options

• Run only when computer is not running on battery - The scan only runs when the computer is plugged into the power supply. This is useful when you are using a laptop or other mobile device.

• Run only when computer is IDLE - The scan only runs if the computer is in an idle state at the scheduled time. Select this option if you do not want the scan to disturb you while you are using your computer.

• Turn off computer if no threats are found at the end of the scan - Will turn off your computer if no threats are found during the scan. This is useful when you are scheduling scans to run at nights.

• Run during Windows Automatic Maintenance - Only available for Windows 8 and later. Select this option if you want the scan to run when Windows enters into automatic maintenance mode. The scan will run at maintenance time in addition to the configured schedule.

• The option 'Run during Windows Maintenance' will be available only if 'Automatically Clean Threats' is enabled for the scan profile under the 'Options' tab. See Automatically Clean Threats above.

Note: Scheduled scans will only run if the profile is enabled. Use the switch in the 'Status' column to turn the profile on or off.

• Click 'OK' to save the profile.

The profile will be available for deployment in future.

Run a custom scan

• Click 'Tasks' > 'General Tasks' > 'Scan'

• Click 'Custom Scan' from the 'Scans' interface

• Click 'More Scan Options' from the 'Custom Scan' pane

The 'Advanced Settings' interface will open at the 'Scans' panel.

• Click 'Scan' beside the required scan profile
  

The scan will start immediately. Results are displayed afterwards:

The results window contains two tabs:

• Threats Found: The number of objects scanned and the number of viruses found.

• Use the drop-down to choose whether to clean, quarantine or ignore the threat.

• See 'Process infected files' if you need help with these options.

Note: You will only see the drop-down menus if 'Automatically clean threats' is disabled for the selected scan profile in 'Settings' > 'Antivirus' > 'Scans'. See Scan Profiles for help with this.

• Skipped Files: Shows the files that were omitted from scanning. The scanner skipped these files as they took longer than the individual file scan time limit. (default = 9 mins)