Run a Custom Scan
Comodo Antivirus allows you to
create custom scan profiles to scan specific areas, drives, folders
or files in your computer.
To run a custom scan
- If the 'Tasks' interface is not open already, click the 'Tasks' button at top-left to open it
- Click 'General Tasks' then select 'Scan' then 'Custom Scan'
The 'Custom Scan' panel will open and contains the following scan options:
Scan a folder – Scan the contents of a folders and sub-folders. Chose the target folder in the 'Browse for Folder' window and click 'OK'.
Scan a file - Scan a specific file stored on your hard drives or external devices. Click 'File Scan' from the 'Custom Scan' pane to chose your target file.
More Scan options - Create a custom scan profile which allows you to schedule exactly which files and folders are scanned, when they are scanned and how they are scanned.
To create a custom scan profile
- In 'General Tasks', click 'Scan' > 'Custom Scan' > 'More Scan Options'
- In the 'Advanced Settings' interface, the 'Scans' pane opens with a list of pre-defined and user created scan profiles
- Click 'Add' from the options at the top create a new custom scan profile
- Type a name for the profile in the 'Scan Name' text box
- The buttons at the top allow you to add the items to be scanned in three ways:
- Add File - Allows you to add individual files to the profile.
- Add Folder - Allows you to select entire folders to be included in the profile
- Add Region - Allows you to add pre-defined regions to the profile (choice of 'Full Computer', 'Commonly Infected Areas' and 'System Memory')
- Repeat the process to add more items to the profile. Click 'OK' to confirm your choice.
- Click 'Options' to further customize the scan