Comodo Internet Security

• Comodo Internet Security - Quick Start Guide
  • Installation
  • The Main Interface
  • Scan And Clean Your Computer
    • Run A Quick Scan
    • Run A Full Computer Scan
    • Run A Rating Scan
    • Run A Custom Scan
    • Run An Instant Antivirus Scan On Selected Items
  • Set Up The Firewall For Maximum Security And Usability
  • Set Up HIPS For Maximum Security And Usability
  • Run Untrusted Programs In The Container
  • Browse The Internet And Run Untrusted Programs Inside The Virtual Desktop
  • Renew Or Upgrade Licenses
  • More Help

Run a Custom Scan

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

• A custom scan lets you check specific files, folders, drives and areas on your computer.

Run a custom scan

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

OR

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

• Select 'Custom Scan' from the 'Scan' interface.

The 'Custom Scan' panel will open with the following options:

• Scan a folder - Lets you check specific folders on your hard drive, CD/DVD, or external device.

• Browse to the target folder and click 'OK'.

• Scan a file - Lets you check specific files on your hard drive, CD/DVD, or external device.

• Browse to the file you want to scan and click 'Open'.

• More Scan options - Create and run custom scan profiles

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

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

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

Create a custom scan profile

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

• 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:

• Click 'Add' from the options at the top create a new custom scan profile

• Type a name for the profile

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

• You can add items as follows:

• Add File - Add individual files to the profile. Click the 'Add Files' button and browse to the file you want to include.

• Add Folder - Add entire folders to the profile. Click the 'Add Folder' button and choose the folder you want to include. All files in the folder are covered by the scan.

• Add Area - Scan a specific region. The choices are 'Full Computer', 'Commonly Infected Areas', 'System Memory' and 'Trusted Root Certificate Store'.

• Repeat the process to add more items to the profile. Click 'OK' to confirm your choice.

• Click 'Options' to further customize the scan.

• Click 'Scan' beside the profile name to launch your scan.