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Comodo Cloud Antivirus

Comodo Cloud Antivirus

Version 1.20

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  • Introduction To Comodo Cloud Antivirus
    • System Requirements
    • Installation
    • Start Comodo Cloud Antivirus
      • The Main Interface
      • The Widget
      • The System Tray Icon
    • Lucky You Statistics
    • Understand CCAV Alerts
  • Scan And Clean Your Computer
    • Run A Quick Scan
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    • Run A Custom Scan
      • Scan A Folder
      • Scan A File
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    • Manage Detected Threats
    • View Valkyrie Analysis Results
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  • Appendix 1 - How To Tutorials
    • Enable / Disable AV, Sandbox And Game Mode
    • Run An Antivirus Scan On Selected Items
    • Block Incoming / Outgoing Internet Connection To Sandboxed Applications
    • Add Exclusions By Allowing Internet Connection To Sandboxed Applications
    • Enable/ Disable Realtime Scan
    • Run A Virus Scan On Your Computer
    • Run An Application Or Browser In The Sandbox
    • Run A Certificate Scan On Your Computer
    • Configure Antivirus Exclusions
    • View Lucky You Statistics
    • Switch Off Automatic Antivirus And Software Updates
    • Enable/ Disable Browser Settings Protection
    • Evaluate The Behavior Of Unknown Files In The Sandbox
    • Detect Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUA)
    • Delete Quarantined Items
    • Restore A Quarantined Item
    • Submit As False Positive
    • Configure Proxy And Host Settings
    • Enable/ Disable Sandbox Indicator
    • Enable / Disable Viruscope
    • Track File Created In The Sandbox
    • Respond To Alerts
    • View CCAV Logs
    • Get Instant Support
    • Uninstall CCAV
    • Add Exclusions To Contained Folders And Files
    • Give Contained Applications Write Access To Local Folders
    • Quickly Create An Execution Rule For A Program
  • About Comodo Security Solutions

Scan a Folder

 

The 'Folder Scan' option allows you to scan a specific folder on your hard drive, CD/DVD or external device. For example you might have copied a folder from an external device or downloaded from the internet and want to scan it for threats before you open it.


To scan a specific folder

  • Click 'Scan' in the CCAV home screen OR click the scan button on the widget
  • Click 'Folder Scan' from the options
  • Browse to the folder you want to scan and click 'OK'



  • Alternatively, right-click on a folder and select from the context-sensitive menu:


    • Analyze Content of This Folder in the Cloud – Files will be scanned against the latest, cloud-based black and white lists. Unknown files will be automatically submitted to Valkyrie for analysis. Click here for results screen information.
    • If you disabled 'I want to enable 'Cloud Based Behavioral Analysis' of unrecognized....', then you can still submit unknown files manually.
    The following image shows the results screen for 'Analyze Content of this Folder in the Cloud' option:



    • Click 'Needs submit permission' to upload for analysis
    • Scan with Comodo Cloud Antivirus – If you select this, files will be scanned and unknown files will be submitted for analysis automatically. Click here for results screen information.
    • If the option 'I want to enable 'Cloud Based Behavioral Analysis' of unrecognized....' is disabled in 'Sandbox' > 'Sandbox Settings', then you do not have the option to submit unknown files manually. So make sure that the option is enabled.

      The following image shows the results screen for 'Scan with Comodo Cloud Antivirus' option:

       



      The scan results window displays the number of objects scanned and the number of threats detected (viruses, rootkits, malware and so on). You can choose to quarantine files or ignore the threat based in your assessment. See Process the infected files for more details.

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