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Run an Instant Scan on Selected Items


You can scan individual files or folders instantly to check whether they contain threats. There are three ways in which you can scan individual items:

Summary Screen

  • Drag items into the scan box on the summary screen.
  • You can drag virtually any type of item - files, folders, photos, applications or drives.



Dock icon

  • Drag items into the CCS shield icon in the dock (bottom right)
  • You can drag virtually any type of item - files, folders, photos, applications or drives.



Context sensitive menu

  • Right-click on a file, folder or drive and select 'Scan with COMODO Client - Security' from the context sensitive menu:



  • The scanner will check whether your virus signature database is up-to-date then start the scan
  • The results will be shown on scan completion
  • The results window lists all threats discovered by the scan. You can remove selected threats or choose to ignore them.