Comodo Internet Security

• Introduction To Comodo Internet Security
  • Special Features
  • Download, Installation And Activation
  • Start Comodo Internet Security
  • The Main Interface
    • The Home Screen
    • The Tasks Interface
    • The Widget
    • The System Tray Icon
  • Understand Security Alerts
• 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
  • Secure Shopping Settings
  • Manage Virus Database And Program Updates
  • Get Live Support
  • Manage Blocked Items
  • Instantly Scan Files And Folders
  • Process Infected Files
• Firewall Tasks - Introduction
  • Configure Internet Access Rights For Applications
  • Manage Network Connections
  • Stop All Network Activities
  • Stealth Your Computer Ports
  • View Active Internet Connections
• Containment Tasks - Introduction
  • Run An Application In The Container
  • Reset The Container
  • Identify And Kill Unsafe Running Processes
  • View Active Process List
  • 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
    • Configure The Virtual Desktop
    • Close The Virtual Desktop
• Advanced Tasks – Introduction
  • Create A Rescue Disk
    • Download And Burn Comodo Rescue Disk
  • Remove Deeply Hidden Malware
  • Manage CIS Tasks
  • Manage Quarantined Items
  • View CIS Logs
    • Antivirus Logs
    • VirusScope Logs
    • Firewall Logs
    • HIPS Logs
    • Containment Logs
    • Website Filtering Logs
    • Device Control Logs
    • Autorun Event Logs
    • Alerts Logs
    • CIS Tasks Logs
    • File List Changes Logs
    • Vendor List Changes Logs
    • Trusted Certificate Authority Change Logs
    • Configuration Change Logs
    • Secure Shopping Activity Logs
    • Search And Filter Logs
  • Submit Files For Analysis To Comodo
• CIS Settings
  • General Settings
    • Customize User Interface
    • Configure Program And Virus Database Updates
    • Log Settings
    • Manage CIS Configurations
      • Comodo Preset Configurations
      • Personal Configurations
  • Antivirus Configurations
    • Real-time Scan 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
    • Protected Objects
      • Protected Files
      • Blocked Files
      • Protected Registry Keys
      • Protected COM Interfaces
      • Protected Data Files And Folders
    • HIPS Groups
      • Registry Groups
      • COM Groups
  • Containment Configuration
    • Containment Settings
    • Auto-Containment Rules
    • Containment - An Overview
    • Unknown Files - The Scanning Processes
  • File Rating Configuration
    • File Rating Settings
    • File Groups
    • Submitted Files
  • Advanced Protection Configuration
    • VirusScope Settings
    • Scan Exclusions
    • Device Control Settings
    • Script Analysis Settings
    • Miscellaneous Settings
    • Comodo Secure Shopping
  • Website Filtering Configuration
    • Website Filtering Rules
    • Website Categories
• Comodo GeekBuddy
  • Download And Install GeekBuddy
  • Overview Of Services
  • Activation Of Service
  • Launch The Client And Use The Service
  • Accept Remote Desktop Requests
  • Uninstall Comodo GeekBuddy
• TrustConnect Overview
• Dragon Browser
• Comodo Backup
• Comodo Internet Security Essentials
  • What Is Comodo Internet Security Essentials
  • What Is A Man-in-the-middle Attack
  • How Does Comodo Internet Security Essentials Protect Me From A Man-in-the-middle Attack
  • What Is The Install Location Of Comodo Internet Security Essentials
  • How Do I Update CISE
  • Understand Alerts And Configure Exceptions
  • How Do I View CISE Help
  • How Do I View The Version Number And Release Notes
  • How Do I Remove Comodo Internet Security Essentials
• Appendix 1 CIS How To... Tutorials
  • Enable / Disable AV, Firewall, Auto-Containment, VirusScope And Website Filter Easily
  • Set Up The Firewall For Maximum Security And Usability
  • Block Internet Access While Allowing Local Area Network (LAN) Access
  • Block/Allow Specific Websites To Specific Users
  • Set Up HIPS For Maximum Security And Usability
  • Create Rules To Auto-Contain Applications
  • Password Protect Your CIS Settings
  • Reset Forgotten Password (Advanced)
  • Run An Instant Antivirus Scan On Selected Items
  • Create An Antivirus Scan Schedule
  • Run Untrusted Programs In The Container
  • Run Browsers In The Container
  • Run Untrusted Programs In The Virtual Desktop
  • Run Browsers In The Virtual Desktop
  • Restore Incorrectly Blocked Items
  • Restore Incorrectly Quarantined Items
  • Submit Quarantined Items To Comodo For Analysis
  • Enable File Sharing Applications Like BitTorrent And Emule
  • Block Any Downloads Of A Specific File Type
  • Switch Between Complete CIS Suite And Individual Components (just AV Or FW)
  • Switch Off Automatic Antivirus And Software Updates
  • Suppress CIS Alerts Temporarily While Playing Games
  • Renew Or Upgrade Your License
  • Use CIS Protocol Handlers
  • Configure Secure Shopping
  • Comodo Cloud Backup
  • Give Contained Applications Write Access To Local Folders
  • Use The Comodo Uninstaller Tool
• Appendix 2 - Comodo Secure DNS Service
  • Router - Enable Comodo Secure DNS Service
  • Windows - Enable Comodo Secure DNS
• Appendix 3 - Glossary Of Terms
• Appendix 4 - CIS Versions
• 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 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.

• See the following for more help:

• Create a Scan Profile

• Run a custom scan

Create a custom profile

• Click the 'Scan' tile on the CIS home screen (click here for alternative ways to open the 'Scan' interface)

• 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 the items to scan

• Configure the scanning options for the profile (Optional)

• Configure a schedule for the scan to run periodically (Optional)

Select items to scan

• 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'. 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' button 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 CIS can detect the latest malware even if your virus database is out-dated (Default = Disabled).

• Automatically clean threats - Select whether or not CIS should automatically remove any malware found by the scan.

• 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. (Default)

• Enabled = Threats are handled automatically. Choose the action that CIS 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, CIS will remove the virus and keep the original file. If not, the file will be quarantined.

• 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 heuristics 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 CIS 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. CIS 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.

• Update virus database before running - CIS 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 CIS should handle unrecognized auto-run items, Windows services and scheduled tasks.

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

• Terminate - CIS 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, CIS disables the service.

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

 

Note 2 - CIS 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

 

Schedule the scan

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

 

Schedule options are:

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

• Every few hours - Run the scan at the interval you specify 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 every day on the days and time you specify. You can select the days of the week by clicking on them.

• Every Month – Scans the areas defined in the profile on the date(s) specified in 'Days of the month' field at the time specified in the 'Start Time' field. You can select the dates of the month by clicking on them.

• Run only when computer is not running on battery – The scan only runs when the computer is plugged into the power supply. This option is useful when you are using a laptop or any other battery driven portable computer.

• Run only when computer is IDLE - The scan will run only if the computer is 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 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 the explanation of Automatically Clean Threats above.

Note: The scheduled scan will run only if the scan profile is enabled. Use the switch in the 'Status' column to toggle a 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' > 'Scans'

• Click 'Custom Scan' and select 'More Scan Options'

The 'Scans' pane will open with a list of existing scan profiles:

• Click the 'Scan' link in the 'Action' column of profile you wish to run:

 

• The scan will start immediately. Results are displayed afterwards:
  

 

The results screen shows the number of detected threats and lets you decide what to do with them. You can clean, move to quarantine or ignore the threat. See Process the infected files if you need help to decide.