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John Smith Question About Scan Settings
Hello.
I am using AVG Antivirus Free Edition 2014.
1a) What is the difference between 'All File Types' and 'Selected File Types?'
b) For everyday scanning, should 'All File Types' be selected for all 4 sections under the 'Scan' heading?
2a) Are 'Scan Infectable Files Only' and 'Scan Media Files' the only two 'Selected File Types' or are they the only two that can be manually selected as part of the 'Selected File Types?'
b) Why would a user choose to only scan 'Infectable Files Only,' 'Media Files' or both of theminstead of scanning 'All File Types?'
Thanks-I could not find this information within the software's Help screen
Hi John.
From help section:
All file types – scan all files regardless of file type or format. If you want to exclude some specific file types from scanning, you can type the extensions in the Define excluded extensions text field (separated by commas or semicolons).
Selected file types – scan only files of the specified formats. If you want to include some specific file types in scanning, you can type the extensions in the Define included extensions text field (separated by commas or semicolons). Apart from defining file types explicitly, you can also use these predefined options:
Scan files without extensions – scan also files of unknown format.
I think that ones per week scan is enough in that scan you can scan all files.
Thanks