Charter Security Suite™ Anti-Virus / Virus Scan

This tutorial will guide you through using The Charter Security Suite Virus Scan.
Use the menu links below to navigate through the document.

Open Charter Security Suite

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Double-click on the Charter Security Suite Icon in the Task Bar. This will launch the application.

CSS Home Page

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The status of the Charter Security Suite is displayed on the home page. Click the “Virus & Spy Protection” button to launch the Anti-Virus section of the application.

Virus and Spy protection

Virus & Spy Protection

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In this section, you can modify: the level of protection, Real-time Scanning, E-mail Scanning, and Schedule Scanning.

You can also scan the computer for Viruses and Spyware. Let's begin with the Protection Level:

Protection Level

Virus and Spy Protection Level

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The default recommended Protection Level is “Normal”. If the Protection Level is “Off”, your computer will not be protected.

If you computer does not meet the recommended hardware requirements, “Performance-optimized” will be your default Protection Level

Protection Level Normal

Return to CSS by clicking “OK”.

Click OK

Virus and Spy Protection Level

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Click “Configure” next to Real-Time Scanning to modify the default settings.

Real-time Scanning

Real Time Scanning

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The Configuration Wizard is launched. On this page, you can enable/disable “Real-Time Scanning” and adjust the scanning options. To modify “E-mail Scanning”, select the highlighted area.

Email Scanning

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This section allows you to enable/disable scanning of your incoming and outgoing e-mail. To schedule a virus and spy scan of your PC, click “Scheduled Scanning.”

Scheduled Scanning

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To schedule a scan of your PC for Viruses and Spyware, place a checkmark next to “Enable scheduled scanning”. You can select the date, time, and frequency the computer is scanned. To select which files are scanned, select “Manual Scanning”.

Manual Scanning

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By default, the CSS is set to “Scan all files”. Return to the “Virus & Spy Protection” page by clicking “OK”.

CSS Virus and Spy Scan

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To perform an instant real-time scan, click “Scan my computer” and select “Perform full computer check” (recommended).

Scan Wizard

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The scan will look for Viruses, Spyware, Riskware, and any Suspicious items. The application will report any findings, and will ask you what to do with infected files.

Scanning Report

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The “Scanning Report” shows the findings from the PC scan. The report will display in the default browser. To see more information on the found item, click the link that will direct you to the F-Secure’s website.