User manual ESET MOBILE ANTIVIRUS

[. . . ] 8 Testing On-access Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On-demand scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3. 1 3. 2 3. 3 3. 4 Running a Whole device scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Scanning a folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Scanning takes place before any action is performed on the file, ensuring maximum protection. The Onaccess scanner is launched automatically at system startup. 2. 2 Testing On-access Scanning To verify that realtime protection is working properly, first select the Display scan in action status check box in the Onaccess settings window. NOTE: Enabling the Display scan in action status option requires additional battery power, so we recommend leaving this option disabled (deselected) by default. Next, open a file or initiate an activity (like playing a music file with the media player or taking a picture) A "Scanning. . . " message should appear briefly in the bottom right corner, as shown in Figure 22. 2. 1 Settings In the On-access settings window (Menu > Settings > On-access), you can add or remove program features and also disable automatic program startup. The top part of the Onaccess settings window shows the number of scanned, infected and deleted files. The bottom section of the window contains the following options: Enable On-access scan ­ If selected, ESET Mobile Antivirus runs resident in the background. Heuristics ­ Select this option to apply heuristic scanning techniques. Heuristics analyzes the code and searches for processes typical of virus behavior, in order to identify new malware that may not be detected by the virus signature database. Run after restart ­ If selected, the Onaccess scanner will automatically initiate after restart. Display scan in action status ­ Select this option to show information in the bottom right corner if scanning is in progress. Show Shell Icon ­ Displays the ESET Mobile Antivirus icon on the main ESET Mobile window. Figure 2-2 On-access Scanning Figure 2-1 On-access scanner settings 8 3. On-demand scanner You can use the Ondemand scanner to actively check your mobile device for the presence of infiltrations. To run the Ondemand scanner, tap Scan in the lower left corner of the main ESET mobile window. 3. 2 Scanning a folder To scan a single folder on your device, tap Start > ESET Mobile Antivirus. Then, tap the folder you wish to scan and tap Select to begin scanning the chosen folder. If you enabled Memory Scan in Menu > Settings > General > Memory Scan, it is performed as well. NOTE: To abort a running scan, tap Menu > Stop Scan from the bottom right. Figure 3-1 An On-demand scan in progress 3. 1 Running a Whole device scan Figure 3-3 Scanning a folder A Whole device scan checks memory, running processes, their dependent dynamic link libraries (DLL's), and files which are part of internal and removable storage. To activate it, tap Menu > Settings > General > Memory Scan From the ESET Mobile window, tap Scan > Whole device. System memory is scanned first, including processes found running in it and their dependent DLL's. Spam filter The Spam filter serves to block unsolicited SMS messages which are sent to your mobile device. Unsolicited messages usually include advertisements from mobile phone service providers or messages from unknown or specified users. 5. 1 Settings At the top of the Spam Filter window (Menu > Settings > Spam Filter) you can see statistical information about the number of received and blocked messages. In the Spam filter settings at the bottom, the following filter modes are available: Block SMS from contact list ­ Enable this option to allow SMS messages only from senders that are not in your address book. Block SMS messages from unknown sender ­ Enable this option to accept messages only from contacts in your address book. [. . . ] Also note that while ESET provides virus signature database updates free of charge with your active product license, charges may result from your mobile service provider for data transfers. It is also possible to update the virus signature database manually using your computer. Please see chapter 6, "Update". Figure 7-2 and Figure 7-3 Device scan logs 14 8. Troubleshooting This section provides solutions to common questions about ESET Mobile Antivirus. 9. [. . . ]