Active Protection

Active Protection is designed to detect and block malware attacks and threats as they happen in "real-time". ParetoLogic Anti-Virus PLUS uses "monitors" that are designed to stay on the alert for any malware intruders.

The term "real-time" is used to describe events that happen immediately and are not subject to time delays. As an example, a real-time system would immediately act on any input that it was presented with as it occurs.

Anti-Virus PLUS provides you with the highest level of protection while being as non-obtrusive as possible. You can set the security level to determine what actions Active Protection will take when intercepting a malware threat.

Note: There are times when malware items take hold of your system even when you are attempting to block them. In these cases it is best to run a complete scan. If you receive more than one alert notice for the same detected item, you could have a malware infection on your computer. For more information, see Cyclic Detection.

Warning: Active Protection can conflict with other programs that utilize similar real-time blocking strategies; results will vary. We recommend that you use only one active protection mechanism.

To Begin

From the Main window you can access all the Active Protection functionality from the Active Protection page.

To open the Active Protection page, do the following:

In the Main window click the Active Protection button.

You can choose from these help file topics for more information:

Active Protection Overview

Internet and Windows Monitors

Blocked Events

Logged Events

See also:

Protection Levels

Custom Levels

Popup Alerts

Technical Support