Select the Full scan option to check the entire system for viruses and any other type of malware.
Under the Current threats section, click on Scan options. Search for Windows Security and click the top result to open the app. Past this period you have to re-download and re-run the hefty package currently weighing 68.5MB in order to perform a scan with the latest anti-malware definitions. Run full virus scan from Windows Security. It is not designed to replace the residing anti-malware product, so it can’t be considered a full-fledged protection utility for your computer.Įven if it seems that Microsoft Security Scanner gets closer to the general trend more and more antivirus companies adopt these days and can peacefully coexist with other similar software its functionality is limited to the basic three scan types: quick (checks system areas most likely to contain malware), full (verifies the entire system) and custom (apart from looking into a user-defined location it will also run a quick scan).Īlso, the solution released by the Redmond-based company has a short life-span on the system since it expires after only 10 days. The application is a free security tool tailored to perform on-demand scans whenever the user has the suspicion of malware crawling on the system. In the same quiet fashion as the second version of Microsoft Security Essentials was launched, the Redmond Company released to the public a new anti-malware solution called Safety Scanner.
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