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Scanning Files for Viruses

Are you doubting a file that you have just downloaded? In this article weWe will showcover youthe how to scan a file or folder for malware and viruses.following:


1. Find the location of the file,file.

it is more than likely to be in your downloads folder.

folder,

if you have downloaded it recently.

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2. Scanning with Bitdefender

Right click the file and choose “Scan with Bitdefender…Bitdefender.

 

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3. Checking Bitdefender

To find the results, Locate the up arrow on the bottom right of your screen

4.screen. Right click the budtenderbitdefender icon (B), click show.

 

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4. Open Event log 

5. In the event log, find the latest contextual scan and click view log.

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6. Results

The results and statists should appear as drop menus.

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