8. My Tools
When using SHIELD DELUXE 2013 in Basic View or Intermediate View, you can customize your dashboard by adding shortcuts to tasks and settings that are important to you. This way, you can quickly gain access to features you use regularly and to advanced settings without having to switch to a more advanced interface view mode.
Depending on the user interface view mode you use, the shortcuts added to My Tools are available as follows:
Basic View
In the Protect Your PC area, click My Tools. A menu will appear. Click a shortcut to launch the corresponding tool.
Intermediate View
The shortcuts appear under My Tools. Click a shortcut to launch the corresponding tool.
To open the window from which you can select the shortcuts that will appear in My
Tools, proceed as follows:
Basic View
In the Protect Your PC area, click My Tools and choose More Options.
Intermediate View
Click one of the buttons under My Tools or the Configure link.
Use the switches to select the tools to be added to My Tools. You can select any of the following categories of tools.
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Scan Tasks
Add the tasks you regularly use to scan your system for security threats.
Scan Task
Deep System Scan
Description
Scans the entire system. In the default configuration, it scans for all types of malware threatening your system's security, such as viruses, spyware, adware, rootkits and others.
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Scan Task Description
Full System Scan Scans the entire system, except for archives. In the default configuration, it scans for all types of malware other than rootkits .
Quick Scan Quick Scan uses in-the-cloud scanning to detect malware running in your system. Running a Quick
Scan usually takes less than a minute and uses a fraction of the system resources needed by a regular virus scan.
Custom Scan Starts a wizard that lets you create a custom scan task.
My Documents Scan Use this task to scan important current user folders:
My Documents
, Desktop and StartUp. This will ensure the safety of your documents, a safe workspace and clean applications running at startup.
Schedule My Scans
Takes you to the Antivirus settings window where you can customize the on-demand scan tasks.
For more information about scan tasks, please refer to “Managing Existing Scan
Tasks” (p. 67) .
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Settings
Add shortcuts to SHIELD DELUXE 2013 settings you want to configure:
Settings Description
Configure Antivirus Configure the Antivirus module. For more information, please refer to “Antivirus Protection” (p. 54) .
Game Mode Toggle the Game Mode. For more information, please refer to “Game Mode” (p. 99) .
Laptop Mode Toggle the Laptop Mode. For more information, please refer to “Laptop Mode” (p. 102) .
Update Now
Trigger an update of SHIELD DELUXE 2013. For more information, please refer to “Update” (p. 109) .
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Settings
View & Fix All Issues
Description
Open a wizard that will help you fix all the security issues affecting your system. For more information, please refer to “Fixing Issues” (p. 37) .
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Help & Support
Allows you to contact the PCSecurityShield support team.
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