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There are a few different options available to you if you would like to scan your computer for malware.

Within this article we will cover the following:


  • How do I run a Quick Scan?
  • How do I run a System Malware Scan?
  • How do I schedule scans?


    • How do I run a Quick Scan?

    You may want to do a quick check for malware on your computer. That is why TotalAV offers their Quick Scan feature. To perform a quick scan follow these steps:

  • Open the TotalAV application to the Malware Page


  • Click on the Down Arrow and select Run Quick Scan


  • TotalAV will now begin to scan your computer. A quick scan will take between 5-10 minutes to complete.
  • Once your Scan is completed, it will show up with the results.

    • If there are any Quarantined Files, you can review them in the Quarantine Page by clicking on Quarantine

    How do I run a System Malware Scan?

    If you would like to have a more in-depth scan of your computer, you can run a full system scan using TotalAV's System Scan feature.

    To perform a system scan follow these steps:

  • Open the TotalAV application to the Malware Page


  • Click on the Down Arrow and select Run Full System Scan
  • TotalAV will now begin to scan your computer. As a system scan is an in-depth scan of your computer, it can take a while to complete.
  • Once your Scan is completed, it will show up with the results.

    • If there are any Quarantined Files, you can review them in the Quarantine Page by clicking on Quarantine

    How do I Schedule Scans?

    You may want to schedule a scan to perform automatically. TotalAV gives you the option to do so and customize what type of scan and when you want the scan to take place.

    To customize when to schedule a scan, follow these steps:

  • Open the TotalAV Application to the Malware Page


  • Click on Scan Schedule


  • From here is the Schedule Scans Page:

    • How do I Stop my Scan?

    If you have accidentally started a scan that you were not meant to start or wish to not perform the scan, there will be a stop button underneath the scan in progress.

  • Simply Click on the Stop button to stop the scan from continuing.

    • How do I Customize my Scans?

    You are able to customize your scans by changing a few new options in the Optimization Scans Page and the Advanced Settings Page, please see below on how to access these pages:


  • Open the TotalAV Application to the Settings Page


  • Go to Optimization Scans


    • Here you can choose what type of Optimization Scans can be carried out by TotalAV. We recommend keeping all three ticked, to better protect your privacy and also better aid your machine to run a bit faster too!


  • Go to Advanced


    • Here you can further adjust your Scan settings and Virus Settings too. We recommend keeping everything in this section of Advanced ticked and toggled on for better protection of your device!

    There are a few different options available to you if you would like to scan your computer for malware.

    Within this article we will cover the following:

  • How do I run a Quick Scan?
  • How do I run a System Malware Scan?
  • How do I schedule scans?

    • How do I run a Quick Scan?

    You may want to do a quick check for malware on your computer. That is why TotalAV offers their Quick Scan feature. To perform a quick scan follow these steps:

  • Open the TotalAV application
  • Click the TotalAV logo on the left hand side
  • Click Malware Scan
  • Click Quick Scan

    • TotalAV will now begin to scan your computer. A quick scan will take between 5-10 minutes to complete.

    If a virus has been found, TotalAV will fully remove the virus and put it in the Quarantine Virus Vault

    How do I run a System Malware Scan?

    If you would like to have a more in-depth scan of your computer, you can run a full system scan using TotalAV's System Scan feature. To perform a system scan follow these steps:

  • Open the TotalAV application
  • Click the TotalAV logo on the left hand side
  • Click Malware Scan
  • Click System Scan

    • TotalAV will now begin to scan your computer. As a system scan is an in-depth scan of your computer, it can take a while to complete.

    If a virus has been found TotalAV will fully remove the virus and put it in the Quarantine Virus Vault.

    How do I schedule scans?

    You may want to schedule a scan to perform automatically. TotalAV gives you the option to do so and customize what type of scan and when you want the scan to take place.

    To customize when to schedule a scan, follow these steps:

  • Open the TotalAV Application
  • Click the Settings Cog on the left-hand side
  • Click Antivirus Scans

    • From here you will be able to customize the following:

  • File types to scan
  • How often you want the scan to run
  • What type of scan you want to perform
  • Start time
  • End time
  • Folders and Files that you want to be excluded within the scan

    • There are a few different options available to you if you would like to scan your computer for malware.

    Within this article we will cover the following:

  • How do I run a Quick Scan?
  • How do I run a System Malware Scan?
  • How do I schedule scans?

    • How do I run a Quick Scan?

    You may want to do a quick check for malware on your computer. That is why TotalAV offers their Quick Scan feature. To perform a quick scan follow these steps:

  • Click Malware Scan
  • Click Quick Scan

    • TotalAV will now begin to scan your computer. A quick scan will take between 5-10 minutes to complete.

    If a virus has been found, TotalAV will fully remove the virus and put it in the Quarantine Virus Vault

    How do I run a System Malware Scan?

    If you would like to have a more in-depth scan of your computer, you can run a full system scan using TotalAV's System Scan feature. To perform a system scan follow these steps:

  • Click Malware Scan
  • Click System Scan

    • TotalAV will now begin to scan your computer. As a system scan is an in-depth scan of your computer, it can take a while to complete.

    If a virus has been found TotalAV will fully remove the virus and put it in the Quarantine Virus Vault.

    How do I schedule scans?

    You may want to schedule a scan to perform automatically. TotalAV gives you the option to do so and customize what type of scan and when you want the scan to take place.

    To customize when to schedule a scan, follow these steps:

  • Open the TotalAV Application
  • Click the Settings Cog on the left-hand side

    • From here you will be able to customize the following:

    If you would like to perform a scan on your Android device, follow these instructions:

    • Open TotalAV

    • Tap the Security Scan button

    TotalAV will now start scanning your device for harmful threats.

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