Create a Custom scan in Desktop Security on Windows devices

If you think there might be malicious files lurking in a particular folder or location on your device, or if you simply want to perform a comprehensive scan of your entire Windows device, you should consider running a Custom scan.

With a Custom scan, you can choose what and where you want to scan. For more information about scan settings, see this article. Depending on your customizations, the scan may take a while to finish. 

Run a Custom scan

1. Open the app.
2. On the Scanner tile, click the three dotsthen click Advanced Scan.
3. In the pop-up screen, click Configure the scan.
4. On the Configure Custom Scan page, click the arrow in the file finder to show the drop-down, then click the checkbox for the folders you want to scan. 
5. Choose how PUPs and PUMs are treated if detected. We recommend always treating detections as malware.
6. Once configured, click Start Custom Scan.
7. The scan will begin automatically.

Schedule a Custom scan

1. Open the app.
2. Under Security, click the Scanner tile.
3. On the Scanner page, click the Scan Scheduler tab.
4. Click Schedule a scan.
5. On the Schedule a scan page, choose Custom Scan.
6. On the Configure Custom Scan page, click the arrow in the file finder to show the drop-down, then click the checkbox for the folders you want to scan. Or, click Next to skip this step to have the app scan your entire device. 
7. Choose how PUPs are treated if detected. We recommend always treating detections as malware.
8. Click Next.
9. On the Schedule a Scan page, schedule the Start date, Start time, and Frequency.
10. Under Advanced options, keep Quarantine all threats on.
11. Select Restart computer to remove threats. The Quarantine all threats setting needs to be enabled for this setting to be turned on.
12. Keep Use Smart Scan on.
13. Click Save.