To access this window, click the Advanced settings link in the Edit profile - New scan job window.
This window lets you configure complementary aspects of the scheduled scans.
Follow these steps:
Click the Advanced settings link. You will be taken to the Advanced scan settings window.
Select the relevant checkbox to scan compressed files.
Select the malicious software you want to scan for.
You can scan all files or exclude certain folders or files with specific extensions from the scans. In the latter case, use the Add, Delete and Clear buttons to define the list of exclusions.
Not all of the above options are available for Linux computers.
These are the options available on Linux:
Scan compressed files.
Detect viruses (always enabled by default).
Detect suspicious items.
The option to scan hacking tools and potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) is enabled by default. The exclusions, however, are disabled.
Please bear in mind that the solution does not provide real-time protection for Linux computers. To protect these computers you must run on-demand scans or schedule periodic scans.