a-squared Security Center

The a-squared Security Center is your central control element to provide for security on your PC. It offers access to the scanner, the quarantine, the background guard and HiJackFree.

Security Status

In the status overview you can see which a-squared modules are active:

• The OnExecution Scan sees to it that the program files are controlled by the signature scan during the start even before it is loaded. If a Malware file is activated accidentally, the background guard denies the process and a warning message appears. Thus the OnExecution Scan should be always enabled.
• The Malware-IDS constantly controls the behavior of all active programs goes off in case of suspect activities. Make sure that this module is always enabled.
• With the Scheduled Scans you define a timed hard disk scan. Due to the fact that a full system scan lasts awhile the scanner should sift through the system when it is unused (lunchtime or in the evening).
• Automatic Updates see about the up-to-dateness of Malware signatures and program modules. It is extremely important that the last update of the software is not older than one day. The Auto-Update takes on software updates autonomously and checks the availability of updates at regular intervals.

Scan PC

The menu item "Scan PC" leads you to the Malware scanner which is the tool to check all available drives for Malware infestation. You can find more information about the scanner here.

Quarantine

If Malware was detected by the scanner or the background guard, you can decide whether to delete the Malware immediately or to quarantine it. The quarantine has the advantage of the ability to undelete files in case of instability of system because of deletion. That's why you should quarantine unknown located objects first. The needed hard disk space is marginal.

Configuration

The menu item "Configuration" retrieves nearly all configuration options for the a-squared background guard:

• With the Application Rules you define which programs are allowed, which are denied and which programs require special Malware-IDS inspection rules.
• The Guard Settings allow you to configurate the background guard in detail, i.e. which kind of Malware shall be announced and how sensitive the Malware-IDS shod work.
• In the Scheduled Scan section you lay down the execution time for an automatic scan of the hard disk. Detailed timing options stand by.
• In the Update menu you can find lots of detail configurations for updating, i.e. which files are needed and if the message window should be seen after successful updating.
• Under Auto-Update you define the execution time for searching for updates automatically.
• The License section shows the active software license which is used on the PC.