An antivirus detects a threat it cannot remove because the file is locked by a running process, and it offers a “boot-time scan”. What is the advantage?
Un antivirus détecte une menace qu'il ne peut pas supprimer parce que le fichier est verrouillé par un processus en cours, et il propose une « analyse au démarrage ». Quel en est l'avantage ?
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AIt finishes much faster than any ordinary quick scan couldElle se termine bien plus vite qu'une analyse rapide ordinaire
BIt scans nothing but the desktop folderElle n'analyse que le dossier du bureau
CIt scans before Windows loads, while malware is inactiveElle analyse avant le chargement de Windows, quand le logiciel est inactif
DIt updates the computer's BIOS at the same timeElle met à jour le BIOS de l'ordinateur en même temps
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