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Open the Scan Options page.
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On the Home Page, click Real-Time Scanning.
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Click Scan your PC
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Click Run a custom scan.
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On the Scan Options page, specify the locations on your PC that you want to scan.
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| Scan all the folders on your PC |
Select My PC. |
| Scan the critical system files of your PC, including the registry and root file system |
Select Critical system files. |
| Scan the items on your desktop |
Select Desktop. |
| Scan only the My Documents folders for every user on your PC |
Select My Documents. |
| Scan only the program files on your PC |
Select Program Files. |
| Scan the hard drive of your PC |
Select Local Disk (C:). |
 | Your PC might have other drives that you can scan, including CD drives, and external or mounted drives. McAfee detects the drives on your PC and lists them automatically. Select them to include them in the custom scan. |
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On the Scan Options page, specify the types of threats you want to scan for.
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| Thoroughly check your PC for all threats |
Select All threats. |
| Detect unknown viruses and new variants of known viruses |
Select Viruses and Trojans. |
| Detect spyware and other potentially unwanted programs |
Select Spyware and potential threats. |
| Detect tracking cookies, which monitor your web browsing habits |
Select Tracking cookies. |
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On the Scan Options page, specify the types of files you want to scan.
 | Although program and document files contain the majority of viruses, we recommend scanning all file types on your PC to ensure full protection. |
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| Scan all file types on your PC |
Select All file types. |
| Scan only the program and document files on your PC |
Select Programs and documents only. |
| Ignore ZIP files and other compressed file types during the scan |
Select Exclude ZIP and other compressed files. |
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To keep the scan from taking up all your computing power, run the scan at a reduced speed by selecting Scan using minimal resources.
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Click Scan to apply your settings and run a custom scan.
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