All Scans Should be configurable

Rock.87

What exactly does Bitdefender's contextual scan include? Any Body ?
I couldn't find specific details in the software or on the website. All the scans should be configurable, so the user should be able to choose the required options for scanning.

Alexandru_BD

Hi,

I've noticed this was left unanswered and I went along and changed this post type to 'discussion' instead of 'ideation' before replying, since we can't actually call it a 'feature request', in my opinion.
Like the name suggests, the contextual scan is in fact a custom scan targeting only that chosen file, and it scans for everything and anything there. As for scanning configuration, there's a plethora of scanning options for which you can set your preferences in the Antivirus settings, as I'm sure you probably noticed. 🙂

Furthermore, you can also create scan tasks and schedule them. This is the level of granularity of scanning options suitable for both non-tech savvy users, and for those who are more experienced and want to fiddle more with all the options included.

Regards

Rock.87

@Alexandru_BD you said ''

the contextual scan is in fact a custom scan targeting only that chosen file, and it scans for everything and anything there '' but there is no option to configure the contextual scans in the software or in the provided options above , how can we know that the contextual scan does not leave anything without scanning ? specially when the most special scan in the most dangerous environment '' rescue scan '' does not scan for the '' root kits '' & some more options ?
If rescue scan is missing on scanning options and system scan missing on '' key logers '' scan option

how can we know which type of scans are involved in contextual scan ?
plz forward to the devs that all of the scans should display all types of the scanning options in each of bitdefender scan for the statisfaction & knowledge of the user & all scans should be configurable , only then the user ll be able to perform his specific required scan which ll be quite satisfactory.

Alexandru_BD

So, as we know by now, the contextual scan is basically an on-demand scan of specific files, folders, or locations on a device, typically initiated by the user. This type of scan is useful when you suspect a particular file or directory might be compromised, or when you don’t need a full system scan. When I said that it scans everything for that particular file or directory, I meant literally everything, that includes malware and viruses, ransomware, malicious software based on signature databases and heuristics, spyware, unusual patterns that might indicate the presence of a new or unknown threat, potentially unwanted programs, rootkits, file integrity (unexpected changes to files or unauthorized modifications), etc. and it gives the user the freedom to choose what to scan and when.

Can you provide an example of an antivirus that displays all this information for contextual scanning? I'm not sure if this would bring any actual benefit to the user, and may clutter the UI instead..

I mean, what's the point of not wanting to scan for everything when running a contextual scan? You can't just rely on a hunch and say "I'm not going to scan this file for spyware because it doesn't look like it could hide something like that". That's why this type of scan will look for everything there is to find and it was not made configurable, in my opinion..

@camarie any thoughts on this one, or anything you wish to add here?

Thanks!

camarie

Although I am not involved in the scan and I frankly don't know what options are used, I suppose an improvement could be something like this:

1. add a secondary option, such as "Custom scan…", which should appear when the Shift key is pressed (this is the usual key for contextual menu to press in order to display advanced/custom options)
2. if Shift is pressed, then this "Custom scan…" option will display a window where the user can define various targets (paths, files, disks etc.) and check/uncheck various options (general or associated with the selected items, for example an option to scan for keyloggers does not depend on what targets are selected etc.)
3. finally, when the user defines a set of targets and options to scan and presses the Scan button, the operation will perform the desired selected scan operations
4. optionally, maybe this scan can be saved in order to be able to be invoked later, either from the main interface or perhaps made available in the contextual menu as a submenu (there are multiple variants that can be done).

I am now just thinking out loud here, without speaking with anyone else first from the team. I'm not sure if this would be a good improvement or not - just what I am thinking myself.

Alexandru_BD

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this, much appreciated! 👍️

Rock.87

https://community.bitdefender.com/en/discussion/comment/346486#Comment_346486

In the Scenario where rescue scan & system scan are missing on scanning threat types how can a user know that contextual scan is scanning for all missing categories which the above scans are lacking on ? because every user is not going to read your answer mate , am i right ?
Bitdefender should highlight the details about each and every scan right in the scanning menu , when someone hover on system scan a pop up window ( not time restricted , to let the user read carefully & completely ) which should display all of the details about the scan , e.g. contextual scan , ( details : it ll scan for every kind of threats in all of the files ) system scan : '' it ll scan for all threats in all files.
it should be barely clear that already scanned files ll be excluded in those scans ( as many av products contain this pattern ) or each and every file ll be scanned regardless of previously scanned or not.
All of the scans should be completely configurable cuz many users suspect some specific type of threats e.g. rootkits etc , so why should they scan the whole system for all kind of threats which ll lead to heavier system load & ll consume more time ?
i am not here to waste anybody's time , i found Bitdefender better among world class security solutions , tried kaspersky ,avast, avira & many more but found bitdefender best in many aspects. i just want to fix it's weaknesses , You may not find my further posts once i find it as firm as it should be.