Virus scan
This option is available only when Acronis True Image Home 2011 is used as part of Acronis Backup and Security package.
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You may want to scan for viruses and malware the data to be backed up. If you select the Scan data for viruses before backup check box, Acronis True Image Home 2011 will check whether the data to be backed up contains any viruses, trojans, and other malware. When any malware is found during scan, the backup will be aborted and appropriate information will be written to the logs. Scan will be done both for image backups and file-level backups. Be aware that scanning for viruses the system partition will usually require considerable time and the backup run time will lengthen accordingly.
Selecting the Scan data for viruses before backup check box will by default select the Scan mail databases before backup check box. When virus scan is enabled, the program by default scans for viruses all data on the partitions to be backed up, including your e-mail client’s databases, if any. You may want to exclude those databases from scanning. This may be desirable, for example, when you have obsolete e-mail accounts you do not use anymore. If the mail databases of those accounts contain viruses, backup will be aborted. To prevent this, clear the Scan mail databases before backup check box.
Incidentally, the Scan mail databases before backup check box is selectable only when the Scan data for viruses before backup check box is selected, i.e. you cannot scan for viruses just mail databases. Clearing the Scan data for viruses before backup check box automatically clears the Scan mail databases before backup check box.