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Cleaning levels

No cleaning – Infected files are not cleaned automatically. The number of found threats is highlighted red in the Detections occurred column. The Cleaned column is highlighted red but displays 0.

Normal cleaning – The program attempts to automatically clean or delete infected files, except those that would cause loss of useful data, for example, an archive file containing a mix of infected and clean files. The number of detected files in the archive file count towards Detections occurred, and the Cleaned column is highlighted red.

Strict cleaning – The program cleans or deletes all infected files. The only exceptions are the system files.

Rigorous cleaning – The program cleans or deletes all infected files without exception.

Delete – The program deletes all infected files without exception.