How to use Surfshark Antivirus on Windows

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How to use Surfshark Antivirus on Windows

 

Surfshark's Antivirus is a feature on Surfshark app that increases your internet privacy. It will keep your devices safe from various viruses, malware, and other threats. It is easy to use and stays kind to your system's resources while protecting you and your device at all times.

See steps below on how to use the Surfshark Antivirus on Windows:


1. Open the Surfshark application and select the Antivirus tab.
 

2. Press on Install Antivirus.
 

3. Once the installation is complete, you can start your first scan. To do so, press Continue.
 

4. Once the initial scan is complete, you will see the number of files scanned and the overall duration of the scan. You will also know whether any threats have been found on your device.
 

5. After the initial scan, you'll find yourself in the main dashboard of the Antivirus features.



Main dashboard
The main dashboard of Surfshark Antivirus is below. Here, you will find the following:
 

 

• 1. Real-time protection - checks and protects vulnerable areas of the user's device at all times. 
  
  
  
• 2. Webcam protection – if your Windows device has a webcam, the feature will prevent unauthorized access to it. Read more on how to use the webcam protection feature on Windows.
  
  
  
• 3. Scheduled scans – schedule an automatic Full or Quick scan for certain days at a specific time.
  
  
  
• 4. Quick scan – scans the most vulnerable places of the user's device (such as temp folder, downloads, etc.)
  
  
  
• 5. Full scan - scans the whole system and all files on all your drives.
  
  
  
• 6. Virus database and Cloud protect
  
   
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Virus database
  Shows data on the virus database that is automatically downloaded every 3 hours everytime a scan starts. 
  
  Cloud protect
  An "always-on" feature that analyzes suspicious files using the Surfshark cloud, where Surfshark Antivirus opens/checks all files with zero-risk to the user's device. By using the Surfshark cloud, Surfshark Antivirus doesn't slow the user's device and has quick access to global antivirus database. 
  
  
• 7. Exclude list – choose what (i) files, (ii) folders, and (iii) websites are to be excluded in the antivirus scan. Note that the files, folders, and websites listed here are excluded from Real-time, Scheduled and Manual scans. 
  
   
  
  
  
  
  
  
• 8. External storage scans – this feature allows Surfshark Antivirus to scan any external devices (such as USBs) that you plug into your Windows device.
  
   
  
  
  
  
• 9. Quarantine auto-delete – with this option enabled, quarantined files (in other words, harmful files) will be automatically deleted in 60 days.
  

NOTES: 
1. If any threats have been found on your device, we highly recommend removing the files containing threats immediately to secure your device. You can do that directly through the Surfshark app.

2. To use the Surfshark Antivirus, you must purchase the Surfshark One or Surfshark One+ package. You can do so on our pricing page.


 

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