In the “Settings”, as well as scanning the boot-sector, you can also specify other areas to be scanned automatically when the system restarts. This is useful if you suspect that a virus may have been installed on your computer, as it will enable the virus to be detected before it is activated and before it can do any damage to your computer. when it “boots”, before the operating system is active. It is possible to schedule a scan to be carried out automatically when the system restarts i.e.