Cycle Detection

Spyware is blocked automatically depending on your Protection level or when you chose to block it after a popup alert appears. In certain instances the detected item is blocked but, due to its malicious design, it is still able to write a new entry to the registry causing another popup alert to be displayed. This pattern will repeat until a Cycle Detection alert appears.

The Block option is disabled in order to stop the reoccurring detection. The Cycle Detection alert warns you that your system may be infected with malware and you should run a scan to remove it.

You have two options to choose from when an alert notification appears:

• Quick Scan
• Allow

Recommendation: it is recommended that you use caution when choosing to allow an item. Only allow items that you know are not going to result in system damage or performance degradation.

Warning: Active Protection can conflict with other programs that utilize similar real-time blocking strategies; results will vary. We recommend that you use only one active protection mechanism.

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