Real-time protection

The availability of this feature depends on the service quotas that are enabled for your account.

Real-time protection constantly checks your computer system for viruses and other malicious threats for the entire time that your system is powered on unless paused by the computer user.

Default setting: Enabled.

This feature is available only if you have the Advanced Security protection pack enabled. For more information, see https://www.acronis.com/en-us/products/cloud/cyber-protect/security/

To configure Real-time protection

  1. In the Create protection plan window, expand the Antivirus & Antimalware protection module.
  2. Click Real-time protection.
  3. In the Action on detection drop-down, select one of the available options:

    4. Default setting: Quarantine

    • Notify only

    The software generates an alert about the process suspected of ransomware activity.

    • Block and notify

    The software blocks the process and generates an alert about the process suspected of malware activities.

    • Quarantine

    The software generates an alert, stops the process, and moves the executable file to the quarantine folder.

  4. In the Scan mode section, select the action that the software will perform when a virus or other malicious threat is detected:

    5. Default setting: Smart on-access

    • Smart on-access—Monitors all system activities and automatically scans files when they are accessed for reading or writing, or whenever a program is launched.
    • On-execution—Automatically scans only executable files when they are launched to ensure that they are clean and will not cause any damage to your computer or data.
  5. Click Done.