To access:
System Mechanic Pro and System Mechanic Ultimate Defense users can access the real-time AV protection System Shield by clicking the System Shield shield icon at the top of the homescreen.
What it does:
System Shield protects your computer from many different types of malware. It is automatically updated with new virus definitions to prevent the latest types of threats. System Shield can also scan your system for existing malware threats.
Why use it:
Viruses and other malicious programs can sometimes get past the antivirus protections provided with your operating system. System Shield uses advanced dual-engine AV protection to catch more types of threats.
Click on the type of scan you wish System Shield to perform, and follow the onscreen instructions.
The options available from within the Protect > System Shield menu are:
Scan the entire system for malware
Scan a specific folder for malware
Scan a specific file for malware
Configure System Shield settings
Clicking on this option opens the System Shield section of the System Mechanic Settings menu. Refer to the Settings section of this Help file to learn more about configuring System Shield’s settings.
Manage System Shield quarantine
Restore or permanently delete items from the quarantine by selecting a quarantined item to highlight it, and then clicking the down arrow to the right of the Select an action button to display a list of options.
Items in quarantine should be reviewed and purged frequently.
View System Shield history
This option displays a list of scans, thwarted threats and updates to System Shield for your review. Click the down arrow to the right of the blue button to change how far back you wish to view the history.
Enhanced Antivirus Protection
The real-time antivirus protection System Shield® has been updated with a new AV engine to intelligently discover and block the latest threats.
AI-based threat detection
Like Malware Killer, System Shield now uses machine learning to spot potential new threats. The new artificial intelligence trains itself with ever-improving models to identify suspicious behavior without depending on existing malware samples as a reference.
Macro variant detection
This new feature looks for new versions of known Macro viruses, which are particularly stealthy viruses written using macros typically found in word processing applications.
Packed executables detection
Viruses that are “packed” have been compressed, and will decompress at run time. This malicious tactic turns known threats into something much harder for scanners to detect. The new System Shield identifies suspicious packed files, even if they are not yet recognized as malware.
Improved virus definitions
The new streamlined infection signature process delivers a smaller footprint, with more efficiency and laser-focused precision.