system scan
Automated health inspection
A system scan is an automated check of a computer or network, examining files, processes, and configurations for problems.
Antivirus software performs system scans to detect malware.
Diagnostic scans identify hardware issues or performance bottlenecks.
I ran a full system scan but it didn't find anything.
The term sometimes appears in science fiction for biological or environmental analysis.
- diagnosticTest to identify problems
- antivirusMalware detection program
- malwareHarmful computer programs
- detectionAct of finding something
- sweepBrush clean with broom
analysis · checkup · virus · security · threat · registry · hard drive · software · firewall · quarantine · progress bar · vulnerabilities · cleanup · spyware · monitoring · integrity · automated · background process
- scans
- antivirusantivirus, virus, malware, spyware, virus protection
- PC maintenancedefrag, defragmentation, disk cleanup, antivirus, malware removal
- IT maintenancescheduled maintenance, software update, patching, firmware update, hardware repair
- system diagnosticsdiagnostic mode, memory test, self-test, POST, battery test
- diagnosticsrapid test, blood test, physical exam, antigen test, examination
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