Engine Specific Configuration
Configuration specific to each built-in engine should be done via the configuration file: omsConfig.ini. This file is located in the directory where Metadefender Core is installed. The following table shows which configurations are available for each engine.
Important: The Metadefender Core service must be restarted to apply any changes.
Heuristic scan / extract archive
Some engines allow you to scan files using heuristics, which can detect viruses that are not yet in the engine’s virus definition database. Enabling heuristic scanning for engines increases detection of potential new viruses, but also increases the false positive rate.
Note: Enabling heuristic scanning can also increase the engine's scan time.
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Engine [CATEGORY] |
Configuration [ATTRIBUTE] |
Value |
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Ahnlab [ahnlab] |
Heuristic scan [heuristic_scan] |
1: Enable
0: Disable
No entry: default level |
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Archive library [extract_archive] |
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AVG [avg] |
Heuristic scan [heuristic_scan] |
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Archive library [extract_archive] |
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Avira [avira] |
Heuristic scan [heuristic_scan] |
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Archive library [extract_archive] |
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Bitdefender [bitdefender] |
Archive library [extract_archive] |
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Clam AV [clamav] |
Heuristic scan [heuristic_scan] |
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Archive library [extract_archive] |
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Emsisoft [emsisoft] |
Heuristic scan [heuristic_scan] |
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Archive library [extract_archive] |
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ESET [eset] |
Heuristic scan [heuristic_scan] |
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Archive library [extract_archive] |
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F-Prot [f-prot] |
Heuristic scan [heuristic_scan] |
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Archive library [extract_archive] |
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Ikarus [ikarus] |
Archive library [extract_archive] |
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K7 [k7] |
Heuristic scan [heuristic_scan] |
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Archive library [extract_archive] |
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Kaspersky [kaspersky] |
Heuristic scan [heuristic_scan] |
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Archive library [extract_archive] |
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McAfee [mcafee] |
Heuristic scan [heuristic_scan] |
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Archive library [extract_archive] |
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NANOAV [nanoav] |
Heuristic scan [heuristic_scan] |
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Archive library [extract_archive] |
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nProtect [nprotect] |
Heuristic scan [heuristic_scan] |
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Quick Heal [quickheal] |
Heuristic scan [heuristic_scan] |
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Archive library [extract_archive] |
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Sophos [sophos] |
Heuristic scan [heuristic_scan] |
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Archive library [extract_archive] |
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Vir.IT eXplorer [vir.itexplorer] |
Archive library [extract_archive] |
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Total Defense [totaldefense] |
Heuristic scan [heuristic_scan] |
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Archive library [extract_archive] |
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Zillya! [zillya!] |
Heuristic scan [heuristic_scan] |
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Archive library [extract_archive] |