Running a sweep

During a sweep, the Webroot software performs a three-step process:

1.	Search. Scans your computer for known threats, looking for any items that match definitions and that meet the criteria specified in the Options tab’s Sweep settings.

2.	Quarantine. Lists all items that matched security definitions and lets you determine whether to send the items to Quarantine or keep them in their current locations. Items in Quarantine are rendered inoperable and cannot harm your computer.

3.	Summarize. Describes actions taken for each found item.

To run an immediate sweep, see the following topics:

•	Starting an on-demand sweep

•	Monitoring the sweep process

•	Reviewing and quarantining items

•	Viewing the sweep summary

If you want to set an automatic sweep schedule, see Scheduling sweeps.