Integrate PC Tools AntiVirus with ALZip

Integrate the protection and security of your anti-virus program with ALZip to make archiving, compressing, extracting, even safer than ever. There are many anti-virus programs on the market, and each of them need to be configured specifically for the program that you are using. This does not make it easier for the average computer user, but hopefully this guide will point you in the right direction.

The directions below are for integrating PC Tools AntiVirus, which is a freeware program developed by PC Tools. The outline is meant to be a guide. Additional steps may be necessary depending on your computer configuration.

There is only one method of integrating PC Tools AntiVirus with ALZip.

Graphical User Interface (GUI) Method

To configure ALZip for the GUI method, follow these steps:

In the main menubar in ALZip, go to Tools > Preferences, or press the F4 key.
Click on the Programs tab.
Click on the folder icon in the Virus Scanner section.
Browse to the folder where PC Tools AntiVirus is installed on your computer then select PCTAV.exe
Click the Open button
Your preferences window will look like the figure below.
In the Parameters field, type /S
Click the OK button.

Now ALZip is configured for the GUI method. To scan any archive or compressed file for viruses using PC Tools AntiVirus, follow these steps:

In the main menubar in ALZip, go to Actions > Scan Archive for Viruses
The tool will automatically scan the contents of your compressed file for any viruses. Please be sure to have up-to-date virus definitions to catch the latest threats. If no threats detected, then nothing will happen.
If a threat is detected, then the OnGuard protection utility (a real-time scanner) will notify you with a little pop-up screen on the lower right corner of your screen, and will look like the figure below. If the pop-up alert minimizes before you had a chance to read the alert, you can click on the link to view the reports list from the main console window.