Specifications

Scan Job Configuration and Scheduling
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Scan Job Configuration and Scheduling
You can run scan jobs on demand or you can configure scan jobs to run periodically.
This section outlines the process of configuring and running manual and scheduled
scans. For detailed descriptions of all scanning options, see the CA eTrust Antivirus
online Help.
Tip
You may not want to include Snapshot shares (see “Snapshot Management and
Usage” on page 55) as part of your virus scan. Because access to an archived version
of the file system provided by a snapshot share is read-only, you cannot treat or
move any infected file; you would have to delete the entire snapshot to effect a cure.
A more useful approach is to always scan your file system for viruses before
running a snapshot. Adjust your antivirus scan schedule to synchronize with your
snapshot schedule such that any infected files are cured or removed before the
snapshot is scheduled to fire.
Defining Scan Jobs
This section provides an overview of the major choices available in configuring scan
jobs. Access these options by selecting
Local Scanner Options
from the Scanner
Menu.
Choosing an infection treatment (Scan Tab)
You can instruct the software to perform one of the following file actions when an
infected file is found:
Treatment Options for Infected Files
File Actions Description
Report Only (Default) Reports when an infection is found.
Delete File Deletes an infected file.
Rename File Renames an infected file with an AVB extension. Infected files with the
same name are given incremental extensions (e.g., FILE.0.AVB,
FILE.1.AVB, and so on). After a file is renamed with an AVB-type of
extension, it is not scanned subsequently.
Move File Moves an infected file from its current directory to the Move directory for
quarantine.
Cure File Attempts to cure an infected file automatically. Choosing this setting
enables the File Options button. Click this button to display the Cure
Action Options and specify how the Cure File option performs.
Tip
The System Cure option is not available on Snap Servers.