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• Valid wildcards are question mark (?) for excluding single characters and asterisk (*) for
excluding multiple characters.
• Wildcards can appear in front of a back slash (\) in a path. For example: C:\ABC\*\XYZ
matches C:\ABC\DEF\XYZ.
• An exclusion containing question mark (?) characters applies if the number of characters
matches the length of the file or folder name. For example: The exclusion W?? excludes
WWW, but does not exclude WW or WWWW.
• The syntax is extended to include a double asterisk (**), which means zero or more of any
characters including back slash . This allows multiple-depth exclusions. For example:
C:\ABC\**\XYZ matches C:\ABC\DEF\XYZ and C:\ABC\DEF\DEF\XYZ, etc.
Scheduling tasks
You have the option to schedule on-demand, AutoUpdate, and mirror tasks to run at specific
dates and times, or intervals.
Configuring the task schedule
Configure the task to run at a specified time or interval.
NOTE: You must have administrator rights to schedule the task. Administrator rights provide
the user with write access to the scheduled task’s registry key.
To schedule a task, click the Schedule button in the task’s properties dialog box.
Tab descriptions
DescriptionTab
Task • Enable scheduled task to run at specified times.
• Stop the task if it runs for the specified hours and minutes.
• Specify user account settings; user name, domain, and password.
Specify the schedule frequency and associated settings.Schedule
Configuring command-line options
You can install, configure, and run VirusScan Enterprise from the command line. Installation
options are described in the VirusScan Enterprise Installation Guide. This section describes
options for performing on-demand scanning and update tasks.
Configuring on-demand scanning command-line options
The on-demand scanner uses SCAN32.EXE to detect threats.
The SCAN32 syntax does not require any specific order on its elements, except that you cannot
separate a property and its value. This syntax consists of:
• File name — The name of the executable file: SCAN32.EXE .
• Options — The option is preceded by a forward slash (/) character and is not case-sensitive.
Supplemental Information
Scheduling tasks
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