Product guide

Task
For option definitions, click Help in the interface.
1 Open the On-Demand Scan Properties page for an existing or new task:
• Select and right-click an existing on-demand scan task, right-click, and select Properties.
• Create a new task, select Task | New On-Demand Scan Task, right-click the new
task, select Properties.
2 Configure each of the tabs in the On-Demand Scan Properties dialog box. Refer to the
section, Configuring on-demand scan tasks tabs for details.
Configuring on-demand scan tasks tabs
VirusScan Enterprise includes a default on-demand scan task. You can use the default task and
create new tasks.
Configure the options on each tab. For option definitions, click ? or Help on each tab.
Tab definitions
DefinitionsTab
Scan Locations • Specify which locations and items to scan.
• Include running processes.
• Include subfolders when scanning.
• Include boot sectors when scanning.
• Include registry keys and values when scanning.
• Include cookie files when scanning.
CAUTION: Failure to scan Memory for rootkits and Running processes leaves your
system unprotected from numerous malware attacks.
NOTE: When the On-Demand Scan Progress dialog appears, the locations to scan
appear as a comma-separated string following Scanning in. As the scan processes are
completed, they are removed from the string.
Scan Items • Configure which files and file types to scan.
• Enable on-demand scanning for unwanted programs.
• Scan inside archives and decode MIME encoded files.
• Scan files that have been migrated to storage.
• Scan for potential threats that resemble unwanted programs, Trojan horses, and
macro viruses.
Configure which disks, files, and folders to exclude from scanning by Name or Location,
by File Type, or by File Age.
Exclusions
Performance • Configure when to defer scans and for how long.
• Specify the system utilization percentage.
• Configure the sensitivity level for Artemis.
For threat detections:Actions
• Primary action to take when a threat is detected.
• Secondary action to take on a threat detection if the first action fails.
For unwanted program detections:
• Primary action to take when an unwanted program is detected.
Part II - Detection: Finding Threats
Scanning items on-demand
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