Specifications

Trend Micro™ OfficeScan™ 10 Administrator’s Guide
5-8
Scan Methods
OfficeScan clients can use either conventional scan or smart scan when scanning for
security risks.
Conventional Scan
Conventional scan is the scan method used in all earlier OfficeScan versions. A
conventional scan client stores all OfficeScan components on the client computer and
scans all files locally.
Smart Scan
Smart scan is a next-generation, in-the-cloud based endpoint protection solution. At the
core of this solution is an advanced scanning architecture that leverages threat signatures
that are stored in-the-cloud.
Scan Methods Compared
The following table provides a comparison between these two scan methods:
TABLE 5-27. Comparison between conventional scan and smart scan
BASIS OF
COMPARISON
CONVENTIONAL
SCAN
SMART SCAN
Availability Available in this
and all earlier
OfficeScan
versions
Available starting in this OfficeScan
version