Configuring on-demand scan tasks tabs

VirusScan Enterprise includes a default on-demand scan task. You can use the default task and/or create new tasks.

Configure the options on each tab. For option descriptions, click ? or Help on each tab.

Tab descriptions

Tab Description
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.
Exclusions Configure which disks, files, and folders to exclude from scanning.
Performance
  • Configure when to defer scans and for how long.
  • Specify the system utilization percentage.
  • Configure the sensitivity level for Artemis.
Actions
For threat detections:
  • 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.
  • Secondary action to take on an unwanted program detection if the first action fails.

For allowed actions in the prompt dialog box, select the action.

Reports
  • Enable activity logging.
  • Specify the log file name and location.
  • Specify the log file size limit.
  • Select the log file format.
  • Specify what to log besides scanning activity.
  • Specify which of the following to log in addition to scanning activity:
    • Enable session settings
    • Enable session summary
    • Enable failure to scan encrypted files
  • Enable alerts when cookies are detected.
Task Specify where the on-demand scan task runs.
Note: This tab is only available via ePolicy Orchestrator.