Configure Real-time Scan Settings

Real-time Scan runs continuously in the background. It provides maximum protection by scanning opened or saved files and displays a notification message when it detects a security risk.

To configure Real-time Scan settings:

  1. Select the files to scan.

  1. Learn more about IntelliScan.

  2. If you choose to scan files based on extensions, you can click Edit to add or delete extensions. You do not need to add a period (.) when specifying file extensions.

  1. To exclude certain files from the scan, select Enable scan exclusion and click Edit to specify the directories, files, or file extensions to exclude. If you install the OfficeScan client on a ScanMail for Exchange server, exclude all ScanMail for Exchange folders.

  1. Select additional settings under Scan settings:

  1. Select the files to scan based on user activity. Click here for some sample activities.

    Activity

    If the option selected is...

    Scan files being created/modified

    Scan files being retrieved

    Scan files being created/modified and retrieved

    Open a read-only file

    Real-time Scan does not scan the file.

    Real-time Scan scans the file.

    Real-time Scan scans the file.

    Copy or move a file from a directory excluded from scanning

    Real-time Scan scans the file in the destination directory (if OfficeScan does not exclude this directory from scanning).

    Real-time Scan does not scan the file in the destination directory

    Real-time Scan scans the file in the destination directory (if OfficeScan does not exclude this directory from scanning).

     

  1. Configure virus/malware scan settings and spyware/grayware scan settings.

  1. Virus/Malware scan options are shown by default.

  2. Select the virus/malware scan action. You can use ActiveAction or a custom action. You can also choose to display a notification message as soon as OfficeScan detects virus/malware.

  3. Select whether to enable IntelliTrap.

  1. To configure spyware/grayware scan action, select Spyware/Grayware Scan from the drop-down list and choose from the available scan actions. You can also choose to display a notification message when OfficeScan detects spyware/grayware.

  1. Click OK.

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