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Scheduled Scan

Scheduled Scan runs automatically on the appointed date and time. Use Scheduled Scan to automate routine scans on the client and improve scan management efficiency.

Configure and apply Scheduled Scan settings to one or several clients and domains, or to all clients that the server manages.

To configure Scheduled Scan settings:

• Networked Computers > Client Management

1. In the client tree, click the root domain icon to include all clients or select specific domains or clients.

2. Click Settings > Scan Settings > Scheduled Scan Settings.

3. On the Target tab, select the following options:

• Enable virus/malware scan

• Enable spyware/grayware scan

• If you disable virus/malware scanning, spyware/grayware scanning also becomes disabled.

4. Configure the following:

   Scheduled Scan Criteria

   Criteria	Reference
   Schedule	Schedule
   Files to scan	Files to Scan
   Scan settings	Scan Settings
   CPU usage	CPU Usage
   Scan exclusions	Scan Exclusions

5. Click the Action tab and then configure the following:

   Scheduled Scan Actions

   Action	Reference
   Virus/Malware action	Primary action (select one): Use ActiveAction Use the Same Action for all Virus/Malware Types Use a Specific Action for Each Virus/Malware Type For details about the different actions, see Virus/Malware Scan Actions. Additional virus/malware actions: Quarantine Directory Back Up Files Before Cleaning Damage Cleanup Services Display a Notification Message When Virus/Malware is Detected Display a Notification Message When Probable Virus/Malware is Detected
   Spyware/Grayware action	Primary action: Spyware/Grayware Scan Actions Additional spyware/grayware action: Display a Notification Message When Spyware/Grayware is Detected

6. If you selected domain(s) or client(s) in the client tree, click Save. If you clicked the root domain icon, choose from the following options:

• Apply to All Clients: Applies settings to all existing clients and to any new client added to an existing/future domain. Future domains are domains not yet created at the time you configured the settings.

• Apply to Future Domains Only: Applies settings only to clients added to future domains. This option will not apply settings to new clients added to an existing domain.

See also:

• Real-time Scan

• Manual Scan

• Scan Now