Running a Manual Scan Parent topic

Manual Scan on OfficeScan agents eliminates threats from files and eradicates old infections, if any, to minimize reinfection.
Note
Note
If the OfficeScan administrator granted you the privilege to customize Manual Scan settings, you can change the settings before running a Manual Scan. For details, see Configuring Manual Scan

Procedure

  1. Open the main console and click Scan.
    Note
    Note
    You can also run a Manual Scan by right-clicking the OfficeScan agent icon in the Windows Task Bar and then selecting Scan Now.
  2. Select the scan targets and click Scan.
  3. Monitor the scan progress.
    • A progress bar appears on top of the screen.
    • The screen provides a running total of scanned files and detected threats, if any.
    • You can pause and then resume the scan.
    • At the bottom of the screen is the option to automatically shut down the endpoint after the scan.
  4. After completing the scan, view the scan result and take the necessary actions against any detected threat.
  5. Click Close.