Procedure

1. In the Files to Scan section, select from the following:
   • All scannable files: Includes all scannable files. Unscannable files are password protected files, encrypted files, or files that exceed the user-defined scanning restrictions.

     Note This option provides the maximum security possible. However, scanning every file requires a lot of time and resources and might be redundant in some situations. Therefore, you might want to limit the amount of files the agent includes in the scan.

   • File types scanned by IntelliScan: Scans files based on true-file type.
   • Files with the following extensions (use commas to separate entries): Manually specify the files to scan based on their extensions. Separate multiple entries with commas.

     Note When configuring a parent policy, specify how other users can configure child policies. Inherit from parent: Child policies must use the settings configured in the parent policy Extend from parent: Child policies can append additional settings to the settings inherited from the parent policy

2. In the Scan Settings section, configure the required settings.

   Setting	Description
   Scan hidden folders	Allows the Security Agent to detect and then scan hidden folders on the endpoint
   Scan network drive	Scans directories physically located on other endpoints, but mapped to the local endpoint
   Scan compressed files	Scans the specified number of compression layers within an archived file Note Scanning through more layers may detect malware intentionally buried within a compressed archive, however, the scan may affect system performance. Select this option and configure the following settings: Maximum layers: Scans the specified number of compression layers within an archived file Note Scanning through more layers may detect malware intentionally buried within a compressed archive, however, the scan may affect system performance. Do not scan files if the compressed file size exceeds XX MB: Enables the Security Agent to check the sizes of individual files within a compressed archive and skips scanning files if the individual file size exceeds the configured threshold In a compressed file, scan only the first XX files: Prevents the Security Agent from scanning all files in archives that contain more files than the configured threshold
   Scan OLE objects	Scans the specified number of Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) layers in a file Detect exploit code in OLE files: OLE Exploit Detection heuristically identifies malware by checking Microsoft Office files for exploit code. Note The specified number of layers is applicable to both the Scan OLE objects and Detect exploit code in OLE files options.
   Scan boot area	Scans the boot sector of the hard disk on the endpoint for virus/malware

3. In the CPU Usage section, select from the following:
   • High: No pausing between scans
   • Medium: Pause between file scans if CPU consumption is higher than 50%, and do not pause if 50% or lower
   • Low: Pause between file scans if CPU consumption is higher than 20%, and do not pause if 20% or lower