Procedure

  1. Go to AgentsAgent Management.
  2. In the agent tree, click the root domain icon (icon-root.jpg) to include all agents or select specific domains or agents.
  3. Click SettingsScan SettingsManual Scan Settings.
  4. On the Target tab, configure the following:
  5. Click the Action tab and then configure the following:

    Scan Actions

    Action
    Reference
    Virus/Malware action
    Primary action (select one):
    Note
    Note
    For details about the different actions, see Virus/Malware Scan Actions.
    Additional virus/malware actions:
    Spyware/Grayware action
    Primary action:
    Advanced Malware Detection
    The advanced malware detection feature uses machine learning to detect malware and spyware threats in portable executable files and applies the selected action.
    • Use ActiveAction: Select to use a set of pre-configured scan actions on detected portable executable files. This is the recommended option.
    • Use the same action for all portable executable files with threats: Select to apply one of the following actions on detected portable executable files.
      • Quarantine: The system automatically quarantines the detected portable executable files.
      • Pass: The system generates a detection log but does not apply any action on detected portable executable files.
    Note
    Note
    If a detected portable executable file is in the Scan Exclusion list, the system does not apply any action on the file.
  6. On the Scan Exclusion tab, configure the directories, files, and extensions to exclude from scanning.
    For details, see Scan Exclusions.
  7. If you selected domain(s) or agent(s) in the agent tree, click Save. If you clicked the root domain icon, choose from the following options:
    • Apply to All Agents: Applies settings to all existing agents and to any new agent 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 agents added to future domains. This option will not apply settings to new agents added to an existing domain.