Manual and scheduled scanning applies only to Notes databases. Although ScanMail does
not scan other types of files on the hard drive, all file types contained within a
Notes database can be checked for viruses, including OLE attachments and script bombs.
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NoteScanMail invokes the real-time mail scan task and applies its settings when manually
scanning mailbox databases. If the real-time mail scan task is not running when a
manual scan is invoked, a message appears on the Domino console and log file.
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If you select the Incremental Scan option for scheduled and manual scanning operations,
ScanMail scans only documents that are new or have been modified since the last manual
or scheduled scan. By limiting the scan to these documents, you can save server resources
and time.
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WARNINGThe scheduled or manual scan may not be able to detect malware if the virus pattern
file used at the time of scanning is out-of-date. By enabling incremental scan in
a scheduled database rule or manual scan, infected documents will never be rescanned
and the malware will not be detected. Trend Micro recommends using the latest antivirus
components to run a full manual scan at least once a week (preferably during non-peak
hours).
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See Understanding Threats in a Domino Environment for more information.