Client Scan

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This feature allows you to create policies to initiate scanning the clients automatically at a convenient time. You can define whether the scan should run daily or weekly, select scan mode (Quick Scan, Full System Scan).

You can also enable Antimalware while scanning. This will supplement other automatic protection features to ensure that the client systems remain malware-free.

To create a scan schedule policy for Client Scan, follow these steps:

  1. Log on to the Seqrite Endpoint Security Web console.
  2. Go to Settings > Schedule Settings > Client Scan.
  3. Configure the following settings: Client Schedule Scan, Scanner Settings, Antimalware Scan Settings, and Boot Time Scan Settings.
  4. To save your settings, click Save Policy.

You can revert to the default settings whenever you prefer by clicking the Default button.

Client Schedule Scan

This feature helps you define scan schedules for the clients at a certain frequency.

To configure Client Schedule Scan, follow these steps:

  1. Log on to the Seqrite Endpoint Security Web console.
  2. Go to Settings > Schedule Settings > Client Scan.
  3. Under Client Schedule Scan section, select Enable Schedule Scan**.**
  4. In Frequency, select either the Daily or Weekly option.
  5. In Start At, set time in hours and minutes.
  6. If you want to repeat scanning of your clients, select Repeat Scan and set the frequency after what interval the scan should be repeated.
  7. To get notification when a client is offline, select Notify if client is off-line.
  8. Select minutes to run the Scheduled Scan only within specified minutes from the scheduled time. The option is selected by default.

Scanner Settings

This feature helps you define the scan mode that you prefer for scanning the clients or the items you want to scan.

To configure Scanner Settings, follow these steps:

  1. Log on to the Seqrite Endpoint Security Web console.
  2. Go to Settings > Schedule Settings > Client Scan.
  3. In Scanner Settings section, Under How to Scan, select a scan mode from the following:
    • Quick Scan (Scan Drive where operating system is installed)
    • Full System Scan (Scan all the fixed drives)
  4. The Scan Priority is Low by default. You can change the priority if required.
  5. To set optimal setting, select the Automatic option.
  6. To set advanced setting, select the Advanced option.If you select the Advanced option, further settings such as, scan items and scan types are activated.
  7. Under Select items to scan, select any of the following:
    • Scan executable files
    • Scan all files (Takes longer time)
    • Scan packed files
    • Scan mailboxes
    • Scan archives files
  8. If you select the Scan archives files option, you can set the following also:
    • Archive Scan Level: You can set up to level 16.
    • Select action to be performed when virus is found in archive file: You can select one of the actions from Delete, Quarantine, and Skip.
  9. In Select action to be performed when a virus is found, select an action from the following: Repair, Delete, and Skip.

Antimalware Scan Settings

This feature helps you enable scanning for malware.
To configure Antimalware Scan Settings, follow these steps:

  1. To enable scanning for malware, select the Perform Antimalware scan check box.
  2. In Select action to be performed when malware found, select an action from the following: Clean and Skip.

Scan packed files, Scan mailboxes, and Antimalware Scan Settings are available only in the clients with Windows operating system.

Boot Time Scan Settings

This feature helps you enable boot time scan settings.

To configure boot time Scan Settings, follow these steps:

  1. Under Boot Time Scan Settings, select Perform Boot Time Scan.
    The Select Boot Time Scan Mode option is activated.
  2. Select one of the following scan options:
    • Quick Scan
    • Full System Scan

This will schedule boot time scan on the endpoints. Boot time scan will be executed whenever the endpoint system restarts.

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