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ODS / Schedule Scan
- ODS (On Demand Scanning) / schedule scan provides you with various options like – checking for viruses, and making settings for creating logs and receiving alerts. You can also create task in the scheduler for automatic virus scanning.
- There are two tabs – Options and Scheduler.
I. Options
- Options tab enables you to make the settings for checking viruses and receiving alerts. There are two tabs – Virus Check and Alerts. You can do the following activities.
- Virus check
- Alerts
- A. Virus Check
- It enables you to make the settings for checking viruses.
- Note:- Click the Default button, if you want to apply default settings, which are done during installation of eScan. It loads and resets the rules to default settings.
- To set virus check
- 1. Specify the following field details.
Field Description In the case of an infection Select an appropriate option from the drop-down list. For example, Log only, Delete infected file, and [Default] Automatic. Priority of scanner Select an appropriate option from the drop-down list. For example, High (short runtime), [Default] Normal (normal runtime), and Low (long runtime). File types Select an appropriate option from the drop-down list. For example, \[Default\] Automatic type recognition and Only program files.
- 2. Click the Save button.
- B. Alerts
- It enables you to make the settings for virus alert. You can also create a log of the infected viruses.
- Note: Click the Default button, if you want to apply default settings, which are done during installation of eScan. It loads and resets the rules to default settings.
- To set alerts
- Under Alert section, Select the [Default] Warn, if virus signature is more than x days old check box, and then type the number of days in the x days old field, if you want to receive alerts when virus signature exceeds the specified days. By default, 3 appears in the field.
- Select the Warn, if the last computer analysis was more than x days ago check box, and then type the number of days in the x days ago field, if you want to receive alerts when last computer analysis exceeds the specified days. By default, 3 appears in the field.
- Under Log Settings section, select the [Default] Prepare Log check box, if you want to prepare log of the infected files, and then click an appropriate option.
- Click the Save button.
II. Scheduler
- Scheduler tab enables you to create / delete various tasks in the scheduler for automatic virus scanning.
- Note: Click the Default button, if you want to apply default settings, which are done during installation of eScan. It loads and resets the rules to default settings.
- A.Clear All - This button will clear all the listed tasks.
B. Add Task
- Automatic Virus Scanning. You can do the following activities:
- Creating job
- Setting analysis extent
- Scheduling virus execution
- Scheduling virus scan
- A. Job
- It enables you to create the job details for virus scanning.
- 1. Click the Job tab.
- 2. Specify the following field details.
Field Description Name Type the name of task. Active [Default] Select this check box, if you want to allow the client to schedule the task. Start Type Start in foreground [Default] Click this option if you want to view scanning process running in front of you. When you select this option, the Scan only when idle check box becomes unavailable.
Start in background Click this option if you want scanning process to run in the background. By default, Do not quit if virus is detected option is selected. When you select this option, the Quit drop-down list becomes unavailable.
Quit Select an appropriate option from the drop-down list. Scan only when idle This option is available only when you select Start in background option. Select this check box if you want to scan the system only when it is idle.
Allow user to delete Select this check box if you want to allow user to edit or delete the scheduler settings.
- 3. Click the Save button.
- B. Analysis Extent
- It enables you to make the analysis extent settings for virus scanning.
- Click the Analysis Extent tab.
- Select the Scan Spware and Adware check box, if you want to scan Spyware and Adware software’s.
- Select the Scan Startup check box, if you want to scan all startup entries.
- Select the Scan memory, registry and services check box, if you want to scan memory, registry and services.
- Select the [Default] Scan local hard drives check box, if you want to scan local hard drives.
- Click the Save button.
- C. Scheduling
- It enables you to schedule the date and time of execution for virus scanning.
- 1. Click the Schedule tab.
- 2. Under Execute section, select an appropriate option. For example, [Default] Once, weekly, hourly, and so on.
- 3. Under Date and time section, click the calendar icon. The calendar appears.
- 4. Select an appropriate date from the calendar.
- Note:- Click the left < and right > sign to navigate to the previous or next month and year from the calendar respectively.
- 5. Click the Time icon. The Timer appears.
- 6. Click the A.M. tab to view the before noon time and P.M. tab to view the afternoon time, and then select an appropriate time from the list.
- 7. Click the Save button.
- D. Virus Scan
- It enables you to schedule virus scanning.
- 1. Click the Virus Scan tab.
- 2. Specify the following field details.
Field Description In the case of an infection Select an appropriate option from the drop-down list. For example, Log only, Delete infected file, and [Default] Automatic. Priority of scanner Select an appropriate option from the drop-down list. For example, Log only, Delete infected file, and Automatic. For example, High (short runtime), [Default] Normal (normal runtime), and Low (long runtime). File types Select an appropriate option from the drop-down list. For example, [Default] Automatic type recognition and Only program files.
- 3. Under Log Settings section, select the [Default] Prepare Log check box, if you want to prepare log of the infected files, and then click an appropriate option.
- 4. Click the Save button.
- Delete Task - This button enables you to delete the particular task from the list.
- Edit - This button enables you to edit the properties of the particular task from the list.
