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Schedule Scan

It lets you add a task for scheduling a scan.
Adding a task: It lets you schedule and define options for Analysis extent and the files or folders to be scanned.

Automatic Virus Scan

Schedule

Using this tab you can define the task name and schedule it as desired. You can schedule once, Weekly basis, every hour, monthly or daily. It also lets you schedule virus scan at desired date and time.

Analysis Extent

Using this tab you can define the scan options for Linux and Mac computers connected to the network.

• Include sub Directories – This option lets you include sub directories while conducting an automatic scan.
• Heuristic Scan – Heuristic scanning is almost identical to signature scanning, which instead of looking for specific signatures looks for certain instructions or commands within a program/application. This results in the detection of potentially malicious function in program/application.
• Cross File System that facilitates scanning of files over cross-file systems.
• Symbolic Link Scanning scans the files following the symbolic links.
• Mails - It indicates scanning the mail files. By default, it is selected. Select this check box if you want eScan real-time protection to scan mails.
• Archives - It indicates the archived files, such as zip, rar, and so on. Select this check box if you want eScan real-time protection to scan archived files.
• Packed - It indicates the compressed executable. Select this check box if you want eScan real-time protection to scan packed files.
• Memory Scan -  This option ensures eScan scans the system's memory for any infection from malwares.

Virus Scan

Actions in case of Infection [Drop-down]
It displays a list of actions eScan should take, in case of virus detection. By default, Disinfect if not possible, quarantine file) option is selected. Following are the types of actions:

• Log Only: It indicates or alerts the user about the infection detected.
• Disinfect (if not possible, log): It tries to disinfect and if disinfection is not possible it logs the information of only the infected object.
• Disinfect (if not possible, delete file): It tries to disinfect and if disinfection is not possible it deletes the infected object.
• Disinfect (if not possible, quarantine file): It tries to disinfect and if disinfection is not possible it quarantines the infected object.
• Delete: Infected objects are deleted with this option.
• Quarantine: Infected objects are quarantined with this option.

Exclude file types(Mask) - Select this check box if you want eScan real-time protection to exclude specific files, and then add the directories and files that you want to exclude by clicking Add. eScan lets you Remove any or all Added Files whenever required.

Exclude Folders and files - Select this check box if you want eScan real-time protection to exclude Folders and files from scanning. eScan lets you add; Remove any or all Added Files or Folders whenever required.