Modifying Properties of an On-Demand Scan Policy

This section describes how to adjust an on-demand scan policy in a timely manner so that the antivirus service can scan for viruses more accurately.

Prerequisites

An on-demand scan policy has been added.

Procedure

  1. Choose Settings > Data Security > Antivirus Service > On-Demand Scan Policies.
  2. Select a desired account from the Account drop-down list in the upper left corner.
  3. Click More on the right of a desired scan policy and select Modify.

    The Modify On-Demand Scan Policy page is displayed on the right.

  4. Modify the scan policy.

    Table 1 describes related parameters.

    Table 1 Scan policy parameters

    Parameter

    Description

    File Type Not Scanned

    Type of files that do not require virus scanning. In the File Type Not Scanned text box, enter file name extensions and separate them with commas (,), semicolons (;), or by pressing Enter.

    You can enter maximum of 200 file types. A single file type contains 1 to 8 characters, including only letters, digits, asterisks (*), question marks (?), and underscores (_).

    File Path Not Scanned

    Path of files that do not require virus scanning. In the File Path Not Scanned text box, enter file paths and separate them with colons (:) or by pressing Enter.

    You can enter maximum of 100 file paths. Each file path contains 1 to 1791 characters, must start with a slash (/), and cannot contain special characters: \":|<>*?.

    Largest Scannable File

    Select Limit and set a file size. Files whose size is smaller than or equal to the value will be scanned for viruses.

    NOTE:

    If you do not select Limit, the size of files to be scanned for viruses is not limited.

    Schedule Type

    Schedule type of the scan policy. The options are as follows:

    • Weekly

      Scan for viruses at a fixed time every week. You need to set Week, Start Time, and Duration.

    • Periodic

      Scan for viruses periodically. You need to set Execution Period, Start Time, and Duration.

    • Manual

      Do not set automatic scanning. Start virus scanning manually.

  5. Click OK.