Configuring Notifications For Viruses And Security Risks - Symantec 10551441 - AntiVirus Corporate Edition Client Manual

Configuring notifications for viruses and security risks

By default, you are notified when a Symantec AntiVirus scan find a virus or
security risk. By default, you are also notified when Symantec AntiVirus needs
to terminate services or stop processes to remove or repair the effects of virus or
security risk.
You can configure the following notifications for scans:
Detection Options
Remediation Options
You can construct the detection message that you want to appear on your
computer by typing directly in the message field to add your own text, and you
can right-click in the message field to select variables.
Table 3-2 describes the variable fields that are available for notifications
messages.
Table 3-2 Notifications message variable fields
Field
VirusName
ActionTaken
Status
Filename
PathAndFilename
Protecting your computer from viruses and security risks
Construct the message that you want to appear when Symantec
AntiVirus finds a virus or a security risk on your computer.
If you are configuring File System Auto-Protect, you can select
an additional option to display a dialog box that contains the
results when Auto-Protect finds viruses and security risks on
your computer.
Configure whether or not you want to be notified when
Symantec AntiVirus finds a virus or a security risk, and needs
to terminate a process or stop a service to finish removing or
repairing a risk.
Description
The name of the virus or security risk that was found.
The action that was taken in response to detecting the
virus or security risk. This can be either the first action or
second action that was configured.
The state of the file: Infected, Not Infected, or Deleted.
This message variable is not used by default. To display
this information, manually add this variable to the
message.
The name of the file that the virus or security risk
infected.
The complete path and name of the file that the virus or
security risk infected.
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Configuring scanning