Enabling Expanded Threat Categories - Symantec 10551441 - AntiVirus Corporate Edition Administrator's Manual

Enabling expanded threat categories

You can scan client or server objects for the following threat categories during
manual scan and scheduled scans:
Spyware
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Adware
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Dialers
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Joke programs
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Remote access programs
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Hack tools
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Trackware
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See "About threats" on page 89.
Enable expanded threat scanning and exclude threat categories if
necessary
By default, Symantec AntiVirus does not scan for threats other than viruses and
blended threats. You must enable expanded threat scanning.
You can also exclude an expanded threat category for which you don't want
Symantec AntiVirus to scan.
To enable expanded threat scanning
1 In the Symantec System Center console, do one of the following:
Right-click a server or client computer.
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Select one or more servers that are in the same server group, and then
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right-click the servers.
Select one or more clients that are managed by the same server, and
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then right-click the clients.
2 Click All Tasks > Symantec AntiVirus > Start Manual Scan.
3 In the Select Items dialog box, click Options.
4 In the Scan Options dialog box, click Scan for expanded threats.
5 Click Save Settings if you want Symantec AntiVirus to remember these
options for future manual scans on this computer.
Symantec AntiVirus also remembers these settings for future scans when
you select multiple computers.
Scanning for viruses and other threats
Configuring scan options
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