Adjusting Scans To Improve Computer Performance - Symantec 20032623 - Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Implementation Manual

Adjusting scans to improve computer performance

Click Run Command on Group > Scan.
Click Run Command on Computers > Scan.
4 For Windows clients, select Active Scan, Full Scan, or Custom Scan, and then
click OK.
By default, virus and spyware scans to minimize the effect on your client
computers' resources. You can change some scan settings to optimize the
performance even more. Many of the tasks that are suggested here are useful in
the environments that run Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition
in guest operating systems on virtual machines (VMs).
The settings that are available are different for Windows computers and Mac
computers.
See Managing scans on client computers"
Adjusting scans to improve performance on Windows computers
Table 11-11
Task
Modify tuning and compressed files
options for scheduled and on-demand
scans
Managing Virus and Spyware Protection
Adjusting scans to improve computer performance
on page 136.
Description
You can adjust the following options for scheduled
and on-demand scans:
Change tuning options
You can change the scan tuning to Best
Application Performance. When you
configure a scan with this setting, scans can
start but they only run when the client
computer is idle. If you configure an Active
Scan to run when new definitions arrive, the
scan might not run for up to 15 minutes if the
user is using the computer.
Change the number of levels to scan
compressed files
The default level is 3. You might want to
change the level to 1 or 2 to reduce scan time.
See Customizing administrator-defined scans
for clients that run on Windows computers"
on page 185.
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