Scanner - AVIRA ANTIVIR SERVER FOR WINDOWS User Manual

6 Scanner

6.1 Scanner
With the Scanner component, you can carry out targeted scans (on-demand scans) for
viruses and unwanted programs. The following options are available for scanning for
infected files:
– Scan in Scheduler (remote and local)
The scheduler gives you the option to schedule the times at which scan jobs are to
be executed on the protected server.
– Suche über Profile (remote und lokal)
Profiles enable you to initiate defined and configured scan profiles on the
protected server.
– Shell Extension: Scan from the context menu in Windows Explorer (local
only)
You have the option to use the Scan selected files with AntiVirentry in the
context menu of a directory to scan that directory for viruses and unwanted
programs. The Shell Extension function is an additional component that is only
available if it was selected during the custom installation.
– Scanning of own documents using the context menu of the tray icon
(local only)
You can initiate a scan for viruses and unwanted programs in the Windows 'My files'
user directory of the protected server by choosing the My Documents entry in the
tray icon context menu .
Special processes are required when scanning for rootkits, boot sector viruses, and when
scanning active processes. The following options are available:
– Scan for rootkits isomg the scan profile Scan for active malware
– Scan active processes via the scan profile Active processes
– Scan for boot sector viruses in all scan profiles by activating the corresponding
options under Settings::Scanner::Scan: Additional settings
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