Handling A Virus Outbreak On Your Network - Symantec 10551441 - AntiVirus Corporate Edition Administrator's Manual

Handling a virus outbreak on your network

Table 5-2 lists the possible Quarantine purge settings.
Table 5-2 Quarantine purge settings
Value
QuarantinePurgeEnabled
QuarantinePurgeAgeLimit
QuarantinePurgeFrequency
BackupItemPurgeEnabled
BackupItemPurgeAgeLimit
BackupItemPurgeFrequency
RepairedItemPurgeEnabled
RepairedItemPurgeFrequency
Symantec AntiVirus provides the following tools for handling a virus outbreak
on your network:
Alerts: Sends AMS
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Virus sweep: Forces a virus scan at the system hierarchy, server group, or
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individual server level
Event Logs and Histories: Track viruses and Central Quarantine submissions
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at the server group, individual server, or client level
Central Quarantine Console: Tracks submissions to Symantec Security
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Response
Emergency Disk: Cleans boot sector viruses
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Handling a virus outbreak on your network
Settings Description
0/1 Disables/enables purge
X Specifies the maximum number of days
to keep a file in the Quarantine directory
X Sets the frequency value for purging:
0=Days, 1=Months, 2=Years
0/1 Disables/enables purging backup files
X Specifies the maximum number of days
to keep a backup file in Quarantine
X Sets the frequency value for purging
backup files: 0=Days, 1=Months, 2=Years
0/1 Disables/enables purging repaired files
X Sets the frequency value for purging
repaired files: 0=Days, 1=Months,
2=Years
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and built-in alerts
Responding to virus outbreaks 175