Create or edit a malware scan configuration to control the behavior of a real-time,
manual, or scheduled scan. (For more information, see Malware scan configurations.) You can create multiple malware scan configurations as required.
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After you create a malware scan configuration, you can then associate it with a scan in a policy or computer (see Select the types of scans to perform)
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When you edit a malware scan configuration that a policy or computer is using, the changes affect the scans that are associated with the configuration.
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TipTo create a malware scan configuration that is similar to an existing one, duplicate
the existing configuration and then edit it.
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You can create two types of malware scan configurations according to the type of scan
it controls (see Types of malware scans):
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Real-time scan configuration: Controls real-time scans. Some actions such as s are only available to real-time scan configurations.
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Manual/scheduled scan configuration: Controls either manual or scheduled scans. Some options such as CPU Usage are only available to manual/scheduled scan configurations.
Server & Workload Protection provides a default malware scan configuration for each type of scan.
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TipTo see the policies and computers that are using a malware scan configuration, see
the AssignedTo tab of the properties.
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Procedure
- Go to .
- To create a scan configuration, click New and then click New Real-Time Scan Configuration or New Manual/Scheduled Scan Configuration.
- Type a name to identify the scan configuration. You see the name in a list when configuring malware scans in a policy.
- Type a description that explains the use case for the configuration.
- To view and edit an existing scan configuration, select it and click Properties.
- To duplicate a scan configuration, select it and click Duplicate.