Scanning Shared Folders

  1. Log on to QTS as administrator.
  2. Go to Control Panel > Applications > Antivirus > Scan Jobs.
  3. Click Add a Scan Job.

    The Scan Job Creation window opens.

  4. Enter a name for this task.
  5. Select one of the following options.

    Option

    User Action

    All folders

    Click All folders.

    Specific folders

    1. Click Specific folders.

    2. Select a shared folder from the drop-down menu.

    3. Click Add.

      Tip:

      To remove a shared folder, click .
  6. Click Next.

    The Schedule screen appears.

  7. Select a scan frequency option and configure the settings if required.
  8. Click Next.

    The File Filter screen appears.

  9. Select a file filter option.
    Tip:

    • If you select Quick scan (Only potentially dangerous file types listed below), you can manually delete or modify file types.

    • If you select Exclude files or folders, you can manually type in folder or file names.

  10. Click Next.

    The Scan Options screen appears.

  11. Enter a maximum file size that Antivirus can scan.
    Note:

    Antivirus will not scan any file size higher than the specified number.

  12. Optional: Select at least one of the following options.

    Option

    Description

    Scan compressed files content

    Scans compressed files in the specified shared folder.

    Note:

    You can specify the maximum compressed file size that Antivirus will scan.

    Deep scan for document files

    Scans for Microsoft Office, iWork, RTF, PDF, and HTML files.
  13. Click Next.

    The Action to take when infected files are found screen appears.

  14. Select an option on what to do with infected files.

    Option

    Description

    Only report the virus

    QTS reports the virus but does not take any action on the detected files. The detections will appear in Reports.

    Move infected files to quarantine

    QTS quarantines the infected files. You cannot access these files from their shared folders. You can review the virus scan report in Reports and delete or restore infected files in Quarantine.

    Delete infected files automatically

    Important:

    These files are permanently deleted.

    QTS deletes the infected files.
  15. Click Finish.

    The scan job appears underneath Job Name.

Parent topic: Antivirus