Setting Antivirus Definitions

To set definitions for Antivirus to use, select 81. System Configuration from the Antivirus main screen. The Antivirus & AntiRansomware (ATP) Configuration screen appears.

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To set general definitions, select 1. General Definitions. The Antivirus General Definitions screen appears, as shown in Setting General Definitions.

To set definitions for real-time access, select 2. Real-Time ("on access"). The "On Access" Definitions screen appears, as shown in Setting Definitions for Real-Time Access.

To force Re-Scan, select 3. Force Re-Scan (“on access”). Antivirus Force Re-Scan screen appears, allowing to set the parameter to scan IFS objects again after signature refresh. NOTE: This will re-scan all previously scanned objects and can cause performance issues. We recommend running a batch scan with ONLYNEW(*NO) during the weekend.

To schedule the refresh of the virus pattern, select 7. Schedule Refresh. The Work with Job Schedule Entries screen appears, as shown in Updating Virus Definitions

To define how and to whom Antivirus sends alerts when an virus is detected, select 8. Alerting.The Alerting screen appears, as shown in Defining Alerts.

To see the log retention of Antivirus log files, select 9. Log Retention. The default log retention time is 90 days.

To enable a proxy server for Antivirus, see the instructions shown in Setting Proxy Definitions.

If you are forced to update the virus pattern using HTTPS instead of HTTP, select 43 Use HTTPS for Refresh and set the parameter to Y.