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Setting Up and Starting Security Scanning

To set up and start regular security scanning:

  1. Click the Modules icon in the navigation pane.
  2. Click the Watchdog icon in the Modules group.
  3. Click the Preferences tab.
  4. Specify how often Watchdog should scan the server for malicious code in the Repeat security scanning drop-down box.
  5. Click Apply.

    Security scanning will start immediately and will repeat in accordance with the settings you defined. By default, security scanning is started at 2 a.m. local time.

To run on demand scanning:

  1. Click the Modules icon in the navigation pane.
  2. Click the Watchdog icon in the Modules group.
  3. Click the Security tab.
  4. Click the Start icon in the Tools group.

    Watchdog will update its knowledge base and start scanning. Upon completion, a detailed report will be presented on the screen.

To switch off regular security scanning:

  1. Click the Modules icon in the navigation pane.
  2. Click the Watchdog icon in the Modules group.
  3. Click the Preferences tab.
  4. Select the disabled value from the Repeat security scanning drop-down box.
  5. Click Apply.

See Also

Setting Up and Starting Watchdog Services

Setting Up and Starting Monitoring of System Services

Setting Up and Starting Monitoring of Disk Space Usage